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! colspan=6 align=left|Overview of 11 vessels | |||
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| colspan=6 align=left|<small>Citations for this data available on individual ship pages</small> | |||
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! align=center | Name | |||
! align=center | Builder | |||
! align=center | Laid Down | |||
! align=center | Launched | |||
! align=center | Completed | |||
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| {{US-L1}} | |||
|[[Fore River Shipbuilding Company]] | |||
|13 Apr, 1914 | |||
|20 Jan, 1915 | |||
|11 Apr, 1916 | |||
|Broken up 1922 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{US-L2}} | |||
|[[Fore River Shipbuilding Company]] | |||
|19 Mar, 1914 | |||
|11 Feb, 1915 | |||
|29 Sep, 1916 | |||
|Broken up 1932 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{US-L3}} | |||
|[[Fore River Shipbuilding Company]] | |||
|18 Apr, 1914 | |||
|15 Mar, 1915 | |||
|22 Apr, 1916 | |||
|Broken up 1932 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{US-L4}} | |||
|[[Fore River Shipbuilding Company]] | |||
|23 Mar, 1914 | |||
|3 Apr, 1915 | |||
|4 May, 1916 | |||
| | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{US-L9}} | |||
|[[Fore River Shipbuilding Company]] | |||
|2 Nov, 1914 | |||
|27 Oct, 1915 | |||
|4 Aug, 1916 | |||
|Broken up 1922 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{US-L10}} | |||
|[[Fore River Shipbuilding Company]] | |||
|17 Feb, 1915 | |||
|16 Mar, 1916 | |||
|2 Aug, 1916 | |||
|Broken up 1932 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{US-L11}} | |||
|[[Fore River Shipbuilding Company]] | |||
|17 Feb, 1915 | |||
|16 May, 1916 | |||
|15 Aug, 1916 | |||
|Broken up 1932 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{US-L5}} | |||
|[[Lake Torpedo Boat Company]] | |||
|14 May, 1914 | |||
|1 May, 1916 | |||
|17 Feb, 1918 | |||
|Sold 1925 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{US-L6}} | |||
|[[Lake Torpedo Boat Company]] | |||
|27 May, 1914 | |||
|31 Aug, 1916 | |||
|7 Dec, 1917 | |||
|Sold 1925 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{US-L7}} | |||
|[[Lake Torpedo Boat Company]] | |||
|2 Jun, 1914 | |||
|28 Sep, 1916 | |||
|7 Dec, 1917 | |||
|Sold 1925 | |||
|- align=left | |||
| {{US-L8}} | |||
|[[Portsmouth Navy Yard]] | |||
|24 Feb, 1915 | |||
|23 Apr, 1917 | |||
|30 Aug, 1917 | |||
|Sold 1925 | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:29, 27 April 2018
Eleven "L" class submarines were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1916-18.
| Overview of 11 vessels | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| L-1 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 13 Apr, 1914 | 20 Jan, 1915 | 11 Apr, 1916 | Broken up 1922 |
| L-2 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 19 Mar, 1914 | 11 Feb, 1915 | 29 Sep, 1916 | Broken up 1932 |
| L-3 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 18 Apr, 1914 | 15 Mar, 1915 | 22 Apr, 1916 | Broken up 1932 |
| L-4 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 23 Mar, 1914 | 3 Apr, 1915 | 4 May, 1916 | |
| L-9 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 2 Nov, 1914 | 27 Oct, 1915 | 4 Aug, 1916 | Broken up 1922 |
| L-10 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 17 Feb, 1915 | 16 Mar, 1916 | 2 Aug, 1916 | Broken up 1932 |
| L-11 | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 17 Feb, 1915 | 16 May, 1916 | 15 Aug, 1916 | Broken up 1932 |
| L-5 | Lake Torpedo Boat Company | 14 May, 1914 | 1 May, 1916 | 17 Feb, 1918 | Sold 1925 |
| L-6 | Lake Torpedo Boat Company | 27 May, 1914 | 31 Aug, 1916 | 7 Dec, 1917 | Sold 1925 |
| L-7 | Lake Torpedo Boat Company | 2 Jun, 1914 | 28 Sep, 1916 | 7 Dec, 1917 | Sold 1925 |
| L-8 | Portsmouth Navy Yard | 24 Feb, 1915 | 23 Apr, 1917 | 30 Aug, 1917 | Sold 1925 |
Torpedoes
- four 18-in tubes with 8 torpedoes
Guns
These were the first U.S. submarines to feature deck guns.
- one 3-in/23
See Also
Footnotes
Bibliography
- Gray, Randal (editor) (1985). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1906–1921. London: Conway Maritime Press. (on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk).
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