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Revision as of 13:37, 7 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 | 13 Apr, 1914 | 20 Jan, 1915 | 11 Apr, 1916 | Broken up 1922 |
| L-2 | Fore River | 19 Mar, 1914 | 11 Feb, 1915 | 29 Sep, 1916 | Broken up 1932 |
| L-3 | Fore River | 18 Apr, 1914 | 15 Mar, 1915 | 22 Apr, 1916 | Broken up 1932 |
| L-4 | Fore River | 23 Mar, 1914 | 3 Apr, 1915 | 4 May, 1916 | |
| L-9 | Fore River | 2 Nov, 1914 | 27 Oct, 1915 | 4 Aug, 1916 | Broken up 1922 |
| L-10 | Fore River | 17 Feb, 1915 | 16 Mar, 1916 | 2 Aug, 1916 | Broken up 1932 |
| L-11 | Fore River | 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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