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| {{US-Viper}} | |||
|[[Fore River Shipbuilding Company]] | |||
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|30 Mar, 1907 | |||
|18 Oct, 1907 | |||
|Expended 1922 | |||
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| {{US-Cuttlefish}} | |||
|[[Fore River Shipbuilding Company]] | |||
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|1 Sep, 1906 | |||
|18 Oct, 1907 | |||
|Expended 1922 | |||
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| {{US-Tarantula}} | |||
|[[Fore River Shipbuilding Company]] | |||
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|30 Mar, 1907 | |||
|3 Dec, 1907 | |||
|Expended 1922 | |||
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==Design and Construction== | |||
==Performance== | |||
==Service== | |||
In 1916, all three "B" class boats were stationed in the Philippines in Manila Bay along with six [[Plunger Class Submarine (1901)|"A" class]] boats, their crews living aboard their tenders {{US-Monadnock}} and {{US-Mohican}}.{{USNavalEstimatesVolII1916|p. 1553}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 13:28, 27 April 2018
Three Viper class submarines[1] were completed for the U.S. Navy in 1907. On 17 November, 1911, they would be redesignated the "B" class and given names B-1 through B-3, not to be confused with submarines of Britain's "B" class.
| Overview of 3 vessels | |||||
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| Citations for this data available on individual ship pages | |||||
| Name | Builder | Laid Down | Launched | Completed | Fate |
| Viper | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 30 Mar, 1907 | 18 Oct, 1907 | Expended 1922 | |
| Cuttlefish | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 1 Sep, 1906 | 18 Oct, 1907 | Expended 1922 | |
| Tarantula | Fore River Shipbuilding Company | 30 Mar, 1907 | 3 Dec, 1907 | Expended 1922 | |
Design and Construction
Performance
Service
In 1916, all three "B" class boats were stationed in the Philippines in Manila Bay along with six "A" class boats, their crews living aboard their tenders Monadnock and Mohican.[2]
Torpedoes
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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