PLUNGER CLASS SUBMARINE

The '''Plunger''-class' was an early class of United States Navy submarines, used primarily during World War I.

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General Characteristics

History

Boats

See also

External Links

General Characteristics

★ 'Lead Boat:' USS ''Plunger'' (SS-2)

★ 'Builders:' Crescent Shipyard (SS 2, 3, 5, 7, 8), Union Iron Works (SS 4, 6)

★ 'Number of boats:' 7 boats

★ 'Displacement:' 107 tons

★ 'Length:' 63' 10"

★ 'Beam:' 11' 11"

★ 'Draft:' 10' 7"

★ 'Speed:' 8 knots (surfaced); 7 knots (submerged)

★ 'Diving Depth:' 19m

★ 'Range:'

★ 'Endurance (submerged):'

★ 'Fuel Capacity:'

★ 'Patrol Endurance:'

★ 'Propulsion:''

★ 'Complement:' 7

★ 'Deck Gun:'

★ 'Torpedoes:' 1 18-inch torpedo tube

History

The ''Plunger''-class submarines were built at the beginning of the twentieth century largely as experimental vessels. All seven boats were renamed to A-type designations (A-1 through A-7) on 17 November 1911. They were given corresponding alphanumeric hull numbers on 17 July 1920, after all but ''Grampus'' (SS-4) and ''Pike'' (SS-6) had been decommissioned. All of the ''Plunger''-class ships were decommissioned by 1921 and used as targets.

Boats

See also

External Links

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/ss-2.htm

★ List of United States Navy submarines

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