Plunger class submarine

Plunger class submarine

The "Plunger"-class was an early class of United States Navy submarines, used primarily as training vessels for the newly formed "silent service" to familiarize navy personal with the performance and operations of such craft. Most of these "A-class" submarines ended up being stationed in the Philippines prior to the outbreak of World War I. In some instances, this class of submarines is referred to as the Adder-class submarine, as the USS "Adder" was the first boat of the class to be completed.

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. This class of submarines were built at two different locations on both coasts of the United States. 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

* Grampus (TUGS), a fictional character in the 1989 series TUGS is based on this type of submarine.

External links

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

* List of United States Navy submarines
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