Old Navy

[Brian James]

L Class Submarines L-11 and L-9 pictured in refit at Charlestown Navy Yard on April 4th 1920..The L-class boats designed by Electric Boat (L-1 to L-4 and L-9 to L-11) were built to slightly different specifications from the other L boats, which were designed by Lake Torpedo Boat, and are sometimes considered a separate class. The Electric Boat Submarines had a length of 168 feet 6 inches overall, a beam of 17 feet 5 inches and a mean draft of 13 feet 7 inches (They displaced 450 long tons on the surface and 548 long tons submerged. The L-class Submarines had a crew of 28 officers and enlisted men. They had a diving depth of 200 feet.
For surface running, the Electric Boat Submarines were powered by two 450-brake-horsepower diesel engines, each driving one propeller shaft. When submerged each propeller was driven by a 170-horsepower electric motor. They could reach 14 knots on the surface and 10.5 knots underwater. On the surface, the boats had a range of 5,150 nautical miles at 11 knots and 150 nmi at 5 knots submerged. The boats were armed with four 18 inch torpedo tubes in the bow. They carried four reloads, for a total of eight torpedoes. The Electric Boat Submarines were initially not fitted with a deck gun; a single 3"/50 caliber gun on a disappearing mount was added during the war.

[Brian James]

SS Agwidale pictured fitting out at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co Yards on October 10th 1918...She was acquired by the USN whilst under construction and assigned to the National Overseas National Transportation Service and commissioned on November 16th as USS Agwidale and commenced shipping cargo to France in December. On April 11th 1919 she was decommissioned and turned over to representatives of the United States Shipping Board, a civilian crew replacing a token Navy one the following afternoon. Agwidale retained her name for the rest of her days under American registry, which extended through the depression years and WWII. Initially operated by the Clyde Steamship Co., she later worked under the flag of the Clyde Mallory Line, and, still later, Agwilines Incorporated, until she was sold to Chinese interests in 1946 and renamed Wei Ming.

[Brian James]

Bagaduce Class Fleet Tug USS Mahopac pictured in center, and five Destroyers in Dry Dock No 2 at Puget Sound Navy Yard in September 1921. The Destroyers include Doyen (DD-280), Henshaw (DD-278), McCawley (DD-276), Meyer (DD-279) and Moody (DD-277).

[Brian James]

8 Battleships... (Arizona, California, Colorado, Maryland, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, West Virginia) and 1 Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise of the USN Pacific Fleet pictured berthed at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in autumn 1940.

[Brian James]

Lead Ship, Monitor USS Monterey pictured at Mare Island Navy Yard in 1897.

[Brian James]

The Great White Fleet pictured at Waitematā Harbour, NZ, August 14th 1908.

[Brian James]

Kearsarge Class Pre-Dreadnought Battleship USS Kentucky, pictured during the Great White Fleet visit......Waitematā Harbour, Auckland..1908.

[Brian James]

8 inch/30 calibre naval gun pictured being assembled at Washington Navy Yard Gunshop c1900..These were the main armament for Protected Cruisers of the day such as Atlanta and Chicago.

[designeraccd]

Maybe this pic of VERMONT getting cage masts installed at the Boston Navy Yard, 1909 will show up unlike the view of FLORIDA I "thought" I posted yesterday.....?? DFO

[Brian James]

Auxiliary Cruiser USS Yankee pictured at New York c 1906...She was originally SS Norte, a steamer launched June 14th 1892 and delivered August 15th 1892 at Newport News, Virginia, by the Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. for the Southern Pacific Railroad's Morgan Line. She was acquired by the USN from the Southern Pacific Company on April 6th 1898. The ship was renamed and commissioned at New York on April 14th 1898. After fitting out as an Auxiliary Cruiser, she joined in the Spanish–American War. On September 23rd 1908 Yankee ran aground on Spindle Rock near Hen and Chickens lightship. She remained there until refloated on December 4th by the Arbuckle Wrecking Company. Her reprieve however, was short-lived. While being towed to New Bedford on the day she was refloated, she sank in Buzzards Bay off Massachusetts. Yankee's name was finally struck from the Naval Vessel Register on April 17th 1912. Her boilers and other equipment were salvaged in 1917–1918.