| United States B-class submarine | |
|---|---|
 USS B-3, underway near the New York Navy Yard, 1909. | |
| Class overview | |
| Builders: | Fore River Shipbuilding, Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Operators: |
 United States Navy |
| Preceded by: | Plunger class |
| Succeeded by: | C class |
| In commission: | 1907–1921 |
| Completed: | 3 |
| Retired: | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: |
145 long tons (147 t) surfaced 173 long tons (176 t) submerged |
| Length: | 82 ft 6 in (25.15 m) |
| Beam: | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
| Draft: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Installed power: |
250 hp (190 kW) (gasoline engines) 150 hp (110 kW) (electric motors) |
| Propulsion: |
Gasoline engines Electric motors 1 shaft |
| Speed: |
9 knots (17 km/h; 10 mph) surfaced 8 knots (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) submerged |
| Complement: | 10 officers and enlisted |
| Armament: | 2 × 18 in (460 mm) bow torpedo tubes (2 × torpedoes) |
The B class submarines were three boats built for the United States Navy by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from the Electric Boat Company.[1]
Ships[]
- B-1 (SS-10), launched on 30 March 1907 as Viper, and renamed B-1 on 17 November 1911. Decommissioned on 1 December 1921, and used as a target.[2]
- B-2 (SS-11), launched on 1 September 1906 as Cuttlefish, and renamed B-2 on 17 November 1911. Decommissioned on 12 December 1919, and used as a target.[3]
- B-3 (SS-12), launched on 30 March 1907 as Tarantula, and renamed B-3 on 17 November 1911. Decommissioned on 25 July 1921, and used as a target.[4]
References[]
- ↑ "Quincy's Shipbuilding Heritage". thomascranelibrary.org. http://thomascranelibrary.org/shipbuildingheritage/history/historyindex.html. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ↑ "Viper / B-1 (SS-9)". navsource.org. http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08010.htm. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ↑ "Cuttlefish / B-2 (SS-10)". navsource.org. http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08011.htm. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ↑ "Tarantula / B-3 (SS-11)". navsource.org. http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08012.htm. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
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