Viper Class Submarine (1906)

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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
Citations for this data available on individual ship pages
Name Builder Laid Down Launched Completed Fate
Viper Fore River 30 Mar, 1907 18 Oct, 1907 Expended 1922
Cuttlefish Fore River 1 Sep, 1906 18 Oct, 1907 Expended 1922
Tarantula Fore River 30 Mar, 1907 3 Dec, 1907 Expended 1922

Torpedoes

See Also

Footnotes

  1. It is uncertain if they were ever called such.

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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