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United States D-class submarine

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These were the first USN submarines internally subdivided into compartments. D-1 and D-2 had four compartments (torpedo room, forward battery/berthing & control room, after battery/messing, and engine/motor room). D-3 was fitted with only two bulkheads leaving one large compartment in the middle
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These vessels included some features intended to increase underwater speed that were standard on U.S. submarines of this era, including a small sail and a rotating cap over the torpedo tube muzzles. For extended surface runs, the small sail was augmented with a temporary piping-and-canvas structure.
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The boats were armed with four 18-inch (45.7 cm) torpedo tubes in the bow. They did not carry reloads for them. They were the first U.S. submarines to have four forward torpedo tubes which became the norm until the
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that consisted of both battery wells and the control room. On D-1 and D-2 the helm wheel was actually in the after battery compartment, as the placement of the aft control room bulkhead dictated this arrangement.
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288 long tons (293 t) on the surface and 337 long tons (342 t) submerged. The D-class boats had a crew of 1 officer and 14 enlisted men. They had a diving depth of 200 feet (61.0 m).
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This structure would be disassembled and taken below before diving. USN tactical doctrine of the time did not emphasize quick dives so this was not seen as a liability.
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providing training for crews and officers on the U.S. East Coast, before the class was decommissioned and sold for scrap in 1922.
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was laid down on 16 April 1908, launched on 12 March 1910 and was commissioned on 8 September 1910 as
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was laid down on 16 April 1908, launched on 16 June 1909 and was commissioned on 23 November 1909 as
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was laid down on 16 April 1908, launched on 8 April 1909 and was commissioned on 23 November 1909 as
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on 17 November 1911, the submarine was decommissioned on 18 January 1922 and sold afterwards.
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on 17 November 1911, the submarine was decommissioned on 8 February 1922 and sold afterwards.
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on 17 November 1911, the submarine was decommissioned on 20 March 1922 and sold afterwards.
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Many future Admirals commanded a D-class submarine early in their careers including
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The D-class submarines were enlarged and iterative improvements over the preceding
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in the first decade of the 20th century. All three ships served during
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U.S. Submarines Through 1945: An Illustrated Design History
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of 13 feet 10 inches (4.2 m) and a mean
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List of submarine classes of the United States Navy
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USS D-1
Electric Boat
Fore River Shipbuilding
Quincy, Massachusetts
United States Navy
C class
E class
Submarine
bhp
gasoline engines
electric motors
kn
nmi
18 inch (450 mm)
torpedo tubes
submarines
United States Navy
World War I
C class
torpedo tubes
Fore River Shipbuilding
Quincy, Massachusetts
subcontract
Electric Boat Company
Groton, Connecticut
overall
beam
draft
displaced
brake-horsepower

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