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Monday, 21 December 2015

American submarine USS G 3 (1911-1922) on 1 September 1915

Displacement 400 (surfaced)-540 (submerged) tons, building allowed in 1911, first material ordered after 8 months, keel laid down after 2,5 months, after 4 years + 7,5 months ready for 89%, contracted to be built within 20 months, so at least 3,5 years too late delivered. (1)

Note
1. Laid down as the USS Turbot at the shipyard of Lake Torpedo Boat, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA on 30 March 1911, launched on 27 December 1913 and commissioned on 22 March 1915.

Source
Marineblad 1915/1916 no. 6. The article was mainly based on a report of the Secretary of Navy dated 16 October 1915 over the year ending on 30 June 1915.