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Submarine Names, Numbers and Classes: The Early Years

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HOLLAND Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS Holland SS-1 Oct 1900 - Nov 1910

A Class

Name	Hull #	Years in Service
USS A-1 (ex Plunger)	SS-2	Sep 1903 - Dec 1919
USS A-2 (ex Adder)	SS-3	Jan 1903 - Dec 1919
USS A-3 (ex Grampus)	SS-4	May 03 - Jul 1921
USS A-4 (ex Moccasin)	SS-5	Jan 1903 - Dec 1919
USS A-5 (ex Pike)	SS-6	May 03 - Jul 1921
USS A-6 (ex Porpoise)	SS-7	Sep 1903 - Dec 1919
USS A-7 (ex Shark)	SS-8	Sep 1903 - Dec 1909

B Class

Name	Hull #	Years in Service
USS B-1 (ex Viper)	SS-10	Oct 1907 - Dec 1921
USS B-2 (ex Cuttlefish)	SS-11	Oct 1907 - Dec 1919
USS B-3 (ex Tarantula)	SS-12	Dec 1907 - Jul 1921

C Class

Name	Hull #	Years in Service
USS C-1 (ex Octopus)	SS-9	Jun 1908 - Aug 1919
USS C-2 (ex Stingray)	SS-13	Nov 1909 - Dec 1919
USS C-3 (ex Tarpon)	SS-14	Nov 1909 - Dec 1919
USS C-4 (ex Bonita)	SS-15	Nov 1909 - Aug 1919
USS C-5 (ex Snapper)	SS-16	Feb 1910 - Dec 1919

D Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS D-1 (ex Narwhal) SS-17 Nov 1909 - Feb 1922

USS D-2 (ex Grayling) SS-18 Nov 1909 - Jan 1922

USS D-3 (ex Salmon) SS-19 Sep 1910 - Mar 1922

E Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS E-1 (ex Skipjack) SS-24 Feb 1912 - Oct 1921

USS E-2 (ex Sturgeon) SS-25 Feb 1912 - Oct 1921

F Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS F-1 (ex Carp) SS-20 Jun 1912 - Dec 1917

USS F-2 (ex Barracuda) SS-21 Jun 1912 - Mar 1922

USS F-3 (ex Pickerel) SS-22 Aug 1912 - Mar 1922

USS F-4 (ex Skate) SS-23 May 1913 - Mar 1915

G-1 Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS G-1 (ex Seal) SS-19.5 Oct 1912 - Mar 1920

G-2 Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS G-2 (ex Tuna) SS-27 Feb 1915 - Apr 1919

G-3 Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS G-3 (ex Turbot) SS-31 Mar 1915 - May 1921

G-4 Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS G-4 (ex Thrasher) SS-26 Jan 1914 - Sep 1919

H Class (Group A)

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS H-1 (ex Seawolf) SS-28 Dec 1913 - Mar 1920

USS H-2 (ex Nautilus) SS-29 Dec 1913 - Oct 1922

USS H-3 (ex Garfish) SS-30 Jan 1914 - Oct 1922

K Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS K-1 (ex Haddock) SS-32 Mar 1914 - Mar 1923

USS K-2 (ex Cachalot) SS-33 Jan 1914 - Mar 1923

USS K-3 (ex Orca) SS-34 Oct 1914 - Feb 1923

USS K-4 (ex Walrus) SS-35 Oct 1914 - May 1923

USS K-5 SS-36 Aug 1914 - Feb 1923

USS K-6 SS-37 Sep 1914 - May 1923

USS K-7 SS-38 Dec 1914 - Feb 1923

USS K-8 SS-39 Dec 1914 - Feb 1923

L Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS L-1 SS-40 Apr 1916 - Apr 1922

USS L-2 SS-41 Sep 1916 - Apr 1923

USS L-3 SS-42 Apr 1916 - Jun 1923

USS L-4 SS-43 May 1916 - Apr 1922

USS L-5 SS-44 Feb 1918 - Dec 1922

USS L-6 SS-45 Dec 1917 - Nov 1922

USS L-7 SS-46 Dec 1917 - Nov 1922

USS L-8 SS-48 Sep 1917 - Nov 1922

USS L-9 SS-49 Aug 1916 - Apr 1923

USS L-10 SS-50 Aug 1916 - May 1922

USS L-11 SS-51 Aug 1916 - Nov 1923

M Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS M-1 SS-47 Feb 1918 - Mar 1922

N Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS N-1 SS-53 Sep 1917 - Apr 1926

USS N-2 SS-54 Sep 1917 - Apr 1926

USS N-3 SS-55 Sep 1917 - Apr 1926

USS N-4 SS-56 Jun 1918 - Apr 1922

USS N-5 SS-57 Jun 1918 - Apr 1922

USS N-6 SS-58 Jul 1918 - Feb 1922

USS N-7 SS-59 Jun 1918 - Feb 1923

O Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS O-1 SS-62 Nov 1918 - Jun 1931

USS O-2 SS-63 Oct 1918 - Jul 1945

USS O-3 SS-64 Jun 1918 - Sep 1945

USS O-4 SS-65 May 1918 - Sep 1945

USS O-5 SS-66 Jun 1918 - Oct 1923

USS O-6 SS-67 Jun 1918 - Sep 1945

USS O-7 SS-68 Jul 1918 - Jul 1945

USS O-8 SS-69 Jul 1918 - Sep 1945

USS O-9 SS-70 Jul 1918 - Jun 1941

USS O-10 SS-71 Aug 1918 - Sep 1945

USS O-11 SS-72 Oct 1918 - May 1930

USS O-12 (ex Nautilus) SS-73 Oct 1918 - Jun 1924

USS O-13 SS-74 Nov 1918 - Jun 1924

USS O-14 SS-75 Oct 1918 - Jun 1924

USS O-15 SS-76 Aug 1918 - Jun 1924

USS O-16 SS-77 Aug 1918 - Jun 1924

H Class (Group B)

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS H-4 SS-147 Oct 1918 - Oct 1922

USS H-5 SS-148 Sep 1918 - Oct 1922

USS H-6 SS-149 Sep 1918 - Oct 1922

USS H-7 SS-150 Oct 1918 - Oct 1922

USS H-8 SS-151 Nov 1918 - Nov 1922

USS H-9 SS-152 Nov 1918 - Nov 1922

R Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS R-1 SS-78 Dec 1918 - Sep 1945

USS R-2 SS-79 Jan 1919 - May 1945

USS R-3 SS-80 Apr 1919 - Nov 1941

USS R-4 SS-81 Mar 1919 - Jun 1945

USS R-5 SS-82 Apr 1919 - Sep 1945

USS R-6 SS-83 May 1919 - Sep 1945

USS R-7 SS-84 Jun 1919 - Sep 1945

USS R-8 SS-85 Jul 1919 - May 1931

USS R-9 SS-86 Jul 1919 - Sep 1945

USS R-10 SS-87 Aug 1919 - Jun 1945

USS R-11 SS-88 Sep 1919 - Sep 1945

USS R-12 SS-89 Sep 1919 - Jun 1943

USS R-13 SS-90 Oct 1919 - Sep 1945

USS R-14 SS-91 Dec 1919 - May 1945

USS R-15 SS-92 Jul 1918 - Sep 1945

USS R-16 SS-93 Aug 1918 - Mar 1945

USS R-17 SS-94 Aug 1918 - Mar 1942

USS R-18 SS-95 Sep 1918 - Sep 1945

USS R-19 SS-96 Oct 1918 - Mar 1942

USS R-20 SS-97 Oct 1918 - Sep 1945

USS R-21 SS-98 Jun 1919 - Jun 1924

USS R-22 SS-99 Aug 1919 - May 1930

USS R-23 SS-100 Oct 1919 - May 1925

USS R-24 SS-101 Oct 1919 - Jun 1925

USS R-25 SS-102 Oct 1919 - Jun 1924

USS R-26 SS-103 Oct 1919 - Jun 1925

USS R-27 SS-104 Sep 1919 - Apr 1925

S-1 Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS S-1 SS-105 May 1920 - Mar 1942

S-2 Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS S-2 SS-106 May 1920 - Nov 1929

S-3 Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS S-3 SS-107 Jan 1919 - Mar 1931

S-4 Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS S-4 SS-109 Nov 1919 - Dec 1927

USS S-5 SS-110 Mar 1920 - Sep 1920

USS S-6 SS-111 May 1920 - Apr 1931

USS S-7 SS-112 Jul 1920 - Apr 1931

USS S-8 SS-113 Oct 1920 - Apr 1931

USS S-9 SS-114 Feb 1921 - Apr 1931

S-10 Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS S-10 SS-115 Sep 1922 - Jul 1936

USS S-11 SS-116 Jan 1923 - May 1945

USS S-12 SS-117 Apr 1923 - May 1945

USS S-13 SS-118 Jul 1923 - Apr 1945

S-14 Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS S-14 SS-119 Feb 1921 - May 1945

USS S-15 SS-120 Jan 1921 - Jun 1946

USS S-16 SS-121 Dec 1920 - Oct 1944

USS S-17 SS-122 Mar 1921 - Oct 1944

T-Class

Name Hull # Years in Service

USS T-1 (ex Schley/AA-1) SS-52 Jan 1920 - Dec 1922

USS T-2 (ex AA2) SS-60 Jan 1922 - Jul 1923

USS T-3 (ex AA3) SS-61 Dec 1920 - Jan 1927