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Launching of the R-16 (SS-93), sponsored by Mrs. Edward R. Wilson. |
Photographer: Committee Public Information.
National Archives Identifier: 45548679
Local Identifier: 165-WW-505B-69.
Photo courtesy of catalog.archives.gov
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The mark of zero: R-16 (SS-93) on her conning tower. | Photo courtesy of mikescoversales |
 | 659k | R-16 (SS-93), launched at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp. Lt'd, Union Plant San Francisco on 15 December 1917.
| USN photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. |
 | 52k | R-16 (SS-93), returning to Pearl Harbor, 1918.
| Courtesy of Mike Baust. |
 | 37k | R-16 (SS-93), bow view, Pearl Harbor, 1918.
| Courtesy of Mike Baust. |
 | 34k | R-16 (SS-93), conning tower, Pearl Harbor, 1918.
| Courtesy of Mike Baust. |
 | 48k | R-16 (SS-93), 3"/50 deck gun, Pearl Harbor, 1918.
| Courtesy of Mike Baust. |
 | 48k | R-16 (SS-93), some of the crew posing in front of the 3"/50 deck gun, Pearl Harbor, 1918.
| Courtesy of Mike Baust. |
 | 669k | Beaver (ID#2302) at anchor at San Diego, California, circa late 1918. Note R-16 (SS-93) submerging in the foreground.
| Photo from an AZO post card via David Wright. |
 | 87k | Beaver (AS-5) at anchor off the Mare Island Navy Yard, California, with six submarines alongside, circa late 1918.
R-17 (SS-94),
R-20 (SS-97),
R-15 (SS-92),
R-16 (SS-93),
R-18 (SS-95) &
R-19 (SS-96). | USNHC photograph # NH 56366. |
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Photo of a R-Class submarine leaving or returning to Mare Island at the coaling berths at the yard. I believes the photo dates between 31 March 1919 & 10 June 1919 and is one of the following subs: R-15 thru R-20 who were at the shipyard at the time along with Beaver (AS-5). The Evansville (ID 2996) is likely the outboard ship in the background. The other two are likely civilian ships delivering or picking up coal or stone.
Dave Johnston adds; "I can’t make out the boat’s name on the forward superstructure, but it appears to be a single digit. This is only a guess and it could be anything.
Interesting note: I can see a gun mount pedestal on the forward deck, but there doesn’t seem to be a gun installed. I have not seen this yet on an R-boat. At any rate, the deck around the gun mount has not been expanded yet, so this is probably a preliminary installation."
| Text courtesy of Darryl Baker & Dave Johnston.
Photo from the files of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum via Darryl L. Baker. |
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R-20 (SS-97) and her sisters (R-15 (SS-92), R-16 (SS-93), R-17 (SS-94), R-18 (SS-95) & R-19 (SS-96)) are seen in Mare Island's dry dock #2 between 7 April and 10 June 1919. The barge is YR-2. The submarines were in overhaul at the yard from 31 March 1919 and 14 June 1919 prior to their transfer to Pearl Harbor. This information taken from the shipyard's journals. |
Photo from the files of the Vallejo Naval & Historical Museum via Darryl L. Baker. |
 | 74k | R-16 (SS-93),with the crew lining the rails, circa 1920's, probably in Hawaiian waters.
| USN photo # 80-G-1025034, from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), courtesy of Daniel Dunham. |
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Tic Tac Toe in the Pacific with the X marked R-12 (SS-89), R-16 (SS-93) [with the circle] & R-17 (SS-94) [with the triangle].
| USN photo courtesy of Scott Koen & ussnewyork.com. |
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Subs R U.S.
From right to left:
R-16 (SS-93),
R-18 (SS-95),
R-19 (SS-96),
R-12 (SS-89),
R-13 (SS-90),
R-11 (SS-88),
R-17 (SS-94),
R-20 (SS-97),
R-14 (SS-91) &
R-15 (SS-92)
| Photo courtesy of David Wright. |
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JULES VERNE, MODERNIZED.
In the air and under the water, Secretary of Navy Denby making a quick change from sea-plane to submarine at sea on recent trip to Hawaii. |
Image and text provided by Penn State University Libraries; University Park, PA.
Photo & text by Evening Public Ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 24 October 1922, Night Extra, Image 36, via chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. |
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R-17 (SS-94) receiving a civilian dignitary. This could possibly be Secretary of the Navy Denby who visited Pearl Harbor in 1922.
R-16 (SS-93) is moored outboard.
| USN photo courtesy of National Archives via Ric Hedman. |
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R-boats at Pearl Harbor, circa early 1920's.
From L-R: R-18 (SS-95),
R-16 (SS-93),
R-20 (SS-97),
R-17 (SS-94),
R-15 (SS-92),
R-19 (SS-96).
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Photo courtesy of Ric Hednan. |
 | 143k | Starboard side view of the R-16 (SS-93), with the crew lining the rails, circa 1920's, probably in Hawaiian waters.
| USN photo courtesy of ussubvetsofwwii.org. |
 | 63k | R-20 (SS-97) with the R-16 (SS-93) in the background taken from the deck of the R-14 (SS-91) off the shores of Hawaii circa 1920's.
| Photo courtesy of Ric Hedman. |
 | 292k | The crews of Submarine Divisions 9 & 14 line the decks of their boats (20 in all) at the Submarine base at Pearl Harbor on 12 December 1930.
R-1 (SS-78),
R-2 (SS-79),
R-3 (SS-80),
R-4 (SS-81),
R-5 (SS-82),
R-6 (SS-83),
R-7 (SS-84),
R-8 (SS-85),
R-9 (SS-86),
R-10 (SS-87),
R-11 (SS-88),
R-12 (SS-89),
R-13 (SS-90),
R-14 (SS-91),
R-15 (SS-92),
R-16 (SS-93),
R-17 (SS-94),
R-18 (SS-95),
R-19 (SS-96) &
R-20 (SS-97).
All the R-boats were to leave the base where they had been serving for upwards of 8 years and transfer to the East coast to be decommissioned over the next 3 years.
The only identifiable boat is the R-16. | USN photo by Tai Sing Loo, courtesy of E. Little. |
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Philadelphia Navy Yard, 28 October 1940.
The photo presented panorama military shipyards in Philadelphia Navy Yard. Most of the ships are obsolete US destroyers, that were transfer to Great Britain under lend lease.
The submarines are on the left hand side of the photo, and they are: (in no particular order)
The O boats:O-1 (SS-62), O-2 (SS-63), O-3 (SS-64), O-6 (SS-67), O-7 (SS-68), O-8 (SS-69), O-9 (SS-70), O-10 (SS-71).
The R boats: R-1 (SS-78), R-2 (SS-79), R-3 (SS-80), R-5 (SS-82), R-6 (SS-83), R-7 (SS-84), R-8 (SS-85), R-9 (SS-86), R-10 (SS-87), R-12 (SS-89), R-15 (SS-92), R-16 (SS-93), R-17 (SS-94), R-18 (SS-95), R-19 (SS-96) & R-20 (SS-97).
The S boats: S-11 (SS-116), S-12 (SS-117), S-13 (SS-118), S-14 (SS-119), S-15 (SS-120), S-16 (SS-121), S-17 (SS-122) & S-48 (SS-159).
The Olympia (C-6) is shown at the right of the wharf on Broad Street.
The stadium in the upper left, was John F. Kennedy Stadium (formally Philadelphia Municipal Stadium)that stood from 1926 to 1992. It was erected for the 1926 Sesquicentennial. |
Photo i.d. courtesy of Ron Reeves (of blessed memory).
Photo courtesy of flickr.com.
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These World War submarines, [R-boats] tied up in the Navy Yard in Philadelphia for a dozen years, are being reconditioned and some are already in active service again, it was announced 10 January 1941. This picture shows them as they appeared before the repair program began.
| Photo & text courtesy of A.P. Wire courtesy of philly.com. |
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This air view of Portsmouth Navy Yard taken just after the end of WW II shows the main shipbuilding shed which enabled construction to continue unimpeded by the Maine winters. The shed was widened to add two ways in 1941, and a fifth was squeezed in a year later. Drydocks No. 1 (left) & 2 (far right) contain six fleet submarines, while three R-boats are moored in the foreground.
The Pompano (SS-491) would have been under construction in the first ways on the left hand corner of the main shipbuilding shed. |
Photo and partial text from The Fleet Submarine in the U.S. Navy: A Design and Construction History, by John D. Alden.
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