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Photo # NH 752:  USS L-1 at Berehaven, Ireland, 1918

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USS L-1 (Submarine # 40, later SS-40), 1916-1922 -- Part II


This page features additional views related to USS L-1 (Submarine # 40, later SS-40).

For other images concerning this submarine, see:

  • USS L-1 (Submarine # 40, later SS-40), 1916-1922.


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    Photo #: NH 752

    USS L-1
    (Submarine # 40)

    Alongside USS L-3 (Submarine # 42) at Berehaven, Ireland, 1918. USS Nevada (Battleship # 36) is in the background.
    Note L-1's 3"/23 deck gun.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 90KB; 740 x 485 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 51161

    USS L-3
    (Submarine # 42)
    and
    USS L-1 (Submarine # 40), at right

    Alongside USS Bushnell (Submarine Tender # 2) at Berehaven, Ireland, in 1918.
    Note man walking on a plank between the two submarines; "SC-Tube" hydrophone on L-3's foredeck; and L-1's retractable 3"/23 deck gun.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 85KB; 740 x 465 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 51172

    "L" Type Submarines


    Alongside USS Bushnell (Submarine Tender # 2) at Bantry Bay, Ireland, in 1918.
    These submarines are, from left to right:
    unidentified submarine;
    USS L-11 (Submarine # 51);
    USS L-10 (Submarine # 50);
    USS L-1 (Submarine # 40);
    USS L-9 (Submarine # 49); and
    USS L-2 (Submarine # 41).
    Identification marks painted on these "boats"' fairwaters include the letter "A", to distinguish them from British "L" Type submarines.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 89KB; 740 x 515 pixels

     
    Photo #: 80-G-1024919

    "L" Type Submarines


    Alongside USS Bushnell (Submarine Tender # 2) at Bantry Bay, Ireland, in 1918.
    These submarines are, from left to right:
    unidentified submarine;
    USS L-11 (Submarine # 51);
    USS L-10 (Submarine # 50);
    USS L-1 (Submarine # 40);
    USS L-9 (Submarine # 49); and
    USS L-2 (Submarine # 41).
    Identification marks painted on these "boats"' fairwaters include the letter "A", to distinguish them from British "L" Type submarines.

    Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives.

    Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 470 pixels

    Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system.

     
    Photo #: NH 51171

    "L" Type Submarines


    Alongside USS Bushnell (Submarine Tender # 2) at Bantry Bay, Ireland, in 1918.
    These submarines are, from left to right:
    unidentified submarine;
    USS L-1 (Submarine # 40);
    USS L-10 (Submarine # 50);
    USS L-4 (Submarine # 43); and
    USS L-9 (Submarine # 49).

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 80KB; 740 x 530 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 51170

    "L" Type Submarines


    Alongside USS Bushnell (Submarine Tender # 2) at Bantry Bay, Ireland, in 1918.
    These submarines are, from left to right:
    unidentified submarine;
    USS L-1 (Submarine # 40);
    USS L-10 (Submarine # 50);
    USS L-4 (Submarine # 43); and
    USS L-9 (Submarine # 49).
    Note the smoke from the submarines' engines.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 87KB; 740 x 525 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 61684

    USS Bushnell
    (Submarine Tender # 2)

    Lifting USS L-2 (Submarine # 41) partially out of the water, while in an Irish port during World War I.
    Moored to Bushnell's port side are (from left to right):
    USS L-4 (Submarine # 43);
    USS L-9 (Submarine # 49); and
    USS L-1 (Submarine # 40).

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 101KB; 740 x 545 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 51158

    USS L-4
    (Submarine # 43),
    USS L-10 (Submarine # 50), and
    USS L-1 (Submarine # 40)
    (listed from left to right)

    At the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, soon after their 1 February 1919 return to the U.S. from European waters.
    Note what appears to be a very long "homeward bound" pennant flying from the top of L-1's periscope.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 565 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 51144

    USS L-4
    (Submarine # 43),
    USS L-10 (Submarine # 50), and
    USS L-1 (Submarine # 40)
    (listed from inboard to outboard)

    At the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, soon after their 1 February 1919 return to the U.S. from European waters.
    Note chevrons painted on the submarines' fairwaters, signifying World War I overseas service.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 540 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 51142

    USS L-4
    (Submarine # 43),
    USS L-1 (Submarine # 40), and
    USS L-10 (Submarine # 50)
    (listed from left to right)

    At the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, soon after their 1 February 1919 return to the U.S. from European waters.
    Ship in the immediate background is either USS Quinnebaug (ID # 1687) or USS Saranac (ID # 1702), with the other of the two beyond her.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 595 pixels

     
    Photo #: NH 51143

    USS L-4
    (Submarine # 43),
    USS L-1 (Submarine # 40), and
    USS L-10 (Submarine # 50)
    (listed from left to right)

    At the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, soon after their 1 February 1919 return to the U.S. from European waters.
    Ship in the immediate background is either USS Quinnebaug (ID # 1687) or USS Saranac (ID # 1702), with the other of the two beyond her.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 104KB; 740 x 535 pixels

     


    USS L-1 is seen in the background of the following photograph of other submarines:

    Photo #: NH 51157

    USS D-3
    (Submarine # 19), at left,
    and
    USS D-2 (Submarine # 18), center

    At the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Pennsylvania, 5 March 1919, with shipyard workmen on board. Note the ventilating fans on D-3's deck. A derrick barge is alongside D-2.
    Among the four submarines visible in the background are USS L-1 (Submarine # 40), USS L-4 (Submarine # 43) and USS L-10 (Submarine # 50).
    A motorcycle is parked at the far left.

    U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

    Online Image: 109KB; 740 x 605 pixels

     


    For other images concerning this submarine, see:

  • USS L-1 (Submarine # 40, later SS-40), 1916-1922.


    If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."


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    Page made 31 January 2005
    Captions corrected 12 March 2005