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WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Online Library of Selected Images:
U.S. NAVY SHIPS -- Listed by Hull Number
SS -- Submarines.
Includes SS, SSA, SSAG, SSBN, SSG, SSGN, SSN, SSO, SSP, SSR, AGSS,
AOSS, ASSA, ASSP and IXSS; plus most SSK
Does not include SF, SM, SST and some SSK.
Until July 1920, U.S. Navy Submarines did not officially have
"SS" series hull numbers. They were, however, referred
to by "Submarine Number" (or, more properly, "Submarine Torpedo Boat Number"), with that number corresponding to the "SS" number formally assigned in July 1920, or which would have been assigned if the "boat" had still been on the Navy list. For convenience, all of these submarines are listed below under the appropriate numbers in the "SS" series.
Beginning in the later 1940s, submariness converted or built
for several specialized functions received modified designations,
including SSA (cargo submarine), SSAG (miscellaneous auxiliary
submarine), SSBN (ballistic missile submarine, nuclear powered),
SSG (guided missile submarine), SSGN (guided missile submarine,
nuclear powered), SSK (antisubmarine submarine), SSN (submarine,
nuclear powered), SSO (submarine oiler), SSP (submarine transport),
SSR (radar picket submarine), SSRN (radar picket submarine,
nuclear powered), AGSS(miscellaneous
auxiliary submarine), AOSS (submarine oiler), ASSA (cargo submarine),
ASSP (transport, submarine) and IXSS (unclassified, submarine).
With a few exceptions, submarines with these expanded designations
were numbered in the original SS series. Many of the special-purpose
submarines were redesignated after a few years.
Before, during and after World War II, other submarines were
given designations that were based on specialized functions within
the submarine ("S-") type, but were numbered separately
from the SS series and will be treated on other Online Library
pages. These included SF (fleet submarine); SM (mine laying submarine);
SST (target and training submarine); some SSK (antisubmarine submarine)
and a few SSN (submarine, nuclear powered).
This page, and those linked from it, provide the hull numbers
of all U.S. Navy submarines numbered in the SS series, with links
to those "boats" with photos available in the Online
Library. It also lists in chronological sequence the one submarine
that did not have a number.
This page covers submarine hull numbers from SS-1 through
SS-199. For coverage of higher "SS" series numbers,
see:
SS -- Submarines, numbered from SS
200 through SS-399;
SS -- Submarines, numbered from SS
400 through SSBN-599; and
SS -- Submarines, numbered from SSBN
600 through SSN-777. (Page not yet prepared)
See the list below to locate photographs of individual submarines.
If the submarine you want does not
have an active link on this page, contact the Photographic
Section concerning other research options.
Left Column -- Unnumbered
Submarines and
Submarines numbered
SS-1 through SS-77:
- Plunger (built under an 1895 contract, but not accepted for service)
- SS-1: Holland (1900-1913)
- SS-2: Plunger (1903-1922),
renamed A-1 in 1911
- SS-3: Adder (1903-1922),
renamed A-2 in 1911
- SS-4: Grampus (1903-1922),
renamed A-3 in 1911
- SS-5: Moccasin (1903-1922),
renamed A-4 in 1911
- SS-6: Pike (1903-1922),
renamed A-5 in 1911
- SS-7: Porpoise (1903-1922),
renamed A-6 in 1911
- SS-8: Shark (1903-1922),
renamed A-7 in 1911
- SS-9: Octopus (1908-1920),
renamed C-1 in 1911
- SS-10: Viper (1907-1922),
renamed B-1 in 1911
- SS-11: Cuttlefish (1907-1922),
renamed B-2 in 1911
- SS-12: Tarantula (1907-1922),
renamed B-3 in 1911
- SS-13: Stingray (1909-1920),
renamed C-2 in 1911
- SS-14: Tarpon (1909-1920),
renamed C-3 in 1911
- SS-15: Bonita (1909-1920),
renamed C-4 in 1911
- SS-16: Snapper (1910-1920),
renamed C-5 in 1911
- SS-17: Narwhal (1909-1922),
renamed D-1 in 1911
- SS-18: Grayling (1909-1922),
renamed D-2 in 1911
- SS-19: Salmon (1910-1922),
renamed D-3 in 1911
- SS-19½: G-1
(1912-1921).
Originally named Seal. Reclassified SS-20 in 1920
- SS-20: G-1
(1912-1921).
Second use of this hull number -- G-1 was reclassified
from SS-19½ in 1920
- SS-20: F-1 (1912-1917).
Originally named Carp
- SS-21: F-2 (1912-1922).
Originally named Barracuda
- SS-22: F-3 (1912-1922).
Originally named Pickerel
- SS-23: F-4
(1913-1915).
Originally named Skate
- SSN-21: Seawolf (1997-____)
- SSN-22: Connecticut (1998-____)
- SSN-23: Jimmy Carter (2005-____)
- Note: SSN-21 through SSN-23 were numbered outside
of the normal SS series. However, this appears to be a special
variation that will not be repeated, so they are included here
for convenience.
- SS-24: E-1 (1912-1922).
Originally named Skipjack
- SS-25: E-2 (1912-1922).
Originally named Sturgeon
- SS-26: G-4
(1914-1920).
Originally named Thrasher
- SS-27: G-2
(1915-1919).
Originally named Tuna
- SS-28: H-1 (1913-1920).
Originally named Seawolf
- SS-29: H-2 (1913-1931).
Originally named Nautilus
- SS-30: H-3 (1914-1931).
Originally named Garfish
- SS-31: G-3
(1915-1922).
Originally named Turbot
- SS-32: K-1 (1914-1931).
Originally named Haddock
- SS-33: K-2 (1914-1931).
Originally named Cachalot
- SS-34: K-3 (1914-1931).
Originally named Orca
- SS-35: K-4 (1914-1931).
Originally named Walrus
- SS-36: K-5 (1914-1931)
- SS-37: K-6 (1914-1931)
- SS-38: K-7 (1914-1931)
- SS-39: K-8 (1914-1931)
- SS-40: L-1 (1916-1922)
- SS-41: L-2 (1916-1933)
- SS-42: L-3 (1916-1933)
- SS-43: L-4 (1916-1922)
- SS-44: L-5 (1918-1925)
- SS-45: L-6 (1917-1925)
- SS-46: L-7 (1917-1925)
- SS-47: M-1 (1918-1922)
- SS-48: L-8 (1917-1926)
- SS-49: L-9 (1916-1933)
- SS-50: L-10 (1916-1922)
- SS-51: L-11 (1916-1933)
- SS-52: AA-1 (1920-1931).
Originally named Schley. Renamed T-1 in 1920. Reclassified SF-1 in 1920.
- SS-53: N-1 (1917-1931)
- SS-54: N-2 (1917-1931)
- SS-55: N-3 (1917-1931)
- SS-56: N-4 (1918-1922)
- SS-57: N-5 (1918-1922)
- SS-58: N-6 (1918-1922)
- SS-59: N-7 (1918-1922)
- SS-60: T-2 (1922-1931).
Originally named AA-2. Reclassified SF-2 in 1920.
- SS-61: T-3 (1920-1931).
Originally named AA-3. Reclassified SF-3 in 1920.
- SS-62: O-1 (1918-1938)
- SS-63: O-2 (1918-1945)
- SS-64: O-3 (1918-1946)
- SS-65: O-4 (1918-1946)
- SS-66: O-5
(1918-1923)
- SS-67: O-6 (1918-1946)
- SS-68: O-7 (1918-1946)
- SS-69: O-8 (1918-1946
- SS-70: O-9 (1918-1941)
- SS-71: O-10 (1918-1946)
- SS-72: O-11 (1918-1930)
- SS-73: O-12 (1918-1930)
- SS-74: O-13 (1918-1930)
- SS-75: O-14 (1918-1930)
- SS-76: O-15 (1918-1930)
- SS-77: O-16 (1918-1930)
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Right Column --
Destroyers numbered
SS-78 through SS-199:
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This page covers submarine hull numbers from SS-1 through
SS-199. For coverage of higher "SS" series numbers,
see:
SS -- Submarines, numbered from SS
200 through SS-399;
SS -- Submarines, numbered from SS
400 through SSBN-599; and
SS -- Submarines, numbered from SSBN
600 through SSN-777. (Page not yet prepared)
NOTES:
To the best of our knowledge, the Online Library's pictures
are all in the Public Domain, and can therefore be freely downloaded
and used for any purpose.
Some images linked from this page may bear obsolete credit lines
citing the organization name: "Naval Historical Center".
Effective 1 December 2008 the name should be cited as: "Naval
History and Heritage Command".
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Page made 27 October 2002
New ships added 15 December 2010