United States B-class submarine
USS Tarantula, underway near the New York Navy Yard, 1909 | |
| Class overview | |
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| Builders |
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| Operators | United States Navy |
| Preceded by | Plunger class |
| Succeeded by | C class |
| Built | 1906–1907 |
| In commission | 1907–1921 |
| Completed | 3 |
| Retired | 3 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | midget submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 82 ft 6 in (25.15 m) |
| Beam | 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
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| Test depth | 150 ft (46 m) |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 2 × 18 inch (450 mm) bow torpedo tubes (4 torpedoes) |
The B-class submarines were three United States Navy submarines built by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company, in Quincy, Massachusetts, under a subcontract from the Electric Boat Company. They were eventually stationed in the Philippines, an American possession, beginning in 1912–1915. They were shipped there on colliers. All three were stricken and expended as targets 1919–1922.