The name PORPOISE is from any of several small gregarious cetacean sea mammals having a blunt snout and many teeth. |
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CLASS - (SS-1) HOLLAND Submarine |
SUBCLASS (aka) - (SS-2) PLUNGER Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7 |
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BUILDER - John P. Holland Torpedo Boat Company at Crescent Shipyard of Lewis Nixon, Elizabethport, NJ. |
IN COMMISSION - circa 1903 - 1922 |
DISPOSITION - unknown but designated as a target vessel in July 1921. |
PORPOISE Awards/Recognition - |
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USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) LINKS- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - SubNet A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) stats and photo page. [ www.subnet.com/fleet/ss007.htm ]
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - NavSource Submarine Photo Archive.
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - DANFS, Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) DANFS narrative page.
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) DANFS narrative page.
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-6 photo page. USS Porpoise (Submarine # 7, later SS-7), 1903-1922. Later renamed A-6.
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - a U.S. Navy Historical Center A-6 photo page. This page features views related to USS Porpoise (renamed A-6 in 1911) taken during or after 1908.
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - a SubVetPaul.com A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) narrative history page.
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - an A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) page that resembles the old SubNet document; by ussubvetsofworldwarii.org. Yayyyy!!!!! [Included here because the photo page below doesn't always have the link to this page. COB (LINKS)]
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - this is the companion A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) photo page that goes with the text page above; by ussubvetsofworldwarii.org.
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - an A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) narrative page by NavyHistory.com.
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - SHIP'S HISTORY Researched by: Robert Loys Sminkey, Commander, United States Navy, Retired with a couple of photos.
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - a Wikipedia.org A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) page.
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - a USSVI Ship's Profile page w/Classification, Characteristics, Key Dates, Reunion/Association, Crew Lists (available on DeckLog), History, Internet Associations and Reunions, Photo and Patch.
- USS A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) - an identical page to the USSVI page above by Decklog.com.
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