V-boat
Sign in to saveThe V-boats were a group of nine United States Navy submarines built between World War I and World War II from 1921 to 1934 under authorization as the "fleet boat" program.
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- Background
- ''V-1'' through ''V-3''—the ''Barracuda''s
- ''V-4''—''Argonaut''
- ''V-5'' and ''V-6''—''Narwhal'' and ''Nautilus''
- ''V-7''—''Dolphin''
- ''V-8'' and ''V-9''—''Cachalot'' and ''Cuttlefish''
- Submarines
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
The V-boats were a group of nine United States Navy submarines built between World War I and World War II from 1921 to 1934 under authorization as the "fleet boat" program.
The term "V-boats" as used includes five separate classes of submarines: large, fast fleet submarines (V-1 through V-3), large long-range submarines (the minelayer V-4 and two submarine cruisers V-5 and V-6) and three medium-sized submarines (V-7 through V-9).
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