Viper 1907
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| SS10 | Viper, 11.1911- B1 | 129 | Fore River, Quincy | 9/1905 | 30.3.1907 |
10.1907 |
stricken 12.1921 |
| SS11 | Cuttlefish, 11.1911- B2 | 130 | Fore River, Quincy | 8/1905 | 1.9.1906 | 10.1907 | stricken 12.1919 |
| SS12 | Tarantula, 11.1911- B3 | 131 | Fore River, Quincy | 9/1905 | 30.3.1907 | 12.1907 | stricken 7.1921 |
|
Displacement standard, t |
|
|
Displacement normal, t |
145 / 173 |
|
Length, m |
25.1 |
|
Breadth, m |
3.80 |
|
Draught, m |
3.20 |
|
No of shafts |
1 |
|
Machinery |
1 Craig petrol engine / 1 electric motor |
|
Power, h. p. |
250 / 150 |
|
Max speed, kts |
9 / 8 |
|
Fuel, t |
petrol 5.5 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 540 (9) / 12 (4) |
|
Armament |
2 - 450 TT (bow, 4) |
|
Complement |
10 |
|
Diving depth operational, m |
45 |
Project history: Electric Boat design, purchased under Act of April 1904 an commissioned in 1907.
Modernizations: None.
Naval service: All were transferred to the Philippines in 1912 aboard the colliers Ajax and Hector, spending their remaining service time there.
Cuttlefish
© Ivan Gogin, 2014