n-boats

The N-Boats

USS N-1, N-3 & N-5 and other subs, could be N-boats
as well since there were 7 of them and there are seven boats here.

USS N-1 SS 53

USS N-1 SS 53 Controlroom under construction at the
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Ship Yard.
January 22, 1917

USS N-1 SS 53 Controlroom under construction at the
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Ship Yard.
Close-up shows the Bow Planes depth guage with only 100 feet on the dial. January 22, 1917

USS N-1 SS 53 Engineroom under construction at the
Seattle Construction and Dry Dock Ship Yard.
View is looking forward. The NELSECO diesel engines were shipped fully assembled from the
factory and then had to be disassembled and reassembled in the enginerooms the these subs.
January 22, 1917

USS N-2 SS 54

USS-N-2 and USS N-1 tied to a barge off Provencetown, Mass. circa 1920

USS-N-2 Crew posing for photo. circa 1920

Lt. Umstead, CO	Ltjg. Cuff, XO	Ens. Preston, Engineer
Clower, Chief Elect	Whalen, Chief GM	Walters, Chief MM
Huber, EL 2	Ward, EL 2	Rielly, GM
Millspaugh, MM 2 / Harrison, EL 2	Calowell, EL 1	McArthur, GM 3
Moran, F 3	Cole, SC 1	Baldridge, MM 1
Keller, Sea 1	Knudson, EL 3	Fulton, MM 2
Webermeyer, GM 1	Stacey, MM 2	Kimbro, MM 1
Kedugh, MM 2	Fisher, GM 3	Feilder, EL 2

USS N-3 SS 55 under construction at
Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Aug 8, 1916

USS N-3 engines waiting installation at
Seattle Construction & Dry Dock Aug 8, 1916
The NELSECO engines were shipped from the factory completely assembled and tested.
After the sub was built, the engines were disassembled and then reassembled inside the sub.