USS Plunger (1895)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Plunger.
USS Plunger was an experimental submarine built for the United States Navy. She was ordered in 1895 and launched in 1897, but was never commissioned for active service. She is not to be confused with the later USS Plunger (SS-2), a.k.a. A-1, which served in the Navy from 1903 to 1913.
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Plunger while under construction at the Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Plunger - (Holland V) |
Namesake | Plunger, a diver or daring gambler |
Ordered | 13 March 1895 |
Builder | Holland Torpedo Boat Company |
Launched | 7 August 1897 |
Commissioned | Never |
Fate | Cancelled April 1900 prior to completion, scrapped in 1917 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 85 ft 3 in (25.98 m) |
Beam | 11 ft 6 in (3.51 m) |
Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Propulsion | Steam engine |
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Complement | 7 |
Armament | 2 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes |
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