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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Foreword
Preface

Part I: WHAT, WHY, WHEN, WHERE, HOW, WHO

  1. Seattle Celebrates
  2. J. V. Paterson; Progress and Prosperity
    Paterson Arrives in Seattle
    Who Wants Submarines?
    Paterson Procures Submarine Contracts
    Paterson and the Seattle Spirit Triumphant
  3. Building Pig Boats
    Bringing it all Together
    Seattle -- 1909-1917
    Barnet -- 1915
    Vancouver -- 1917
    Bremerton -- 1918
  4. High Technology Hardware
    Hull and Appendages
    Propulsion
    Armor and Armament
  5. High Technology Systems -- High Style Living
    Pre-Cruise Orientation
    Communication
    Piloting and Navigation
    Safety and Rescue
    Habitability
  6. Laws of Nature
  7. Contending with the Laws of Nature
    The Sometime Results
    The Contenders
    Surface Running
    Diving
    Running Submerged
    Endurance
  8. Contending with the Enemy
    Mission Unknown
    Securing a Target
    Approach and Attack
    Anti-Submarine Warfare

Part II: OPERATIONAL HISTORIES

  1. Star-Crossed Sisters
    (F-THREE and F-FOUR)
  2. The Amphibian
    (H-THREE)
  3. Hurrah for the K-FOUR
  4. Los Submarinos para la Armada de Chile
    (IQUIQUE and ANTOFAGASTA)
  5. Canada's First Submarines
    (CC-ONE and CC-TWO)
  6. Barnet Boats for the Tsar
    (AG-ELEVEN to AG-FIFTEEN)
  7. O-TWO and the Russian/American Boats
    (H-FOUR to H-NINE)
  8. Hunting the Hun
    (N-ONE to N-THREE)

Epilogue

  1. Makers of History
  2. Old Ships just Fade Away

Appendices

  1. Vessel Names
  2. Construction Dates and Places
  3. Vessel Data
  4. Propulsion Data
  5. Longitudinal Sections
  6. Submarine Accidents 1900-1918
  7. Doers and Writers

Glossary

Sources

  1. Newspapers Cited
  2. Newspapers Consulted
  3. Periodicals Cited
  4. Periodicals Consulted
  5. Libraries and Archives Cited
  6. Libraries and Archives Consulted
  7. Books and Articles Cited
  8. Other Books and Articles Consulted

Index

Acknowledgements