B-Class

The third the bear the name, U.S.S. Bonita, then named V-3, was launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard on 9 June 1925. She was placed in commission by Lieutenant Commander Charles A. Lockwood on 22 May 1926. Lockwood, who would become ComSubPac in February 1943, would go on to a far more distinguished wartime career than … Read more

Originally designated V-2, Bass was launched on 27 December 1924 at Portsmouth Navy Yard. She was commissioned on 26 September 1925, with Lieutenant Commander G.A. Rood in command. Assigned to SubDiv 20, V-2 operated along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean through November 1927, when the division was shifted to San Diego. V-2 continued … Read more

Named V-1 (SF-4) at her launching on 17 July 1924 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, the future SS-163 Barracuda submarine was commissioned on 1 October 1924. At the time of her commissioning, V-1 was only partly completed, making her first cruise surfaced to test her engines before returning to Portsmouth to complete fitting out. On 9 March … Read more