World War II
American Submarines
USS Argonaut (SM-1)(SS-166)
A Study in Blueprints
by Duane Borchers, Sr.
Book-064 $70.00 (Foreign: $100.00)(11"x17", soft cover book book of engineering drawings, 156 pages)
List of Blueprints
|
Title |
Ship Yard |
Date |
Page |
|
Inboard profile & decks, |
BuC&R |
Dec. 12, 1924 |
3-5 |
|
Body plan, outer hull, |
Portsmouth |
April 24, 1926 |
6 |
|
Lines and molded offsets, outer hull, |
BuC&R |
June 30, 1924 |
7-9 |
|
Awnings, rails & stanchions, arrg =t.,Sheet #1, |
Portsmouth |
Nov. 23, 1926 |
10-12 |
|
do., details, Sheet #6, |
do. |
do. |
13-14 |
|
Proposed arrg =t of running & anchorlights, |
do. |
Dec. 1925 |
15-16 |
|
Expansion of outer shell plating, |
BuC&R |
Aug. 2, 1924 |
17-19 |
|
Outer shell plating, |
Portsmouth |
May 6, 1926 |
20-22 |
|
Bow & stern framing, |
BuC&R |
June 30, 1924 |
23-26 |
|
Stern framing, |
Portsmouth |
April 8, 1926 |
27-28 |
|
Compartment & access, |
do. |
Dec. 12, 1924 |
29-30 |
|
Ventilation, |
do. |
do. |
31-33 |
|
Drainage system, |
do. |
Aug. 2, 1924 |
34-36 |
|
Main ballast, flooding & venting, |
do. |
do. |
37-39 |
|
Clearing lines, |
Portsmouth |
Aug. 25, 1926 |
40-41 |
|
Frame 16, |
do. |
Oct 5, 1925 |
42 |
|
do., 17, |
do. |
Oct 10, 1925 |
43 |
|
do,. 19, |
do. |
Oct. 31, 1925 |
44 |
|
do., 21, |
do. |
Oct. 29, 1925 |
45 |
|
do. 22, |
do. |
Oct. 22 1925 |
46 |
|
do. 23, |
do. |
Oct. 27 1925 |
47 |
|
do. 25, |
do. |
do. |
48 |
|
do. 26, |
Portsmouth |
Oct. 23, 1925 |
49 |
|
do., 27, |
do. |
Oct, 23, 1925 |
50 |
|
do., 28, |
do. |
Oct. 24, 1925 |
51 |
|
do., 29, |
do. |
do. |
52 |
|
do. 30, |
do. |
do. |
53 |
|
do. 37 and bulkhead, |
do. |
Oct. 10, 1925 |
54 |
|
do. 40, |
do. |
June 20, 1925 |
55 |
|
do. 41, |
do. |
do. |
56 |
|
do. 42, |
do. |
do. |
57 |
|
do. 56 and bulkhead, |
do. |
June 6, 1925 |
58 |
|
do. 58 and bulkhead, |
do. |
do. |
59 |
|
do. 59, |
do. |
June 4, 1925 |
60 |
|
do. 65, |
do. |
do. |
61 |
|
do. 70, |
do. |
do. |
62 |
|
do. 73, |
do. |
June 6, 1925 |
63 |
|
do., 74, |
do. |
June 11, 1925 |
64 |
|
do., 76 and bulkhead, |
do. |
Aug. 28, 1925 |
65 |
|
do., 81, |
do. |
April 7, 1925 |
66 |
|
do., 82, |
do. |
do. |
67 |
|
do., 84, |
do. |
do. |
68 |
|
do., 100, |
do. |
March 6, 1925 |
69 |
|
do., 102, |
do. |
March 3, 1925 |
70 |
|
do., 104, |
do. |
do. |
71 |
|
do., 105, |
do. |
do. |
72 |
|
do., 106, |
do. |
Feb. 25, 1925 |
73 |
|
do., 107 and bulkhead, |
do. |
March 30, 1925 |
74 |
|
do., 108, |
do. |
Feb. 20, 1925 |
75 |
|
do., 112, |
do. |
Feb. 24, 1940 |
76 |
|
do., 114, |
do. |
do. |
77 |
|
do., 116, |
do. |
do. |
78 |
|
do., 124, |
do. |
April, 1925 |
79 |
|
do., 130, |
do. |
April 7, 1925 |
80 |
|
do., 134, |
do. |
April 14, 1925 |
81 |
|
do., 144, |
do. |
April 25, 1925 |
82 |
|
do., 145, |
do. |
do. |
83 |
|
do., 146, |
do. |
do. |
84 |
|
do., 147, |
do. |
do. |
86 |
|
do., 148, |
do. |
do. |
86 |
|
do., 150, |
do. |
do. |
87 |
|
do., 151, |
do. |
do. |
88 |
|
do., 154 and bulkhead, |
Portsmouth |
May 26, 1925 |
89 |
|
do., 156, |
do. |
May 23, 1925 |
90 |
|
do., 157, |
do. |
do. |
91 |
|
do., 158, |
do. |
do. |
92 |
|
do., 159, |
do. |
do. |
93 |
|
do., 160, |
do. |
do. |
94 |
|
do., 164, |
do. |
June 10, 1925 |
95 |
|
do., 181, |
do. |
Nov. 22, 1925 |
96 |
|
do., 182, |
do. |
do. |
97 |
|
do., 183, |
do. |
Nov. 9, 1925 |
98 |
|
do., 188, |
do. |
Nov. 10, 1925 |
99 |
|
do., 192, |
do. |
Nov. 11, 1925 |
100 |
|
do., 205 through 210, |
do. |
Jan. 28, 1926 |
101-103 |
|
Mine cable cutting device, |
do. |
July 10, 1928 |
104-105 |
|
Battery tank, arrg =t & details, |
do. |
April 27, 1925 |
106-107 |
|
Battery ventilation system, outboard |
do. |
Jan. 26, 1926 |
108-109 |
|
Bilge keels, |
do. |
Nov. 24, 1924 |
110-111 |
|
Gangway, gen. arrg =t., |
do. |
Aug, 15, 1927 |
112-113 |
|
Access hatch, main engine room, |
do. |
Sept. 14, 1925 |
114 |
|
Stern diving & steering gear, |
BuC&R |
Aug. 2, 1924 |
115-117 |
|
After shaft strut, details, |
Portsmouth |
March 12, 1926 |
118 |
|
Rudder, details, |
do. |
Jan. 16, 1925 |
119 |
|
Guards, propeller, |
do. |
Dec. 31, 1926 |
120-121 |
|
Periscopes, gen. arrg =t., |
do. |
Dec. 7, 1927 |
122-123 |
|
Conning tower fairwater & bridge, |
do. |
Aug, 24m 1926 |
124-129 |
|
Conning tower fairwater & bridge, |
do. |
Aug. 24, 1926 |
130-132 |
|
Receiving antenna, arrg =t., |
do. |
March 6, 1927 |
133-134 |
|
Main & loop antennae, mast #1, |
do. |
Oct. 8, 1927 |
135 |
|
Boat & torpedo handling, |
do. |
Nov. 30, 1926 |
136 |
|
6" gun foundation, forward, |
do. |
Nov. 2, 1925 |
137-138 |
|
6" gun foundation, aft, |
do. |
Dec. 7, 1925 |
139-140 |
|
Mine hatch, |
do. |
July 28, 1925 |
141 |
|
Mine tubes & gear, launching mechanism, |
do. |
Dec. 18, 1926 |
142 |
|
Mine tubes & gear, outer doors, |
do. |
Oct. 14, 1926 |
143-144 |
|
Mine stowage & handling, |
BuC&R |
Aug. 2, 1924 |
145-147 |
|
Bow arrg =t, torpedo stowage & handling, |
Portsmouth |
June 30, 1924 |
148-150 |
|
Crews quarters & mess room, arrg =t., |
do. |
Aug. 9, 1927 |
151-152 |
|
Berthing & lockers, for =d toirpedo room,arrg=t., |
do. |
May 23, 1927 |
153-154 |
|
Officers qtrs., arrg =t., |
do. |
April 27, 1927 |
155-156 |