USS L-1 (and L-2 to L-4 & L-9 to L-11

[Albacore 569]

Before AL enhancement and after. Fall 1918 Bantry Bay, Ireland. SubDiv 5 USS Bushnell (AS-2) Tender. Also, present USS Nevada and USS Utah. Paint supplies were limited, so the Battleships got priority

[Albacore 569]

More L-boats. USS Bushnell AS 2 carried a large salvage hoist in her bow stem, being used to lft AL-2 and perform maintenance on her bow tubes. The L-class were the first American submarines to employ bow shutters. allowing a full 4 tube salvo for the first time. USS Bushnell would serve in both world wars, As USS Bushnell ASS -2 would be replaced by a new more modern (less attractive but highly more capable) USS Bushnell AS-15 in 1940, She would be renamed in 1940 USS Sumner, AG-32 (Miscellaneous Auxiliary), then later as AGS-5 (Survey Ship) on 1 December 1943. Scraped 1947.