US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. The crew of the US Navy Submarine L-6 stand on its deck in Los Angeles Harbor. What appears to be a battleship can be seen in the distance with black smoke billowing off of it. L-6 arrived San Pedro, California, on 14 February 1919, completing one of the best long-distance seagoing performances of the United States's youthful submarine force. From 1919 to 1922, she remained on the West Coast, experimenting with new torpedoes and undersea detection equipment. L-6 was placed in commission, in ordinary, on 24 March 1922; returned to full commission on 1 July; and sailed for the East Coast the same month. The L-6 was decommissioned on 25 November 1922, and was sold to M. Samuel and Sons on 21 December 1925 for scrapping. Possibly related to the article, "Navy Notes," Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 1922: III3, which describes a fire on the submarine while it was off shore, forcing it to return to base at full speed. Handwritten on negative: The L-6. ew. Text from negative sleeve: United States Navy Submarines, L.6
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_4068 ark:/21198/zz002cpsnj
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Submarines--American--California--Los Angeles United States. Navy. Pacific Fleet. Submarine Force L-6 (Submarine)
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