Electric Boat Company
Type | 109 Shipyard | |
Historical Name of Location | Groton, Connecticut, United States | |
Coordinates | 41.345419000, -72.080571000 |
Contributor: C. Peter Chen
ww2dbaseThe Electric Boat Company was founded in 1899 by Isaac Rice in Groton, Connecticut, United States for the purpose of building submarines for the United States Navy. The company's first submarine was Holland VI, which was commissioned into the US Navy as USS Holland (SS-1) on 11 Apr 1900. During WW1, the company and its subsidiaries built 85 submarines and 722 submarine chasers for the US Navy. During WW2, 74 submarines were built by the Electric Boat Company. In 1952, it was reorganized as General Dynamics Corporation; in the following year, it became known as General Dynamics Electric Boat to differentiate with its new acquisition Convair. General Dynamics Electric Boat launched the first nuclear submarine USS Nautilus and the first ballistic missile submarine USS George Washington in Jan 1954 and 1959, respectively. It continues to be the primary submarine builder for the US Navy today, focusing on the construction of Virginia-class nuclear submarines.
ww2dbaseSource: Wikipedia
Last Major Update: Apr 2014
Ships Constructed at Electric Boat Company
Ship Name | Yard No | Slip/Drydock No | Ordered | Laid Down | Launched | Commissioned |
Cuttlefish | 21 Nov 1933 | 8 Jun 1934 | ||||
Grampus | 23 Dec 1940 | 23 May 1941 | ||||
Shark (Porpoise-class) | 24 Oct 1933 | 21 May 1935 | 25 Jan 1936 | |||
Perch (Porpoise-class) | 25 Feb 1935 | 9 May 1936 | 19 Nov 1936 | |||
Pickerel | 25 Mar 1935 | 7 Jul 1936 | 26 Jan 1937 | |||
Permit | 6 Jun 1935 | 5 Oct 1936 | 17 Mar 1937 | |||
Salmon | 15 Apr 1936 | 12 Jun 1937 | 15 Mar 1938 | |||
Seal | 25 May 1936 | 25 Apr 1937 | 30 Apr 1937 | |||
Skipjack | 22 Jul 1936 | 23 Oct 1937 | 30 Jun 1938 | |||
Sargo | 12 May 1937 | 6 Jun 1938 | 7 Feb 1939 | |||
Sealion (Sargo-class) | 20 Jun 1938 | 25 May 1939 | 27 Nov 1939 | |||
Tautog | 1 Mar 1939 | 27 Jan 1940 | 3 Jul 1940 | |||
Gar | 27 Dec 1939 | 7 Nov 1940 | 14 Apr 1941 | |||
Grayback | 3 Apr 1940 | 31 Jan 1941 | 30 Jun 1941 | |||
Growler | 10 Feb 1941 | 22 Nov 1941 | 20 Mar 1942 | |||
Grunion | 1 Mar 1941 | 22 Dec 1941 | 11 Apr 1942 | |||
Albacore | 21 Apr 1941 | 17 Feb 1942 | 17 Feb 1942 | |||
Gunnel | 21 Jul 1941 | 17 May 1942 | 20 Aug 1942 | |||
Harder | 1 Dec 1941 | 19 Aug 1942 | 2 Dec 1942 | |||
Hoe | 2 Jan 1942 | 17 Sep 1942 | 16 Dec 1942 | |||
Mingo | 21 Mar 1942 | 30 Nov 1942 | 12 Feb 1943 | |||
Bluefish | 5 Jun 1942 | 21 Feb 1943 | 24 May 1943 | |||
Cod | 21 Jul 1942 | 21 Mar 1943 | 21 Jun 1943 | |||
Dace | 22 Jul 1942 | |||||
Cero | 24 Aug 1942 | 4 Apr 1943 | 4 Jul 1943 | |||
Dorado | 27 Aug 1942 | 23 May 1943 | 28 Aug 1943 | |||
Corvina | 21 Sep 1942 | 9 May 1943 | 6 Aug 1943 | |||
Flier | 30 Oct 1942 | 11 Jul 1943 | 18 Oct 1943 | |||
Gabilan | 5 Jan 1943 | 19 Sep 1943 | 28 Dec 1943 | |||
Barbero | 25 Mar 1943 | 12 Dec 1943 | 29 Apr 1944 | |||
Croaker | 1 Apr 1943 | 19 Dec 1943 | 21 Apr 1944 | |||
Baya | 8 Apr 1943 | 2 Jan 1944 | 20 May 1944 | |||
Becuna | 29 Apr 1943 | 30 Jan 1944 | 27 May 1944 | |||
Bergall | 13 May 1943 | 16 Feb 1944 | 12 Jun 1944 | |||
Blackfin | 10 Jun 1943 | 12 Mar 1944 | 4 Jul 1944 | |||
Caiman | 24 Jun 1943 | 30 Mar 1944 | 17 Jul 1944 | |||
Blenny | 8 Jul 1943 | 9 Apr 1944 | 27 Jun 1944 | |||
Boarfish | 12 Aug 1943 | 21 May 1944 | 23 Sep 1944 | |||
Charr | 26 Aug 1943 | 28 May 1944 | 23 Sep 1944 | |||
Chub | 16 Sep 1943 | 18 Jun 1944 | 21 Oct 1944 | |||
Brill | 23 Sep 1943 | 25 Jun 1944 | 26 Oct 1944 | |||
Bugara | 21 Oct 1943 | 2 Jul 1944 | 15 Nov 1944 | |||
Capitaine | 2 Dec 1943 | 1 Oct 1944 | 26 Jan 1945 | |||
Carbonero | 16 Dec 1943 | 15 Oct 1944 | 7 Feb 1945 |
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Electric Boat Company Timeline
6 Jun 1935 | The keel of submarine Permit was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
22 Jul 1936 | The keel of submarine Skipjack was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
5 Oct 1936 | Submarine Permit was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by the wife of Harold G. Bowen. |
23 Oct 1937 | Submarine Skipjack was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by Miss Frances Cuthbert Van Keuren. |
1 Mar 1939 | The keel of submarine Tautog was laid down at Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
3 Apr 1940 | The keel of submarine Grayback was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
31 Jan 1941 | Submarine Grayback was launched in Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by the wife of Rear Admiral Wilson Brown, who was the Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy. |
10 Feb 1941 | Submarine Growler was laid down at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
21 Jul 1941 | The keel of submarine Gunnel was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
22 Nov 1941 | Submarine Growler was launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
1 Dec 1941 | The keel of submarine Harder was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
2 Jan 1942 | Submarine Hoe was laid down by the Electric Boat Company of Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
20 Mar 1942 | Submarine USS Growler was commissioned at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
17 May 1942 | Submarine Gunnel was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by the wife of US Navy Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks Ben Morell. |
5 Jun 1942 | The keel of submarine Bluefish was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
22 Jul 1942 | The keel of submarine USS Dace was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
19 Aug 1942 | Submarine Harder was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by Miss Helen M. Shaforth. |
24 Aug 1942 | The keel of submarine Cero was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
27 Aug 1942 | The keel of submarine Dorado was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
21 Sep 1942 | The keel of the future US Navy submarine Corvina was laid down at the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
30 Oct 1942 | The keel of submarine Flier was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
5 Jan 1943 | The keel of submarine Gabilan was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
21 Feb 1943 | Submarine Bluefish was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by the wife of Robert Y. Menzie. |
25 Mar 1943 | The keel of submarine Barbero was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
4 Apr 1943 | Submarine Cero was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by Mrs. D. E. Barbey. |
9 May 1943 | USS Corvina was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by Mrs. R. W. Christie. |
13 May 1943 | The keel of Bergall was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
23 May 1943 | Submarine Dorado was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by the wife of Ezra G. Allen. |
24 Jun 1943 | Submarine Caiman was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
11 Jul 1943 | Submarine Flier was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States. sponsored by the wife of A. S. Pierce. |
12 Aug 1943 | The keel of submarine Boarfish was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
26 Aug 1943 | The keel of submarine Charr was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
16 Sep 1943 | The keel of submarine Chub was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
18 Sep 1943 | USS Corvina departed Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
19 Sep 1943 | Submarine Gabilan was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by the wife of Rear Admiral Jules James. |
23 Sep 1943 | The keel of submarine Brill was laid down by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
2 Dec 1943 | The keel of submarine Capitaine was laid down by the Electric Boat Company at Groton, Connecticut, United States. |
12 Dec 1943 | Submarine Barbero was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by Mrs. Katherine R. Keating. |
2 Jan 1944 | Submarine Baya was launched by the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by the wife of US Navy Lieutenant Commander C. C. Kirkpatrick. |
16 Feb 1944 | Bergall was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by Mrs. J. A. Elkins. |
9 Apr 1944 | Submarine Blenny was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored Florence King, daughter of Admiral Ernest King. |
21 May 1944 | Submarine Boarfish was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by Miss Barbara Walsh, daughter of Senator Arthur Walsh of the US state of New Jersey. |
18 Jun 1944 | Submarine Chub was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by Mrs. T. A. Risch. |
25 Jun 1944 | Submarine Brill was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by the wife of Rear Admiral Francis Low. |
1 Oct 1944 | Submarine Capitaine was launched at Groton, Connecticut, United States, sponsored by Mrs. J. A. Rondomanski. |
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WW2-Era Place Name | Groton, Connecticut, United States |
Lat/Long | 41.3454, -72.0806 |
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