Submarine Base, San Pedro & Naval Reserve Training Station (Los Angeles, California)

 First World War 1914-1918, closed / former military, United States Navy, naval base

Largely intact, including the transit sheds that were used by the US Navy, the East Channel was the first submarine base on the West Coast. The first submarines (F-class subs Carp, Barracuda, Pickerel, and Skate) were stationed here in 1913, later sent to Hawai'i. The later H-class subs (Seawolf, Nautilus, and Garfish) were stationed here in 1913, conducting operations from California to Washington state throughout the Teens.

On November 07, 1919, UB-88, the only known German submarine on the West Coast, was brought here as part of a promotional tour before she was towed off the coast and sunk in live fire practice. UB-88 (UB III class; UB-48 type; built 1917; 55.3 x 5.8 x 3.68 meters; 510 tons; 182’ length; 19’ breadth; commissioned 01/26/1918) was one of six U-boats given to the US by the UK after WWI in a 1919 war bonds promotion.

After touring the East Coast, she was towed through the Panama Canal and continued her tour up the coast until reaching San Pedro. Over 4,000 5 ½" long, 8 oz. souvenir paperweights that were cast from bronze salvaged from the UB-88 and shaped like the submarine were distributed to guests in May 1921 at farewell ball in Long Beach honoring Capt. and Mrs. Chauncey Shackford. Her two bronze screws were stolen from the submarine base on April 23, 1923. The resting spot of UB-88 was relocated by divers on August 27, 2003.


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www.militarymuseum.org/LA%20Sub%20Base.html
www.submarinehistory.com/SubmarineBaseSanPedro.html
www.ub88.org/researchprojects/ub88submarine/ub88-submar...
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www.mysanpedro.org/2011/01/january-in-san-pedro.html