Actually Plunger is one of the oldest submarines names in the US Navy
going back to The Holland boats.
Pre dated only by fulton herself
Plunger (holland type VII) was commisioned in the the USN
on sept 19 1903. she served ten years and was stricken
from the navy lists 24/2/1913 / later she served as a
target ship in 1916 and was scrapped in 1922.
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