UB88

UB88 Photographs
from the Journal of
Charles D. Turner

The following photographs are from the journal of Charles D. Turner, Electrician First Class. Charles served aboard UB88 during the Liberty Loan cruise of the United States in 1919. He was honorably discharged from the United States Navy on 18 June 1920 at San Pedro, CA. His daughter, Sue Turner Chapman, gratiously granted us permission to display her father’s photographs here on this page. When I spoke with her she thought the journal would probably be forgotten after she donated it to the Library of Congress. She was thrilled to know that it was finally published and that her father’s memory will live on.

You can see the complete journal of Charles D. Turner at the Veterans History Project, Library of Congress.

Journal Cover

Handwritten Journal Cover "Chas. D. Turner Ex. German Sub U.B.88. San Pedro Cal."
Charles D. Turner

Charles Daniel Turner, Electrician First Class. Served aboard UB88 during Liberty Loan Tour of the United States.
Lt. Cmdr. Nielson

Lt. Cmdr. J.L. Nielson, Commanding Officer, UB88.
Upper Bunk

Upper bunk, possibly in the crew's or officer's quarters of UB88.
Aft Torpedo Tube

Aft torpedo tube door.
Gauges

Gauges below decks aboard UB88.
Engine and Guages

Starboard engine and air gauges from manifold.
C.D. Turner

L to R. Lt. (j.g.) H.E. Barden, Navigator; Unidentified Sailor; Charles D. Turner at right.
Electric Motor Control

Starboard Electric Motor Control Station with large switches and gauges. Handwheel is resistence for bilge pumps.
Forward Torpedo Tubes

Officer standing between tubes is Gunner's Mate, G.W. Raymond, Engineer, UB88. Other man unidentified.
Diving Controls

Diving Control Station in the central control room. Handwheels control fore and aft dive planes. Wheel at left is the helm.
Torpedo Tube Door

An unidentified officer poses next to outer torpdeo tube door. Lower door, port side of submarine.
Rudders and Prop

Gunner's Mate G.W. Raymond poses next to rudders and propeller of UB88 while in floating drydock, New Orleans, LA.
Ballast Tank Valve

Ballast Tank Valve.
Coco Solo Sub Base

UB88 and USS Bittern at submarine base Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone.
At Berth

UB88 at berth, location unknown.
Floating Drydock

This photo taken in the floating drydock, New Orleans, LA. Taken between July 14 and July 22, 1919.
Starboard View

Starboard view of UB88 at berth. Location unknown.
Tender Tuscarora

UB88 alongside her first assigned submarine tender, US Coast Guard Cutter Tuscarora.
Gauges and Piping

Gauges and piping below decks of UB88. Note tags written by the U.S. crew to identify parts of the submarine.
UB88 Underway

Sailors on deck of UB88 while underway across the Atlantic Ocean.
Bow Torpedo Tubes

UB88 in drydock, New Orleans, LA. Note open torpedo tube doos and damage to the bow.
Conning Tower

Starboard view of the conning tower of UB88.
UB88 Underway

Another view of UB88 underway across the Atlantic Ocean.
Diving Control Station

Another view of the diving control station. Dive plane control wheels are on the right.
Dive Plane

Three unidentified men, two of them are sitting on the starboard dive plane. Taken in the floating drydock New Orleans, LA.
Starboard Bow

G.W. Raymond standing beneath the bow of UB88 while in the floating drydock, New Orlean, LA.
Charles D. Turner

Charles D. Turner aboard ship at the Submarine Base, San Pedro, CA. Base warehouse is visible in background.
Aft Torpedo Tube

G.W. Raymond and an unidentified man pose beneath the aft torpedo tube of UB88.
Forward Torpedo Tubes

Two unidentifed sailors looking out from the open torpedo tubes of UB88.
Aft Torpedo Tube Door

Another view of the aft torpedo tube door.
UB88 Officers

L to R. Gunner's Mate G.W. Raymond-Engineer, Lt (j.g.) H.E. Barden-Navigator, Lt. Cmdr. J.L. Nielson-Commanding Officer, Lt. G.B. Evans-Executive Officer.
Sub Base San Pedro

UB88 alongside submarine base San Pedro, CA. Sign across harbor reads "Outer Harbor Dock and Wharf Co"
Sub Base San Pedro

Another view of UB88 alongside submarine base San Pedro, CA.
Charles D. Turner

Charles D. Turner posing with UB88's deck gun while the submarine is underway.
On the Bridge

Two unidentified man on the bridge of the conning tower of UB88. The periscopes are at left.
George Little

George Little, a sailor aboard the U.S. submarine H-8, is standing next to the forward torpedo loading hatch on the deck of UB88.
Lt. Cmdr. J.L. Nielson

Lt. Cmdr. J.L. Nielson, Commanding Officer of UB88, writing at a desk.
UB88 in San Pedro

Unidentified sailors pose in the conning tower of UB88 in San Pedro Harbor, CA. Palos Verdes can clearly be seen in the background.

California's Lost Submarine

Handwritten Journal Cover "Chas. D. Turner Ex. German Sub U.B.88. San Pedro Cal."

Charles Daniel Turner, Electrician First Class. Served aboard UB88 during Liberty Loan Tour of the United States.

Lt. Cmdr. J.L. Nielson, Commanding Officer, UB88.

Upper bunk, possibly in the crew's or officer's quarters of UB88.

Aft torpedo tube door.

Gauges below decks aboard UB88.

Starboard engine and air gauges from manifold.

L to R. Lt. (j.g.) H.E. Barden, Navigator; Unidentified Sailor; Charles D. Turner at right.

Starboard Electric Motor Control Station with large switches and gauges. Handwheel is resistence for bilge pumps.

Officer standing between tubes is Gunner's Mate, G.W. Raymond, Engineer, UB88. Other man unidentified.

Diving Control Station in the central control room. Handwheels control fore and aft dive planes. Wheel at left is the helm.

An unidentified officer poses next to outer torpdeo tube door. Lower door, port side of submarine.

Gunner's Mate G.W. Raymond poses next to rudders and propeller of UB88 while in floating drydock, New Orleans, LA.

Ballast Tank Valve.

UB88 and USS Bittern at submarine base Coco Solo, Panama Canal Zone.

UB88 at berth, location unknown.

This photo taken in the floating drydock, New Orleans, LA. Taken between July 14 and July 22, 1919.

Starboard view of UB88 at berth. Location unknown.

UB88 alongside her first assigned submarine tender, US Coast Guard Cutter Tuscarora.

Gauges and piping below decks of UB88. Note tags written by the U.S. crew to identify parts of the submarine.

Sailors on deck of UB88 while underway across the Atlantic Ocean.

UB88 in drydock, New Orleans, LA. Note open torpedo tube doos and damage to the bow.

Starboard view of the conning tower of UB88.

Another view of UB88 underway across the Atlantic Ocean.

Another view of the diving control station. Dive plane control wheels are on the right.

Three unidentified men, two of them are sitting on the starboard dive plane. Taken in the floating drydock New Orleans, LA.

G.W. Raymond standing beneath the bow of UB88 while in the floating drydock, New Orlean, LA.

Charles D. Turner aboard ship at the Submarine Base, San Pedro, CA. Base warehouse is visible in background.

G.W. Raymond and an unidentified man pose beneath the aft torpedo tube of UB88.

Two unidentifed sailors looking out from the open torpedo tubes of UB88.

Another view of the aft torpedo tube door.

L to R. Gunner's Mate G.W. Raymond-Engineer, Lt (j.g.) H.E. Barden-Navigator, Lt. Cmdr. J.L. Nielson-Commanding Officer, Lt. G.B. Evans-Executive Officer.

UB88 alongside submarine base San Pedro, CA. Sign across harbor reads "Outer Harbor Dock and Wharf Co"

Another view of UB88 alongside submarine base San Pedro, CA.

Charles D. Turner posing with UB88's deck gun while the submarine is underway.

Two unidentified man on the bridge of the conning tower of UB88. The periscopes are at left.

George Little, a sailor aboard the U.S. submarine H-8, is standing next to the forward torpedo loading hatch on the deck of UB88.

Lt. Cmdr. J.L. Nielson, Commanding Officer of UB88, writing at a desk.

Unidentified sailors pose in the conning tower of UB88 in San Pedro Harbor, CA. Palos Verdes can clearly be seen in the background.