OUR CREED: To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of duties while serving their country. That their dedication, deeds, and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishments. Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the of America and its constitution.

UNITED STATES VETERANS INCORPORTATED PALMETTO BASE NEWSLETTER September 2013

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Lost Boats / Crew Listing 4

Picture of the Month 11

Members 12

Honorary Members 12

CO’s Stateroom 13

XO’S Stateroom 14

Meeting Attendees 15

Minutes 15

Old Business 16

New Business 16

Good of the Order 17

Base Contacts 18

Birthdays 18

Welcome 18

Binnacle List 18

Quote of the Month 18

Word of the Month 18

Holland Club Member in the Spotlight 19

Member Profile of the Month 21

Traditions of the Naval Service 23

Dates in U.S. Naval History 24

Dates in U.S. Submarine History 31

Submarine Memorials 46

Base Flag presentation to Governor Haley 48

Monthly Calendar 49

Submarine Trivia 50

Submarine Veterans Gulf Coast 2013 Annual Christmas Party Flyer 51

Advertising Partners 52

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USS S-5 (SS-110)

Lost on September 1, 1920 when a practice dive went wrong and she sank Lost on: bow-first, with her stern showing above the water. In a dramatic adventure, 9/1/1920 her exhausted crew was rescued during the next few days. Salvage attempts were unsuccessful, S-5 settled to the bottom and was abandoned.

US Navy Official Photo

NavSource.org

Class: SS S Commissioned: 3/6/1920 Launched: 11/10/1919 Builder: Portsmouth Navy Yard Length: 231 , Beam: 22 #Officers: 4, #Enlisted: 34 Fate: She commenced a dive for a submerged test run. Water unexpectedly entered the submarine through the main air induction system pouring into the control room, engine room, room, and the motor room. S-5 sank, but the entire crew

NavSource.org managed to escape.

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USS Grayling (SS-209)

Lost on: Lost on September 9, 1943 with the loss of 76 men near the Tablas Strait. 9/9/1943 Grayling was on her 8th war patrol and sank two ships before being lost.

US Navy Official Photo NavSource.org

Class: SS 198 Commissioned: 3/1/1941 Launched: 9/4/1940 Builder: Portsmouth Navy Yard Length: 307 , Beam: 27 #Officers: 6, #Enlisted: 54 Fate: Grayling was lost between 9 and 12 September 1943 either in or along the approaches to . 76 men NavSource.org lost.

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Crew Listing

LT D.E. Arnold LT(jg) F.B. Maloy TM1 Ervin M Baker MoMM1 John H. Marks EM2 Amos R. Beavers F3 Merlin O. Mathis LT(jg) J.W. Becker TMC George A. Mulvenna EM1 George Boyne Jr. BK1 Clyde W. Nichols LCDR(CO) R.M. Brinker LT J.T. Nickols Jr. EM2 Jesse M. Burch F2 Henry C. Oeldemann MoMM2 James W. Bush Jr. EM1 Robert G. Oliver MoMM2 Carmine J. Campana GM2 Anthony J. Parrino MoMMC John E. Chockley MoMM1 John T. Pawloski GM1 Ben R. Clark TM1 Merlin J. Quesenberry F2 Curtis D. Clark F1 Albert L. Rainault SM2 Robert A. Corbett ST2 Jose C. Santos LT(XO) H.W. CriswellJr. S2 Alexander S. Sawerbrey SMC Wilbert J. Dallaire EMC Carl E. Schmidt TMC Joseph E. Day EM3 Howard A. Schmidtmeyer MoMM2 Harold E. Dillow TM3 Glendon L Scott COX Fred W. Donaldson TM3 Lloyd E. SebournJr. EM3 Wilson Ellis RM2 Donald P. Sharrock PhM1 David I. Fontaine EM3 William S. Shields MoMM1 Jerry C. Goodnight TM1 John D. Simpkins S1 Carl A. GrimesJr. F2 Robert T. Simpson S1 Theodore J. Gurasko MMC Robert E. Small SC1 Robert E. Harbauer RMC Jack C. Smith FC2 Joseph K. Harper EM1 Homer A. Smoak MoMM1 Clarence H. Hawkins EM2 Don H. Spencer S1 Frank J. Hickcox TM3 Robert F. Stevens TMC Eugene J. Hoffman LT(jg) E.F. Sullivan GM3 Raymond Howard SC3 Winton L. Wallace S1 James L. Howell QM2 John J. Waller TM3 Charles W. Hunt LT(jg) J. Welch S1 Earl Johnson MoMM1 Fred Welsh S1 Woodrow W. Kelley MoMM2 Arlon F. Wetsel MoMM1 James E. Kelly EM1 Henry O. Whitecomb RM3 Donald L. Keplinger TM2 James H. Wilson YN2 Charles R. Kysar F1 Marvin A. Wolf QM3 Leroy E. Loudon RM2 John H. Young CK2 Santiago P. Mabuti Robert L. Zabs

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USS S-51 (SS-162)

Lost on: Lost on September 25, 1925 with the loss of 32 men when it was sunk after 9/25/1925 collision with SS City of Rome off Block Island.

US Navy Official Photo

NavSource.org

Class: SS S Commissioned: 6/24/1922 Launched: 8/20/1921 Builder: Lake Torpedo Boat co Length: 240 , Beam: 22 #Officers: 4, #Enlisted: 34 Fate: S-51 was rammed and sunk off Block Island, N.Y., by the merchant steamer, City

NavSource.org of Rome. Only three survivors of the 36 men on board the ill fated submarine were recovered.

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Crew Listing

EN1 Paul Berk Cook G.H. Martin GM Ralph E. Cassidy S1 J.J. McCarthy RM1 W.L. Crawford F3 Oscar J. Milot Lt Rodney H. Dobson S1 Frank L. Mims EN1 Allen C. Earle MMOM R.S. Noble Ens E.W. Egbert Lt(jg) Harlon M. Pino COX Mender D. Elser RM1 J.M. Schofield MMOM1 Rudy Firm EM1 Frank A. Shea Lt(jg) F.D. Foster MMOM1 J.J. Shehan EN1 John L Gibson TM Augustus A. Smith Lt(jg) T.R. Glassnock SM1 Herbert E. Snyder Lt(jg) J.D. Haselden S1 Fred. P. Teschemacher TMC Valentine Hiltbolt F2 Charles C Thomas MMC Franklin P. James TM3 Steven H. Treffitt EMC Walter E. Lawton TM1 Robert H. Willis EN2 Brady Lindsay TM3 Frank C. Wiseman

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USS Cisco (SS-290)

Lost on: Lost on September 28, 1943 on her first war patrol with the loss of 76 men 9/28/1943 in the Sulu Sea west of Mindinao.

US Navy Official Photo BC Patch

Class: SS 285 Commissioned: 5/10/1943 Launched: 12/24/1942 Builder: Portsmouth Navy Yard Length: 312 , Beam: 27 #Officers: 10 , #Enlisted: 71 Fate: Departed on her 1st war patrol, but never returned. Japanese records tell of sighting a submarine leaking oil in the area where was known to have been on

NavSource.org duty. Japanese records state she was sunk by bombs and depth charges.76 men lost.

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Crew Listing

FC2 Donald B. Abrams TM3 David A. LaCasse MoMMC Donald F. Anderson COX Roger J. LaRouche S2 John R. D. Anderson LT Walter H. Louney S1 Edgar E. Argersinger S2 Clarence H. Mairs SC1 Walter M. Baker S2 Julian B. Mazeika LT Howard B. BerryJr. EM1 Frank B. McCarson S1 Lucien R. Besnot TM3 Lyle K. Menear EM2 Frederick M. Briggs SM2 Marion T. Mewbourn F1 Herbert K. Bubp LCDR John D. Miller F2 John E. Buck Sr. RM3 Richard F. Morrissey TM1 Austin O. Buratte SM2 Samuel Nelson RM3 Patrick J. Cannon GM2 Gordon L. Nicoll LCDR(CO) J.W. Coe F1 Chargles F. Noble RT1 William F. Coe ENS C.I. Peterson S2 Lenard R. Cole TM2 Read Pitman TM2 Charles R. Corkery MoMM1 Raymond J. Rausch SC2 Rudolf M. Diery SM1 Adna T. Ritzler EM1 William F. Dohlus Jr. TM2 Marshall Satterwhite MoMMC Joseph Dragich F2 Mario E. Sermini S1 Myrle J. Edwards EM3 Walter W Sweet EM3 James M. Fippen TM2 Lewis E. Teach MoMM1 Richard K. Fisher PhM2 Verner C. Timm F2 Anthony M. Genoozis TMC Henry E. Toebbe S2 George Gondorchin F1 William W. Travis TMC Arthur A. Gurganus GM1 Earl R. Upson MM1 Robert J. Hagedorn F1 Roland H. Vilandre F2 Duane H. Halsten MoMM1 Rocco J. Vitale S1 William J. Handrew EM1 Vincent Waltis F3 Edward N. Hare EM3 George H. Warren EM2 Walter B. Hergold EM3 Howard Wehr LT(jg) G.P. Hoover LCDR(XO) August F. Weinel MoMM1 Michael Intscher MoMM2 Lawrence A. Wetsky F2 Donald W. Johnson SM1 Albert W. Williams F1 William F. Jones Jr. TM2 John W. Winter MoMM2 Alex Keller SC3 Charles Zar TM3 Sterling Kisbaugh MoMM1 Matthew J. Zeis EM2 Joseph Kovacs QM1 Frank W. Zywicki MoMM1 Henry J. Kraus

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Cisco (SS-290) , underway during her sea trials off the New England coast, 19 June 1943.

Source: http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08290.htm

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Brian Steffen Senior Vice CDR : Tom Paige Junior Vice CDR : Randy Browning Secretary : George “Scram” Kokolis Treasurer : J. P. Watson Chaplain : Bob Miller Chief of the Boat : Jim “Snake” Stark Webmaster : Mark Basnight Storekeeper : Ken Fuhr Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) Chair : Don Van Borsch Events Chair : Allen “Buzz” Danielson Fund Raising Chair : Ted R. Schneeberg Committee Chair : Tom O’Brien Ship’s Photographer : Jim Null Newsletter Editor : Randy Browning Bereavement Chair : Randy Browning

Milt Berkey John J. Krause James L. Charbonneau Harold R. Lane Tracy R. Charbonneau Charles Mink D. W. Eggleston Bob Molchan Ronald Friend Mark Morgan Julian Galloway David Nates Joseph E. Gawronski John Nesbitt Joseph L. Geiger Larry Peay Glenn E. Harris Tommy Richardson William “Bill” Hicks James P. Scott Stoney Hilton Vince Seay Michael Hoadley Leonard M. Snell John Jeffries John Solis Kenneth Johnson L. E. Spradlin James N. Kirby Jerry Stout Arnold Kirk Thomas N. Thompson Ross Kline Jeffro M. Wagner

Judy Cline Charlie MacKenzie Medal of Honor Recipient, Holland Club, Plankowner, Past District Commander, Past Base Commander, Past Senior Vice Commander, Past Junior Vice Commander, Past Secretary, Past Treasurer, Past Chaplain, Palmetto Base Hall of Fame, Palmetto Silver Star Award

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Good Afternoon Gentlemen,

Good morning, hope all is going good with all. Only a couple of things, first after MANY MANY calls and emails Randy and I were able to meet the Governor in the state house and present her with a flag. She was genuinely appreciative and honored to receive it. She took time to talk to us and welcome us, as well as thank us.

Time has yet come again and membership is the discussion. Tom Paige and JP will be happy to receive you payments, remember, if we don’t get it by Christmas, you WILL be dink and your time with restart on January 1. Membership rates are as follows:

Nat’l Dues Nat’l Life: 1 ye ar (Jan -Sep) $20.00 Up to 45 years $500.00 (Oct thru Dec + 1 year) $25.00 46 thru 55 years $400.00 3 years $55.00 56 thru 65 years $300.00 5 years dues $90.00 66 thru 75 years $200.00 76+ years $100.00

BASE/CHAPTER DUES ARE SEPARATE AND ADDITIONAL TO NATIONAL DUES. PALMETTO BASE DUES ARE :

1 year $ 15.00 3 years $ 50.00 5 years $ 60.00 Life $200.00

Plans for an activity for us, Jeffro provides the following and I request input:

Looking at the USC Gamecock schedule and the availability of shelters at Pine Island leaves us with either October 12 th or 19 th (2 nd & 3 rd Saturday) if we need a shelter that holds greater than 50 people. The fees have gone up considerably from last year as well (from between $175-275).

Veterans Day is approaching and your attendance at the Columbia Parade is requested.

Have a good one and I hope to see each and everyone Tuesday at Flight Deck.

Respectfully, Brian

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Brothers of the Fin,

Dues! Dues! Dues!

Yes it is that time of year again so please bring your checkbook or cash to the next meeting (or you can mail your check to me at the address below). Sorry cannot accept credit cards or any other form of payment.

Sorry, but we did not get enough interest in having a “Half-Way Night Cruise” this year. However, we are looking at having some kind of family/friends get together some time in the near future such as a picnic or something of that nature. More information/options will be discussed at our next meeting.

We have locked down the location of our Christmas & Awards Dinner. It will be held at our meeting location at our current meeting date and time. That is December 17 th at Flight Deck starting around 1800 hours.

It does not look like we will have the float built in time for the Veterans Day Parade. However, we will be using the trailer with chairs as we did at the Peach Festival for the parade.

May your number of surfaces always equal your number of dives.

Thank You and Take Care, Thomas E Paige

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Milt Berkey Bob Molchan Brien Cardinal Mark Morgan Allen “Buzz” Danielson Jim Null D. W. Eggleston Tom Paige Ken Fuhr Larry Peay Julian Galloway Tommy Richardson Joseph E. Gawronski Jim “Snake” Stark Savannah Griffin Brian Steffen Michael Hoadley Thomas N. Thompson Ross Kline Don Van Borsch George “Scram” Kokolis Jeffro M. Wagner Bob Miller J. P. Watson

• Call to Order : 1900 hours by the Base Commander • Invocation : Base Chaplin • Pledge of Allegiance: Base Commander. • The Tolling of the Boats : Vice Commander and COB. • Member Introduction : 22 members and 2 guests were present. • Base Secretary’s Report : Approved as written in the newsletter. • Treasurer’s Report : $6,624.00 (Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS): $3,361.00, Float Fund: $1,741.00 and Operating Fund: $1,521.00) was accepted.

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• Base Commander discussed the Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) event. Photos are posted on our Facebook page • DW informed the membership about the man from Florida that makes cool desk lighthouses. He donated a USS Thresher lighthouse to our base and DW suggested we auction off the lighthouse or place it somewhere during our meetings • Motion made and carried to place the lighthouse in the room during our meetings, possibly in an available display case • DW informed the membership about the Jim Stark’s Shootout for Youngsters event that occurred at the COB’s gun range. Fun was had by all, and the food was great. • Base Commander presented Bob Molchan (Mul-shan) with 2 certificates and a patch as the newest member of the Holland Club

• The CO tells the membership that base and national dues must be paid before December to avoid a lapse in membership

Time National Base 1 Year $20.00 $15.00 3 Year $55.00 $40.00 5 Year $90.00 $60.00

• Base Commander reminded Holland Club members they are exempt from base dues • Base Commander inquiries into the memberships’ desire to participation in the Veteran’s Day Parade • Motion made and carries that we participate in the Veteran’s Day Parade • Several members speak about end-of-life issues; The VA has a different Power of Attorney than a standard POA; have your DD Form 214 ready for your family; write a letter telling your family your wishes; tell your family your wishes on DNR; write a will and be sure to type it; local libraries are available to assist in will preparation, as is the JAG office at Fort Jackson; your POA ends when the person passes; Charleston and Columbia VA hospitals don’t interact well together • Base Commander tells us of our vacationing Congress and their proposed cuts to Tricare and veteran’s benefits • Base Commander asks the membership for ideas for a fun base activity • Jeffro suggests that we look into Pine Island for a weekend cookout or Oyster Roast • Base Commander asks membership about Christmas Party location • Motion made and carries to have the Christmas Party at the Flight Deck as available or Gilligans as a second choice • Tommy Richardson tells the membership that the Sheriff’s Advisory Council met and the Sheriff is eager to have the community involved in his programs

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• DW tells us of a fishing excursion with the Sheriff’s Office that hosted 70 active duty Army people on Lake Murray • Tommy Richardson brings a representative (Chad Frye) from Thompson Funeral Home to speak to the membership about end-of-life issues • Motion made and seconded to adjourn

• None

Benediction : Base Chaplin

Depth Charge :

• $80.00 : Mark Morgan • Hat : JP Watson

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Commander : Brian Steffen (803) 897-2480 [email protected] Vice Commander : Tom Paige (803) 808-1801 [email protected] Junior Vice CDR .: Randy Browning (803) 808-7065 [email protected] Secretary : George Kokolis (803) 460-5882 [email protected] Treasurer : J. P. Watson (803) 361-4193 [email protected] COB : Jim Stark (803) 957-7153 [email protected] Chaplain : Bob Miller (803) 603-0538 [email protected] Bereavement: Randy Browning (803) 808-7065 [email protected] Newsletter : Randy Browning (803) 808-7065 [email protected] Storekeeper : Ken Fuhr (803) 413-3657 [email protected]

Bob Miller – September 17th None Mark Morgan – September 17th Arnold Kirk – September 22nd

Evelyn Fuhr Julian Galloway Bob Miller Bob Miller’s daughter

“Iron rust from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.” Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Habiliment \ huh-BIL-uh-muhnt \ noun;

1. Usually, habiliments . a. clothes or clothing. b. clothes as worn in a particular profession, way of life, etc.

2. habiliments , accouterments or trappings.

Origin: Habiliment comes from the French word of the same spelling. It's from the root habiller, meaning "to dress."

Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/wordoftheday

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Holland Club Member in the Spotlight D. W. Eggleston

DW lives in the small town of Monticello, SC with his wife of 29 years Lyla. Monticello is near Jenkinsville, SC and the VC Summer Nuclear Plants for all us nukes.

DW grew-up in Spring-field, Illinois although he says he hates to admit anything to do with Illinois. After graduation from high school, DW started college at the University of Missouri at Rolla, MO, where he started his studies in electrical engineering.

After about a year, DW grew tired of school but still wanted to pursue the electronic field. In 1955, he did just that in the Navy as a Electronic Technician. While in “A” school, it was announced that the top 3 graduates would receive orders to submarine school and submarine duty. This sounded great to DW. He thought sub duty would be great duty and he made it happen.

After Sub School, DW was sent to the USS Segundo (SS-398) where he served as served as an ET3(SS) after qualifying in 1956. DW also did some time on shore duty at Point Loma in SD maintaining radar equipment.

DW applied for Nuclear Power School, but since he showed no signs of reenlistment at the time, was not selected. 19

After the Navy DW stayed in SD and worked for Convair Astronautical working on the Atlas missile guidance system. About two years later, he decided to go back to U of M at Rolla, Missouri and finish his degree in Electrical Engineering.

After college, DW went to work for an electrical manufacturing company for about 8 years in Springfield, Illinois and then transferred to Pickens, SC. Later he went to work for Duke Power where he spent 25 years as Manager of Distribution, Metering, Engineering, and Operations out of Charlotte. DW was also the National Chairman of Edison Institute serving Metering and Service Committee chairman. DW retired in 1991.

Since his retirement he started his own company doing meter and load testing for about 4 years. After that, he became a fishing guide on Lake Murray for about 15 years. He still does some fishing. He takes great pride in working with the troops at Fort Jackson with sponsoring fishing trips. DW is a Palmetto Base Plankowner and has served as secretary, newsletter editor, junior vice commander and senior vice command. He is a member of the Palmetto Base Hall of Fame and a Silver Star award recipient.

Thanks DW for your service, your continued service to the Palmetto Base, and your work with the troops at Fort Jackson. Catch some big ones!

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MM1(SS) Mark Morgan

Mark enlisted in the navy in 1969 and separated in 1977 as a Machinist’s Mate First Class (Submarines) with 8 years of service. Mark qualified in the USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635).

USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635) a James Madison -class fleet ballistic missile submarine named for Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1940–1947, 1949–1953, and 1955– 1961).

Construction and commissioning The contract to build Sam Rayburn was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 20 July 1961 and her keel was laid down there on 3 21

December 1962. She was launched on 20 December 1963, sponsored by Mrs. S. E. Bartley and Mrs. W. A. Thomas, and commissioned on 2 December 1964, with Captain Oliver H. Perry, Jr., in command of the Blue Crew and Commander William A. Williams III in command of the Gold Crew.

Service history Sam Rayburn conducted demonstration and shakedown operations on the Atlantic Missile Range, first manned by her Blue Crew and then by her Gold Crew. She joined Submarine Squadron 18 at Charleston, South Carolina, before her first Polaris ballistic missile deterrent patrol in the summer of 1965. In August 1965, she joined Submarine Squadron 16 and made seven deterrent patrols out of Rota, Spain, before rejoining Submarine Squadron 18 at Charleston in December 1966. During 1967, Sam Rayburn completed her eighth through 11th deterrent patrols. During 1968, she completed her 12th through 14th deterrent patrols.

During 1969, Sam Rayburn operated continuously with Submarine Squadron 18 until commencing overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery, Maine, in December 1969. Upon completion of overhaul on 27 May 1971, she operated along the United States East Coast for the remainder of 1971 and into 1972.

In 1972, Sam Rayburn departed Groton, , and arrived at Charleston before departing Charleston on an extended period of special operations. In June 1974, she remained engaged in those special operations.

Deactivation, decommissioning, and disposal On 10 June 1985, the U.S. Navy announced plans to dismantle a fleet ballistic missile submarine so as to remain within the SALT II strategic arms limitation treaty ceiling on MIRVed ballistic missiles. Sam Rayburn was selected and was deactivated on 16 September 1985. Her missile tubes were filled with concrete and the tube hatches were removed.

Sam Rayburn was decommissioned on 31 July 1989 and reclassified a moored training ship with hull number MTS-635. Stricken from the on 28 August 1989, she arrived at the Naval Nuclear Prototype Training Unit at Goose Creek, South Carolina, on 1 February 1986, and on 29 July 1989 achieved initial criticality in her new role. Her modifications included special mooring arrangements, including Water Brake, a mechanism to absorb power generated by her main propulsion shaft. She is scheduled to operate as a moored training ship until 2018 while undergoing shipyard availabilities for repairs and alterations at five-year intervals

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It was also during this period of modernization that another history-making event took place. Rum or "grog," as it was more commonly called in those days, was issued to men from the beginning. In the early days of the U.S. Navy rum was a part of daily life and the grog ration was a half-pint a day. During the days of Constellation there was a saying that showed the importance the men placed on their daily ration of grog. This saying was: "Blow up the magazines; throw the bread over the side and sink the salt horse - but handle them spirits gentle like." In 1806 the Navy Department introduced whiskey to replace the rum ration, but rum was still generally preferred by the Sailors. From then on, rum or whiskey were official parts of life afloat (A quart of beer a day; or 3 to 5 cents a day instead were also introduced later.).

On 1 September 1862 Congress ruled that "the spirit ration in the Navy of the United States shall forever cease." While this law abolished "grog" for the enlisted men it did not however, end the wardroom and captain's wine messes. These were closed on 1 July 1914 when Josephus Daniels, then Secretary of the Navy, issued his famous "bone-dry" General Order #99, to abolish these messes. In this country and all over the world the Secretary's order was ridiculed and criticized, but the Secretary was unperturbed. This was noted later when he wrote that "Naval officers always obey orders, whether they like them or not. That is the essence of honor and efficiency." Subsequently to this however, sale of alcoholic beverages has been permitted at shore stations.

While this transition in naval history did not have a direct effect on the occupational structure it did have a rather sobering effect on all Navy men. It could have though, with the size of our Navy today, if the tradition had not been abolished. We could in that case possibly have a rating such as "Bartender," or more modernly "Spirit or Grog Technician."

Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq78-1.htm

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September 1 1781 - French fleet traps British fleet at Yorktown, VA 1925 - CDR John Rodgers and crew of 4 in PN-9 run out of fuel on first to flight. Landing at sea, they rigged a sail and set sail for Hawaii. 1941 - U.S. assumes responsibility for trans-Atlantic convoys from Argentia, to the meridian of Iceland 1942 - Establishment of Air , Pacific Fleet, VADM Aubrey W. Fitch, USN 1942 - First Seabee unit to serve in a combat area, 6th Naval Construction Battalion, arrives on Guadalcanal. 1945 - USS Benevolence (AH-13) evacuates civilian internees from 2 internment camps near , September 2 1918 - Navy ships and crews assist earthquake victims of Yokohama and Tokyo, Japan 1940 - -for-Bases agreement between U.S. and United Kingdom 1944 - USS Finback (SS-230) rescues Lieutenant (jg) George Bush, USNR (VT-51), shot down while attacking Chichi Jima 1945 - Japan signs surrender documents on board USS Missouri (BB-63) at anchor in Tokyo Bay. FADM Chester W. Nimitz, USN, signs for the U.S. In different ceremonies, Japanese on Islands, Truk, and on Pagan Island and Rota in the Marianas surrender. September 3 1782 - As a token of gratitude for French aid during American Revolution, the U.S. gives America (first ship-of-the-line built by U.S.) to France to replace a French ship lost in Boston. 1783 - Signing of Treaty of Paris ends American Revolution 1885 - First classes at U.S. Naval War College begin 1925 - Crash of rigid airship Shenandoah near Byesville, OH 1943 - American landings on Lae and Salamaua 1944 - First combat employment of a missile guided by radio and television takes place when Navy drone Liberator, controlled by Ensign James M. Simpson in a PV, flew to attack German submarine pens on Helgoland Island. 1945 - Japanese surrender Wake Island in ceremony on board USS Levy (DE-162)

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September 4 1804 - USS Intrepid (LT Richard Somers) blew up in failed attack on Tripoli 1941 - German submarine, U-652 , attacks USS Greer , which was tracking the submarine southeast of Iceland. Greer is not damaged, but drops depth charges, damaging U-652 . 1954 - Icebreakers, USS Burton Island (AGB-1) and USCG Northwind , complete first transit of Northwest passage through McClure Strait. 1954 - P2V from VP-19 shot down by Soviet aircraft near Swatow, China 1960 - USS Bushnell and Penguin begin relief operations in Marathon, FL, after Hurricane Donna. September 5 1776 - Adoption of first uniforms for Navy officers 1813- USS Enterprise captures HM brig Boxer off Portland, ME 1918 - USS Mount Vernon torpedoed by German submarine off France 1923 - U.S. Asiatic Fleet arrives at Yokohama, Japan, to provide medical assistance and supplies after Kondo Plain earthquake. 1939 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt orders Navy to form a Neutrality Patrol to report the presence of foreign warships within 300 miles of eastern United States. 1946 - USS Franklin Delano Roosevelt (CVB-42) and 4 escorts visit Greece to underscore U.S. support for the Greek Government which faced a Communist insurgency. 1990 - USS Acadia (AD-42) departs for first war-time deployment of male-female crew on combat vessel September 6 1918 - Sailors fire first of the 5 railroad batteries at Tergnier, a German rail head in the Comeigne Forest. These 14"-50 caliber guns were originally designed for . 1939 - Navy begins formation of Neutrality Patrol for Atlantic Ocean 1940 - First transferred to Great Britain at Halifax, Nova Scotia, under "Destroyers- for- Bases agreement. 1944 - USS Independence (CVL-22) begins use of specially trained air group for night work. First time that a fully equipped night carrier operates with fast carrier task force. 1945 - U.S. troops begin returning to U.S. when Task Force 11 left Tokyo Bay for U.S. 1953 - Exchange of prisoners of war from (Operations Big Switch) ends September 7 1776 - David Bushnell attempts to destroy a British Ship of the Line, HMS Asia, in New York harbor with his submarine Turtle. 1814 - USS Wasp captures HMS Avon 1864 - USS Wachusett captures CSS Florida at Bahia, 1942 - First air evacuation of casualties to hospital ships off shore occurs at Guadalcanal. September 8 1923 - In disaster at Point Honda, , 7 destroyers run aground through faulty navigation 1939 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims limited national emergency and increases enlisted strength in the Navy and Marine Corps; also authorizes the recall to active duty of officer, men and nurses on the retired lists of the Navy and Marine Corps 1954 - U.S. signs Manila Treaty forming SEATO 1958 - LT R. H. Tabor, wearing a Navy developed suit, completes 72-hour simulated flight at altitudes as high a 139,000 feet. It was another step in the development of the Navy spacesuit, which NASA accepted in 1959 for use by Mercury astronauts. 25

September 9 1825 - USS Brandywine sails for France to carry the Marquis de Lafayette home after his year long visit to America. 1841 - First iron ship authorized by Congress 1940 - Navy awards contracts for 210 ships, including 12 carriers and 7 battleships 1943 - Operation Avalanche, Western Naval Task Force under VADM Hewitt, USN, lands Allied forces at Salerno, Italy 1944 - Fifth Fleet carrier aircraft begin air strikes on Japanese shipping and facilities at , 1945 - A "computer bug" is first identified and named by LT Grace Murray Hopper while she was on Navy active duty in 1945. It was found in the Mark II Aiken Relay Calculator at Harvard University. The operators affixed the moth to the computer log, where it still resides, with the entry: "First actual case of bug being found." They "debugged" the computer, first introducing the term. September 10 1813 - In Battle of Lake Erie, Commodore Oliver Perry, flying his "Don't give up the ship" flag, defeats British squadron and says: "We have met the enemy and they are ours..." 1925 - Submarine R-4 rescues crew of PN-9 10 miles from their destination of Hawaii (See also September 1) September 11 1814 - In Battle of Lake Champlain, Commodore Thomas Macdonough defeats a British Squadron. 1939 - Bear (AG-29) is commissioned by the U.S. Navy for Antarctic operations under command of RADM Richard Byrd, USN (Ret.). 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces order to the Navy to "shoot on sight" vessels threatening U.S. shipping or ships under U.S. escort. 1942 - Pharmacist’s Mate First Class Wheeler B. Lipes, USN, performs emergency appendectomy on Seaman First Class Darrell D. Rector, USNR, on board USS Seadragon on patrol in . 1943 - Italian Navy surrenders to Allies 1945 - Operation Magic Carpet, the return of troops to the U.S., begins. 2001 - American Flight 77 hijacked by terrorists struck the Pentagon. Casualties include 33 sailors, 6 Department of the Navy civilians, and 3 Navy civilian contractors reported missing, Arlington, VA. Two commercial airliners also struck the World Trade Center in , NY, destroying both towers. 2002 - The "Don't Tread on Me" First Navy Jack is flown by Navy ships marking the first anniversary of the terrorists attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center September 12 1916 - First demonstration of automatic stabilization and direction gear in aircraft 1944 - 5th Fleet carrier aircraft begin 3-day attack on Japanese shipping and facilities in Visayas, Philippines 1952 - USS Coral Sea (CVB-43) took Marshall Josip Tito for a one-day cruise in the Adriatic Sea where he was shown flight operations. 1961 - Navy task force sails to aid the Galveston area after hurricane Carla hits Texas 1966 - Launch of Gemini 11, piloted by CDR Charles Conrad Jr., USN and LCDR Richard F. Gordon Jr., USN. Their mission lasted 2 days and 23 hours and included 44 orbits at an altitude of 26

1368.9 km.. Recovery was by HS-3 helicopter from USS (LPH-9) 1967- Operation Coronado V began in Mekong Delta 1992 - Joint Task Force Hawaii activated to provide humanitarian aid after Typhoon Iniki struck Hawaiian Islands September 13 1814 - British bombardment of Fort McHenry inspires the Star Spangled Banner. 1847 - Marine Brigade leads U.S. forces that storm Chapultepec Castle near Mexico City, inspiring one line of the Marine Hymn 1906 - Sailors and Marines from USS Denver land in Havana at the request of the Cuban government to preserve order during a revolution. 1939 - Navy suspends transfers to the Fleet Reserve after 20 years service and retains men on active duty. 1985 - Commander Middle East Force orders escort of Military Sealift Ships in because of Iranian seizure of merchant vessels. September 14 1899 - Gunboat Concord and monitor Monterey capture two insurgent schooners at Aparri, Philippine Islands 1939 - Atlantic Squadron Neutrality Patrol ships deploy September 15 1944 - Invasion of Peleliu, Palau Islands, after several days of intensive carrier aircraft bombing and ship bombardment. 1950 - U.S. forces under VADM Arthur Struble achieve an amphibious landing at Inchon, Korea 1967 - Operation Crimson in Mekong Delta September 16 1854 - CDR David G. Farragut takes possession of Mare Island, the first U.S. Navy Yard on the Pacific. 1917 - Navy Department authorizes establishment of 16 Naval air stations abroad 1922 - Commander Halsey Powell in USS Edsall became the senior officer directing the evacuation of 250,000 Greek refugees from after war between Greece and Turkey. 1940 - President Roosevelt signs Selective Training and Service Act, the first peacetime draft. 1958 - USS Grayback fires first operational launch of Regulus II surface to surface guided missile off CA coast; Missile carries first U.S. mail sent by guided missile. 1966 - USS Oriskany helicopters rescue 44-men crew of British merchant ship August Moon near Hong Kong September 17 1861 - Union landing party from USS Massachusetts takes possession of Ship Island south of New Orleans, LA. This was the headquarters for ADM David Farragut's Gulf Coast Blockading Squadron. 1944 - Navy Task Force lands Army troops on Angaur, Palau Islands supported by Navy carrier aircraft and shore bombardment September 18 1926 - Navy brings relief aid to Miami, FL, after a severe hurricane. 1936 - Squadron 40-T, based in the Mediterranean, established to protect U.S. interests and

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citizens around Iberian peninsula throughout the Spanish Civil War. 1941 - U.S. Navy ships escort eastbound British trans-Atlantic for first time (Convoy HX- 150). Although the U.S. Navy ships joined HX-150, which left port escorted by British ships on 16th, on night of 17 September, the official escort duty began on 18th. 1947 - National Security Act becomes effective September 19 1915 - SECNAV Josephus Daniels organizes the Naval Consulting Board to mobilize the scientific resources of U.S. for national defense. 1957 - Bathyscaph Trieste, in a dive sponsored by the Office of Naval Research in the Mediterranean, reaches record depth of 2 miles 1992 - Joint Task Force Marianas stands down after providing assistance to Guam after Typhoon Omar September 20 1911 - Navigational instruments first requested for naval aircraft. 1951 - In Operation Summit, the first combat helicopter landing in history, U.S. Marines were landed in Korea. 1981 - USS Mount Hood and Navy helicopters rescue 18 crew members of Philippine Navy , Datu Kalantiaw September 21 1858 - Sloop Niagara departs Charleston, SC, for Liberia with African slaves rescued from slave ship. 1923 - Asiatic Fleet completes mission of aiding earthquake victims in Japan. 1939 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt asks Congress to repeal the arms embargo provision of the Neutrality Act. 1944 - Aircraft from 12 carriers commence 2-day attack against Japanese ships and airfields on , Philippine Islands. 1984 - Mid East Force begins escort of U.S. flagged vessels in Persian Gulf. September 22 1776 - John Paul Jones in Providence sails into Canso Bay, Nova Scotia, and attacks British fishing fleet. 1943 - U.S. destroyers and landing craft land Australian troops at Finschhafen, . 1989 - After Hurricane Hugo, Sailors and Marines provide assistance to Charleston, SC, through 10 October. September 23 1779 - Captain John Paul Jones in Continental Navy frigate Bonhomme Richard captures HMS Serapis . 1931 - LT Alfred Pride pilots Navy's first rotary wing aircraft, XOP-1 autogiro, in landings and takeoffs on board USS Langley while underway. 1944 - Naval Task Group lands Army troops on Atoll, Caroline Islands 1944 - USS West Virginia (BB-48) reaches and rejoins the Pacific Fleet, marking the end of the salvage and reconstruction of 18 ships damaged at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. 1947 - James Forrestal, former SECNAV, takes office as first Secretary of Defense 1990 - Two Hospital ships (USNS Mercy and USNS Comfort ) steam together for first time in Arabian Gulf

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September 24 1918 - Ensign David S. Ingalls, USNR, in a Sopwith Camel, shoots down his fifth enemy aircraft, becoming the first U.S. Navy ace while flying with the British Royal Air Force. 1944 - 5th Fleet carrier aircraft attack Japanese in Visayas, Philippines 1960 - First nuclear powered , USS Enterprise (CVAN-65), launched at Newport News, VA September 25 1941 - In first successful U.S. Navy escort of convoys during World War II, Navy escort turn over HX-150 to British escorts at the Mid-Ocean Meeting Point. All ships reach port safely. 1957 - In project Stratoscope, Office of Naval Research obtains sharp photographs of sun's corona from first balloon-borne telescope camera. September 26 1781 - French fleet defeats British at Yorktown, VA 1910 - First recorded reference to provision for aviation in Navy Department organization 1918 - USS Tampa lost with 118 men, probably by German submarine 1931 - Keel laying at Newport News, VA of USS Ranger (CV-4), first ship designed and constructed as an aircraft carrier 1963 - First steam-eject launch of Polaris missile at sea off Cape Canaveral, FL (now Cape Kennedy) from USS Observation Island (EAG-154) September 27 1922 - Report on observations of experiments with short wave radio at Anacostia, DC, starts Navy development of radar 1941 - Launch of first , SS Patrick Henry , in Baltimore, MD 1942 - Armed Guard on SS Stephen Hopkins engages German auxiliary Stier and supply ship Tannenfels . Stephen Hopkins and Stier both sink. 1944 - Special Air Task Force (STAG-1) commences operations with drones, controlled by TBM aircraft, against Japanese in Southwestern Pacific 1950 - First Marine Division captures Seoul, South Korea September 28 1822 - Sloop-of-war Peacock captures 5 pirate vessels 1850 - Congress outlaws flogging on Navy ships 1923 - Navy aircraft take first and second places in international Schneider Cup Race 1944 - Marines occupy islands in under cover of naval aircraft and gunfire support. 1964 - First deployment of Polaris A-3 missile on USS Daniel Webster (SSBN 626) from Charleston, SC September 29 1944 - USS Narwhal (SS-167) evacuates 81 Allied prisoners of war that survived sinking of Japanese Shinyo Maru from Sindangan Bay, Mindanao 1946 -Lockheed P2V Neptune, Truculent Turtle, leaves Perth, on long distance non- stop, non-refueling flight that ends October 1. 1959 - USS Kearsarge (CVS-33) with Helicopter Squadron 6 and other 7th Fleet units begin 6 days of disaster relief to Nagoya, Japan, after Typhoon Vera. September 30 1800 - U.S. concludes treaty of peace with France, ending Quasi War with France. 1944 - USS Nautilus (SS-168) lands supplies and evacuates some people from Panay, Philipppine

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Islands. 1946 - U.S. Government announces that U.S. Navy units would be permanently stationed in the Mediterranean to carry out American policy and diplomacy. 1954 - Commissioning at Groton, CT, of USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the world's first nuclear- powered ship 1958 - Marines leave Lebanon. 1959 - Last flight of airships assigned to the Naval Air Reserve at Lakehurst, NJ takes place 1968 - arrives off Vietnam

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September 1 1906 - PCU CUTTLEFISH (later B-2) (SS-11) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, MA; sponsored by Miss Eleanor Gow, daughter of Commander J. L. Gow. 1920 - USS S-5 (SS-110) experienced massive flooding via the main induction and sank in 175 feet of water off the Delaware Coast. The crew managed to raise the stern of the 231 foot long boat to a point where the tiller room in the stern was above the surface. In a superhuman effort of over 30 hours, they drilled and cut a small hole in the pressure hull, summoned a passing freighter who aided in cutting a larger hole. No casualties but she foundered under tow and was never salvaged. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1921. 1942 - PCU TUNNY (SS-282) commissioned USS TUNNY (SS-282) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; Lt. Comdr. Elton Watters Grenfell in command. 1944 - PCU DEVILFISH (SS-292) commissioned USS DEVILFISH (SS-292) at Cramp Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, PA. 1948 - PCU TIRU (SS-416) commissioned USS TIRU (SS-416) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; completed as a GUPPY type submarine. 1957 - in the first few days of September, USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) suffered damage to two while surfacing under ice conditions during an exploratory trip under the Arctic icepack. NAUTILUS returned from under the icepack to the open sea to perform repairs on the surface. It took 12 hours in rough seas, freezing , and gale winds to fix one . The other was damaged beyond repair. 1962 - USS ASPRO (SS-309) third decommissioning. 1973 - Ex-RATON (AGSS-270) sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping. Ex-BAYA (AGSS-318) sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping. Ex-BLACKFIN (SS-322) disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise (usually a target). 1985 - in September, USS DARTER (SS-576) collided with a Bahamanian merchant ship about 10 kilometers off Pusan, South Korea. The U.S. Navy said there were no injuries. USS NATHANIEL GREENE (SSBN-636) ran aground in the Irish Sea. 1994 - USS WOODROW WILSON (SSBN-624) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register 1995- Ex-FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (SSBN-657) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 1997 - PCU CONNECTICUT (SSN-22) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. 31

September 2 1917 - USS C-1 (ex-OCTOPUS) (SS-9) collided with USS C-4 (ex-BONITA) (SS-15) at Colon, Canal Zone. USS N-4 (SS-56) grounded near buoy S-7 off Laurence Point near New York Navy Yard. 1941 - PCU GURNARD (SS-254) keel laid as GURNARD at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT. 1944 - USS FINBACK (SS-230) rescued downed aviator LTJG George H.W. Bush about 7 1/2 miles off the southern end of the island of Chichi Jima. 1945 - surrender documents ending hostilites in the were signed in Tokyo Bay. Present at the ceremony was the tender USS Proteus and the submarines USS ARCHERFISH (SS-311), USS CAVALLA (SS-244), USS GATO (SS-212), USS HADDO (SS-255), USS HAKE (SS-256), USS MUSKALLUNGE (SS-262), USS PILOTFISH (SS-386), USS RAZORBACK (SS-394), USS RUNNER (SS-275), USS SEGUNDO (SS-398), USS SEA CAT (SS- 399) and USS TIGRONE (SS-419). U. S. submarines sank 5 million tons of Japanese naval and merchant shipping at a loss of 52 U. S. submarines and more than 3,500 valiant men. World War II was over. The U.S. Fleet consisted of 6,768 active units, 232 were submarines. The defense budget was $83 billion representing 89.5% of federal spending. 1946 - USS SKIPJACK (SS-184) salvaged this day after the BAKER test at , towed to Pearl Harbor and then to Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. 1999 - USS VIRGINIA (SSN-774) keel laying ceremony at Quonset Point, RI. Construction began at Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT and Newport News, VA. September 3 1913 - PCU K-1 (ex-HADDOCK) (SS-32) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, MA; sponsored by Mrs. Albert Ware Marshall. 1919 - PCU R-27 (SS-104) commissioned USS R-27 at Lake Torpedo Boat Co., Bridgeport, CT; Lt. William C. Burgy in command. 1952 - USS CAVALLA (SS-244) was placed out of commission and entered Electric Boat Co. yard for conversion to a hunter-killer submarine. September 4 1935 - PCU TARPON (SS-175) launched at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Miss Eleanore Katherine Roosevelt, daughter of Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Henry L. Roosevelt. 1940 - PCU GRAYLING (SS-209) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH; sponsored by Mrs. Herbert F. Leary. 1943 - PCU ARCHERFISH (SS-311) commissioned USS ARCHERFISH (SS-311) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. PCU ICEFISH (SS-367) keel laid as ICEFISH at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. 1962 - PCU VON STEUBEN (SSBN-632) keel laid as VON STEUBEN at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA. 1963 - Ex-BALAO (SS/AGSS-285) main hull was sunk as a target off Charleston, South Carolina at 30°46.5'N, 74°11'W; the conning tower and shears are displayed at Navy Memorial Museum, Washington Navy Yard. 1979 - PCU CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705) keel laid as CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. September 5 1905 - PCU VIPER (later B-1) (SS-10) keel laid as VIPER at Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, MA. 32

PCU TARANTULA (later B-3) (SS-12) keel laid as TARANTULA at Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, MA. 1919 - USS G-4 (ex-THRASHER) (SS-26) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register. PCU R-11 (SS-88) commissioned USS R-11 at Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, MA; Lt. Comdr. Charles S. Alden commanding. 1936 - PCU POLLACK (SS-180) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH; sponsored by Miss Anne Carter Lauman. 1945 - USS R-11 (SS-88) decommissioned. 1946 - USS TUNA (SS-203) arrived at Pearl Harbor from Kwajalein after participating in Operation Crossroads nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll earlier that summer. USS DENTUDA (SS-335) arrived at Pearl Harbor from Kwajalein after participating in Operation Crossroads nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll earlier that summer. 1956 - Ex-TARPON (SS-175) placed out of service and struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 1967 - USS CORPORAL (SS-346) collided with the racing sloop Media IV in Block Island Sound off Rhode Island. The sloop's owner claimed the submarine rammed the sloop and left without offering aid. The Navy said the submarine was stopped dead when hit. 1989 - USS WOODROW WILSON (SSBN-624) collision in the Atlantic. 2005 - USS PHILADELPHIA (SSN-690) and the Turkish-flagged MV YASO AYSEN collided in the Persian Gulf off while PHILADELPHIA was on the surface transiting to Bahrain for a port visit. No sailors or merchant seamen were injured. September 6 1911 - PCU CARP (later F-1) (SS-20) launched at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA; sponsored by Miss J. Tynan. 1919 - PCU AA-2 (later T-2) (later SF-2) (SS-60) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, MA; sponsored by Miss Madeline Everett. 1944 - PCU TORSK (SS-423) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1997 - PCU LOUISIANA (SSBN-743) commissioned USS LOUISIANA (SSBN-743) at the covered dry dock, King's Bay, GA. September 7 1776 - Sgt. Lee set out in Turtle , a one-man submarine built by 34-year old Yale graduate David Bushnell, to attack HMS Eagle. Sgt. Lee later reported that he was unable to penetrate the hull of the ship with the auger and withdrew. The British, sighting the craft, opened fire. Lee cut the mine loose and it drifted into the British anchorage. The British later withdrew their ships to a new anchorage. 1937 - PCU SCULPIN (SS-191) keel laid as SCULPIN at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH. 1943 - PCU DARTER (SS-227) commissioned USS DARTER (SS-227) at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT; Commander W. S. Stovall, Jr., commanding. 1955 - PCU SAILFISH (SS-572) launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. PCU X-1 (SSX-1) launched by Fairfield Engine and Airplane Corp, at Jakobson's Shipyard, Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY. 1963 - USS SANDLANCE (SS-381) second decommissioning; transferred (loaned) under terms of the Military Assistance Act to Brazil, renamed Rio Grande do Sol (S-11). USS PLAICE (SS-390) second decommissioning in preparation for transfer to Brazil under the Military Assistance Program. 1999 - Ex-SEA DEVIL (SSN-664) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine 33

Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. September 8 1910 - PCU SALMON (later D-3) (SS-19) commissioned USS SALMON at Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, MA; Lieutenant D. G. Weaver commanding. 1944 - PCU KRAKEN (SS-370) commissioned USS KRAKEN (SS-370) at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. 1947 - USS TORSK (SS-423) collided with USS Johnston (DD-821). 1947 - USS ATULE (SS-403) decommissioned; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New London Group. September 9 1914 - PCU K-6 (SS-37) commissioned USS K-6 at Boston, MA; Lt. J. O. Fisher in command. 1918 - PCU H-6 (SS-149) commissioned USS H-6 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA; Lt. Robert P. Lucker in command. 1937 - PCU SPEARFISH (SS-190) keel laid as SPEARFISH at Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT. 1943 - USS GRAYLING (SS-209) departed Fremantle on 30 July 1943 for her eighth war patrol going through and thence to the Philippines area. On 19 August she reported having damaged a 6,000-ton freighter near , and the following day told of having sunk a 250-ton Taki Maru-type pocket tanker by gunfire in Sibutu Passage, taking one man prisoner. This was the last report received direct from GRAYLING. On 23 August, she completed a special mission at Pandan Bay, Panay, delivering cargo to guerrillas. Guerrillas reported this mission. Then she departed for Tablas Strait, there to reconnoiter until 2 September, when she would patrol approaches to Manila until 10 September. She was to return to Pearl Harbor for refit, passing from SubSoWesPac to Subpac on 13 September. She was not heard from after 19 August 1943, and on 30 September 1943, GRAYLING was reported as presumed lost. It is certain that GRAYLING was lost between 9 and 12 September 1943 either in Lingayen Gulf or along the approaches to Manila. Seventy-five men perished with her that day. She was the eighteenth U.S. submarine loss of World War II. 1943 - PCU RAZORBACK (SS-394) keel laid as RAZORBACK at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. PCU REDFISH (SS-395) keel laid as REDFISH at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. PCU RONQUIL (SS-396) keel laid as RONQUIL at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1960 - PCU HADDO (SSN-604) keel laid as HADDO at New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden, NJ. 1967 - PCU NARWHAL (SSN-671) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. 1972 - PCU GUITARRO (SSN-665) commissioned USS GUITARRO (SSN-665) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. 1989 - PCU PENNSYLVANIA (SSBN-735) commissioned USS PENNSYLVANIA (SSBN-735) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. 1994 - Ex-HALIBUT (SSN-587) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. Ex-SCAMP (SSN-588) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. She became the first nuclear powered submarine to be dismantled as part of the U. S. Navy's Submarine Recycling Program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. This program lead to a safe and effective process for disposing of decommissioned nuclear powered submarines. 34

1995 - PCU TUCSON (SSN-770) commissioned USS TUCSON (SSN-770) at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA. September 10 1944 - PCU DENTUDA (SS-335) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1945 - PCU DIODON (SS-349) launched at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT. USS O-10 (SS-71) second decommissioning at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH. 1952 - USS BREAM (SS-243) second decommissioning at San Francisco for conversion to a Hunter-Killer Submarine. 1953 - USS ANGLER (SS-240) recommissioned USS ANGLER (SSK-240) after conversion to a Hunter-Killer Submarine at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. 1998 - Secretary of the Navy, John H. Dalton, named the lead ship of the new attack submarine class VIRGINIA (SSN-774). Designed to dominate the coastal region, while maintaining open-ocean supremacy, the class includes Tomahawk missile capability; advanced systems for anti-submarine and mine warfare; reconfigurable torpedo room for special missions; advanced SEAL delivery system (ASDS) and nine-man lock out trunk to launch unmanned underwater or aerial vehicles for mine reconnaissance, intelligence gathering and other missions; enhanced stealth; and enhanced electronic support measures (ESM). September 11 1918 - PCU R-18 (SS-95) commissioned USS R-18 at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA; Lt. Comdr. Felix X. Gygax in command. 1919 - PCU S-10 (SS-115) keel laid as S-10 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1923 - PCU S-46 (SS-157) launched at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, MA; sponsored by Miss Grace Roosevelt. 1940 - PCU DRUM (SS-228) keel laid as DRUM at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1942 - PCU STEELHEAD (SS-280) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. Brown. 1945 - USS O-3 (SS-64) second decommissioning at Portsmouth, NH. USS O-6 (SS-67) second decommissioning at Portsmouth, NH; struck from the Navy Vessel Register. 1948 - Ex-SEARAVEN (SS-196) sunk as target off the California coast. 1959 - USS TAUTOG (SS-199) placed out of service and struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 1971 - PCU PINTADO (SSN-672) commissioned USS PINTADO (SSN-672) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. 1982 - PCU MICHIGAN (SSBN-727) commissioned USS MICHIGAN (SSBN 727) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. 1995 - Ex-SWORDFISH (SSN-579) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. Ex-STURGEON (SSN-637) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. September 12 1935 - PCU PIKE (SS-173) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH; sponsored by Miss Jane Logan Snyder. 1943 - PCU PERCH (SS-313) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. David A. Hart. 35

1966 - PCU HAWKBILL (SSN-666) keel laid as HAWKBILL at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. 1986 - USS SKATE (SSN-578) decommissioned. 1987 - PCU KEY WEST (SSN-722) commissioned USS KEY WEST (SSN-722) at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA. PCU PASADENA (SSN-752) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. September 13 1948 - Ex-SKIPJACK (SS-184) struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 1969 - USS BASHAW (SS-241) third and final decommisssioning; struck from the Navy Vessel Register. 1969 - USS ROCK (SS-274) second decommissioning at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 1997 - PCU CHEYENNE (SSN-773) commissioned USS CHEYENNE (SSN-773) at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA. She was the sixty-second and last of the Los Angeles class (688-Improved) submarines. September 14 1915 - PCU M-1 (SS-47) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Co., Quincy, MA; sponsored by Miss Sara Dean Roberts. 1923 - PCU S-21 (SS-126) commissioned USS S-21 (SS-126) at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy MA; Lt. R. P. Luker commanding. PCU S-39 (SS-144) commissioned USS S-39 (SS-144) at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., San Francisco, CA; Lt. J. A. Scott commanding. 1931 - Ex-S-2 (SS-106) sold for scrapping. 1938 - PCU SQUALUS (SS-192) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas C. Hart. 1942 - USS S-21 (SS-126) decommissioned and transferred to the United Kingdom. 1943 - PCU BURRFISH (SS-312) commissioned USS BURRFISH (SS-312) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Commander W. B. Perkins commanding. 1945 - USS R-5 (SS-82) second decommissioning. Ex-S-1 (SS-105) scrapping complete at Durban, Natal, Union of South Africa. 1959 - PCU ETHAN ALLEN (SSBN-608) keel laid as ETHAN ALLEN at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. 1985 - PCU NEVADA (SSBN-733) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. 1992 - PCU CONNECTICUT (SSN-22) keel laid as CONNECTICUT at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. September 15 1941 - PCU POGY (SS-266) keel laid as POGY at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. 1943 - PCU PINTADO (SS-387) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1944 - USS BARB (SS-220) sank an 11,000 ton tanker and a 20,000 ton escort carrier with a six shot spread from her bow tubes and in the process narrowly missed being rammed by a destroyer. 1958 - PCU SWORDFISH (SSN-579) commissioned USS SWORDFISH (SSN-579) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1962 - PCU ANDREW JACKSON (SSBN-619) launched at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. 36

1964 - PCU JOHN C. CALHOUN (SSBN-630) commissioned USS JOHN C. CALHOUN (SSBN 630) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA. 1970 - Ex-CAVALLA (SS/SSK/AGSS-244) donated as a Museum and Memorial to Seawolf Park, Pelican Island, Galveston, TX. 1972 - Ex-SILVERSIDES (AGSS-236) donated as a Museum and Memorial to USS Silversides and Maritime Museum, Muskegon, MI USS BLACKFIN (SS-322) second decommissioning; struck from the Navy Vessel Register. 1988 - PCU RHODE ISLAND (SSBN-740) keel laid as RHODE ISLAND at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. September 16 1925 - PCU S-47 (SS-158) commissioned USS S-47 (SS-158) at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp., Quincy, MA; Lt. John Wilkes commanding. 1935 - USS S-48 (SS-159) second decommissioning; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, League Island, PA. 1943 - PCU CHUB (SS-329) keel laid as CHUB at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1947 - PCU TIRU (SS-416) launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; completed as a GUPPY type submarine. 1954 - several weeks before her first sea trials, a small pipe in the reactor compartment of USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) burst, filling the area with steam during a test of the steam system while the ship was at the Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton, CT. The test was part of a quality control effort to check the adequacy of the shipyard's inspection system. The incident initially appeared to be minor. There were slight personnel injuries and no radiation . However, subsequent investigation showed the situation to be more serious. Specifications called for seamless pipe, but ordinary stanchion pipe had been used. All suspect pipe was ripped out and the mistake lead to more stringent quality control measures. 1960 - PCU JACK (SSN-605) keel laid as JACK at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. PCU ROBERT E. LEE (SSBN-601) commissioned USS ROBERT E. LEE at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA. 1969 - Ex-TREPANG (SS-412) sunk as a target by USS Henderson (DD-785) and USS Fechteler (DD-870) during "Strike Ex 4-69". 1994 - PCU CHARLOTTE (SSN-766) commissioned USS CHARLOTTE (SSN-766) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA. September 17 1942 - PCU HOE (SS-258) launched at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT. 1945 - USS R-15 (SS-92) second decommissioning at Key West, FL. 1961 - Ex-DRAGONET (SS-293) sunk as a target after explosives tests in Upper in 150 feet of water. 1966 - PCU PARGO (SSN-650) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. 1994 - PCU GREENEVILLE (SSN-772) launched at Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA. September 18 1942 - PCU GURNARD (SS-254) commissioned USS GURNARD (SS-254) at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT; Lt. Comdr. C. H. Andrews commanding. PCU SCAMP (SS-277) commissioned USS SCAMP (SS-277) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, 37

Kittery, ME ; Comdr. W. G. Ebert commanding. 1982 - PCU PORTSMOUTH (SSN-707) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. 1995 - Ex-SEADRAGON (SSN-584) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. September 19 1903 - PCU PLUNGER (later A-1) (SS-2) commissioned USS PLUNGER at the Holland Co., New Suffolk, Long Island, NY. PCU (later A-6) (SS-7) commissioned USS PORPOISE at the Holland yard, New Suffolk, NY. PCU SHARK (later A-7) (SS-8) commissioned USS SHARK at the Holland yard, New Suffolk, NY. She was the seventh and last boat of the original Holland A class. 1943 - PCU GABILAN (SS-252) launched at the Electric Boat Co., Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Jules James, wife of Rear Admiral James. 1944 - PCU MACABI (SS-375) launched at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI. 1945 - USS R-18 (SS-95) second decommissioning at Portsmouth, NH. 1969 - PCU SEAHORSE (SSN-669) commissioned USS SEAHORSE (SSN-669) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. September 20 1922 - PCU S-28 (SS-133) launched at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, MA; sponsored by Mrs. William R. Monroe. 1941 - PCU GREENLING (SS-213) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. R. S. Holmes. 1945 - USS O-4 (SS-65) second decommissioning at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH. USS R-1 (SS-78) second decommissioning at Key West, FL. 1946 - PCU SPINAX (SS-489) commissioned USS SPINAX (SS-489) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1948 - Ex-TUNA (SS-203) was towed by fleet ocean tug TEKESTA (ATF-93) from Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA to a point off the U.S. west coast for the submarine's final disposition and her "eternal patrol" in 1,160 fathoms of water. 1968 - PCU BILLFISH (SSN-676) keel laid as BILLFISH at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1977 - USS RAY (SSN-653) struck the bottom south of Sardinia, Italy, damaging her bow area. RAY surfaced and proceeded to La Maddalena Naval Nase on Sardinia, escorted by USS GRAYLING (SSN-646). high-tech wizardry has lifted some of the mystery from events on June 20, 1941, when a U.S. Navy submarine disappeared with 33 men on board in a deep dive in the chilly waters off the Isles of Shoals. For half a century, all crew members of the USS O-9 (SS-70) were presumed lost at sea. But the precise location of the sleek, Quincy-built -era sub was not known for sure until this week. A Salem, NH, company used its sophisticated ''side-scan'' sonar equipment to peer into the depths from a University of New Hampshire research boat. A group of retired World War II submariners and Navy officials spotted the sub's partly crushed hull in water 420 feet deep, 17 miles off the New Hampshire coast. 2004 - USS PARCHE (SSN-683) returned to port for the final time at the Marginal Pier at Naval Base Kitsap, WA. PARCHE, the last active Sturgeon-class attack submarine, was due to be 38

decommissioned on October 19, 2004 after serving the fleet since 1973. She was configured for research and development from 1987-1991 and was used primarily for intelligence gathering and underwater salvage. September 21 1916 - PCU O-15 (SS-76) keel laid as O-15 at California Shipbuilding Company, Long Beach, CA. 1922 - PCU S-10 (SS-115) commissioned USS S-10 (SS-115) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Lt. Comdr. Carroll Q. Wright, Jr., commanding. 1942 - PCU CORVINA (SS-226) keel laid as CORVINA at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1945 - USS POLLACK (SS-180) decommissioned at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH. 1949 - the Soviet publication Red Fleet alleged USS COCHINO (SS- 345) was sunk off Murmansk while scouting out military information. 1984 - USS JACKSONVILLE (SSN-699) collided with a Navy barge off Norfolk, VA, while travelling on the surface. JACKSONVILLE struck the barge amidships and was reported to have caused minor damage to her bow. 1987 - PCU JEFFERSON CITY (SSN-759) keel laid as JEFFERSON CITY at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, VA. 1993 - USS GEORGE BANCROFT (SSBN-643) decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Vessel Register. September 22 1959 - PCU PATRICK HENRY (SSBN-599) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1989 - USS NARWHAL (SSN-671) sustained minor damage during Hurricane Hugo while submerged at the Charleston Naval Base, SC. The ship was moored with nine double wires and two three-inch ship's lines, all but one of which were ripped loose during the first half of the storm. During the eye of the storm, the captain discovered the submarine had drifted to the center of the Cooper River. Tugboats and NARWHAL's crew unsuccessfully tried to move the submarine back to the pier. As the storm began again, the captain submerged the submarine in the river and NARWHAL rode out the remainder of the hurricane with only part of her conning tower exposed. September 23 1902 - PCU PORPOISE (later A-6) (SS-7) launched at Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, NJ ; sponsored by Mrs. E. B. Frost, the wife of E. B. Frost of Crescent Shipyard. 1918 - PCU R-2 (SS-79) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; sponsored by Mrs. Charles M. Cooke. PCU R-22 (SS-99) launched at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Erie A. Eklund. PCU R-27 (SS-104) launched at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Mary Louise Foster. 1919 - PCU R-12 (SS-89) commissioned USS R-12 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; Lt. F. J. Cunneen commanding. 1943 - PCU BRILL (SS-330) keel laid as BRILL at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1944 - PCU BOARFISH (SS-327) commissioned USS BOARFISH (SS-327) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton CT; Commander R. L. Gross commanding. PCU CHARR (SS-328) commissioned USS CHARR (SS-328); Commander F. D. Boyle commanding. 1996 - Ex-LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN-644) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 2005 - Capt. Joseph E. Tofalo relieved Capt. L. David Marquet as Commander, Submarine Squadron

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Three (COMSUBRON 3), in a change of command ceremony onboard USS OLYMPIA (SSN-717) at the Pearl Harbor Naval Station, HI submarine piers. Marquet relinquished command with three of his squadron's six fast attack submarines deployed to the Western Pacific, a fact that Pacific Submarine Force commander Rear Adm. Jeffrey Cassias hailed as a huge accomplishment. USS KEY WEST (SSN-722), USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) and USS COLUMBIA (SSN-771) were deployed, having completed their deployment preparations under Marquet's command. Additionally, OLYMPIA completed a deployment in the Western Pacific, while USS CHICAGO (SSN- 721) was nearing completion of her deployment preparations. The squadron's sixth submarine, USS HONOLULU (SSN-718) was nearing completion of maintenance availability in the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. Marquet, who served as the squadron's commander since August 2004, became the executive assistant to the Chief of Naval Personnel in Washington D.C. Tofalo, a 1983 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, was previously the Submarine Command Course instructor in Norfolk, VA. He commanded USS MAINE (SSBN-741) (GOLD). September 24 1918 - PCU H-5 (SS-148) launched at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. 1920 - Ex-A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) designated for use as a target. 1942 - PCU THREADFIN (SS-410) name changed from "Sole" this day during the contract award stage of her life. 1945 - USS SALMON (SS-182) decommissioned. 1948 - Ex-TUNA (SS-203) sunk as a target in 1,160 fathoms of water off the U.S. west coast. 1969 - USS CUSK (SS-348) decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 1983 - PCU HONOLULU (SSN-718) launched at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1992 - USS GEORGE C. MARSHALL (SSBN-654) decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 1994 - PCU COLUMBIA (SSN-771) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. September 25 1925 - USS S-51 (SS-162) lost with 33 officers and men after being rammed by by the merchant steamer SS City of Rome off Block Island, NY. There were three survivors. 1941 - PCU SUNFISH (SS-281) keel laid as SUNFISH at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. 1943 - PCU FLASHER (SS-249) commissioned USS FLASHER (SS-249) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; R. T. Whitaker commanding. 1945 - USS R-9 (SS-86) second decommissioning at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH. 1946 - USS PICUDA (SS-382) decommissioned; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New London Group. 1971 - PCU SAND LANCE (SSN-660) commissioned USS SAND LANCE (SSN-660) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1982 - PCU HOUSTON (SSN-713) commissioned USS HOUSTON (SSN-713) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1990 - USS JAMES MONROE (SSBN-622) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register. September 26 1917 - PCU N-1 (SS-53) commissioned USS N-1 at Seattle Construction and Drydock Company, Seattle, WA; Lt. G. A. Trevor commanding. PCU N-2 (SS-54) commissioned USS N-2 at Seattle Construction and Drydock Company, 40

Seattle, WA; Lt. Hugh C. Frazer commanding. PCU N-3 (SS-55) commissioned USS N-3 at Seattle Construction and Drydock Company, Seattle, WA; Lt. William R. Munroe commanding. 1921 - USS R-6 (SS-83) sank at San Pedro Harbor after a crewman opened both outer and inner torpedo tube doors. She was refloated October 13, 1921 by USS R-10 (SS-87) and Cardinal. 1925 - PCU BASS V-2 (SF-5) (later-BASS) (SS-164) commissioned USS V-2 (SF-5) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Lieutenant Commander G. A. Rood commanding. 1943 - PCU GUITARRO (SS-363) launched at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI. 1961 - USS CHARR (SS-328) suffered engine room flooding while submerged at 100 feet and operating 150 miles west of San Diego, CA. Two sailors sealed themselves in the flooded compartment and saved the submarine and her 76 crewmen by manning the controls until the submarine surfaced. 2002 - the Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, DC, awarded a $442,923,371 contract to Electric Boat Corporation to provide detail design, procurement and manufacturing of Long Lead Time Material (LLTM). The contract helped support the conversion of up to four Ohio-class SSBN submarines to Ohio-class SSGN submarines. It also provided for a complete, accurate and producible Ship Detail Design and the manufacture and procurement of LLTM to support the conversion of SSBN Submarines to SSGN Submarines. The work was performed in Groton, CT, Quonset and Newport, RI, with completion expected by September, 2007. September 27 1917 - PCU O-3 (SS-64) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA. 1938 - PCU SEAWOLF (SS-197) keel laid as SEAWOLF at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1943 - PCU SCABBARDFISH (SS-397) keel laid as SCABBARDFISH at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1945 - USS R-6 (SS-83) second decommissioning at Key West, FL. USS R-20 (SS-97) second decommissioning at Portsmouth, NH. 1969 - PCU TREPANG (SSN-674) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 2002 - wearing the traditional lei on her sail, USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705) arrived in Pearl Harbor, HI, for a port visit on her way to her new homeport in Guam. She is part of Submarine Squadron 15 (SUBRON15), reactivated in February 2001 in a ceremony held on board USS Frank Cable (AS-40). After 20 years of dormancy, the squadron was reactivated to support the homeporting of up to three Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines, of which CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI was the first. 2004 - the International Submarine Escape and Rescue Liaison Office (ISMERLO) was officially activated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Naval Support Activity Norfolk, VA. Vice Adm. Kirkland H. Donald, commander, Naval Submarine Forces and Allied Submarine Command, and the ISMERLO team did the honors, cutting the ribbon and opening the door to a new approach to submarine rescue. ISMERLO is the international hub for information and coordination on submarine rescue. Any time a submarine runs into trouble, ISMERLO can quickly post the word on the Internet, find a system capable of rescuing the submarine, and coordinate a rescue effort in support of the country involved. ISMERLO will use it's Web site, www.ismerlo.org, as the primary medium for submarine rescue coordination. Part of the Web site's function is to provide a relatively 41

easy format to provide information to decision makers, or people who just need to know where the rescue is and what's going on. 2005 - the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS SCRANTON (SSN-756) returned to Norfolk Naval Station, VA after a six-month deployment. SCRANTON deployed in March as part of the USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG). The crew demonstrated the great flexibility of fast-attack submarines, participating in two major joint exercises - “Caya Green”, a bilateral U.S./Israel exercise and “Inspired Siren” with the Pakistani Navy. Commissioned in January 1991, SCRANTON is 360 feet long, displaces 6,900 tons, and can travel in excess of 25 knots. The submarine is named after the city of Scranton, PA, located in the Lackawanna River Valley. September 28 1916 - PCU L-2 (SS-41) commissioned USS L-2 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; Lt. (j.g.) Augustine H. Gray commanding. PCU L-7 (SS-46) launched at Craig Shipbuilding Company, Long Beach, CA; sponsored by Mrs. William B. Forgarty. 1922 - USS L-8 (SS-48) arrived at , VA, for decommissioning. 1940 - PCU MACKEREL (SS-204) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Wm. R. Furlong. 1943 - PCU ROBALO (SS-273) commissioned USS ROBALO (SS-273) at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI; Comdr. Manning M. Kimmel commanding. USS CISCO (SS-290) and Commanding Officer "Red" Coe put out on her first war patrol 20 September but never returned. Japanese records tell of sighting a submarine leaking oil on 28 September in an area where CISCO is known to have been the only submarine then operating. Japanese records state this submarine was sunk by bombs and depth charges. CISCO’s area was a large rectangular one in the South China Sea between Luzon and the coast of French Indo-China. In order to reach it, she was to pass through the Arafoera Sea area, the , Manipa Strait, Molukka Passage, the , Sibutu Passage, the Sulu Sea and Strait. On 28 September, CISCO should have been due west of Mindanao in the center of the Sulu Sea. On that day a Japanese antisubmarine attack was made slightly north and east of CICSO’s expected position. In reporting the attack the Japanese state “Found a sub tailing oil. Bombing. Ships cooperated with us. The oil continued to gush out even on tenth of October.” The attack would seem to have been made by planes in cooperation with ships. No submarine that returned from patrol reported having been attacked at this time and position. Nothing had been seen of or heard from CISCO since her departure from Darwin, and on 4 and 5 November 1943, Headquarters Task Force Seventy-One was unable to make radio contact with her. At the time of her loss it was considered very unlikely that a recurrence of trouble with her main hydraulic system could explain her sinking, and the only other possible clue was the fact that a Japanese plane was reported over Darwin at twenty thousand feet on the morning of her second departure. The attack listed above is thought to probably explain this loss. No enemy minefields are known to have been in her area, or en route to it. Seventy-six men perished with her that day. She was the nineteenth U.S. submarine loss of World War II. 1982 - USS SAM HOUSTON (SSN-609) spilled less than 50 gallons of low-level radioactive water during a test while she was in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA, undergoing routine maintenance, according to the Navy. The spill was stopped, the 42

water was contained within the ship, and no radioactivity was released to the environment. The submarine's reactor was not operating. Two individuals were in the area during the spill and one of these individuals received low-level radioactive contamination. 1988 - USS BONEFISH (SS-582) decommissioned as a result of an on board fire. 1991 - PCU ASHEVILLE (SSN-758) commissioned USS ASHEVILLE (SSN-758) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, VA. 2000 - USS HELENA (SSN-725) was in port at for Exercise Pacific Reach 2000. The Republic of Singapore Navy, the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force, the Republic of Korea Navy and the U.S. Navy were participating in this first-ever cooperative regional submarine rescue exercise. Pacific Reach was conducted in the South China Sea about 200 nautical miles northeast of Singapore. members of the U. S. Navy's Deep Submergence Unit Diving Systems Detachment and the Submarine Rescue Chamber (SRC) were aboard the MV Kendrick in preparation for "Exercise Pacific Reach". 2005 - the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS SANTA FE (SS-763) pulled in to Goa, India marking the half-way point of Exercise Malabar 2005. Malabar is a joint Indian-American exercise designed to bolster relations between our two countries and enable the two countries to work together against a common threat. This year’s exercise was the largest to date including two U.S. Destroyers, USS Nimitz and the submarine SANTA FE. The Indian Navy contributed a carrier, a submarine, a frigate and their New Delhi-class Destroyer. September 29 1917 - PCU O-12 (SS-73) launched at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Homer S. Cummings. 1943 - USS POMPANO (SS-181) left Midway on 20 August 1943 to start her seventh war patrol and was never heard from again. Her orders were to patrol off the east coast of Honshu from about 29 August to sunset of 27 September 1943, and then to return to Pearl Harbor for refit, stopping at Midway en route for fuel. When no transmission was received from her, especially just prior to her expected arrival at Midway on 5 October, word was sent from Pearl Harbor to keep a sharp lookout for her. By 15 October, all hope was abandoned, and POMPANO was reported as presumed lost in enemy waters. Japanese information available now shows no attack which could conceivably have been directed towards POMPANO. On 6 September POMPANO was informed by dispatch that the area to the north of her own was open. Since that area was considered more productive for sinkings than the one she was in, it is quite possible that she moved into it. Both the area between Honshu and Hokkaido, and the one east of northern Honshu are known to have been heavily mined by the enemy, with the greatest of mines in the northern area. In view of the evidence given, it is considered probable that POMPANO met her end by an unreported attack. Seventy-seven men perished with her that day. She was the seventeenth U.S. submarine loss of World War II. POMPANO received seven battle stars for service in World War II. PCU JALLAO (SS-368) keel laid as JALLAO at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI. 1977 - USS PINTADO (SSN-672) damaged rudder avoiding a R.O.K. ship while off Korea during exercises. 43

USS ARCHERFISH (SSN-678) and USS PHILADELPHIA (SSN-690) collided stern to stern at slow speed at the Groton submarine base, CT, minor damage was reported. 1978 - USS SAILFISH (SS-572) decommissioned at Submarine Support Facility, San Diego, CA. 1988 - Ex-GROWLER (SSG-577) donated as a Museum and Memorial to Intrepid Sea Air Space Museum, Intrepid Square, New York, NY. 1989 - USS BATON ROUGE (SSN-689) in collision with Russian Serria Class submarine. the newly-commissioned USS PENNSYLVANIA (SSBN-735) ran aground as she entered the channel during her first visit to Port Canaveral, FL. Tugboats freed the submarine in about two hours and a Navy spokesperson said, "As far as we know, it's fine." Port Canaveral is a public dock facility adjacent to the Navy complex where submarines are loaded with missiles for test firings off Cape Canaveral. 1997 - Ex-WHALE (SSN-638) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. Ex-BERGALL (SSN-667) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. September 30 1918 - PCU H-5 (SS-148) commissioned USS H-5 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. 1936 - USS S-11 (SS-116) decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA. USS S-12 (SS-117) decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. USS S-13 (SS-118) decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet 1942 - PCU FLASHER (SS-249) keel laid as FLASHER at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1946 - USS DEVILFISH (SS-292) decommissioned at San Francisco, CA; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. USS ICEFISH (SS-367) decommissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. 1954 - PCU NAUTILUS (SSN-571), the world's first nuclear powered ship, was commissioned USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1958 - USS RAY (SS-271) second decommissioning at Charleston Naval Shipyard, Charleston, SC. Ex-ULUA (SS-428) was sold for scrapping to the Portsmouth Salvage Company, Inc., Portsmouth, VA for $45,690. 1964 - PCU VON STEUBEN (SSBN-632) commissioned USS VON STEUBEN (SSBN 632) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, VA. 1968 - USS STERLET (SS-392) second decommissioning. 1978 - Ex-SAILFISH (SS-572) stricken, to be disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise (usually a target). 1986 - DSV-5 (ex-NEMO) disposed of by transfer to other Government Agencies, States. Schools, Sea Scouts, etc. 1991 - Ex-ROBERT E. LEE (SSBN/SSN-601) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 1994 - Ex-GREENLING (SSN-614) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 1996 - Ex-SEAHORSE (SSN-669) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 44

1997 - Ex-SEAWOLF (SSN-575) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. Ex-HENRY CLAY (SSBN-625) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. Ex-BATON ROUGE (SSN-689) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 1998 - Ex-GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN/SSN-598) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. PCU TEXAS (SSN-775) awarded to Northrup Grumman Newport News, VA and under construction in the U.S. by the Navy; unassigned to fleet. PCU HAWAII (SSN-776) awarded to the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. and under construction in the U.S. by the Navy; unassigned to fleet. PCU NORTH CAROLINA (SSN-777) awarded to Northrup Grumman Newport News, VA and under construction in the U.S. by the Navy; unassigned to fleet.

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Base Commander Brian Steffen and Junior Vice Commander Randy Browning presenting a base flag to Governor Nikki Haley at the State House on September 3rd.

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October 2013 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 3 4 5 USS Seawolf (SS-197) in 1944

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 USS S-44 (SS-155) USS Wahoo USS Dorado in 1943 (SS-238) in 1943 (SS-248) in 1943

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Base meeting at the Jeffro Wagner USS Escolar Flight Deck: (SS-294) in 1944 1800 Social 1900 Dinner

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 USS Shark II USS Tang (SS-314) in 1944 (SS-306) in 1944 USS Darter (SS-227) in 1944

27 28 29 30 31 USS O-5 (SS-66) In 1923

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During the Civil War the Confederacy undertook the construction of various submarines. Horace L. Hunley financed the building of the Pioneer (1862) by James McClintock and Baxter Watson, but it never entered combat. A second vessel was lost en route to the fighting. The first submarine to sink a ship was the hand-powered Hunley. This cigar-shaped boat was made of boiler plate and manned by a crew of nine. It took the lives of thirty-five volunteers in five trial runs and became known as the Peripatetic Coffin. On the night of 17 February 1864, it drove its spar torpedo into the Union Housatonic anchored at the entrance to Charleston harbor, South Carolina, and both vessels sank. The Union's one attempt to construct a submarine proved abortive; the main effort went into semisubmersibles and monitors.

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