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 January 2014

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Lost Boats 3

Picture of the Month 12

Featured World War II Submarine Commanding Officer of the Month 14

CO’s Stateroom 16

XO’S Stateroom 17

Members 18

Honorary Members 18

Meeting Minutes 19

Base Contacts 20

Birthdays 20

Welcome 20

Binnacle List 20

Quote of the Month 20

Word of the Month 20

Member Profile of the Month 21

Traditions of the Naval Service 24

Dates in U.S. Naval History 25

U.S. Submarine History 29

Submarine Memorials 47

Monthly Calendar 48

Submarine Trivia 59

Advertising Partners 50

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USS Scorpion (SS-278)

Lost on Jan 5, 1944 with the loss of 77 officers and men in the East Lost on: Sea, on her 4th war patrol. It is assumed she was sunk by a mine.

NavSource.org US Navy Official Photo

Class: SS 212 Commissioned: 10/1/1942 Launched: 7/20/1942 Builder: Portsmouth Navy Yard Length: 307 , Beam: 27 #Officers: 6, #Enlisted: 54 Fate: Scorpion was lost with all hands.76 men lost. Sunk by possible Japanese mine in

NavSource.org the Yellow Sea off China.

Crew Listing EM2 James Shirley Alexander S1 Harold Frederick Christman SC3 Charles Whitney Appleton TM2 Jack Earl Clough SC1 Lorren Lee Bausman MoMMC Theodore Thomas Cornelius S1 Hollis Fields Bell RMC Joseph William Cunningham LT(jg) Robert Thomas Brown TM3 Lawrence William Deane QM1 Rufus Hardy Bynum StM1 Raymond Palmer Dews EM2 Robert Joseph Chamberlain ENS Vincent Robert Drake

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LT(jg) Robert Brent Drane LT (XO) Canterbury Brooke Pierce TM2 Ernest Lee Echorst YN3 Robert Marion Rairden LT(jg) Richmond Hazen Ellis EMC Wilbert Lloyd Randolph MoMM1 Edward Joseph English EMC Jack Presley Rawlings S1 Lee Mainert Faber LCDR Reginald Marbury Raymond QM2 James Augustus Fasnacht S1 Frederic James Robiliard MoMM1 Lyle Duane Faustman TM2 Thomas Edward Roche St3 Nearest Fergerson S2 Albert Vivian Rowe QMC William Andrew, Jr. Flaherty S1 Bill Saunders GM2 John Francis Glazier LT Donald Stone Scheu EM2 Paul Lester Harvey CDR (CO) Maximilian Gmelich Schmidt F2 Robert Delbert, Jr. Harvey MoMM1 Daniel Arthur Seaman TM1 Jean Thomas Heidenrich EM1 William Irving Sears MoMM1 Carl Pierce Heinz TM3 Mark Walter Setvate MoMM3 David Alexander Himes F1 James Shake S2 Frank Edwin Hood PhM1 Irvin Sidney Shapiro GMC Carl Merton Hund MoMM3 Paul DeSales Shea TM3 Robert Emmet Hutchinson MoMM3 Russell Oras Sink MoMM2 George Edward Ingram TM3 Samuel Raygene Skelton S2 Robert Louis Jacobs RM3 Donald Elwood Smith MoMMC Nicholas Leo Koster TM3 Joseph Francis Smith MoMM3 Edward Krowczykowicz MoMMC Charles Ray Spears MoMM2 Walter Clarence Labarthe MoMM1 Edgar Allen Sturges TM2 Billie Eugene Larimore EM1 Wilbur Everett Tarbell MoMM2 Robert William Lloyd RM3 Jack Townsend CCS Lawrence Anthony Manganello TM1 Raymond Vincent Udick RM1 Stanley Edward Matthews TM2 Jack Leroy Voorhees MoMM1 Russell Kenneth McMillan FC3 Rudolph Fred Weidenbach RT2 Frank Angus, Jr. McNally MoMM3 Robert Roland Williford EM2 Paul Judson, Jr. Miller LT Raymond Joseph, Jr. Wise QM2 Howard William Morgan MoMM2 Robert Lee, Sr. Womack EM2 Lyle Edward Mosbey RM1 Karl Zimmermann

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USS Argonaut (SS-166)

Lost on Jan 10, 1943 with the loss of 105 officers and men off , on her 3rd war patrol. While attacking a , she torpedoed a Jap Lost on: who along with 2 other depth charged her. As she tried to surface, the destroyers sunk her by gun fire.

Navy Photo / NavSource.com

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Class: SS 166 Commissioned: 4/2/1928 Launched: 10/10/1927 Builder: Portsmouth Navy Yard Length: 381 , Beam: 34 #Officers: 8, #Enlisted: 80 Fate: On Jan. 10, 1943 Argonaut was forced to the surface by the depth charges from 3 Jap Destroyers and she was destroyed with all hands by surface fire.105 officers and men went down with the submarine. NavSource.org

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Crew Listing YN1 Charles Henry Alexander ENS George Howard Kocis QM2 Robert Dean Alexander TM3 Frank Manley Koller LT Robert Walker Allen TM2 Guy Edwin Lauder MoMMC Charles Hugh Baker MoMM2 George Elmer Lay S1 Robert Norman Ball EM1 Charles Cecil Leaverton EMC Thomas Walter Beecham RM3 Kenneth Richard Legler MA1 Marcelino Taclob Bergado RMC Lawrence Dewain Leland MoMM2 John Ben Bodak EM3 Frederick Henderson Lewis MM3 Frank Howard Bowers MoMMC Harold Luke Logan LT Gordon Albert Bowker EM2 George Alvin Lokey MoMMC Robert Henry Boyt MA1 Zody Leyritana Los Banes MoMM2 Malcolm Marion Brooks TM1 Richard Martin, Jr. Maloney MoMM2 Milton Victor Brown MA2 Paulino Pascual Martin MoMM2 Crawford Keller Campbell EM3 Elmo McClelland MoMM1 Stanley Herbert Carlisle EM2 Robert Henry Miller MoMMC Walter Arnoldus Cartmell S1 Walter Fred, Jr. Miller GMC Charles Joseph Cerrinack LT(jg) Blaine Gilmore Miltner RM1 Ivan Bush Corbin FC3 Thomas Moore Morgan F2 Alfred Cox S1 William Hugh, Jr. Myers GM3 Rodney Charles Davidson S1 Thomas Anthony, Jr. Narrow S2 Warren Walter Davis EM3 Roland Franklin Nichols MoMM2 Donald Henry Dischner OS2 Percy James Olds LT John Leak, Jr. Everett S1 Billie Butler Parker MoMM2 Dario Frank Facchini MoMM2 Theodore Parker S2 John Ferentz RM2 Rolla, Jr. Parsons S1 Charles Venable Ferguson EM3 James Wallace Peevey BM2 George William Finley LCDR (CO) John Reeves Pierce GM1 William Daniel Fitzgerald MM3 Wayne Louis Pritchard BM2 John Gasko EMC Algerd John Rasimas S1 John Adam, Jr. Gilliland SM2 Paul Byron Remillard GM2 Ray Lester Goshorn LT (XO) Robert Neal Robertson S2 Virgil Eugene Hall GMC Harold Lomani Rolland EM2 Edward John Hansen S1 Gerald Mann Rollins TM3 Robert Norris Harbison CSC Lupe Romero SC3 Ernest Hutton Harrison MoMM1 Marion Francis Roup MoMM2 Dennis Russell Hartman MoMM2 James B. Rule MoMM2 Francis Marion Hogg TM3 Fred Edsal Schempp RM1 Billy John Hudson RM3 Walter Francis Seidman S2 Ray Hunter MoMM2 Hugo Joseph Serafini CQM George Stanley, Sr. Jenkins YN2 David Carrol Sheeks S2 Gerald Kaplan MoMM1 Elwin William Sigler PhM1 Frederick Graybill Kaylor LT Forrest White Simoneau MoMM1 James Arthur Kelley BMC Thomas Luther Smith SC1 Harold Kessinger MoMM2 John Robert Spaeth QM3 Arthur Lanham Knapp GM2 Jason Stanley 6

OC2 Willie David Thomas TM2 Clifford Charles, Jr. White S1 Henry John Tinling S1 Thomas Allen White GM1 Julius Vesmas TM3 Roy Windfred Williams MoMM1 William Edward Vierling GM1 William Denman Winsor MoMM2 Earle Jentoft Wagner MM3 Robert Donald Wylie MM3 William George Wehner SC3 Edward Lawrence Zintz

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USS Swordfish (SS-193)

Lost on Jan12, 1945 with the loss of 83 officers and men somewhere near Lost on: Okinawa, on her 13th war patrol. Probably was lost to a mine.

US Navy Official Photo NavSource.org

Class: SS 188 Commissioned: 7/22/1939 Launched: 4/1/1939 Builder: Portsmouth Navy Yard Length: 311, Beam: 27 #Officers: 5, #Enlisted: 50 Fate: After repeated attempts to contact Swordfish by radio had failed, she was NavSource.org reported as presumed lost, the victim of unknown causes. 89 men lost.

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Crew Listing CSC Arthur Abrahamson TM3 Jack Edwin Haynes MoMM2 Roy Gordon Arold MoMM2 Ray Holland PhM3 Donald Baeckler LT Robert Darlington, Jr. Hoopes MoMM1 Gilbert Speight Baker MoMM3 Fred Alfred Hrynko RM1 Joseph James Basta LTjg Robert Laurin Janes F1 Mack Bates MoMM3 Robert Eugene Johnson LCDR Daniel Sparks, Jr. Baughman PhoM3 Stephan John Johnson S1 Claude Joseph Benbennick F1 John Robert Kelly MoMM2 Michael Billy St3 Vernon Kirk RM3 Joseph Roger Leo Blanchard MoMM3 William Edward Kohler MoMM2 LeRoy Joseph Bleasdell MM2 Richard Brissett Kremer MoMM3 Wesley Clement Bogdan TM3 Roy Earl, Jr. Kroll MoMM3 Andrew Earl Braley F1 Hollis Oyer Lauderdale SC1 Robert Joseph Brown MoMM3 Douglas Cleveland Lindsay RTC Fred Morcombe, Jr. Cauley YNC Gerald Augusta Looney EM2 Allan Daniel Clark S1 Russell LoPresti TM3 Timothy Joseph Connors TM3 John Joseph, Jr. Madden RM3 Marshall Edward, Jr. Cox ENS Paul Marvin LT Robert Francis Daly EM2 James Mosco Mayfield EM2 Herman Watson Davis RT3 Morriss Franklin McCaffrey LT John Valentine Delladonna FC2 William Thomas, Jr. Meacham TM2 Warren Dillon CDR (CO) Keats Edmund Montross S1 Gordon Kraft Draga GM2 Kenneth Eugene Pence EM2 Loris Henry Duncan BM2 Fremont Petty MoMM1 Emory Webster, Sr. Dunton PhM1 Gordon Ralph Plourd BK3 Leonard Oscar Echols ENS Claude Lee Pollard TM2 George Vyell Edwards S1 Earl W., Jr. Preston EM3 Robert Lesslie Emmingham LCDR (XO) John Briscoe Pye GM3 Eugene Raymond Fausset MoMM3 Harry Newman, Jr. Robinson S1 Kenneth Ferdinand Feiss QMC William Eugene Russell TM1 Eugene James Forsythe LT Karl DeWitt Schwendener S1 John Gerald Fowler COX William Siskaninetz EM1 Nick Funk QM3 James Adam Skeldon SM2 Emery Andrew, Jr. Galley MoMMC Clifford Francis Slater QM2 Dee Edward, Jr. Gambrell MoMM2 Mike Soffes MoMM3 Eleazar Garza EM3 Frank Herbert, Jr. Spencer S1 Bernard Joseph, Jr. Geraghty MoMM1 Wallace Greeley Statton MoMM2 Howard Marshal Gilfillan TM2 Harold Albert Stone MoMM1 John Vincennes Graf EM3 Fred A. Tarbox RM3 George Patrick Graham S1 James Frank Taylor StM1 William Penn Grandy TM3 Elwood Kenneth Van Horn EM1 Ralph Lewis Hafter TM2 Arnold John Wagner EMC Charles Edwin Hall TM1 Thurman August Williams MoMM1 Ralph Walter Haserodt EM3 Joseph Edwin Wren EM3 Winslow Carlton Haskins 9

USS S-36 (SS-141)

Lost on Jan 20, 1942 with no loss of life, on her 2nd war patrol. She ran Lost on: hard aground on a reef and radioed for help. The entire crew was rescued by a Dutch ship after they scuttled her.

US Navy Official Photo

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Class: SS S Commissioned: 4/4/1923 Launched: 6/3/1919 Builder: Union Iron Works Length: 219 , Beam: 22 #Officers: 4, #Enlisted: 34 Fate: S-36 was lost when it was destroyed after she ran aground on the Taka Bakang Reef in Strait, Indonesia, near

NavSource.org Makassar City. The crew was rescued.

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USS S-26 (SS-131)

Lost on Jan 24, 1942 with the loss of 46 officers and men in the Gulf of Panama, on her 2nd war patrol. She was rammed by the USS PC-460 and Lost on: sunk within seconds. The CO, XO and one lookout on the bridge, were the only survivors.

US Navy Official Photo

BC Patch

Class: SS S Commissioned: 10/15/1923 Launched: 10/22/1922 Builder: Fore River Shipbuilding Co Length: 219 , Beam: 22 #Officers: 4, #Enlisted: 34 Fate: Rammed by PC-460 at night in the Gulf of Panama, S-26 sank on 24 January 1942 with the loss of 46 men Two men

NavSource.org survived. Her hull was not salvaged.

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Crew Listing MM1 Leonard William Adams MA1 Nathaniel Noble Johnson S2 Leroy Arthur Amick MM1 Harry John Kassebaum EM2 Glen Willard Anderson EM1 Walter Garcia Lorente F2 George Baranick COX Lloyd Milford Love MM1 Clinton Adam Bauer RM1 Robert Wallace MacLachlan S2 Alvin Charles Baumbach TM3 Raymond Charles Mattes S1 William Paul Biebuyck AS Robert Edward Nelson YN1 Harry Allen Brown SM3 John Patrick O'Brien MM1 Edwin Bruno Burchart LT Thomas Videtto Peters F2 George Owen Burroughs F1 Arthur Burnett Peterson F2 Carl Rex Claflin MM2 Hazel B. Plyler (AKA Pyler, H. B.) MM2 Carl Cecil Clark GM2 Carl Raymond Ramsey MM2 Richard Kenneth Clough F1 Steven Samuel Rifkin S1 Eugene Oscar Crabtree EM2 George Gilbert Russell EMC Byron Crumbley SM1 Clifford Edward Russler RM3 James Douglas Dawson RMC John Michael Schmutz GM3 Elwood Ehrle TM2 William Chester Seibert MMC David Birch Evans TMC Herbert Fred Shattuck MM2 Ray Amos Freeman ENS Joseph Briggs Stubbins MM2 Robert Francis Gamble ENS Harry Landau Taylor TMC Joseph Mathew Gill SC2 Thomas Calvin Thompson QM2 Robert Earl Holt TM3 Paul Herbert Tow MM1 Bennie Stephen Homic F2 Roderique Dolar Vezina

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View on beam of the Scorpion (SS-278) while fitting out on the Piscataqua River at Portsmouth Navy Yard, N.H. 10 December 1942 .

Source: http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08250.htm

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Featured World War II Submarine Commanding Officer of the Month

Dudley W. ("Mush") Morton

Dudley Walker Morton (July 17, 1907 – October 11, 1943) was a submarine commander of the during World War II. He was commander of USS Wahoo (SS-238) during its third through seventh patrols. Wahoo was one of the most-celebrated of World War II, sinking at least 19 Japanese ships, more than any other submarine of the time. Morton and Wahoo disappeared in 1943 during a patrol near La Perouse Strait, and was ultimately declared deceased three years later.

A native of Owensboro, Kentucky, Morton graduated from the Naval Academy in 1930. There he received the nickname "Mushmouth", after a character in the cartoon strip Moon Mullins whose large square jaw and prominent mouth resembled Morton's. The nickname was shortened to "Mush", by which he was known for much of his life. ]

Prior to the beginning of World War II, he served in the USS Saratoga (CV-3), USS (CA- 29), USS Canopus (AS-9), USS Fairfax (DD-93), and the submarines USS R-5 (SS-82) and USS S-37 (SS-142).

Promoted to Commander October 15, 1942, he was in nominal command of USS Dolphin (SS- 169) while it underwent extended repairs at . He was relieved to make a war patrol in USS Wahoo (SS-238) between November 8 and December 26 as prospective commanding officer, a supernumerary position to prepare him for command of a fleet boat. Morton took command of Wahoo on December 31 in Brisbane, . Between January 26, 1943 and October 11, he carried out four offensive patrols, during which Wahoo was responsible for sinking 19 cargo and transport ships for a combined total of 55,000 tons.

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During Wahoo 's third war patrol, Morton was responsible for an incident which resulted in shipwrecked soldiers in about twenty lifeboats of sunken Japanese transport Bunyo Maru being fired on while in the water. Morton's exec, Richard O'Kane, who was on Wahoo 's bridge when the incident took place, likened to attacks on small craft made during the Dunkirk evacuation, and for the same reason: to prevent the enemy from recovering a body of troops that would shortly fight again. However, the Hague Convention of 1907 bans the killing of shipwreck survivors under any circumstances.

Controversy still attaches to this action, since survivors in the water may have been deliberately targeted. Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, the contemporary COMSUBPAC, asserts survivors were army troops and turned machinegun and rifle fire on Wahoo while she maneuvered on the surface, and such resistance was common in submarine warfare. O'Kane stated fire from Wahoo was intended to force the troops to abandon their boats and no troops were deliberately targeted. Clay Blair states Morton opened fire first and the shipwrecked returned fire with handguns.

Whatever the case, Morton and O'Kane had misidentified the survivors as Japanese. In fact, they were mainly Indian POWs of 2nd Battalion, 16th Punjab Regiment, plus escorting forces from the 26th Field Ordnance Depot. Of 1,126 men aboard Buyo Maru , just 195 Indians and 87 Japanese died in all, including those killed in the initial sinking. The low number suggests O'Kane's defense, that Morton fired only on the boats, may be correct. It proved a rare occurrence, in any event.

Unlike German submariner Heinz-Wilhelm Eck, who was executed as a war criminal for ordering the killing of civilian shipwreck survivors, Morton did not face any criminal liability for his alleged actions. O'Kane believed this event prevented Morton from being awarded the Medal of Honor.

After three arduous war patrols, Morton was given the highly dangerous assignment of penetrating the Sea of . Commander Morton was reported missing in action in December, when his submarine was presumed lost. After the war, it was determined from Japanese records that, on October 11, in the time frame in which the Wahoo was expected to exit through La Perouse Strait, an antisubmarine aircraft found a surfaced submarine and attacked, dropping three depth charges.

Declared deceased on January 7, 1946, Morton had been awarded the Navy Cross, three gold stars in lieu of a second, third, and fourth Navy Cross, and the Army Distinguished Service Cross

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Good evening gentlemen,

Good Evening,

Happy New Year to one and all. I hope the New Year brings great riches and good health to each and every one of you your families. Our base finished with ONLY five individuals who did not pay their dues, which is good, I hope for none, but still good. The new year brings new hopes of what can we do, of participation for our base in not only parades and Kamp Kemo, but, getting involved in some community outreach of one type or another. A way of giving back, if you will. Nothing specific, willing to listen to any and all ideas.

How many of you have a will? How many have a living will? How many know what a living will is? Have any of you ever sat and wrote a resume, or history of what you did while riding the boats. All those great tales of shooting TDU, or that “guy” that blew sanitarys on themselves.

We all have relatives, kids, grandkids, and none of them know anything of what we did, what we experienced. The feeling of that “first dive”, you remember when the hatches shut for the last time for a long while. Walking on cans, in the passageway, during the first part of the run, then, running out of stuff toward the end. There are ways of taking a video of you, speaking of what you saw, what you did, the stuff that would put smiles on their faces, and memories in their heart. Sit and write a little each day of what you did, something to leave of ourselves. If any of these are of interest, let’s talk and do it. This is YOUR Base, let’s hear what you want to accomplish.

Have a great night and I’ll see you Tuesday.

Brian

Commander Palmetto Base

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Brothers of the Fin,

We still have just a hand full of members that have not caught up on their dues. Don’t want to mention any names, however if you think you are behind in your dues, please email me and I will let you know if you are current or not. My contact information is below.

We had a great time at our annual Christmas Dinner at the Flight Deck and we may have recruited a new member from a party going on behind us of a Honda Motorcycle Riding Club (as a Harley Rider, I won’t let the fact that he is a Honda Rider against him).

Please keep Ken in your prayers. As you have seen from the emails over the past couple of days, he is in need of a lot of prayers at this point; as well has his family are in need of our prayers also.

With the start of the New Year, let us see if we can increase all of our participation in:

• the various parades that we participate in • getting the new float ready for the various parades that we participate in • more representation at Task Force Marshall Graduations • Honor Flight Return Welcoming • any other activities that come up other than taking part in our monthly meetings.

Thank you and looking forward to an active 2014.

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

Here is my contact information: Thomas E. Paige 522 Oxford Court Lexington, SC 29072 (H) 803-808-1801 (C) 803-413-7437 [email protected]

Thank You and Take Care, Thomas E Paige

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

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

Judy Cline Charlie MacKenzie

Medal of Honor Recipient, Holland Club, Plankowner, Past District Commander, Past Base Commander, Past 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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Call to Order : 1900 hours by the Base Commander. Invocation : Base Chaplain. Pledge of Allegiance: Base Commander. Member Introduction : Numerous 22 members, family and guests were present. Base Commander presented the following awards: • Jim Null - base loyalty award 2013 • Tom Thompson - base member award • Ken Fuhr - Base Loyalty award and Commendation from national • Jim Stark - base loyalty, 100% attendance • George Kokolis - base loyalty, 100% attendance • Bob Miller - 5 year loyalty award • Tommy Richardson - 5 year loyalty award • Jim Stark - 5 year loyalty award • Ken Fuhr - Silver Star Base Commander wished the group a Merry Christmas

Meeting adjourned

Benediction : Base Chaplain

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Commander : Brian Steffen (803) 897-2480 [email protected] Vice CDR : Tom Paige (803) 808-1801 [email protected] Jr. 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]

DW Eggleston – January 3rd None L E Spradlin – January 13th Jim “Snake” Stark – January 15th Jim Null – January 27th Don Van Borsch – January 29th Ron Friend – January 31st Tommy Richardson – January 31st

Bob Miller Bob Miller’s daughter Evelyn Fuhr Julian Galloway Ken Fuhr

“Let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier” Mother Teresa (1910-1997)

Perspicuous \ per-SPIK-yoo-uhs \ noun;

1. clearly expressed or presented; lucid. 2. perspicacious.

Origin: Perspicuous stems from the Latin word perspicere meaning "to look or see through." It is related to the word inspect .

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

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ETN2(SS) Allen “Buzz” Danielson

Buzz joined the navy in 1962 and left active duty in 1969, reaching the rank of Electronics Technician Second Class (Submarines) with a total of 7 years of service.

Buzz qualified in the USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) and also served onboard USS Hunley (AS-31).

USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) a Lafayette -class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Alexander Hamilton (1755–1804), the first Secretary of the Treasury, who was instrumental in the formation of both the United States Coast Guard and the United States Navy.

Construction and commissioning Alexander Hamilton 's keel was laid down on 26 June 1961 at Groton, , by the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation. She was launched on 18 August 1962 sponsored by Mrs. Valentine Hollingsworth, Jr., the great-great-great granddaughter of Alexander Hamilton, and commissioned on 27 June 1963 with Commander Norman B. Bessac commanding the Blue Crew and Commander Benjamin F. Sherman, Jr., commanding the Gold Crew.

Operational history Between 28 June and 18 October 1963, Alexander Hamilton carried out two shakedown cruises, one for each of her crews. Following those operations, she conducted post-shakedown availability. After trials early in 1964, she departed the United States East Coast on 16 March 1964 to deploy to Rota, Spain, her base of operations. She conducted deterrent patrols out of 21

that port for the remainder of 1964 as a unit of 16. In January 1965, she transferred to Submarine Squadron 14 and was rebased at , Scotland. Her cycle of patrols from there lasted until 2 June 1967, at which time she returned to the United States at Charleston, South Carolina. Later that month, she moved north to New London, Connecticut, and from there into the Electric Boat shipyard on 18 June 1967 to begin her first overhaul and nuclear refueling.

Alexander Hamilton completed the overhaul on 28 June 1968 and conducted post-overhaul trials, inspections, and shakedown training until early October 1968. In November, she began a deterrent patrol en route to Rota, her new base, where she arrived on 30 December 1968. For the next four years, she operated from Rota as a unit of Submarine Squadron 16.

At the conclusion of her 31st deterrent patrol, Alexander Hamilton returned to Charleston in November 1972 and in January 1973 began her second refueling overhaul, combined with a conversion to carry Poseidon missiles, at the shipyard of the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company. The work on those two modifications lasted for over two years. Upon its completion, she carried out shakedown in April 1975 and devoted the remainder of the year to training and various post-overhaul trials. She conducted her 32nd and 33rd deterrent patrols in the early part of 1976. Alexander Hamilton concluded the 33rd patrol at Holy Loch in May 1976 and conducted her next three deterrent patrols from that base. While on her 35th patrol, she visited Port Canaveral, , and New London, Connecticut, before concluding that patrol at Charleston in March 1977. During March and April 1977, she completed refit and conducted refresher training. In July 1977, she departed Charleston for another deterrent patrol which ended with her arrival at Holy Loch in September 1977.

From Holy Loch, Alexander Hamilton conducted her 39th and 40th deterrent patrols. She departed Holy Loch in May 1978 for her 41st deterrent patrol and concluded it at Charleston in July 1978. She remained there until August 1978 when she got underway for New London. She arrived at New London early in September 1978 and, after exchanging crews, embarked upon her 42nd deterrent patrol later that month. She ended that patrol at Holy Loch in October 1978. Over the next year, she made four patrols from Holy Loch. On 31 October 1979, she departed Holy Loch on her 46th deterrent patrol, ending it at Charleston on 7 December 1979. Early in January 1980, she departed Charleston on her 47th deterrent patrol. She concluded that patrol at Holy Loch on 17 March 1980 and operated from that base for the remainder of 1980.

Planned deactivation and reprieve Alexander Hamilton' s deterrent patrols out of Holy Loch continued until 1986. At that time, she was to have been decommissioned in order to remove her from the fleet as a gesture of goodwill in accordance with the terms of the unratified SALT II strategic arms limitation treaty. Upon her arrival in Groton early in 1986, she began preparations for deactivation. The grounding of the ballistic missile submarine USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636), however, forced the Navy to change its plans. What had been a deactivation overhaul quickly became a four-week maintenance availability for repairs to get Alexander Hamilton ready for active service. In April 1986, she departed for Charleston, South Carolina, for further work conducted

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in the floating drydock USS Alamogordo (ARDM-2). While at Charleston, she also served at sea occasionally as a training platform.

In mid-June 1986, Alexander Hamilton returned to Groton. During the summer of 1986, she participated in training cruises for United States Naval Academy and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps midshipmen.

In August 1986, Alexander Hamilton 's crew learned that her refueling overhaul would be conducted by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Bremerton, . She departed Groton on 1 October 1986 to begin the voyage to Bremerton. Steaming by way of the Panama Canal, she arrived at Bremerton late in November 1986. She formally began her refueling overhaul on 30 November 1987.

Decommissioning and disposal Decommissioned and stricken from the on 23 February 1993, Alexander Hamilton was disposed of through the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Recycling was completed on 28 February 1994.

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Before radar came along the art of stationkeeping in maneuvers and convoys was a very intricate and hazardous problem. In 1937, a 200-mc radar set was tested at sea on USS Leary (DD-158). Two years later, USS New York (BB-34), while she was in a fleet problem in the Carribean at night, tested a greatly improved 200-mc radar set. A group of destroyers (without radar) were attempting a run on a line of . All ships were in darkness. Aboard New York a group of men in air plot were intently peering at a small flourescent screen when a slightly higher hump appeared in the jagged green line wavering across the screen. They let the "hump" come to 5,000 yards, trained a searchlight in its direction, illuminated, and picked off the oncoming destroyer. Radar had come to life. Upon the Radioman's shoulders fell the brunt of keeping up sound and radar equipment. Operators of this equipment (Soundmen and radar operators, then) were usually Yeomen, Storekeepers, or Seamen, who, if they could distinguish between a "ping" and a "pong" were awarded five extra dollars a month. Communications responsibilities increased and Radiomen couldn't be spared to keep up extra equipment, so in 1943, there were two more ratings established, Radarman and Sonarman.

Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq78-1.htm#anchor96513

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January 1 1950 - Mary T. Sproul commissioned as first female doctor in Navy 1959 - U.S. Naval Observatory introduces system of uniform atomic time using cesium beam atomic oscillators. This measurement has been adopted as standard by the International Committee on Weights and Measures. 1962 - Navy SEAL teams established January 2 1969 - Operation Barrier Reef began in Mekong Delta, Vietnam January 3 1904 - Marines from USS Dixie arrive in Panama 1944 - Top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft 1945 - Third Fleet carriers begin a 2 day attack against Formosa destroying 100 aircraft with loss of only 22 aircraft. January 4 1910 - Commissioning of USS Michigan (BB-27), the first U.S. dreadnought . 1863 - Blockading ship USS Quaker City captures sloop Mercury carrying despatches emphasizing desperate plight of the South. 1989 - Aircraft (VF-32) from USS John F. Kennedy shoot down 2 hostile Libyan Migs. January 5 1855 - USS Plymouth crew skirmish with Chinese troops 1875 - CDR Edward Lull begins expedition to locate best ship canal route across Panama. Route followed 30 years later. 1943 - USS Helena (CL-50) fired first proximity fused projectile in combat and shot down Japanese divebomber in southwest Pacific. 1968 - First Male Nurse Corps officer in Regular Navy, LT Clarence W. Cote. January 6 1916 - First enlisted flight training class at Pensacola, FL 1942 - Japanese capture 11 Navy Nurses in , 1967- Operation Deckhouse V begins in Mekong Delta, Vietnam. 1996 - USS Hopper , named for RADM Grace Hopper, commissioned. January 7 1960 - Launch of first fully-guided flight of Polaris missile at Cape Canaveral (flew 900 miles) 1967 - Mobile Riverine Force begins arriving at Vung Tau, Vietnam 25

January 8 1847 - Battle of San Gabriel (Navy, Marines, Army defeat Mexicans in CA) January 9 1861 - Union steamer Star of the West fired on in Charleston Harbor 1918 - Establishment of Naval Overseas Transportation Service to carry cargo during WWI 1945 - Carrier aircraft begin 2-day attack on Japanese forces, , Philippines January 10 1847 - American naval forces occupy Los Angeles. 1917 - Navy places first production order for aerial photographic equipment. 1934 - VP-10F flies first non-stop formation flight from to Pearl Harbor, arriving 11 Jan. 1956 - Establishment of first Navy at Submarine Base, New London, CT January 11 1863 - CSS Alabama sinks USS Hatteras off Galveston 1944 - Aircraft from USS Block Island make first aircraft rocket attack on German submarine January 12 1813 - US Chesapeake captures British Volunteer 1848 - Attack on Sloop Lexington , San Blas, 1953 - Landings tested on board USS Antietam , first angled deck carrier January 13 1865 - Amphibious attack on Fort Fisher, NC 1964 - USS Manley evacuates 54 American and 36 allied nationals after Zanzibar government is overthrown January 14 1813 - US Frigate Chesapeake captures British brig Hero 1815 - HMS Endymion , Tenedos and Pomone capture USS President 1863 - Navy General Order 4, Emancipation Proclamation 1943 - In first submarine resupply mission, USS Gudgeon lands 6 men, 2,000 pounds of equipment and supplies on Negros Island. January 15 1865 - In largest amphibious operation of war, Union forces capture Ft. Fisher, Wilmington, NC, by joint amphibious force. 1997 - Navy physician CAPT Jerry Lineger joined the crew of the MIR space station after being launched on Atlantis during space Shuttle Mission STS-81. Prior to the mission, he was trained at the Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia for over a year. January 16 1930 - USS Lexington provides power to Tacoma, WA, when floods knocked out city power plants 1991 - Operation Desert Storm, liberation of Kuwait from Iraq, begins January 17 1832- USS Peacock makes contact with Vietnamese court officials 1900 - US (CDR Taussig in USS Bennington ) takes formal possession of 1955 - USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the first nuclear-powered submarine, casts off lines at 1100 and sends message "underway on nuclear power" January 18

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1911 - First aircraft landing on board a ship, USS Pennsylvania by Eugene Ely. 1962 - After a flash fire in the Persian Gulf on Danish , Prima Maersk , burned a crewman, USS Duxbury Bay transfers a Navy doctor to help the Danish crewman and USS Soley took him to the nearest hospital at Bahrain Island. 1968 - Operation Coronado X begins in Mekong Delta, Vietnam 1977 - The Trident (C-4) missile development flight test program commenced when C4X-1 was launched from a flight pad at Cape Canaveral, FL 1991 - USS Nicholas attacks and captures Iraqi oil platforms January 19 1840 - LT , USN is first American to discover Antarctic coast January 20 1783 - Hostilities cease between Great Britain and the United States 1903 - Theordore Roosevelt issues Executive Order placing Midway Islands under jurisdiction of the Navy Department. 1914 - School for naval air training opens in Pensacola, FL. 1948 - Establishment of U.S. Persian Gulf Area Command (later changed to Middle East Force in August 1948). January 21 1954 - Launching of Nautilus , first nuclear submarine, at Groton, CT 1961 - USS George Washington completes first operational voyage of fleet ballistic missile submarine staying submerged 66 days January 22 1800 - CAPT Thomas Tingey ordered to duty as first Superintendent of the Washington Navy Yard 1944 - Operation Shingle, Allied landing at Anzio, Italy January 23 1960 - Bathyscaph Trieste descends to deepest part of the ocean, Marianas Trench 1968 - USS Pueblo seized by North Korean forces in January 24 1942 - Battle of , destroyer attack on Japanese convoy in first surface action in the Pacific during World War II 1991 - Helos from USS Leftwich and USS Nicholas recapture first Kuwaiti territory from Iraqis January 25 1963 - 1st Technical Assistance Team arrives in Vietnam 1968 - Operation Windsong I in Mekong Delta, Vietnam January 26 1911 - 1st hydroaeroplane flight is witnessed by naval aviator 1913 - The body of John Paul Jones is laid in its final resting place in the Chapel of Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD 1949 - USS Norton Sound , first guided-missile ship, launches first guided missile, Loon. 1960 - USS John S. McCain rescues the entire 41-man crew of the sinking Japanese freighter, Shinwa Maru, in the . January 27 1942 - USS Gudgeon is first US sub to sink enemy submarine in action, Japanese I-173 . 1945 - Commissioning of USS Higbee (DD-806), first U.S. Navy ship named after women

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member of U.S. Navy. 1967 - Fire in Command Module at Cape Kennedy during simulation countdown. Lunar Module Pilot LCDR Roger B. Chaffee and two other crew members died. 1973 - Paris Peace Accords signed, ending U.S. participation in the Vietnam War January 28 1778 - Second New Providence Expedition raised the flag with thirteen stripes over Fort Nassau. 1960 - Navy demonstrates value of moon communication relay, used in fleet broadcasts. 1962 - USS Cook (APD-130) rescues 25 survivors from after section of Panamanian tanker, SS Stanvac Sumatra , which broke in two in the 1986 - Space shuttle Challenger explodes killing CDR Michael Smith, USN, and 6 other astronauts January 29 1914 - U.S. Marines land in Haiti to protect U.S. consulate 1943 - Beginning of 2 day battle of Rennell Island after which U.S. transports reached Guadalcanal January 30 1862 - Launching of first turreted warship, USS Monitor 1968 - Tet Offensive begins in Vietnam January 31 1944 - American amphibious landing on Kwajalein, 1961 - Lieutenant Commander Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. becomes first African-American to command a combat ship, USS Falgout 1981 - Era of Enlisted Naval Aviators ends when last pilot retired

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January 1 1917 - the Submarine School was established at Submarine Base, New London, CT. 1941 - the first RADAR for submarines became operational. 1943 - USS NAUTILUS (SS-168) evacuated 29 civilians (26 adults and 3 children) from Teop Island, . 1944 - PCU PINTADO (SS-387) commissioned USS PINTADO (SS-387) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Lt. Comdr. Bernard A. Clarey commanding. 1945 - PCU STICKLEBACK (SS-415) launched at Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; sponsored by Mrs. John 0. R. Coll. PCU REQUIN (SS-481) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH; sponsored by Mrs. Slade D. Cutter. 1947 - USS MAPIRO (SS-376) decommissioned and laid up at Mare Island Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet. 1972 - Ex-GUITARRO (SS-363) disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, cash sale, to a foreign country (). 1976 - Ex-COD (IXSS-224) donated as a Museum and Memorial to Cleveland Coordinating Committee for USS Cod, Inc., Cleveland, OH. 1985 - beards were no longer authorized by the U.S. Navy. 2004 - USS MICHIGAN (SSBN-727) hull reclassed to SSGN. Seven Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) submarines were announced as winners of the 2003 Battle Efficiency, or Battle "E", award at Pearl Harbor, HI. The winners were USS LOS ANGELES (SSN-688), USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724), USS CHEYENNE (SSN-773), USS HELENA (SSN-725), USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705), USS MICHIGAN (SSBN-727) and USS PARCHE (SSN-683). 2005 - Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) at Pearl Harbor, HI announced USS GREENEVILLE (SSN-772), USS OLYMPIA (SSN-717) and USS SANTA FE (SSN-763) the winners of the 2004 Battle ‘E’ award. In addition, five other Pacific fleet submarines were announced as Battle ‘E’ winners including, USS TOPEKA (SSN-754), USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705), USS PENNSYLVANIA (SSBN-735),USS (SSBN- 732) and USS PARCHE (SSN-683).

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2006 - Submarine Squadron 6’s USS SCRANTON (SSN-756) and Submarine Squadron 8’s USS NEWPORT NEWS (SSN-750) were presented the 2005 Battle “E” Efficiency Awards for Norfolk, VA based submarines. NEWPORT NEWS was also awarded the Communications Green “C” and the Damage Control Red “DC” for 2005. In addition to the winning the Battle “E” for Submarine Squadron 8, SCRANTON earned the Tactical Operations White “T”, Supply Blue “E” and the Navigation Red and Green “N.” Other boats to be recognized for their outstanding performances include: USS ALBANY (SSN-753) earned the Communications Green “C”, Medical Yellow “M” and the Engineering Red “E”; USS OKLAHOMA CITY (SSN-723) earned the Engineering Red “E”, Navigation Red and Green “N” and the Medical Yellow “M”; USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER (SSN-709) earned the Tactical Operations White “T”; USS MONTPELIER (SSN-765) earned the Damage Control Red “DC”; USS NORFOLK (SSN-714) and USS BOISE (SSN-764) both earned the Deck Seaman White “D.” the winners of the 2005 Battle Efficiency Awards (Battle “E”) for the Pacific Fleet Submarine Force were announced. Three nuclear-powered attack submarines homeported in Pearl Harbor were among the submarines selected for the award. They include USS LA JOLLA (SSN-701), Submarine Squadron One; USS COLUMBIA (SSN-771), Submarine Squadron Three; and USS CHEYENNE (SSN-773), Submarine Squadron Seven. USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705), an homeported in under Submarine Squadron Fifteen; ballistic missile submarines belonging to Submarine Group Nine in Bangor, WA, USS PENNSYLVANIA (SSBN-735), Submarine Squadron Seventeen, and USS NEVADA (SSBN-733), Submarine Squadron Nineteen, were also awarded the Battle “E”. Submarine Squadron Eleven’s attack submarine USS TOPEKA (SSN-754), homeported in , Calif., was also selected for the award. January 2 1941 - PCU TUNA (SS-203) commissioned USS TUNA (SS-203) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; Lt. Comdr. J. J. Crane commanding. 1942 - PCU HOE (SS-258) keel laid as HOE at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1944 - PCU BAYA (SS-318) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. C. C. Kirkpatrick, wife of Lieutenant Commander Kirkpatrick. 1953 - USS TRUTTA (SS-421) second commissioning following conversion to a GUPPY II A submarine; she joined at , FL. January 3 1943 - Japanese submarine I-18 was sunk by USS GRAYBACK (SS-208) in the Solomon Islands area (one of 25 Japanese submarines chalked up by the Pacific submarines). 1946 - PCU REMORA (SS-487) commissioned USS REMORA (SS-487) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Comdr. Robert Sellars commanding. 1989 - USS WILL ROGERS (SSBN-659) collided with the U.K. fishing vessel New Dawn in the Firth of Clyde off the coast of Scotland. New Dawn sustained major damage to her hull. No injuries were reported. 2003 - Ex-RICHARD B. RUSSELL (SSN-687) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. January 4 1945 - PCU SIRAGO (SS-485) keel laid as SIRAGO at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH. 1960 - PCU HALIBUT (SSGN-587) commissioned USS HALIBUT (SSGN-587) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA; Lt. Comdr. Walter Dedrick commanding. She was the first and only 30

nuclear powered, Regulus guided missile submarine. She was also the first submarine to carry the Ships Inertial Navigation System (SINS). 1963 - PCU THOMAS JEFFERSON (SSBN-618) commissioned USS THOMAS JEFFERSON (SSBN- 618) at Newport New Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA; Comdr. Leon H. Rathbun (BLUE) and Comdr. Charles Priest, Jr., (GOLD) commanding. 1965 - PCU RAY (SSN-653) keel laid as RAY at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport New, VA. 1984 - PCU OKLAHOMA CITY (SSN-723) keel laid as OKLAHOMA CITY at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, VA. 1992 - PCU SPRINGFIELD (SSN-761) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 2006 - the Ohio-class nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine USS ALABAMA (SSBN-731) was being moved "dead-stick" in Puget Sound, WA by a flotilla of tug boats. January 5 1921 - PCU S-40 (SS-145) launched at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, CA; sponsored by Mrs. John H. Rosseter. 1924 - PCU S-47 (SS-158) launched at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, MA; sponsored by Mrs. Morris D. Gilmore. 1944 - USS SCORPION (SS-278) was patrolling in her assigned area in the northern East China and Yellow Seas when she reported that one of her crew had sustained a fracture of the upper arm and requested a rendezvous with USS HERRING (SS-233) which was returning from patrol and was near her. The rendezvous was accomplished on the afternoon of 5 January, but heavy seas prevented transfer of the injured man to HERRING. The latter reported this fact on 6 January, and stated “SCORPION reports case under control.” SCORPION was never seen or heard from again after her departure from the rendezvous. On 16 February 1944, USS STEELHEAD (SS-280) and SCORPION were warned that they were close together, and that an enemy submarine was in the vicinity. When no report was received from her by 24 February 1944, Midway was directed to keep a careful watch for her, and SCORPION was directed to make a transmission. Neither of these measures proved fruitful, and SCORPION was reported on 6 March 1944 as presumed lost. No information was received from the Japanese that indicates SCORPION’s loss was the result of enemy antisubmarine tactics. There were, however, several mine lines across the entrance to the Yellow Sea. The presence of these mine lines and the “restricted area” bounding them were discovered from captured Japanese Notices to Mariners at a much later date. In the meantime several submarines had made patrols in this area, crossing and re-crossing the mine lines without incident and coming safely home. It is probable that these mine lines were very thin, offering only about a maximum 10 percent threat to submarines and steadily decreasing in effectiveness with the passage of time. SCORPION was lost soon after these mines were laid, or at a time when they presumably offered the greatest threat. She could have been an operational casualty, but her area consists of water shallow enough so that it might be expected that some men would have survived. Since there were no survivors, the most reasonable assumption is that she hit a mine. Seventy-seven men were lost with SCORPION that day. She was the twenty-sixth U.S. submarine loss of World War II. SCORPION earned three battle stars for her World War II service. 1968 - PCU PARGO (SSN-650) commissioned USS PARGO (SSN-650) at the Electric Boat Division, 31

General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; Comdr. Steven A. White commanding. 1980 - PCU INDIANAPOLIS (SSN-697) commissioned USS INDIANAPOLIS (SSN-697) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. January 6 1912 - PCU F-3 (ex-PICKEREL) (SS-22) launched at Moran Brothers Company, Seattle, WA; sponsored by Mrs. M. F. Backus. PCU F-4 (ex-SKATE) (SS-23) launched at Moran Brothers Company, Seattle, WA; sponsored by Mrs. M. F. Backus. 1923 - PCU S-19 (SS-124) recommissioned USS S-19 (SS-124) at Groton, CT; Comdr. William J. Butler commanding. She was decommissioned and returned to the contractor for further work to remedy defects revealed in her first weeks of operation. 1943 - PCU JACK (SS-259) commissioned USS JACK (SS-259) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; Comdr. T. M. Dyker commanding. January 7 1922 - PCU AA-2/T-2/SF-2 (SS-60) at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; Lt. Clarke Withers commanding. 1944 - PCU PERCH (SS-313) commissioned USS PERCH (SS-313) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; Lt. Comdr. Blish C. Hills commanding. 1946 - PCU UNICORN (SS-436) construction by Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT cancelled. PCU WALRUS (SS-437) construction by Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT cancelled. PCU WAHOO (SS-516) construction cancelled. 1989 - USS FLASHER (SSN-613) onboard fire. 1989 - USS NORFOLK (SSN-714) collided with USS San Diego (AFS-6) in Chesapeake Bay, near Norfolk, VA. 1992 - Ex-DARTER (SS-576) disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise (sunk as a target) off Pearl Harbor, HI, by USS TAUTOG (SSN-639) in a Mk 48 ADCAP test. January 8 1901 - USS HOLLAND (SS-1) departed on a 166-mile surface run from Annapolis, MD to Norfolk, VA 8-10 January, 1901 which provided useful data on her performance underway over an extended period. She also proved valuable for experimental purposes in collecting data for submarines under construction or contemplation. 1915 - USS C-1 (ex-OCTOPUS) (SS-9) grounded in Almaranti Bay. 1918 - PCU R-18 (SS-95) launched at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA; sponsored by Miss Marion S. Russell. 1920 - PCU S-12 (SS-117) keel laid as S-12 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1944 - PCU SPADEFISH (SS-411) launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; sponsored by Mrs. Francis W. Scanland. 1971 - PCU BLUEFISH (SSN-675) commissioned USS BLUEFISH (SSN-675) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT 1972 - PCU LOS ANGELES (SSN-688) keel laid as LOS ANGELES at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock, Company, Newport News, VA. 1974 - USS Kittiwake (ASR-13) received minor hull damage in a collision with USS FINBACK (SSN- 670) at the destroyer-submarine piers at the Norfolk Naval Base, VA. 1983 - PCU CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705) commissioned USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1994 - PCU SANTA FE (SSN-763) commissioned USS SANTE FE (SSN-763) at the Electric Boat 32

Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1999 - USS JAMES K. POLK (SSN-645) was honored during deactivation ceremonies at Naval Station Norfolk, VA. The nuclear-powered attack submarine was commissioned on April 16, 1966. After her initial strategic loadout of 16 Polaris missiles, JAMES K. POLK was assigned to Submarine Squadron 18, in Charleston, SC. During her career, JAMES K. POLK conducted 66 strategic deterrent patrols, 19 with Polaris missiles and 47 with Poseidon missiles. She completed her last patrol as a ballistic missile submarine in August 1991. In March 1994, JAMES K. POLK completed a 19-month conversion at Newport News Shipbuilding from a ballistic missile to an attack submarine with special operating forces capabilities. She then changed homeports to Norfolk and joined Submarine Squadron Six, where she finished her career. JAMES K. POLK completed three deployments to the Mediterranean. In addition to participating in numerous special warfare and antisubmarine warfare exercises, she was a major player in many NATO exercises conducted in 1996 and 1998. JAMES K. POLK and crew departed Norfolk for the last time January 12, 1999 enroute to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, WA, for decommissioning. 2005 - the Los Angeles class submarine USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN-711) collided virtually head- on with an undersea mountain 350 miles south of Guam. Machinist Mate 2nd Class Joseph Allen Ashley, 24, of Akron, OH, died of injuries suffered in the accident, which occurred when the submarine was on a high speed run to Brisbane, Australia. Several news websites stated that the submarine hit an "Uncharted Sea Mount" at speed. CDR Kevin Mooney was later relieved of command after an investigation revealed that the ship was using inadequate voyage planning techniques. The submarine experienced a rapid deceleration from approximately 35 knots, causing everything not attached to the submarine to go flying forward and a section of the bow to cave in. Around 60 other sailors were also injured in the accident, some seriously. Temporary repairs were completed and the submarine transited to Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for permanent repairs by way of replacing the ship's forward compartment. January 9 1943 - PCU SEAHORSE (SS-304) launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; sponsored by Mrs. Chester C. Smith. 1944 - PCU HAWKBILL (SS-366) launched at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI; sponsored by Mrs. F. W. Scanland, Jr. 1946 - USS SKATE (SS-305) arrived at Pearl Harbor after participating in four months of training operations along the U.S. west coast. 1959 - PCU HALIBUT (SSGN-587) launched at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA; sponsored by Mrs. Chet Holifield, wife of Congressman Holifield of . 1960 - USS LIZARDFISH (SS-373) decommissioned and transferred (loaned) to Italy; renamed Evangelista Torricelli (S-512). 1965 - USS ETHAN ALLEN (SSBN-608) collided with the Norwegian freighter Octavian in the eastern Mediterranean while at periscope depth. The U.S. Department of Defense said "damage was negligible", no casualties occurred and both the submarine and the freighter continued on their way after exchanging identification. 1987 - PCU ASHEVILLE (SSN-758) keel laid as ASHEVILLE at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1991 - PCU COLUMBUS (SSN-762) keel laid as COLUMBUS at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 33

1993 - PCU SPRINGFIELD (SSN-761) commissioned USS SPRINGFIELD (SSN-761) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 2005 - an MH-60S Knighthawk from the "Providers" of Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC 5) stationed at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, transferred medical personnel to USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN-711) south of Guam, following an underwater collision January 8. Medical personnel were rushed to the submarine once it was within range to assist her independent duty corpsman in providing urgent treatment to injured crewmembers. In spite of their efforts, MM2(SS) Joseph Allen Ashley, who suffered massive head injuries in the accident, died soon after their arrival. 2006 - Ex-DRUM (AGSS-228) and Battleship Memorial Park, Mobile, AL, held a Grand Re- opening Ceremony and Press Conference after being closed more than four months due to immense damage from Hurricane Katrina. January 10 1912 - PCU G-2 (ex-TUNA) (SS-27) launched at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT; sponsored by Miss Marjorie F. Miller. 1943 - USS ARGONAUT/V-4/SF-7/SM-1/APS-1 (SS-166) spotted a convoy of five freighters and their destroyer escorts, Isokaze and Maikaze . An Army aircraft was by chance flying overhead and witnessed ARGONAUT's attack. ARGONAUT hit at least one of the destroyers with her torpedoes, and they promptly counterattacked. A crew member on board the plane saw ARGONAUT's bow suddenly break the water at an unusual angle. It was apparent that a had severely damaged the submarine. The destroyers continued circling ARGONAUT and pumping shells into her. She slipped below the waves and was never heard from again. ARGONAUT was lost while operating in the area southeast of New Britain between 5 degrees and 50 east during her third war patrol. This action took place in 5 degrees to 40‘S, 152 degrees to 02‘E between New Britain and Bougainville, south of St. George's Channel, in the Solomon Sea. One hundred five men were lost with ARGONAUT that day. She was the ninth U.S. submarine loss of World War II. ARGONAUT earned two battle stars for her World War II service. a Japanese destroyer approached USS TRIGGER (SS-237) and the submarine fired three torpedoes from 1,600 yards. One hit under the well deck and folded the destroyer's forecastle up at a 45-degree angle, and another hit the target's stern. Soon, Okikaze sank on an even keel. PCU POGY (SS-266) commissioned USS POGY (SS-266) at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI; Lt. Comdr. G. H. Wales commanding. 1970 - PCU BLUEFISH (SSN-675) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. David Packard, wife of the Deputy Secretary of Defense. 1989 - USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN-716) collision in the Pacific Ocean. 1995 - Ex-JAMES MONROE (SSBN-622) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 2005 - the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN-711) arrived at her home port of , Guam, following an incident in which she ran aground approximately 350 miles south of the U.S. territory on January 8. SAN FRANCISCO was the second fast-attack submarine to be assigned to the forward-deployed Submarine Squadron Fifteen, which is located on board Naval Base Guam. 2006 - the Navy’s only floating drydock, ARCO (ARDM-5), moored the Los Angeles-class attack 34

submarine USS HELENA (SSN-725) for routine repairs at Naval Base Point Loma, CA. HELENA was guided to the dock by tugboats and then ARCO’s crew positioned the submarine using mooring lines to pull the 6,900-ton submarine into the dry dock. ARCO averages three submarines a year. Over the next few months the Navy, with help from a civilian contractors, conducted routine maintenance procedures on the submarine. Once HELENA was in place, the platform was lifted to expose the ship's hull so ARCO’s crew could later steam clean, chip and repaint the ship’s hull. The contractors inspected the rest of the ship for any repairs the submarine might need. January 11 1901 - PCU SHARK (later A-7) (SS-8) keel laid as SHARK at Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, NJ. 1919 - PCU S-32 (SS-137) launched at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA; sponsored by Miss Margaret Tynan. 1923 - PCU S-11 (SS-116) commissioned USS S-11 (SS-116) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Lt. Wilder D. Baker commanding. 1934 - USS S-34 (SS-139) accidental signal cartridge explosion, one died. 1946 - while en route to Panama, USS ARGONAUT (SS-475) collided with USS (CL-48) off the eastern coast between New York and during a heavy fog. Both ships sustained minor damage and ARGONAUT continued on to Panama. 1952 - PCU BONITA (ex-K3/SSK-3) (SS-552) commissioned USS K-3 (SSK-3) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA; Lt. Comdr. Eric E. Hopley commanding. She reported to the Pacific Fleet. 1958 - the first Fleet Ballistic Missile flight test was conducted at Point Magu, CA. 1965 - USS BARB (SSN-596) collided with USS SARGO (SSN-583) while at 300 feet, 50 miles from . January 12 1903 - PCU ADDER (later A-2) (SS-3) commissioned USS ADDER at the Holland Company, New Suffolk, Long Island, NY; Ens. Frank L. Pinney commanding. 1944 - USS POMPANO (SS-181) struck from the Naval Vessel Register. Pompano earned seven battle stars for World War II service. 1945 - USS SWORDFISH (SS-193), under Cmdr. K.E. Montross, left Pearl Harbor on December 22, 1944, to conduct her thirteenth patrol in the vicinity of Nansei Shoto. She topped off with fuel at Midway on December 26th and left that day for her area. In addition to her regular patrol, SWORDFISH was to conduct photographic reconnaissance of Okinawa in preparation for the Okinawa Campaign. On January 2nd, SWORDFISH was ordered to delay carrying out her assigned tasks in order to keep her clear of the Nansei Shoto area until completion of carrier based air strikes which were scheduled. She was directed to patrol the general vicinity until further orders were received. In the last communication received from SWORDFISH, she acknowledged receipt of these orders on January 3rd. On January 9, 1945, SWORDFISH was directed to proceed to the vicinity of Okinawa to carry out her special mission. It was estimated that the task would not take more than seven days after arrival on station, which she should have reached on January 11th. Upon completion of her mission, SWORDFISH was to proceed to or to Midway if she was unable to transmit by radio. Since neither place had seen her by 15 February and repeated attempts to raise her by radio had failed, she was reported as presumed lost on that date. In the report of her loss, mention was made that USS KETE (SS-369), which at the time was patrolling the vicinity of Okinawa, reported that on the morning of January 35

12th she contacted a submarine by radar. It was believed that contact was with SWORDFISH. Four hours later KETE heard heavy depth charging from this area, and it was believed that this attack might have been the cause of SWORDFISH’s loss. Japanese information on antisubmarine attacks does not mention the attack heard by KETE on January 12 and records no attacks in which SWORDFISH is likely to have been the victim. However, it is now known that there were many mines planted around Okinawa, since the Japanese were expecting al Allied invasion of that Island. The majority of the mines were planted close in. It is considered about equally likely that SWORDFISH was sunk by depth charge attack before she reached Okinawa for her special mission or that she was lost to a mine at that place. SWORDFISH, in the twelve patrols before her fatal hirteenth, sank twenty-one ships, amounting to 113,100 tons, and damaged an additional eight, totaling 45,800 tons. USS SWORDFISH (SS-193) earned eight battle stars for World War II service. Eighty-nine men were lost with SWORDFISH that day. She was the forty-fifth U.S. submarine loss of World War II. 1963 - USS PLUNGER (SSN-595) was underway and passing Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard. PCU JOHN ADAMS (SSBN-620) launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. Abigail Adams Manny, great, great, great granddaughter of John Quincy Adams. PCU NATHAN HALE (SSBN-623) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. George W. Anderson, Jr. 1971 - Ex-POMFRET (SS-391) disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), sold to Turkey. 1974 - PCU RICHARD B. RUSSELL (SSN-687) launched at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA; sponsored by Mrs. Herman E. Talmadge, wife of Senator Herman E. Talmadge. 1985 - PCU ALASKA (SSBN-732) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Catherine Ann Stevens. January 13 1943 - USS SEARAVEN (SS-196) used for the first time what was to become a standard tactic for submarines, the "end around". 1973 - PCU PARCHE (SSN-683) launched at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pascagoula, MS. 1995 - USS BATON ROUGE (SSN-689) decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Vessel Register. She became the first SSN-688 class submarine to be decommissioned. Units of this class were still under construction at the time. 2002 - USS GREENEVILLE (SSN-772) waited for a Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) from USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) to maneuver into position so it could unload supplies and personnel. GREENEVILLE was surfaced to receive food, supplies and personnel from Champlain. The ships were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. January 14 1903 - PCU PIKE (later A-5) (SS-6) launched at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA; sponsored by Mrs. Frank Baker Zahm, the wife of the naval constructor at Union Iron Works. 1921 - PCU S-44 (SS-155) keel laid as S-44 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, MA. 1936 - PCU POMPANO (SS-181) keel laid as POMPANO at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. 1945 - PCU CHIVO (SS-341) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. R. E. Baldwin, wife of the governor of Connecticut. 1955 - USS TENCH (SS-417) ran aground off Cape Henry Lighthouse, VA. 36

1957 - Ex-PIKE (SS-173) sold for scrapping to A. G. Schoonmaker Company, New York, NY. January 15 1916 - in New York Navy Yard for overhaul, USS E-2 (ex-STURGEON) (SS-25) was the victim of a violent explosion and fire when hydrogen gas was ignited by a spark. Four men were killed and seven injured. On 13 March, E-2 was placed out of commission to be used as a laboratory for exhaustive tests of the Edison storage battery. 1921 - PCU S-15 (SS-120) commissioned USS S-15 (SS-120) at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT; Lt. Comdr. David R. Lee commanding. 1924 - PCU S-41 (SS-146) commissioned USS S-41 (SS-146) at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, CA; Lt. A. H. Donahue commanding. 1936 - USS S-4 (SS-109) struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 1937 - PCU POLLACK (SS-180) commissioned USS POLLACK (SS-180) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH; Lt. Clarence E. Aldrich commanding. 1942 - PCU HERRING (SS-233) launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. Ray Spear, wife of Rear Admiral Ray Spear, Chief of the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts. 1943 - PCU TINOSA (SS-283) commissioned USS TINOSA (SS-283) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; Lt. Comdr. Lawrence Randall Daspit commanding. 1945 - PCU ARGONAUT (SS-475) commissioned USS ARGONAUT (SS-475) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Lt. Comdr. John Sneed Schmidt commanding. 1949 - USS TRUMPETFISH (SS-425) collided with USS Marquette (AKA-95). 1965 - PCU SUNFISH (SSN-649) keel laid as SUNFISH at General Dynamics Corporation, Quincy, MA. PCU SAND LANCE (SSN-660) keel laid as SAND LANCE at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1987 - the Navy's first flight test of the Trident II (D-5) missile was successfully conducted from Cape Canaveral, FL. January 16 1914 - PCU H-3 (ex-GARFISH) (SS-30) commissioned USS H-3 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA; Lt. (j.g.) William R. Munroe commanding. 1917 - PCU N-2 (SS-54) launched at Seattle Construction and Drydock Company, Seattle, WA; sponsored by Mrs. Whitford Drake. 1922 - Ex-A-2 (ex-ADDER) (SS-3) struck from the Naval Vessel Register. Ex-A-3 (ex-GRAMPUS) (SS-4) struck from the Naval Vessel Register; final disposition, dismantled and used as a target by ships of the Asiatic Fleet. Hulk sunk in Manila Bay, near . Ex-A-4 (ex-MOCCASIN) (SS-5) struck from the Naval Vessel Register and sunk as a target. Hulk sunk in Manila Bay, near Corregidor, P.I. Ex-A-5 (ex-PIKE) (SS-6) struck from the Naval Vessel Register and designated as a target vessel, fate unknown. Ex-A-6 (ex-PORPOISE) (SS-7) struck from the Naval Vessel Register and authorized as a target in July, 1921. Sunk as a target, hulk sunk in Manila Bay, near Corregidor, P.I. Ex-A-7 (ex-SHARK) (SS-8) struck from the Naval Vessel Register and sunk as a target. Hulk sunk in Manila Bay, near Corregidor, P.I. Ex-B-1 (ex-VIPER) (SS-10) sunk as a target. Hulk sunk in Manila Bay, near Corregidor, P.I. 1939 - PCU SCULPIN (SS-191) commissioned USS SCULPIN (SS-191) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, 37

Portsmouth, NH; Lt. W. D. Wilkin commanding. PCU TAMBOR (SS-198) keel laid as TAMBOR at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1965 - PCU KAMEHAMEHA (SSBN-642) launched at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA; sponsored by Mrs. Samuel Wilder King, widow of Captain King, who was governor of from 1953 to 1957. 1971 - PCU ARCHERFISH (SSN-678) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; sponsored by Miss Mary Conover Warner. 1982 - five U.S. Navy personnel died in a diving accident aboard USS GRAYBACK (SS-574) off the coast of Subic Bay, P.I. USS BONEFISH (SS-582) engine room flooding event. 2004 - USS MEMPHIS (SSN-691) returned to Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, CT from a recent deployment in support of various missions including Operation Iraqi Freedom. More than 200 friends and family members braved subzero temperatures to welcome the crew home. January 17 1903 - PCU MOCCASIN (later A-4) (SS-5) commissioned USS MOCCASIN at the Holland yard at New Suffolk, NY. 1922 - Ex-B-2 (ex-CUTTLEFISH) (SS-11) sunk as a target. Hulk sunk in Manila Bay, near Corregidor, P.I. Ex-B-3 (ex-TARANTULA) (SS-12) sunk as a target. Hulk sunk in Manila Bay, near Corregidor, P.I. 1945 - PCU MERO (SS-378) launched at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI; sponsored by Mrs. Henry G. Taylor. 1955 - Commander Dennis Wilkinson, aboard USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571), sent the historic message, "Underway on nuclear power", signaling a new era in both submarine warfare and maritime propulsion. She steamed submerged 1,300 miles from New London to San Juan, Puerto Rico, in just 84 hours. The success of NAUTILUS ensured the future of nuclear power in the Navy. Now a museum, the historic ship attracts some 250,000 visitors annually. 1959 - PCU BARBEL (SS-580) commissioned USS BARBEL (SS-580) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH; Lt. Comdr. Ord J. Kimzey, Jr. commanding. 1961 - USS BURRFISH (SS-312) recommissioned as (SS-312). PCU LAFAYETTE (SSBN-616) keel laid as LAFAYETTE at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1966 - PCU NARWHAL (SSN-671) keel laid as NARWHAL at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1970 - USS VOLADOR (SS-490) and the Japanese freighter Miyahime Maru were lightly damaged in a collision at the mouth of Bay, Japan. 1989 - USS NORFOLK (SSN-714) collided with USS San Diego (AFS-6) on the surface near the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel near Norfolk, VA, as both ships were heading out to sea, causing minor damage and no injuries. 1997 - Ex-DACE (SSN-607) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 2006 - USS NORFOLK (SSN-714) was moored to the Mina Salman Pier in Bahrain during a brief port visit. NORFOLK was deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of maritime security operations (MSO). MSO set the conditions for security and stability in 38

the maritime environment as well as complement the counter-terrorism and security efforts of regional nations. a SEAL delivery vehicle team (SDV) operated with USS TOLEDO (SSN-769) and conducted training drills with men assigned to the boat. SDV teams’ missions include clandestine insertion of SEALs, ordnance delivery, location and recovery of objects and reconnaissance. January 18 1919 - PCU R-3 (SS-80) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; sponsored by Mrs. Charles G. McCord. PCU S-23 (SS-128) keel laid as S-23 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, MA; sponsored by Miss Barbara Sears. 1957 - USS MUSKALLUNGE (SS-262) second decommissioning. Transferred, on loan, under the Military Assistance Program, to Brazil, renamed Humanita (S-14). USS PADDLE (SS-263) second decommissioning. Transferred, on loan, under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program, to Brazil; renamed Riachuelo (S-15). Reported as having sunk pierside on or about 30 June 1968. 1965 - President Johnson announced plans to develop Poseidon, a more powerful missile than the Polaris A-3. 1977 - the first launch of a Trident missile at Cape Canaveral, FL. The C-4 was based on an extended-range version of the older Poseidon missile and led to the current and more advanced Trident II D-5 missile. First deployed in 1979, the Trident I was used on 12 Lafayette-class and the first eight Ohio-class submarines. January 19 1918 - USS L-3 (SS-42) damaged her torpedo tube shutters and incurred salting of battery in heavy weather. 1943 - ComSubPac, Admiral English died in an airplane crash in the hills near Crystal Lake, California. With him were several members of SubPac staff. Admiral Charles Lockwood took over the duties of ComSubPac later in the month. 1981 - PCU FLORIDA (SSBN-728) keel laid as FLORIDA at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. PCU HENRY M. JACKSON (SSBN-730) keel laid as RHODE ISLAND at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1985 - PCU AUGUSTA (SSN-710) commissioned USS AUGUSTA (SSN-710) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; Capt. Thomas W. Turner commanding. January 20 1915 - PCU L-1 (SS-40) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; sponsored by Mrs. Freeland A. Daubin. 1919 - PCU S-9 (SS-114) keel laid as S-9 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1942 - USS S-36 (SS-141) lost after grounding on Taka Bakang Reef in Makassar Strait, west of Southern Celebes, Indonesia. At 0404 on the morning of 20 January, she ran hard aground. For over 24 hours the crew battled to save the submarine but chlorine gas, generated by her flooded forward battery, and the hostile waves and currents of the sea combined against them. A plain language request for aid was sent out and on the morning of the 21st a Dutch launch, ATTLA, was dispatched from Makassar City. By noon, the launch had taken off most of the officers and men of S-36. At 1330, the fight and the 39

submarine were abandoned. The last to leave left her rigged to flood. She was the second U.S. submarine loss of World War II. There were no casualties. PCU GUARDFISH (SS-217) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Edward J. Marquart. PCU SAWFISH (SS-276) keel laid as SAWFISH at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1943 - USS SILVERSIDES (SS-236) experienced the infamous "dangling torpedo" problem in which one fish did not impulse or swim completely out and was jammed half way out of one forward tube. SILVERSIDES underwent a depth charge attack with a fish dangling. PCU CAPELIN (SS-289) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. I. C. Bogart. 1945 - USS SEAWOLF (SS-197) struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 1948 - USS CUSK (SS-348) was redesignated a Missile Submarine (SSG-348) and was the first submarine to launch a guided missile from her own deck, a forerunner of the ballistic missile submarines of the future. 1969 - Ex-DENTUDA (SS-335) sold for scrapping to Zidell Explorations of Portland, OR for $55,459.00. Dentuda earned one battle star for World War II service. 1981 - PCU MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (SSN-708) keel laid as MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 2005 - the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS OKLAHOMA CITY (SSN-723) returned to Norfolk Naval Station, VA, after completing a six-month deployment that circumnavigated North America. OKLAHOMA CITY deployed to the Pacific Ocean in July 2004 and within three weeks completed an inter-fleet transfer under the Arctic. In the Pacific, OKLAHOMA CITY conducted operations in support of national security interests and the Global War on Terrorism. The submarine completed her circumnavigation of North America by transiting back to the Atlantic through the Panama Canal and returning to her homeport in Norfolk, VA. January 21 1918 - PCU R-20 (SS-97) launched at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA; sponsored by Mrs. Arnold Foster. 1942 - PCU GREENLING (SS-213) commissioned USS GREENLING (SS-213) at New London, CT; Lt. Comdr. H. C. Bruton commanding. 1954 - PCU NAUTILUS (SSN-571) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower. After nearly 18 months of construction, NAUTILUS was launched with First Lady Mamie Eisenhower breaking the traditional bottle of champagne across NAUTILUS' bow as she slid down the ways into the Thames River. 1961 - USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN-598) arrived in New London, CT after her first patrol. She and the BLUE crew set a record for submerged endurance of 66 days, 10 hours. 1974 - the U.S. Navy said it was investigating possible sabotage on USS SPADEFISH (SSN-668), which was undergoing a one-year overhaul in the , VA. Electrical wires on the submarine had been cut several times since the fall of 1973, prompting the Navy to investigate. 1984 - PCU AUGUSTA (SSN-710) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Diana D. Cohen. 1989 - USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705) collided with unknown object while submerged in the Atlantic Ocean. 40

January 22 1914 - PCU G-4 (ex-THRASHER) (SS-26) commissioned USS G-4 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; Lt. L. D. McWhorter commanding. 1924 - PCU S-27 (SS-132) commissioned USS S-27 (SS-132) at Groton, CT; Lt. Theodore Waldschmidt commanding. 1942 - USS STURGEON (SS-187) torpedoed what she thought was a Japanese in the Makassar Strait and sent her famous message "Sturgeon no longer virgin". 1943 - PCU ARCHERFISH (SS-311) keel laid as ARCHERFISH at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1944 - PCU PIPEFISH (SS-388) commissioned USS PIPEFISH (SS-388) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Lt. Comdr. William N. Deragon commanding. 1973 - USS BATFISH (SSN-681) suffered bottom damage after running hard aground at Charleston, SC, while proceeding to sea. The submarine was pulled free by tugs and returned to the dock. 1966 - PCU GEORGE BANCROFT (SSBN-643) commissioned USS GEORGE BANCROFT (SSBN-643) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; Captain Joseph Williams (BLUE) and Comdr. Walter M. Douglas (GOLD) commanding. the CINCLANTFLT Golden Anchor Award winners were listed. Recipients of the CINCLANTFLT awards for excellence in retention and personnel programs management were: Nuclear Ballistic Submarine: Winner, USS TENNESSEE (SSBN-734) (BLUE). Runner- up, USS NEBRASKA (SSBN 739) (GOLD). Nuclear Attack Submarine: Winner, USS MONTPELIER (SSN-765). Runner-up, USS GRAYLING (SSN-646). 2003 - USS FLORIDA (SSBN-728) operated off the coast of the Bahamas during "Giant Shadow". "Giant Shadow" is a Naval Sea Systems Command/Naval Submarine Forces experiment to test the capabilities of the Navy's future guided missile submarines. FLORIDA is one of four Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) to be converted to guided missile submarines (SSGN). "Giant Shadow" is the first experiment under the "Sea Trial" initiative of the Chief of Naval Operations' Sea Power 21 vision and the first in a series of experiments before converting and overhauling the four SSBNs to SSGNs. Two Tomahawk missiles were successfully launched from a missile tube of FLORIDA during demonstration and validation (DEMVAL) tests in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of western Florida. The successful launches provided confirmation that a key element of the planned conversion of SSBNs to SSGNs – the delivery of conventional weapons from the submarine’s missile tubes - will work. 2004 - Capt. Robert Schuetz, Commander, Submarine Squadron 17 presented USS MICHIGAN (SSBN-727) with the 2003 Battle Efficiency (Battle "E") Award at Silverdale, WA. Cmdr. Thomas Calabrese, commanding officer of MICHIGAN, accepted the award on behalf of the boat's sailors. January 23 1943 - PCU LAPON (SS-260) commissioned USS LAPON (SS-260) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; Comdr. O. G. Kirk commanding. 1945 - USS BARB (SS-220), under Commander E. B. Fluckey, entered Namkwan Harbor, China, wrought havoc upon a convoy of some 30 enemy ships at anchor and caused "Thunder Below". Riding dangerously in shallow waters, BARB launched her torpedoes into the enemy group and then retired at high speed on the surface in a full hour's run through uncharted, heavily mined and rock-obstructed waters. In recognition of this outstanding 41

patrol, Commander Fluckey was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and BARB received the Presidential Unit Citation. 1959 - PCU SCAMP (SSN-588) keel laid as SCAMP at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. 1961 - USS SPRINGER (SS-414) decommissioned and transferred (loaned) to Chile under terms of the Military Assistance Program; renamed Thomson (SS-22). 1981 - USS BIRMINGHAM (SSN-695) suffered a failed dome while operating in the Mediterranean and was ordered into Gibraltar for damage assessment. On 30 January the ship made port in Gibraltar John Lehman became the Secretary of the Navy. He planned a 600 ship navy with 100 attack submarines. 1988 - PCU TOPEKA (SSN-754) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. January 24 1918 - USS L-10 (SS-50) had one man lost overboard while in transit to Bantry Bay, Ireland. He was the first submariner lost in a war zone. 1919 - PCU R-2 (SS-79) commissioned USS R-2 at Boston, MA; Lt. Comdr. Charles Maynard Cooke, Jr. commanding. 1942 - USS S-26 (SS-131) was lost in the Gulf of Panama about 14 miles west of San Jose Light in three hundred feet of water. PC-460, escorting, struck S-26 on the starboard side of the torpedo room and the submarine sank within a few seconds. Forty-six men were lost with her that day; there were 3 survivors. She was the third U.S. submarine loss of World War II. 1943 - PCU PARGO (SS-264) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Miss Belle Baruch. PCU RATON (SS-270) launched at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI; sponsored by Mrs. C. C. West. 1944 - PCU BREAM (SS-243) commissioned USS BREAM (SS-243) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; Commander Wreford G. Chapple commanding. 1972 - USS SEA HORSE (SSN-669) was grounded for two hours while outbound from Charleston, SC. January 25 1936 - PCU SHARK (SS-174) commissioned USS SHARK (SS-174) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; Lt. C. J. Carter commanding. 1937 - USS S-3 (SS-107) struck from the Naval Vessel Register; final disposition, sold for scrapping. USS S-6 (SS-111) struck from the Naval Vessel Register and sold for scrapping. 1941 - PCU GUDGEON (SS-211) launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; sponsored by Mrs. William S. Pye. 1943 - USS WAHOO (SS-238) sent message "Another running gun fight…Destroyer gunning …Wahoo running". 1956 - PCU SWORDFISH (SSN-579) keel laid as SWORDFISH at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1968 - PCU GATO (SSN-615) commissioned USS GATO (SSN-615) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1980 - PCU BUFFALO (SSN-715) keel laid as BUFFALO at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 42

1986 - PCU ALASKA (SSBN-732) commissioned USS ALASKA (SSBN-732) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; Capt. Paul L. Callahan (BLUE) and Capt. Charles J. Chotvacs (GOLD) commanding. 2000 - USS JEFFERSON CITY (SSN-759) navigated past Orote Point as the submarine entered Apra Harbor, Guam. January 26 1922 - Ex-A-1 (ex-PLUNGER) (SS-2) sold for scrapping. 1937 - PCU PICKEREL (SS-177) commissioned USS PICKEREL (SS-177) at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; Lt. L. J. Huffman commanding. 1943 - USS WAHOO (SS-238) sank an entire convoy of Japanese merchantmen north of , including two freighters, a huge transport, and a tanker. 1944 - PCU GUITARRO (SS-363) commissioned USS GUITARRO (SS-363) at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI; Lt. Comdr. E. D. Haskins commanding. 1945 - PCU MORAY (SS-300) commissioned USS MORAY (SS-300) at Cramp Shipbuilding Corporation, Philadelphia, PA; Comdr. Frank L. Barrows commanding. PCU CAPITAINE (SS-336) commissioned USS CAPITAINE (SS-336) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; Lieutenant Commander E. S. Friedrick commanding. PCU IREX (SS-482) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. Allen J. Ellender, wife of Senator Ellender of Louisiana. 1974 - PCU TUNNY (SSN-682) commissioned USS TUNNY (SSN-682) at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pascagoula, MS; Comdr. Dennis Y. Sloan commanding. 1991 - PCU SCRANTON (SSN-756) commissioned USS SCRANTON (SSN-756) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 2004 - the crew of the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) received the Battle “E” award at Pearl Harbor, HI. The Battle "E" award recognizes sustained superior performance in all areas of combat readiness. January 27 1912 - PCU K-4 (ex-WALRUS) (SS-35) keel laid as K-4 at Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, Seattle, WA. 1918 - PCU O-9 (SS-70) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; sponsored by Mrs. Frederick J. Sherman. 1930 - USS S-51 (SS-162) struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 1940 - PCU TAUTOG (SS-199) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Richard S. Edwards. 1942 - USS GUDGEON (SS-211) was the first U. S. submarine to sink an enemy warship in World War II. The Japanese submarine I-173 had just returned from a patrol which took her well into American water off the coast of California and Washington. 1943 - PCU GOLET (SS-361) keel laid as GOLET at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI. 1944 - PCU RAZORBACK (SS-394) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. H. F. D. Davis. PCU REDFISH (SS-395) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Miss Ruth Roper. PCU RONQUIL (SS-396) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. C. M. Elder. PCU SCABBARDFISH (SS-397) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored 43

by Ensign Nancy J. Schetky. 1964 - PCU TAUTOG (SSN-639) keel laid as TAUTOG at Ingalls Shipbuilding Company, Pascagoula, MS. 1973 - PCU OMAHA (SSN-692) keel laid as OMAHA at Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 2002 - USS GREENEVILLE (SSN-772) collided with an amphibious transport ship in the Arabian Sea. The collision happened as the ships were preparing to transfer two sailors, Pentagon officials said. GREENEVILLE punctured the fuel tank of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Ogden and caused some damage to GREENEVILLE's stern planes. No injuries were reported. GREENEVILLE was led by CDR Lindsay Henkins. 2005 - USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN-711) was in dry dock at Apra Harbor, Guam to assess damage sustained after running aground approximately 350 miles south of Guam on January 8, 2005. The Navy's former dry dock known as “Big Blue” is capable of docking ships that weigh up to 40,000 Long Tons. The Navy certified Big Blue for the one-time docking of SAN FRANCISCO. SAN FRANCISCO is the second fast-attack submarine to be attached to the forward-deployed Submarine Squadron Fifteen, home ported on board Naval Base Guam. January 28 1918 - PCU R-19 (SS-96) launched at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA; sponsored by Mrs. Robert L. Irvine. 1942 - USS SEAWOLF (SS-197) delivered between 30 and 40 tons of .50 caliber antiaircraft ammunition to Corregidor for use by American forces. The ammunition was unloaded on 28 and 29 January at Corregidor. SEAWOLF then loaded torpedoes and headed for , . 1943 - PCU SHARK (SS-314) keel laid as SHARK at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1959 - the port propeller of USS SKATE (SSN-578) was damaged in a collision with USS CUBERA (SS-347). The accident occured during routine operations off the U.S. east coast just after CUBERA delivered mail to SKATE and moved away. There were no casualties. 2004 - in January, three Norfolk, VA based submarine commands took top honors in the 2003 Battle Efficiency award competition. USS MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (SSN-708), attached to Submarine Squadron 6, USS NEWPORT NEWS (SSN-750), attached to Submarine Squadron 8, and the Medium Auxiliary Floating Drydock Resolute (AFDM-10) each earned the annual award that strengthens individual command performance, overall force readiness and recognizes outstanding performance. According to Vice Adm. Kirkland H. Donald, Commander, U.S. Naval Submarine Forces, this year’s winners exceeded all of these expectations. January 29 1918 - PCU S-6 (SS-111) keel laid as S-6 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. PCU S-7 (SS-112) keel laid as S-7 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1941 - PCU MARLIN (SS-205) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. John D. Wainwright. 1944 - PCU SPIKEFISH (SS-404) keel laid as SPIKEFISH at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1945 - PCU POMODON (SS-486) keel laid as POMODON at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1946 - PCU TRUMPETFISH (SS-425) commissioned USS TRUMPETFISH (SS-425) at William Cramp and Company Shipbuilding Co,, Philadelphia, PA; Lt. Comdr. Raphael C. Benitez commanding. 44

1970 - USS NATHANAEL GREENE (SSBN-636) was grounded for seven hours in thick fog in Charleston Harbor, SC. The Navy closed the harbor while the submarine was refloated. Officials would not say whether any Polaris missiles were on board but a Navy spokesman said there appeared to be no danger of nuclear leakage or reactor damage. The next day the Navy said the ship suffered no damage. 1979 - PCU HOUSTON (SSN-713) keel laid as HOUSTON at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1990 - PCU SPRINGFIELD (SSN-761) keel laid as SPRINGFIELD at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 2006 - the guided missile submarine USS OHIO (SSGN-726) conducted tours for the media in Puget Sound, WA. Media were transported to OHIO to see the new capabilities that the submarine now brings to the joint warfighter. OHIO was the first ballistic missile submarine to complete conversion to the new class of guided missile submarines (SSGN). Three other submarines were undergoing the SSGN conversion process including USS MICHIGAN (SSGN-727), USS FLORIDA (SSGN-728) and USS GEORGIA (SSGN-729). January 30 1919 - PCU S-3 (SS-107) commissioned USS S-3 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Comdr. John W. Lewis commanding. 1920 - PCU SCHLEY (later AA-1) (SS-52) commissioned USS AA-1 at Boston, MA; Lt. Comdr. James Parker, Jr. commanding. 1942 - PCU TRIGGER (SS-237) commissioned USS TRIGGER (SS-237) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; Lt. Comdr. Jack H. Lewis commanding. 1944 - PCU BECUNA (SS-319) launched at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. George C. Crawford, wife of Commander Crawford. 1968 - USS SEAWOLF (SSN-575) ran aground while submerged approximately 65 miles east of Cape Cod, MA and damaged her rudder. There were no injuries and she returned to Groton, CT for repairs 1969 - PCU SEA DEVIL (SSN-664) commissioned USS SEA DEVIL (SSN-664) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA; Lt. Comdr. Richard A. Currier commanding. 1982 - PCU BOSTON (SSN-703) commissioned USS BOSTON (SSN-703) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 2001 - Ex-BARBEL (SS-580) disposed of in support of Fleet training exercise (sunk as a target) at 032°19'08.0"N, 121°36'16.0" W, in 1972 fathoms of water. BARBEL won four battle stars for her Vietnam service. January 31 1914 - PCU K-2 (ex-CACHALOT) (SS-33) commissioned USS K-2 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; Ens. R. Moses commanding. 1941 - PCU GRAYBACK (SS-208) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Wilson Brown, wife of Rear Admiral Wilson Brown, Superintendent of the Naval Academy. 1942 - PCU FINBACK (SS-230) commissioned USS FINBACK (SS-230) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME; Lieutenant Commander J. L. Hull commanding. 1955 - USS DACE (SS-247) decommissioned at New London, CT and transferred under the Security Assistance Program to Italy the same day. Commissioned into the Italian Navy as Leonardo Da Vinci (S-510). 45

1969 - Ex-STERLET (SS-392) sunk as a target by USS SARGO (SSN-583). Sterlet was awarded six battle stars for World War II service. 1980 - USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) and USS Long Beach (CGN-9) were at Mare Island Naval Shipyard. NAUTILUS was at the shipyard for inactivation.

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February 2014 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 James Charbonneau

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 USS Barbel (SS-316) in 1945)

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 USS Shark I Leonard Snell Jack Jeffries Jerry Stout (SS-174) in 1942

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 USS Amberjack Base Meeting at the (SS-219) in 1943 Flight Deck: 1800 Social 1900 Dinner Robert Molchan

23 24 25 26 27 28 Tommy Thompson USS Grayback (SS-208)

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Leonardo da Vinci, the Florentine Renaissance inventor and artist, developed plans for an underwater warship but kept them secret. He was afraid that it would make war even more frightful than it already was.

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