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 May 2014

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Meeting Minutes 3

Members 5

Honorary Members 5

Base Contacts 6

Birthdays 6

Welcome 6

Binnacle List 6

Quote of the Month 6

Word of the Month 6

CO’s Stateroom 7

XO’S Stateroom 8

Lost Boats 10

Picture of the Month 18

Featured World War II Submarine Commanding Officer of the Month 19

Member Profile of the Month 20

Traditions of the Naval Service 23

Dates in U.S. Naval History 24

U.S. Submarine History 29

Submarine Memorials 50

Monthly Calendar 53

Submarine Trivia 54

Advertising Partners 55

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No Muster Sheet Received

• The meeting location is at Jillian’s in the Vista, due to the State Museum tour • Tolling of the boats by Base Commander, Vice Commander and COB • Motion made and seconded to accept the previous month’s minutes as emailed • When asked by the CO, the membership responds that the Hunley tour was interesting and seeing the museum’s construction will usher in a new era for that building. It will also have 2 bars for those needing hydration (after 5pm, of course). • Base Commander informed the membership: o Base is looking into purchasing polo shirts with our info on them. The shirts will have a pocket, and will be around $24. The CO is looking into this and will keep the base posted. o The Secretary of Defense is considering closing every military base in . Will keep the base posted. o April 23, 2014 will be the Veteran’s Rally at the Statehouse, beginning at 10am. The guest speaker is Mr. Haley, the Governor’s husband. Parking passes are available. o The VA is issuing new VA cards, due to the current ones being susceptible to social security issues (demonstrated by the CO at the meeting). The new cards will be mailed out in May. The VA website says that 6 million cards will be mailed, so patience may be needed. • Jim Null will accompany JC (Our D-day guest speaker) to Normandy, France, for a 10 day trip to commemorate D-day.

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• Vice Commander will be participating on a charity motorcycle ride for the Carolina Sunshine Charity and 100% of the funds go to the charity. • A motion is made and seconded to donate $100 to the Vice Commander’s charity ride. • Base Commander questions the base as to the fate of the iron replica 30-foot Hunley submarine sitting near the parking lot of the State museum. The membership expresses interest in its fate. He and LE will investigate. • Buzz reminds us that the Poultry Festival is on May 10. A motion is made and seconded to participate in the Poultry Festival. • A motion is made and seconded to adjourn the meeting.

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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 : Mark Morgan Webmaster : Mark Basnight

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

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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Commander : Brian Steffen (803) 897-2480 [email protected] Vice CDR : Tom Paige (803) 808-1801 [email protected] Jr. Vice CDR. : Jeffro Wagner (803) 600-3393 [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 : Mark Morgan (803) 356-4529 [email protected]

Glenn Harris – May 7th Dick Lane – May 12th Mark Basnight – May 15th

Bob Miller Bob Miller’s daughter Evelyn Fuhr Julian Galloway

“Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.” Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965)

Coterie \ KOH-tuh-ree \, noun;

1. a group of people who associate closely. 2. an exclusive group; clique. 3. a group of prairie dogs occupying a communal burrow.

Origin: Coterie is French in origin, originally used to refer to an association of tenant farmers. It entered English in the mid-1700s.

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

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Good Afternoon Gentlemen,

April has come and gone and it has been quite a month. We participated in the Massing of the Colors, we took a tour of the South Carolina Museum and its Hunley exhibit (thank you L.E.), and were present when the governor’s husband spoke, so passionately about, veterans needs and congressional votes vital to our continued support. We supported our organization and veterans in general.

Our next meeting will thankfully be back at the Flight Deck, some of our service last month was questionable, to say the least. I have in my possession one hundred of the Best looking challenge coins I have ever seen, but I am prejudice. The BOD voiced approval that the coins will be $10 each, or three for $25. You can see pictures of how they came out on Facebook, on the Palmetto Base site.

The first brings with it recertification for me as service officer. I will be in Columbia for the 1 st , 2 nd , and 3 rd for the DAV service officer recert and the DAV convention. I will have my cell phone with me, so if any needs arise, call. My number will appear at the bottom of the page.

Lastly, are you enrolled with the VA for medical, if not, Why? Christmas has come and gone and we are not getting any younger. Time and again I have met veterans that have gone years paying for meds that would be free or greatly reduced at the VA. Did you ever get hurt on active duty, spend any time in the hospital or break a bone? If so and it still effects you today, let’s file a claim. It gets you a check for compensation, medical care for that ailment, and will help your daily life. There is NO charge, except your time. No one gets anything out of it, except you.

I wish you all a good night, God Bless and see you at Flight Deck on the 20 th .

Brian

Commander Palmetto Base

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Brothers of the Fin,

Last month I mentioned one of the charity groups I work with “Carolina Sunshine Fund”. A litter background; Carolina Sunshine Fund grants wishes to kids in SC that have sever illnesses and 100% of all funds goes towards the wish. All administrative cost and the cost of chaperons accompanying the individual on a trip are at the expense out of pocket of the board members and chaperons. This year they hosted a motorcycle charity ride with riders requesting sponsors to pledge so much per mile ridden or just a pledge of a flat amount. There are several bike groups already committed to the ride scheduled for 26 Apr for the designated 100 mile, 200 mile, or 300 mile ride. I want to thank you for the sponsorship of the base and donations from many of the members. I road 216 miles of back roads and pot holes on 26 Apr and raised a total of $1,395.00 and the total collected for this charity event was just under $14,000.00. That is on average to grant 5 wish trips to child.

On the ride, I met several other riders and people at our rest stops that had family member’s current on Subs or served on Subs in the past. Go Navy Beat Army!

If you would like more information about the Carolina Sunshine Fund, here is the web link: http://www.carolinasunshine.org/Carolinasunshine/Carolina_Sunshine.html

Our last meeting, along with the tour of the State Museum and the presentation of the history of the Hunley, was very informative.

We have the 1 st Honor Flight of the year returning back from Wash. DC on Wed 7 May at around 1900 @ Columbia Airport. Let’s get out there and welcome the heroes of WWII and

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Korea back from a very moving experience. If you never been to one it is a very hart warming event to be a part of and witness the looks of surprise and gratitude on the faces of our heroes.

We also have our 1 st parade (The Poultry Festival Parade) to participate in on Sat 10 May. This parade season, let’s try and get as many of us as possible out to these events.

As well as, we have a Task Force Marshall Graduation at Camp McCrady on Sun 11 May with 98 Sailors going out to the Middle East and the Horn of Africa.

Remember to continue to keep Ken and Fernando and their families in your prayers.

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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USS Lagarto (SS-371)

Lost on: Lost on May 3, 1945 with the loss of 88 men near the Gulf of Siam. On her 2nd war patrol, she is believed to have been lost to a radar equipped 5/3/1945 minelayer. This minelayer was sunk by the USS Hawkbill 2 weeks later.

NavSource.org

US Navy Official Photo

Class: SS 285 Commissioned: 10/14/1944 Launched: 5/28/1944 Builder: Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co Length: 312 , Beam: 27 #Officers: 10 , #Enlisted: 71 Fate: Baya tried to contact Lagarto and she made no reply. Japanese records state that during the night of 3-4 May, mine layer Hatsutaka attacked a U.S. submarine in that location, it is presumed that Lagarto NavSource.org perished in battle with all hands. 85 men lost.

Crew Listing

TMC Harold Doyle Andrews RM1 William Ernest Carleton MoMMC Charles Anker MoMM3 Lloyd Fry Cathey LT(jg) Frederick Lester Auchard QM3 Sylvester Gilbert Catozzi F1 Charles Herman Bjornson TM2 George Edward Clouse YN2 Charles Woodson, Jr. Breithaupt CMM Pat Cole RMC Wardour Laverne Britain MoMM1 Caldwell Thomas Cook S2 Aaron Brock TM2 John Edward, Jr. Davis F1 Clark Richard Byrer RM2 Leslie Montsell Doud 10

TM3 Alvin Henry Enns SC2 James Henry McDonald MoMM1 Richard Louis Fisher TM2 Justin Michael McGee S1 John Joseph Franze LT (XO) William Hanna Mendenhall MoMM1 Oakley Raymond Frasch F1 Willis Leroy Moore F1 James Northup Gerlach S1 William Gene Moss F2 Richard Fox Grace RT2 Lloyd Raymond O'Hara QM1 William Graves F1 Howard Estelano Ortega EM2 Dennis Jerome Gray S1 Dick Milton Paper StM2 Robert Green LT(jg) Joseph Stanley Pash EM1 Richard Lewis Gregorik RM3 Robert Ransom Patterson S2 James Paul Gregory EM3 Robert Calvin Perry RM3 Glen Eugene Halstead TM3 John William Peterson MoMM1 Thomas Hardegree QM3 Robert Fredrick Peterson MoMM3 George Clark Harrington LT(jg) Walter Benjamin Phelps MoMM2 Thomas James Harrington F1 Harry Robert Plushnik S1 James Bailey Harris MoMMC Gerald Allen Price MoMM3 James Carlton Harrison EM2 Morris Davis Reeves TM3 Walter Earl Hinken F1 Raymond Edward Reichert EM3 William Franklin Honaker BM1 Eugene Thomas Robison LT Lloyd Gordon Irving MoMM1 John Harvey Root S1 Hezekiah Jefferson LT Robert Theodore Ruble EMC Jesse Jobe S1 Walter Jackson Rutledge S1 Fred Johnson SM2 Wesley Clay Shackelford EMC John Richard Johnson LT Walter Raymond Shaw, 6-Feb-45 S1 William Harrison, Jr. Jordan TM2 Ralph Eugene Simmerman LT Arthur Hammond, Jr. Keeney PhMC Robert Bruce Spalding RT1 Philip McNeil Kimball EM3 Ulysses McKinley, Jr. St. John StM1 Albert Kirtley GM2 John Edward Stehn MoMM3 John William Kneidl EM2 Donald George Stiegler CDR (CO) Frank De Vere Latta MoMM2 Floyd Tait S1 Noah Blackmon, Jr. Lee LT(jg) Harold Arthur, Jr. Todd F1 Russell Willie Lee GMC Frank Dean Turner MoMM2 Robert Julian Lewis S1 Arthur Menchel Wade F1 Louis Jerome Lynch S1 William Clenton Warnick SM1 William Tucker Mabin MoMM2 Max Merrell Wicklander S1 Joy McDowell, Jr. Marriott S1 John Leslie Williams

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USS Scorpion (SSN-589)

USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was returning to Norfolk, VA from a Lost on: Mediterranean deployment. On May 22, 1968 she reported her position to 5/22/1968 be about 50 miles south of the . Scorpion was never heard from again. The exact cause of her loss has never been determined.

US Navy Official Photo NavSource.org Class: SSN 588 Commissioned: 7/29/1960 Launched: 12/29/1959 Builder: Electric Boat Co () Length: 252 , Beam: 32 #Officers: 8, #Enlisted: 75 Fate: Shortly after midnight of 22 May 1968, She indicated her

position to be about 50 miles south Gil Raynor of the Azores. Her last transmission ended at 0302. Later information has determined the time of the hull collapse as 1842 UDT on 22 May, 1968 at a depth of 1525 f

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Crew Listing

Keith A.M. Allen, FTG2 Julius Johnston, III, QM2 Thomas Edward Amtower, IC2 Patrick Charles Kahanek, FN George Gile Annable, MM2 Donald Terry Karmasek, TM2 Joseph Anthony Barr, Jr., FN Richard Allen Kerntke, MMCS Michael Jon Bailey, RM2 Rodney Joseph Kipp, ETR3 Walter William Bishop, TMC Dennis Charles Knapp, MM3 Michael Reid Blake, IC3 Charles Lee Lamberth, LT Robert Harold Blocker, MM1 Max Franklin Lanier, MM1 Kenneth Ray Brocker, MM2 John Weichert Livingston, ET1 James Kenneth Brueggeman, MM1 David Bennett Lloyd, LCDR Robert Eugene Bryan, MMC Kenneth Robert Martin, ETN2 John Patrick Burke, LT Frank Patsy Mazzuchi, QMCS Daniel Paul Burns, Jr., RMSN Michael Lee McGuire, ET1 Ronald Lee Byers, IC2 Steven Charles Miksad, TM3 Duglas Leroy Campbell, MM2 Joseph Francis Miller, Jr., TM3 Samuel Cardullo, MM2 Cecil Frederick Mobley, MM2 Francis King Carey, MM2 Raymond Dale Morrison, QM1 Gary James Carpenter, SN Michael Anthony Odening, LtJG Robert Lee Chandler, MM1 Daniel Christopher Petersen, EMC Mark Helton Christiansen, MM2 Dennis Paul Pherrer, QM3 Romeo Constantino, SD1 Gerald Stanley Pospisil, EM1 Robert James Cowan, MM1 Donald Richard Powell, IC3 Joseph Cross, SD1 Earl Lester Ray, MM2 Garlin Ray Denney, RMC Jorge Louis Santana, CS1 Michael Edward Dunn, FN Lynn Thompson Saville, HMC Richard Philip Engelhart, ETR2 Richard George Schaffer, ETN2 George Patrick Farrin, LT William Newman Schoonover, SN William Ralph Fennick, FTGSN Phillip Allan Seifert, SN Robert Walter Flesch, LT Francis Atwood Slattery, CDR - (CO) Vernon Mark Foli, IC3 George Elmer Smith, Jr., ETC James Walter Forrester, Jr., LtJG Laughton Douglas Smith, LtJG Ronald Anthony Frank, SN Robert Bernard Smith, MM2 Michael David Gibson, CSSN Harold Robert Snapp, Jr., ST1 Steven Dean Gleason, IC2 Daniel Peter Stephens, LCDR William Clarke Harwi, LT Joel Candler Stephens, ETN2 Michael Edward Henry, STS2 Daniel Peter Stephens, LCDR Larry Leroy Hess, SK1 John Charles Sweet, LT Richard Curtis Hogeland, ET1 David Burton Stone, MM2 John Richard Houge, MM1 John Phillip Sturgill, EM2 Ralph Robert Huber, EM2 Richard Norman Summers, YN3 Harry David Huckelberry, TM2 John Driscoll Sweeney, Jr., TMSN John Frank Johnson, EM3 James Frank Tindol, III, ETN2 Robert Johnson, RMCS Johnny Gerald Veerhusen, CSSN Steven Leroy Johnson, IC3 Robert Paul Violetti, TM3 13

Ronald James Voss, STS3 James Mitchell Wells, MMC John Michael Wallace, FTG1 Ronald Richard Williams, SN Joel Kurt Watkins, MM1 Robert Alan Willis, MM3 Robert Westley Watson, MMFN Virgil Alexander Wright, III, IC1 James Edwin Webb, MM2 Donald Howard Yarbrough, TM1 Leo William Weinbeck, YNCS Clarence Otto Young, Jr., ETR2

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USS Squalus (SS-192)

USS Squalus suffered a catastrophic valve failure during a test dive off the Isle of Shoals. Partially flooded, the submarine sank to the bottom and came to rest down in 240 feet of water. Commander Charles Momsen and Navy divers on the USS Falcon (ASR-2) rescued 33 survivors using the Lost on: diving bell he invented. 26 men drowned in the after compartments. Later 5/23/1939 Squalus was raised and recommissioned as the USS Sailfish. In an ironic turn of fate, Sailfish sank the Japanese aircraft carrier carrying surviving crew members from Sculpin, which had located Squalus in 1939. Only one of the crew survived after spending the rest of the war as slave laborers in .

Navy Photo / NavSource.com NavSource.org Class: SS 188 Commissioned: 3/1/1939 Launched: 9/14/1938 Builder: Portsmouth Navy Yard Length: 311 , Beam: 27 #Officers: 5, #Enlisted: 50 Fate: Sailfish was sold for scrapping to Luria Brothers of , PA. Her conning tower stands as a memorial to the lost crew of the USS Squalus at the Portsmouth Naval in Kittery, ME.

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Crew Listing

James Andrew Aitken Huie King McAfee John James Batick Joseph Hester Patterson Joshua Casey Alfred Charles Priester John Allan Chesnutt Frank Henry Schulte Robert Lyle Coffey Bascom Slemp Scyphers Elvin Leon Deal Sherman Luther Shirley Lionel Hugh Fletcher Don Smith* Kenneth Ross Garrison Jack John Strong Robert Franklin Gibbs John Laurise Thomala John Plesent Hathaway Robert Preson Thompson Eugene Arthur Hoffman Marion Lawrence Ward Alexander Biggs Keegan Robert Ross Weld John Joseph Marino Charles Myron Woods (civilian)

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USS Stickleback (SS-415)

Lost on: Lost on May 30, 1958 when it sank off Hawaii while under tow after collision with USS Silverstein (DE-534). The entire crew was taken off 5/30/1958 prior to sinking.

George Arnold / NavSource.com

Jimmy O. Evans-http://members.xoom.com/343crash/NFdieselboats4.html

Class: SS 285 Commissioned: 3/29/1945 Launched: 1/1/1945 Builder: Mare Island Navy Yard Length: 312 , Beam: 27 #Officers: 10 , #Enlisted: 71 Fate: She holed her port side. All crew were removed and efforts were made to save the submarine. Compartments flooded, but

even with lines tied around her, she sank in NavSource.org 1800 fathoms of water.

Picture of the Month

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Squalus (SS-192) , fitting out, at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME., 7 January 1939.

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

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Featured World War II Submarine Commanding Officer of the Month

Capt. Robert E. Dornin

Captain Dornin’s Navy career began upon his graduation from the Naval Academy in 1935. As a midshipman, he won laurels as an outstanding end on the Academy's football team and was selected for All-America honors.

Prior to his graduation from the Submarine School, New London, Conn., Captain Dornin served aboard the USS New Mexico, BB-37, and USS Perry, DD-340.

Three consecutive tours of submarine duty followed his completion of Submarine School. He first served in the USS Plunger, SS-179, then the USS Gudgeon, SS-211, and finally the USS Trigger, SS-237.

Captain Dornin won acclaim as an ace submarine skipper during his command of the Trigger. With this ship he conducted one of the outstanding patrols of World War II. During the month of September, 1943, he engaged and sank four Japanese ships--two tankers and two cargo ships--and possibly one or two more which did not show up in the record books. Having expended all her torpedoes in nine days of fast action, Trigger headed home, concluding a patrol that came to be called, “a nine-day wonder". The tonnage-sunk total of 27,095 for a single patrol was one of the highest scored by a U. S. submarine to that date.

In 1944, Captain Dornin became an aide to the late Fleet Admiral Ernest J. King, wartime Chief of Naval Operations. After ADM King's retirement, he became Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz' aide.

In 1946 Captain Dornin took command of the USS Sea Fox, SS-402, and from there went back to the Naval Academy as Assistant Director of Athletics. Since then he has served as Commander Submarine Division 22; Chief of Staff, Officer Submarine Development Group; Executive Officer, U. S. Naval Station, Treasure Island; Commanding Officer, USS Nereus, .AS-17, and most recently, Commander Submarine Squadron Three, Pacific Fleet. He now is Commanding Officer, Recruit Training Command, at the U. S. Naval Training Center in San Diego.

Awards Navy Cross (two awards), Silver Star (four awards), Navy Commendation Medal (three awards) and the Submarine Combat Pin with 9 stars.

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QMCS (SS) Joseph L Geiger

Joseph enlisted in the Navy in 1957 and retired in 1977 as Senior Chief Quartermaster () with 20 years of service.

Joseph qualified in USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) and served in USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600), USS Nathan Hale (SSBN-623), USS Odax (SS-484), USS Lafayette (SSBN-616), USS Requin (SS/SSR/AGSS-481) and USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641).

USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617)

USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617), a Lafayette -class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the 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

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that port for the remainder of 1964 as a unit of Submarine Squadron 16. In January 1965, she transferred to Submarine Squadron 14 and was rebased at Holy Loch, . 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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From 1913 to 1948, no major changes in the structure of enlisted ratings were made, although new ratings were authorized as technological changes, expansion of naval aviation for example, demanded. Hand in hand with this system of classification of personnel went the practice of supplying men according to numbers and ratings requested, without any special attention to the individual qualifications of the men or particular demands of the billets. By the beginning of World War II, the Navy's rating structure was becoming inadequate to the problem of distributing the best qualified personnel to billets in which they were most needed. In short, the structure had to be adjusted to meet the technological advances of the modern Navy.

Under pressure of necessity, during World War II, the Bureau of Naval Personnel and other commands charged with personnel administration found themselves dividing and subdividing existing ratings to reveal special skills. The Radioman (RM) rating, for example, split into Radioman (RM) and Radio Technician (RT); later some Radio Technicians were transferred to the newly established Radarman (RD) rating, and others to the new Sonarman (SO) rating. To the SO rating itself was later added SOH (Harbor Defense).

To supplement this process of subdividing old ratings, the Specialist (X) ratings were established, and eventually became the catch-all for jobs that could not be fitted elsewhere into the existing rating structure.

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

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May 1 1898 - Battle of Manila Bay, Adm Dewey defeats Spanish at Manila, Philippines 1934 - LT Akers demonstrates blind landing system at College Park, MD in OJ-2 aircraft 1945 - VADM Barbey lands Australian troops on Tarakan Island, Borneo, supported by naval gunfire 1951 - USS Princeton aircraft attack Hwachon Dam using aerial torpedoes, only use of this weapon in Korean War 1980 - 11 Navy ships begin operations assisting Coast Guard in rescuing Cuban refugees fleeing in overcrowded boats May 2 1975 - US Navy departs Vietnamese waters at end of evacuation. May 3 1861 - USS Surprise captures Confederate privateer Savannah 1898 - Marines land at Cavite, Philippines, and raise U.S. flag 1949 - First Navy firing of a high altitude Viking rocket at White Sands, NM May 4 1917 - First Navy ships, Division 8, arrive at Queenstown, Ireland, to provide convoy escorts against German U-boats 1942 - Battle of Coral Sea, first carrier vs. carrier battle, begins 1945 - Japanese attempt to land on Okinawa repulsed; kamikaze attacks damage 6 U.S. Navy ships 1961 - Pilot CDR Malcolm D. Ross, USNR, and medical observer LCDR Victor A. Prather, Jr., ascended in two hours to over 110,00 feet in Strato-Lab 5, a 411-foot hydrogen filled balloon launched from from the deck of USS Antietam . This was the highest altitude attained by man in an open gondola. Tragically, Prather drowned during the recovery. May 5 1944 - USS Comfort is commissioned in San Pedro, CA; first ship to be manned jointly by Army and Navy personnel 1948 - VF-17A becomes first carrier qualified jet squadron (USS Saipan ) 1961 - CDR Alan Shepard Jr. makes first U.S. manned space flight. Flight of Freedom 7 (Mercury 3) which lasted 15 minutes and 28 seconds reached the altitude of 116.5 statute miles with a velocity of 5,134 mph. Recovery was by HUS1 helicopter of HMR(L)-262 from USS

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Lake Champlain (CVS-39). 1980 - USS Robert E. Peary rescues 440 Vietnamese refugees from disabled craft south of Thailand May 6 1909 - Great White Fleet anchors in 1916 - First ship-to-shore radio telephone voice conversation from USS off Virginia Capes to SECNAV Josephus Daniels in Washington, DC 1942 - CAPT Milton Miles arrives in Chungking, China, to begin building an intelligence and guerilla training organization, Naval Group China 1945 - Naval landing force evacuates 500 Marshallese from Jaluit Atoll, Marshall Islands May 7 1779 - Continental Navy sloop Providence captures British brig Diligent off Cape Charles 1934 - USS Constitution completes tour of principal U.S. ports 1940 - FDR orders Pacific Fleet to remain in Hawaiian waters indefinitely 1942 - Carrier aircraft sink Japanese carrier Shoho during Battle of Coral Sea May 8 1911 - Navy ordered its first airplane, Curtiss A-1, Birthday of Naval Aviation 1942 - Battle of the Coral Sea ends with Japanese retiring from area 1945 - VE - Day, Germany's unconditional surrender to the Allies 1963 - Navy ships evacuate 2,279 civilians from Haiti during crisis. 1972 - U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft mine Haiphong Harbor in North Vietnam. May 9 1926 - LCDR Richard Byrd and Chief Machinist Mate Floyd Bennett make first flight over North Pole; both receive Congressional Medal of Honor. 1942 - USS Wasp in Mediterranean launches 47 Spitfire aircraft to help defend Malta May 10 1775 - Force under Ethan Allan and Benedict Arnold cross Lake Champlain and capture British fort at Ticonderoga, . 1800 - USS Constitution captures Letter of Marque Sandwich . 1862 - Confederates destroy Norfolk and Pensacola Navy Yards. 1949 - First shipboard launching of LARK, guided missile by USS Norton Sound . 1960 - USS Triton (SSRN-586) completes submerged circumnavigation of world in 84 days following many of the routes taken by Magellan and cruising 46,000 miles. May 11 1862 - CSS Virginia blown up by Confederates to prevent capture. 1898 - Sailors and Marines from USS Marblehead cut trans-oceanic cable near Cienfuegos, Cuba, isolating Cuba from Spain. 1943 - Naval task force lands Army troops on Attu, Aleutians. 1965 - U.S. deliver first shore bombardment of Vietnam War. May 12 1780 - Fall of Charleston, SC; three Continental Navy frigates ( Boston , Providence , and Ranger ) captured; and one American frigate ( Queen of France ) sunk to prevent capture 1846 - U.S. declares war against Mexico 1975 - SS Mayaguez seized by Khmer Rouge and escorted to Koh Tang Island. 1986 - Destroyer USS David R. Ray deters an Iranian Navy attempt to board a U.S. merchant ship. 25

May 13 1908 - Navy Nurse Corps established. 1908 - Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, later called Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, was officially established in the Territory of Hawaii as a coaling station for U.S. Navy ships transiting the Pacific Ocean. 1943 - Bureau of Navigation renamed Bureau of Naval Personnel 1945 - Aircraft from fast carrier task force begin 2-day attack on Kyushu airfields, Japan 1964 - Organization and deployment of world's first all nuclear-powered task group, USS Enterprise , USS Long Beach , and USS Bainbridge, to Sixth Fleet May 14 1801 - Tripoli declares war against the United States 1836 - U.S. Exploring Expedition authorized to conduct exploration of Pacific Ocean and South Seas, first major scientific expedition overseas. LT Charles Wilkes USN, would lead the expedition in surveying South America, Antarctica, Far East, and North Pacific. 1845 - First U.S. warship visits Vietnam. While anchored in Danang for reprovisioning, CAPT John Percival commanding USS Constitution, conducts a show of force against Vietnamese authorities in an effort to obtain the release of a French priest held prisoner by Emperor of Annam at Hue. 1975 - Marines recapture Mayaguez , go ashore on Koh Tang Island and release the crew. May 15 1800 - CAPT Preble in Essex arrives in Batavia, Java, to escort U.S. merchant ships 1942 - First Naval Air Transport Service flight across Pacific 1969 - Sinking of USS Guitarro (SSN-665) 1991 - Amphibious Task Force arrives at Chittagong, Bangladesh, for relief operations after Cyclone Marian May 16 1820 - Congress becomes first U.S. warship to visit China 1919 - Three Navy flying boats begin 1st trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland 1965 - First US gunfire support in Vietnam by USS Tucker May 17 1940 - FDR announces plans to recommission 35 more destroyers 1942 - USS Tautog (SS-199) sinks Japanese sub, I-28 ; while USS Triton (SS-201) sinks I-164 1951 - Aircraft from carriers attack bridges between Wonsan and Hamhung, Korea 1962 - Naval amphibious ready group lands Marines to guard Thailand's borders from Communist probes 1966 - Naval Support Activity Saigon established 1973 - First woman to hold a major Navy command, Captain Robin Lindsay Quigley assumes command of Navy Service School, San Diego, CA. 1987 - USS Stark (FFG-31) struck by Iraqi Exocet missile in Persian Gulf, killing 37 Sailors. 21 were wounded. 1990 - USS Roark rescues 42 refugees from unseaworthy craft in May 18 1775 - Benedict Arnold captures British sloop and renames her Enterprise , first of many famous ships with that name 1798 - Appointment of Benjamin Stoddert as first Secretary of the Navy 1969 - Launch of Apollo 10, dress rehearsal for first lunar landing mission. CDR John W. Young, 26

USN, was the Command Module Pilot and CDR Eugene A. Cernan, USN, was the Lunar Module Pilot. During the 8 Day mission, the craft made 31 lunar orbits in 61.6 hours. Recovery was by HS-4 helicopters from USS Princeton (LPH-5). May 19 1882 - Commodore Shufeldt (USS Swatara ) lands in Korea to negotiate first treaty between Korea and Western power 1912 - Navy establishes North Atlantic Ice Patrol following RMS Titanic disaster 1965 - 30th Naval Construction Regiment activated at Danang, Vietnam May 20 1801 - Four warships sent to Mediterranean to protect American commerce 1815 - Commodore Stephen Decatur ( Frigate Guerriere ) sails with 10 ships to suppress Mediterranean pirates' raids on U.S. shipping 1844 - USS Constitution sails from New York on round the world cruise 1943 - Establishment of Tenth Fleet in Washington, DC, under command of ADM King to coordinate U.S. antisubmarine operations in Atlantic May 21 1850 - Washington Navy Yard begins work on first castings for the Dahlgren guns 1917 - USS Ericsson fires first of war 1944 - During preparations for the invasion of Saipan an accidental ordnance blast on LST 353 sets off cataclysmic ammunition explosions at West Loch, Pearl Harbor, killing 163 and injuring 396. Six tank landing ships (LST-39, LST-43, LST-69, LST-179, LST-353, LST-480 ), three tank landing craft (LCT-961, LCT-963, LCT-983), and 17 track landing vehicles (LVTs) are destroyed in explosions and fires. 1964 - The initiation of the standing carrier presence at Yankee Station in the South China Sea. May 22 1882 - Commodore Shufeldt signs commerce treaty opening Korea to U.S. trade 1958 - Naval aircraft F4D-1 Sky Ray sets five world speed-to-climb records, 22-23 May 1967 - New York City reaches agreement to purchase Navy Yard, ending 166 years of construction and repair of naval vessels. 1968 - USS Scorpion (SSN-589) lost with all hands May 23 1850 - Navy sends USS Advance and USS Rescue to attempt rescue of Sir John Franklin's expedition, lost in . 1939 - USS Squalus (SS-92) sinks off Postsmouth, NH, with loss of 26 lives. 1962 - Launch of Aurora 7 (Mercury 7), piloted by LCDR Malcolm Scott Carpenter, USN, who completed 3 orbits in 4 hours, 56 minutes at an altitude up to 166.8 statute miles at 17,549 mph. He was picked up by HSS-2 helicopters from USS Intrepid (CVS-11). The capsule was recovered by USS John R. Pierce (DD-753). 1962 - USS Valcour (AVP-55) provides medical care to a merchant seaman from tanker SS Manhattan in the Persian Gulf. May 24 1917 - First U.S. convoy to cross North Atlantic during World War I leaves Hampton Roads, VA 1918 - USS Olympia anchors at Kola Inlet, Murmansk, Russia, to protect refugees during Russian Revolution 1939 - First and only use of VADM Allan McCann's Rescue Chamber to rescue 33 men from

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sunken USS Squalus (SS-192) 1941 - Authorization of construction or acquisition of 550,000 tons of auxiliary shipping for Navy 1945 - Fast carrier task force aircraft attack airfields in southern Kyushu, Japan 1945 - 9 US ships damaged by concentrated kamikaze attack off Okinawa 1961 - USS Gurke notices signals from 12 men from Truk who were caught in a storm, drifted at sea for 2 months before being stranded on a island for 1 month. USS Southerland investigated, notified Truk, and provided provisions and supplies to repair their outrigger canoe. The men would be picked up on 7 June by the motor launch Kaselehlia . May 25 1952 - USS Iowa bombards Chongjin, Korea. 1973 - Launch of Skylab 2 mission, which was first U.S. manned orbiting space station. It had an all Navy crew of CAPT Charles Conrad, Jr., USN. (commanding), CDR Joseph P. Kerwin, USN and CDR Paul J. Weitz, USN. During the 28 day mission of 404 orbits, the craft rendezvoused with Skylab to make repairs and conduct science experiments. Recovery by USS Ticonderoga (CVS-14) May 26 1944 - USS sinks fifth Japanese submarine in one week 1952 - Tests from 26-29 May demonstrate feasibility of the angled-deck concept conducted on simulated angled deck on USS Midway 1990 - USS Beaufort rescues 24 Vietnamese refugees in South China Sea May 27 1813 - American joint operations against Fort George, 1919 - Navy NC-4 completes trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland to Lisbon, Portugal May 28 1813 - Frigate Essex and prize capture five British whalers 1917 - First underway fueling in U.S. Navy, USS Maumee fuels 6 destroyers in North Atlantic. LCDR Chester W. Nimitz served as Maumee 's executive officer and chief engineer. 1957 - 1st of 24 detonations, Operation Plumbbob nuclear test 1980 - 55 women become first women graduates from the U.S. Naval Academy. May 29 1781 - Frigate Alliance captures HMS Atalanta and Trepassy off Nova Scotia 1991 - Amphibious Task Force in Bangladesh for cyclone relief redeployed May 30 1814 - Navy gunboats capture three British boats on Lake Ontario near Sandy Creek, NY May 31 1900 - Sailors and Marines from USS Newark and USS Oregon arrive at Peking, China with other Sailors and Marines from Britain, France, Russia, and Japan to protect U.S. and foreign diplomatic legations from the Boxers 1919 - NC-4's transatlantic mission ends at Plymouth, England 1944 - USS England sank a record 6th Japanese submarine in 13 days.

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May 1 1916 - PCU L-5 (SS-44) launched at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT. 1919 - PCU R-6 (SS-83) commissioned USS R-6 at Boston, MA. 1921 - USS R-14 (SS-91) ran out of fuel at sea. She made port with makeshift sails of sheets, underway on sail power for 4 days. 1925 - PCU V-4 (SF-7) (later ARGONAUT/SM-1/APS-1) (SS-166) keel laid as V-4 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1931 - USS R-1 (SS-78) decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. 1941 - PCU GRENADIER (SS-210) commissioned USS GRENADIER (SS-210) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH. 1943 - PCU BOWFIN (SS-287) commissioned USS BOWFIN (SS-287) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1944 - USS MACABI (SS-375) keel laid as MACABI at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI. 1946 - USS ROCK (SS-274) decommissioned at New London, CT; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. 1952 - USS RONQUIL (SS-396) decommissioned for GUPPY modernization at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. PCU T-2 (later MARLIN) (SST-2) keel laid as T-2 at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. USS X-1 (SSX-1) keel laid as X-1 by Fairfield Engine and Airplane Corporation, at Jakobson's Shipyard, Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY. 1960 - USS TILEFISH (SS-307) second decommissioning. 1968 - USS ARCHERFISH (SS-311) third decommisssioning and simultaneously struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 1970 - PCU BILLFISH (SSN-676) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics ` Corporation, Groton, CT. 1973 - Ex-GRENADIER (SS-525) decommissioned, struck from the Naval Vessel Register and disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP); transferred to Venezuela.

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1974 - USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN-598) in collision with Japanese freighter, freighter sank. in May, USS PINTADO (SSN-672) reportedly collided almost head-on with a Soviet Yankee class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine while cruising 200 feet deep in the approaches to the Petropavlovsk naval base on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The Soviet submarine surfaced immediately but the extent of damage was not known. PINTADO departed from the area at top underwater speed and proceeded to Guam where she entered drydock for repairs lasting seven weeks. The collision smashed much of the PINTADO's detection sonar, a starboard side torpedo hatch was jammed shut and diving planes received moderate damage. PINTADO was on an intelligence gathering mission in Soviet territorial waters. 1989 - heavy waves washed three sailors from the deck of USS BARBEL (SS-580) as she [conducted surface operations off the coast of the Japanese island of Kyushu. Two of the sailors drowned and the third was rescued. in May, a broken valve caused USS HOUSTON (SSN-713) to plunge bow down toward the sea bottom. 2001 - USS L. MENDEL RIVERS (SSN-686) was decommissioned at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, WA. The ceremony, held under sunny skies alongside Dry Dock 2, was brief but poignant. After nearly 30 years of service, L. MENDEL RIVERS' mission was finally complete. Mr. L. Mendel Rivers, the ship's namesake, served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 30 years. As chairman of the House Armed Services Committee in the 89th, 90th and 91st Congresses, he maintained an abiding commitment to America's defense posture. His grandson, L. Mendel Rivers III, attended the ceremony and delivered remarks penned by his father, L. Mendel Rivers, Jr., who wrote about his father stating, "He stood for two virtues above all others: courage and vigilance." The youngest Rivers then paid tribute to those who served aboard the sub, saying, "The men of USS L. MENDEL RIVERS have quietly and resolutely given life to the vision of L. Mendel Rivers for 30 years. True warriors all, the men of USS L. MENDEL RIVERS have maintained their vision and upheld their cause. As long as honor is cherished, so too will be the memory of the men of L. MENDEL RIVERS." Commander David A. Portner, the last commanding officer of L. MENDEL RIVERS, was the last to speak. "The fighting ship L. MENDEL RIVERS will continue to serve as these fine men advance in the Navy. I will proudly say that I commanded this fine crew. It is to them that the future of the submarine force and the future of the nation depend. I am confident they can continue to meet that challenge." With that, the commissioning pennant was struck, the watch was secured, and another chapter in the history of the submarine force was ended. 2002 - USS CONNECTICUT (SSN-22) departed her homeport of Submarine Base New London, CT, on her first scheduled deployment. CONNECTICUT, commissioned December 11, 1998, the second of the Seawolf-class of attack submarines, is designed to be exceptionally quiet, fast, and well-armed with advanced sensors. She is a multi-mission ship, capable of deploying to forward ocean areas to search out and destroy enemy submarines and surface ships, and to fire missiles in support of other forces. 2006 - USS JEFFERSON CITY (SSN-759) returned to Point Loma, CA from a six-month deployment. JEFFERSON CITY recently returned from a deployment conducting operations in the Western Pacific area of operation. USS HAMPTON (SSN 767) arrived in Port Everglades, FL, in support of South Florida's 30

Fleet Week USA. Nearly 3,000 sailors participated in this year's fleet week. While in port, sailors took in the local sites while sampling South Florida's hospitality. May 2 1931 - USS R-7 (SS-84) decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Reserve Fleet. USS R-8 (SS-85) decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia, PA. USS R-9 (SS-86) decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Reserve Fleet. 1942 - PCU SUNFISH (SS-281) launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. 1945 - USS S-11 (SS-116) second decommissioning at Philadelphia, PA. 1951 - PCU K-2 (SSK-2) (later BASS (SS-551)) launched at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. 1963 - PCU KAMEHAMEHA (SSBN-642) keel laid as KAMEHAMEHA at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. 1973 - Ex-SIRAGO (SS-485) sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping to Jacobson Metal Company, Chesapeake, VA. 2006 - USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) departed on a Western Pacific surge deployment from her homeport of Pearl Harbor, HI. May 3 1913 - PCU F-4 (ex-SKATE) (SS-23) commissioned USS F-4 at Seattle Construction & Drydock Company, Seattle, WA. 1945 - USS LAGARTO (SS-371) under CDR F.D. Latta, departed , Philippine Islands, on April 12, 1945, for her second patrol in the South China Sea. On April 27, she was directed to the outer part of the Siam Gulf. LAGARTO contacted BAYA, already patrolling there on May 2, 1945, and exchanged calls with her by SJ radar. Later that day BAYA sent LAGARTO a contact report on a convoy she had made consisting of one tanker, one auxiliary and two destroyers. LAGARTO soon reported being in contact with the convoy and began coming in for an attack with BAYA. However, the enemy escorts were equipped with 10cm radar. They detected BAYA and drove her off with gunfire, whereupon the two submarines decided to wait and plan a subsequent attack. Early on the morning of May 3, 1945, LAGARTO and BAYA made a rendezvous and discussed plans. LAGARTO was to dive on the convoy's track to make a contact at 1400, while BAYA was to be ten to fifteen miles further along the track. During the day, numerous contact reports were exchanged. At 0010 on May 4, after a prolonged but unsuccessful attack, BAYA was finally driven off by the alert escorts; no further contact was ever made with LAGARTO. Japanese information available now records an attack on a U.S. submarine made by the minelayer Hatsutaka , believed to be one of the two radar- equipped escorts of the attacked convoy. The attack was made in about 30 fathoms of water and in view of the information presented above, this must be presumed to be the one which sank LAGARTO. Eighty-six men perished with her. This vessel's first patrol was in the Nansei Shoto chain as part of an anti-picket-boat sweep made by submarines to aid Admiral Halsey's Task Force 38 in getting carrier planes to Japan undetected. She sank the Japanese submarine RO-49 on February 24, 1945, and participated in several surface gun attacks with HADDOCK and SENNET. Two small vessels were sunk and two more damaged in those attacks, and LAGARTO shared credit for the results with these submarines. Commander Latta had previously made seven patrols as Commanding Officer of NARWHAL. Every patrol made by this officer was designated successful for the 31

award of combat insignia, a record surpassed by no commanding officer in the submarine Force. She was the fiftieth U.S. submarine loss of World War II. 1946 - USS SPADEFISH (SS-411) decommissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Group. PCU CORSAIR (SS-435) launched at the Electric boat Company, Groton, CT. 1969 - USS TRITON (SSRN-586) decommissioned at New London, CT.; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Norfolk, VA. 1985 - Ex-ALBACORE (SS/AGSS-569) donated as a Museum and Memorial to Port of Portsmouth Maritime Museum, Portsmouth, NH. 1989 - USS AUGUSTA (SSN-710) onboard fire in the Atlantic. May 4 1916 - PCU L-4 (SS-43) commissioned USS L-4 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA. 1923 - USS L-2 (SS-41) decommissioned at Hampton Roads, VA; laid up in the Reserve Fleet. USS L-9 (SS-49) decommissioned at Hampton Roads, VA. 1931 - USS R-6 (SS-83) decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Reserve Fleet. 1942 - PCU HERRING (SS-233) commissioned USS HERRING (SS-233) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. PCU RASHER (SS-269) keel laid as RASHER at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI. 1952 - USS TRUTTA (SS-421) second decommissioning for GUPPY IIA (snorkel) modernization at Charleston Naval Shipyard, SC. 1958 - USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) suffered a fire in the insulation around one of her turbines as the ship was running submerged in the Pacific shortly after leaving Panama on her way to her Arctic mission. The insulation had become oil-soaked during the submarine's three years of operation and had caught fire. The fire was put out with minor injuries but the submarine surfaced to ventilate. 1959 - USS TIRU (SS-416) commenced FRAM conversion to a GUPPY III submarine at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Honolulu, HI; completed 31 December 1959. 1964 - USS HALIBUT (SSGN-587) made the last Regulus Missile patrol. With Polaris on line, Regulus submarines were phased out. PCU POGY (SSN-647) keel laid as POGY at New York Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ. May 5 1917 - PCU R-17 (SS-94) keel laid as R-17 at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA. 1921 - USS G-3 (ex-TURBOT) (SS-31) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register at Submarine Base New London, CT. 1922 - USS L-10 (SS-50) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register at Philadelphia, PA. 1943 - PCU BATFISH (SS-310) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. PCU HAMMERHEAD (SS-364) keel laid as HAMMERHEAD at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI. 1972 - PCU SILVERSIDES (SSN-679) commissioned USS SILVERSIDES (SSN-679) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1973 - PCU WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN-680) commissioned USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN-680) at Ingalls Nuclear Shipbuilding Division, of Litton Industries, Pascagoula, MS. 1993 - USS HENRY L. STIMSON (SSBN-655) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register.

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May 6 1913 - PCU H-1 (ex-SEAWOLF) (SS-28) launched at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA. 1918 - PCU O-14 (SS-75) launched at California Shipbuilding Company, Long Beach, CA. 1942 - USS SKIPJACK (SS-184) pioneered the "down the throat" shot against the Kanan Maru off Indo-China. 1974 - USS JALLAO (SS-368) experienced an explosion in the engine room while providing services in the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, operating area. An electrical arc ignited the engine room atmosphere causing a quick flash. The submarine surfaced and returned to port needing minor repairs and soot clean-up. Sixteen crew members were hospitalized with smoke inhalation effects and one with burns. 1986 - for the first time, three submarines surfaced together at the North Pole USS ARCHERFISH (SSN-678), USS HAWKBILL (SSN-666) and USS RAY (SSN-653). 1991 - PCU TOLEDO (SSN-769) keel laid as TOLEDO at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 2003 - the nuclear-powered USS CHICAGO (SSN-721) returned to her homeport of Pearl Harbor, HI following a routine six-month deployment, patrolling the Seventh Fleet area of operations. 2005 - USS (SSN-688) returned to Pearl Harbor, HI, from a Western Pacific deployment. The nuclear-powered attack submarine left her homeport on Nov. 6, 2004. Cmdr. Tom Stanley, USS LOS ANGELES commanding officer, said the submarine was modernized in both the fire control and communications systems which were upgraded with consumer off-the-shelf technology (COTS). LOS ANGELES is the fourth naval ship to be named after the city of Los Angeles and is the lead ship of the 688 class. She was launched on April 6, 1974 at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Va. and commissioned on November 13, 1976. USS SAN JUAN (SSN-751) had a rare chance to show why submarines and the sailors who operate them are special during an embark May 5-6 for NBC Weekend Today Show’s host Lester Holt. Holt, his producer, and two camera and sound teams were overnight [guests of Cmdr. Harvey Guffey, ship’s commanding officer, to document how sailors live and work in a submarine as part of an NBC Today Show series called “Live for Today.” The special theme was based on viewers’ input about what they would want to experience if they had little time left to live. 2006 - families of crew members serving on the ill-fated World War II submarine USS LAGARTO (SS-371) gathered in Manitowoc, WI, to honor the men whose submarine went missing six decades ago and was only recently located by divers. Rear Adm. Jeffrey B. Cassias, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet's submarine force, served as the keynote speaker at the ceremony held at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in Manitowoc, where LAGARTO was built. Jamie MacLeod, a British wreck diver who reported locating the LAGARTO wreck in the Gulf of Thailand last year, was also on hand. May 7 1931 - USS R-15 (SS-92) decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. 1943 - PCU PINTADO (SS-387) keel laid as PINTADO at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1944 - PCU BLUEBACK (SS-326) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. PCU SEA OWL (SS-405) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1945 - USS R-14 (SS-91) decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA. 1963 - a fire occurred aboard PCU FLASHER (SSN-613) at the Electric Boat shipyard, Groton, CT, 33

killing three and injuring two. Damage to the ship was reportedly negligible. The fire occurred in a trim tank of the submarine, scheduled to be launched on 14 June. 2006 - the Los Angeles-class submarine USS NORFOLK (SSN-714) returned to Norfolk, VA, as a part of the Nassau Expeditionary Strike group (ESG). The Nassau ESG successfully completed a six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism, where they conducted Maritime Security Operations for U.S. 5th Fleet and Theater Security Cooperation for U.S. 6th Fleet. May 8 1942 - PCU GUARDFISH (SS-217) commissioned USS GUARDFISH (SS-217) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1944 - PCU TIGRONE (SS-419) keel laid as TIGRONE at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1947 - Ex-PORPOISE (SS-172) placed in service as a Naval Reserve Training Ship at Houston, TX. 1962 - PCU LAFAYETTE (SSBN-616) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1963 - PCU WOODROW WILSON (SSBN-624) sufferred a fire while under construction at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, CA, injuring three. The fire caused only minor damage to WOODROW WILSON and occurred when a heavy cable came in contact with a switchboard on the submarine. 1970 - USS TENCH (SS-417) second decommissioning at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group. 1976 - PCU BREMERTON (SSN-698) keel laid as BREMERTON at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1980 - PCU PORTSMOUTH (SSN-707) keel laid as PORTSMOUTH at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1982 - PCU BUFFALO (SSN-715) launched at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1997 - USS FLORIDA (SSBN-728) and fleet tug boat USS Aukele (YTB-814) were underway near the coast of Oahu, HI. 2002 - ex-NAUTILUS (SSN-571), the world's first nuclear powered submarine, left the Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton, CT, enroute Naval Submarine Base New London. NAUTILUS underwent a five-month preservation at a cost of approximately $4.7 million. On Jan. 17, 1955, NAUTILUS put to sea for the first time and signaled her historic message "Underway on nuclear power". She steamed submerged 1,300 miles from New London to San Juan, , in just 84 hours. The success of NAUTILUS ensured the future of nuclear power in the Navy. Now a museum, NAUTILUS was expected to re-open to the public at Groton's Submarine Force Library and Museum by Armed Forces Day. The historic ship attracts some 250,000 visitors annually. 2005 - the Los Angeles class submarine USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN-711) was in dry dock at Apra Harbor, Guam having temporary repairs made. A new large steel dome about 20 feet high and 20 feet in diameter was put in the place of her damaged bow. SAN FRANCISCO an aground 350 miles south of Guam January 8, killing one crew member and injuring 23 others. May 9 1911 - USS VIPER (later B-1) (SS-10) second decommissioning at Charleston, SC. 1936 - PCU PERCH (SS-176) launched at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas Withers. 34

1943 - PCU CORVINA (SS-226) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. PCU ROBALO (SS-273) launched at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI. 1944 - PCU SEGUNDO (SS-398) commissioned USS SEGUNDO (SS-398) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1962 - USS THRESHER (SSN-593) collided with a tug at Port Canaveral, FL. 2005 - the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor, HI announced the completion of the investigation into the January 8 accident aboard USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN-711) that claimed the life of one sailor. SAN FRANCISCO struck an undersea mountain about 360 miles southeast of her Guam homeport because her leaders and watch teams failed to develop and execute a safe voyage plan, the command investigation into the incident concluded. "The findings of fact show that SAN FRANCISCO, while transiting at flank (maximum) speed and submerged to 525 feet, hit a seamount that did not appear on the chart being used for navigation," the 124-page report said of the incident in the vicinity of the Caroline Islands. "Other charts in SAN FRANCISCO’s possession did, however, clearly display a navigation hazard in the vicinity of the grounding," it said. "SAN FRANCISCO’s navigation team failed to review those charts adequately and transfer pertinent data to the chart being used for navigation, as relevant directives and the ship’s own procedures required. "If SAN FRANCISCO’s leaders and watch teams had complied with requisite procedures and exercised prudent navigation practices, the grounding would most likely have been avoided. Even if not wholly avoided, however, the grounding would not have been as severe and loss of life may have been prevented." Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Joseph Allen Ashley, 24, of Akron, Ohio, died aboard the submarine January 9 from an "inevitably fatal" severe head injury sustained during the accident. "Earlier evacuation or arrival of medical officers would not have changed the outcome for [Petty Officer] Ashley" the investigation said in regard to the two additional medical personnel flown aboard by helicopter and two attempts to medically evacuate him by helicopter. Another 97 of 137 crew members reported injuries ranging from minor bruising and muscle strains to two who suffered dislocated shoulders. Sixty-eight of them were evaluated and treated aboard, while the remaining 29 were treated at Naval Hospital Guam when SAN FRANCISCO returned to port under her own power January 10. Just three of them were admitted overnight for further evaluation and treatment. As a result of the collision, U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert relieved Cmdr. Kevin Mooney of his command of SAN FRANCISCO February 12 following non-judicial punishment proceedings in Yokosuka, Japan. Mooney also received a letter of reprimand. But Greenert, in his endorsement of the investigation, also praised Mooney’s prior record and performance following the impact. "Although the grounding incident compelled me to punish [him] and remove him from command, in my opinion it does not negate 19 years of exemplary service," the Admiral wrote. "Prior to the grounding incident, USS SAN FRANCISCO demonstrated a trend of continuing improvement and compiled an impressive record of achievement under [Mooney’s] leadership. Moreover, the crew’s post-grounding response under his direct leadership was commendable and enabled [the sub’s] recovery and safe return to port." Greenert also criticized the executive officer and navigation team for their share of the responsibility, saying their "failure to adequately and critically review applicable publications and available charts led to submission of an ill-advised voyage plan and hindered the commanding officer’s ability to make fully informed safety-of-ship decisions." Six crew members were punished March 22 by Capt. 35

Bradley Gehrke, commander of Submarine Squadron 15 on Guam, to which SAN FRANCISCO was assigned. None were identified due to privacy reasons, but they included enlisted, senior enlisted and officer. The punishments included reduction in rate and punitive letters of reprimand. San Francisco remained in drydock in Apra Harbor, Guam, under repair. May 10 1912 - PCU K-7 (SS-38) keel laid as K-7 at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA. PCU K-8 (SS-39) keel laid as K-8 at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA. 1927 - PCU V-5 (later NARWHAL) (SS-167) keel laid as V-5 (SC-1) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1943 - PCU CISCO (SS-290) commissioned USS CISCO (SS-290) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1945 - USS R-2 (SS-79) decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA. 1946 - USS HARDHEAD (SS-365) decommissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet at Mare Island. 1952 - USS BASHAW (SS-241) second decommissioning for conversion to a Hunter-Killer Submarine at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, CA. 1960 - USS TRITON (SSN-586) completed the first submerged circumnavigation of the globe following Ferdinand Magellan's route and steaming more than 41,000 miles in just 84 days. 1962 - USS PERMIT (SSN-594) was run over by the cargo ship Hawaiian Citizen while PERMIT was on a submerged test run near the Farallon Islands 30 miles from San Francisco, CA. A Navy spokesman said the only damage to the submarine was that the doors to the conning tower were bent. The crew had to force the doors open to raise the radio antenna to communicate with freighters standing by. 1994 - Ex-ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN-602) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. May 11 1922 - PCU S-31 (SS-136) commissioned USS S-31 (SS-136) at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA; Lt. William A. Heard commanding. 1923 - PCU S-38 (SS-143) commissioned USS S-38 (SS-143) at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA. 1944 - PCU CUBERA (SS-347) keel laid as CUBERA at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1946 - USS BLACKFISH (SS-221) decommissioned at New London, CT; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. USS POMPON (SS-267) decommissioned at New London, CT; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New London Group. 1955 - USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) suffered a small leak in a freshwater line in the steam plant as she left on her shakedown cruise from Groton, CT, forcing the ship to return to port for quick repairs. The Navy said the leak did not involve the reactor. 1956 - USS SAILFISH (SSR-572) was underway off Kittery, ME. 1961 - USS BURRFISH (SS-312) final decommisssioning and loaned to Canada, renamed HMCS Grilse (SS-71). 1964 - PCU QUEENFISH (SSN-651) keel laid as QUEENFISH at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1994 - Ex-FLASHER (SSN-613) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine 36

Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. May 12 1918 - PCU H-4 (SS-147) keel laid as H-4 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. PCU H-5 (SS-148) keel laid as H-5 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. 1919 - USS H-4 (SS-147) collided with USS F-2 (ex-BARRACUDA) (SS-21) while mooring at Hunter's Point. 1931 - USS R-16 (SS-93) decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. 1937 - PCU SARGO (SS-188) keel laid as SARGO at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1941 - PCU DRUM (SS-228) launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1964 - PCU JOHN ADAMS (SSBN-620) commissioned USS JOHN ADAMS (SSBN-620) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. PCU NATHANAEL GREEN (SSBN-636) launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. PCU GRAYLING (SSN-646) keel laid as GRAYLING at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1984 - PCU SALT LAKE CITY (SSN-716) commissioned USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN-716) at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. May 13 1931 - USS R-18 (SS-95) decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. 1943 - PCU BERGALL (SS-320) keel laid as BERGALL at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1945 - PCU TRUMPETFISH (SS-425) launched at William Cramp and Company Shipbuilding Co,, Philadelphia, PA. PCU SIRAGO (SS-485) launched at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H; sponsored by Mrs. L. Mendel Rivers. 1972 - USS GRAMPUS (SS-523) decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Vessel Register. Transferred (sold) under the Security Assistance Program to Brazil; renamed Rio Grandedo Sul. 1986 - PCU TOPEKA (SSN-754) keel laid as TOPEKA at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 2003 - the attack submarine USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) returned to her homeport at Pearl Harbor, HI, following a deployment over eight months in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. May 14 1914 - PCU L-5 (SS-44) keel laid as L-5 at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT. 1918 - PCU H-6 (SS-149) keel laid as H-6 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. 1937 - USS BARRACUDA/V-1/SF-4 (SS-163) decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA. 1944 - PCU MORAY (SS-300) launched at Cramp Shipbuilding Corporation, Philadelphia, PA. PCU RONCADOR (SS-301) launched at Cramp Shipbuilding Corporation, Philadelphia, PA. 1945 - PCU IREX (SS-482) commissioned USS IREX (SS-482) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Kittery, ME; she was the first U.S. fleet snorkel submarine. PCU SPINAX (SS-489) keel laid as SPINAX at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1946 - USS BAYA (SS-318) decommissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Group. 1957 - Ex-PORPOISE (SS-172) sold for scrapping to Southern Scrap Material Company, Ltd., New Orleans, LA. PORPOISE earned 5 battle stars for World War II service. 1960 - PCU ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN-602) launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, 37

ME. 1964 - PCU GATO (SSN-615) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1978 - while surfacing in the western Pacific, USS DARTER (SS-576) suffered flooding when about 45,000 pounds of seawater entered the engine room after a snorkel head valve failed. USS Schofield (FFG-3) escorted DARTER toward Yokosuka, Japan. She arrived 19 May for repairs. USS TULLIBEE (SSN-597) sustained a main shaft failure just outside the shaft seals. May 15 1918 - PCU H-7 (SS-150) keel laid as H-7 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. 1919 - PCU R-25 (SS-102) launched at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Richard H. M. Robinson. 1930 - PCU V-5 (SC-1) (later NARWHAL) (SS-167) commissioned Submarine USS V-5 (SC- 1) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1931 - USS R-17 (SS-94) decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; laid up at League Island. USS R-19 (SS-96) decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, League Island. USS R-20 (SS-97) decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; laid up at League Island. 1936 - USS S-4 (SS-109) destroyed by sinking (scuttled). 1941 - PCU AMBERJACK (SS-219) keel laid as AMBERJACK at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. PCU HALIBUT (SS-232) keel laid as HALIBUT at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1942 - PCU WAHOO (SS-238) commissioned USS WAHOO (SS-238) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. 1943 - PCU PILOTFISH (SS-386) keel laid as PILOTFISH at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1945 - PCU WAHOO (SS-516) keel laid as WAHOO. Never completed, broken up (scrapped) on the ways at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. 1946 - USS CROAKER (SS-246) decommissioned at New London, CT and placed in reserve; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New London. 1965 - PCU GUARDFISH (SSN-612) launched at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, NJ. 1967 - USS REDFIN (SS-272) second decommissioning; placed in service as a Naval Reserve Training Vessel at Baltimore, MD. 1968 - PCU SPADEFISH (SSN-668) launched at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock, Company, Newport News, VA. 1969 - USS TAUTOG (SSN-639) in collision with a Soviet submarine. PCU GUITARRO (SSN-665) undergoing final fitting-out at the San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA, sank in 35 feet of water at the pier. No fissionable material was on board. The report of the U.S. Congress House Armed Services Subcommittee convened to investigate the accident charged culpable negligence on the part of shipyard workers responsible for the submarine - two civilian work crews pumped water into fore and aft sections of the boat; neither crew knew what the other was doing. No casualties. 1971 - PCU POGY (SSN-647) commissioned USS POGY (SSN-647) at Pascagoula, MS where she was completed after the contract with New York Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ, was cancelled. 38

May 16 1916 - PCU L-11 (SS-51) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA. 1917 - PCU R-27 (SS-104) keel laid as R-27 at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT. 1944 - PCU SEA CAT (SS-399) commissioned USS SEA CAT (SS-399) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1957 - USS SKATE (SSN-578), the first submarine to be powered by the Submarine Fleet Reactor was launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. This class introduced Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA to nuclear powered submarine construction. 1959 - PCU BLUEBACK (SS-581) launched at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pasgagoula, MS. 1981 - PCU JACKSONVILLE (SSN-699) commissioned USS JACKSONVILLE (SSN-699) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1996 - USS FLYING FISH (SSN-673) decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 2003 - Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), spoke to the crew of USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN-716). SALT LAKE CITY is a Los Angeles-class nuclear powered attack submarine that was in dry dock at Naval Base Point Loma, CA. The CNO was in San Diego visiting with sailors and to meet with the senior enlisted and officer leadership community. 2005 - USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) departed her homeport of Pearl Harbor, HI, for a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific. 2006 - USS LA JOLLA (SSN-701) departed Pearl Harbor, HI for a six-month Western Pacific deployment. LA JOLLA is one of three specially configured attack submarines, equipped with the Special Operations capable Dry Deck Shelter (DDS), which can allow special operation forces including Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) to deploy undetected from deployed submarines. May 17 1920 - PCU S-6 (SS-111) commissioned USS S-6 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1942 - PCU GUNNEL (SS-253) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1944 - PCU HAWKBILL (SS-366) commissioned USS HAWKBILL (SS-366) at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI; Lt. Comdr. F. W. Scanland, Jr., commanding. 1969 - PCU FLYING FISH (SSN-673) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1984 - a fire broke out aboard USS GUITARRO (SSN-665) during a training exercise 65 miles northwest of San Diego, CA, near San Clemente Island. Officials said that the fire originated in the submarine's battery well due to high heat from electrical discharge on one of the cells. A sailor making rounds discovered heat, steam, and a glow emitting from the battery well when he opened a well hatch. The submarine headed for port and the crew had the fire under control but still burning when she arrived. 1989 - USS HELENA (SSN-725) was towed nearly 1,000 miles from Midway Island to Pearl Harbor, HI, after her reduction gear failed, rendering her propeller inoperable. 2005 - PCU TEXAS (SSN-775) sailed into and moored at the Northrop Grumman Newport News, VA after successfully completing Alpha sea trials. TEXAS is the second Virginia- class submarine and the first major U.S. Navy combatant vessel class designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind. TEXAS was the first new sub to get its final assembly in Newport News, VA in more than 10 years. The 377-foot, 7,800-ton vessel, is the second in the Virginia class of nuclear-powered fast attack boats and follows USS 39

CHEYENNE (SSN-773), the last of the Los Angeles-class subs, which was assembled in 1996. May 18 1945 - Axis forces surrendered in Europe -- V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. USS S-12 (SS-117) second decommissioning at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; struck from the Naval Vessel Register. USS S-14 (SS-119) second decommissioning at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 1946 - USS GUNNEL (SS-253) decommissioned at New London, CT; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. 1956 - PCU BARBEL (SS-580)) keel laid as BARBEL at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH. 1973 - Ex-SEA DOG (AGSS-401) sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping. 1989 - USS TAUTOG (SSN-639) onboard fire in the Pacific. 1991 - PCU ANNAPOLIS (SSN-760) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. May 19 1917 - PCU N-7 (SS-59) launched at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT. PCU R-24 (SS-101) keel laid as R-24 at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT. 1923 - USS K-4 (ex-WALRUS) (SS-35) decommissioned at Hampton Roads, VA; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. 1924 - USS S-3 (SS-107) collided with USS S-49 (SS-160) at New London, CT. 1944- PCU SPOT (SS-413) launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. 1947 - Ex-SARGO (SS-188) sold for scrapping to Learner Company of California. 1961 - PCU JOHN ADAMS (SSBN-620) keel laid as JOHN ADAMS at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1984 - PCU ALABAMA (SSBN-731) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1989 - PCU MONTPELIER (SSN-765) keel laid as MONTPELIER at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1998 - USS TUCSON (SSN-770) deployed to the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch. 2005 (on or about 5/19) - USS LAGARTO (SS-371) was located and "is perfectly upright and seems to be intact..." off the coast of Thailand in about two hundred feet of open ocean water. May 20 1922 - PCU S-50 (SS-161) commissioned USS S-50 (SS-161) at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT. 1942 - PCU KINGFISH (SS-234) commissioned USS KINGFISH (SS-234) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH. 1944 - PCU BAYA (SS-318) commissioned USS BAYA (SS-318) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. PCU SEA POACHER (SS-406) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1950 - PCU GUDGEON (SS-567) keel laid as GUDGEON at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 40

1958 - PCU THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN-600) keel laid as SCAMP at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. 1967 - PCU GURNARD (SSN-662) launched at Mare Island Naval Shipbuilding, Vallejo, CA. 1991 - Rear Adm. Wreford G. "Moon" Chapple, whose World War II submarine heroics became material for books and a television series, died at his home. He was 83 years old. The cause of death was not disclosed. The naval officer was a commander in the submarine service when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Soon afterward, he and USS S-38 (SS- 143) sank the transport Haro Maru , one of the first Japanese ships sunk in the Pacific theater. Commander Chapple was also once sent to pick up General Douglas MacArthur but did not complete that mission because on the way he sank a Japanese attack ship in Tyabias Bay, near Mindanao in the Philippines. Admiral Chapple was awarded two Navy Crosses, three Silver Stars, a Bronze Star and many campaign medals. His exploits are featured in naval history books and provided much of the material for the 1950's television series The Silent Service . Admiral Chapple commanded the heavy cruiser Pittsburgh in the Korean War. He retired in 1959. He is survived by his wife, Mary; a son, Michael, and four grandchildren. 1993 - Ex-PERMIT (SSN-594) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 2004 - Commanding Officer Cmdr. James Pitts, USS TUCSON (SSN-770), and members of his navigation detail manned the sail as they departed Pearl Harbor, HI. TUCSON, the 59th of 62 Los Angeles-class nuclear powered attack submarines was deploying to the Western Pacific. May 21 1901 - PCU PLUNGER (later A-1) (SS-2) keel laid as PLUNGER at Crescent Shipyards, Elizabethport, NJ. 1917 - PCU AA-3 (later T-3/SF-3) (SS-61) keel laid as AA-3 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA. 1918 - the first Medal of Honor was awarded to a United States Naval officer or enlisted man for action aboard a submarine in wartime. Lieutenant Edouard Victor Michael Azac, USN was aboard the USS President Lincoln when she was attacked and sunk by the German Submarine U-90. He was picked up from the water by that submarine and made a prisoner of war. While being held, he observed the operations of the submarine paying particular attention to the movements of German submarines with which the U-90 was in radio contact. He felt the information gained on the operations of the enemy was so important that he would have to escape and get back to the Allies to report. Shortly after arriving in the prisoner of war camp, he and a few others made a break through the wire. He deliberately drew the fire of guards to give time for the others to escape. This time his escape attempt was sucessful. In the ensuing days he survived on only raw vegetables. Scrambling through the forests and mountains of southeastern Germany and finally swimming the Rhine River under the eyes of German sentries, Anzac made it back and turned over his indeed valuable information. 1923 - USS K-6 (SS-37) decommissioned at Hampton Roads (Submarine Base), VA. 1935 - PCU SHARK (SS-174) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1940 - PCU TROUT (SS-202) launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1942 - PCU PARGO (SS-264) keel laid as PARGO at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1944 - PCU BOARFISH (SS-327) launched at Electric Boat Company, Groton CT. 41

1946 - USS SKIPJACK (SS-184) in company with submarines SEARAVEN (SS-196), TUNA (SS-203) and SKATE (SS-305) departed Pearl Harbor for Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands; they were to be used as target ships in Operation Crossroads, the atomic bomb tests. 1948 - PCU VOLADOR (SS-490) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1957 - USS X-1 (SSX-1) suffered a hydrogen peroxide explosion at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard that nearly destroyed the boat. 1962 - PCU JOHN MARSHALL (SSBN-611) commissioned USS JOHN MARSHALL (SSBN-611) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. PCU NATHANAEL GREEN (SSBN-636) keel laid as NATHANAEL GREEN at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1965 - PCU GEORGE C. MARSHALL (SSBN-654) launched at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1966 - PCU HADDOCK (SSN-621) launched at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pascagoula, MS. 1973 - USS STURGEON (SSN-637) struck the bottom of the ocean suffering minor damage while operating in deep water during a dive off the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Navy said there were no injuries to the crew and the submarine's nuclear power plant was not affected. The submarine put into the nearest U.S. port at Frederiksted, St. Croix, under her own power. 1979 - PCU BALTIMORE (SSN-704) keel laid as BALTIMORE at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1983 - PCU ALBUQUERQUE (SSN-706) commissioned USS ALBUQUERQUE (SSN-706) at Submarine Base, New London, CT. PCU NORFOLK (SSN-714) commissioned USS NORFOLK (SSN-714) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 2002 - the auxiliary research submarine USS DOLPHIN (AGSS-555) reported fire and flooding at 11:30 PM (PDT). The entire crew was forced to evacuate the ship. DOLPHIN was operating approximately 100 miles off the coast of San Diego, CA. the fast attack submarine USS TUCSON (SSN-770) transited the mouth of Apra Harbor, Guam. TUCSON, commissioned September 9, 1995, has retractable bow planes to give her increased maneuverability. TUCSON's stealth design, endurance, and mobility provide the National Command Authority a powerful tool for protecting U.S. interests and supporting allies around the world. The modern submarine is the original stealth weapon. May 22 1918 - USS L-1 (SS-40) conducted a torpedo attack on a German submarine at 1440Z near the Scilly Islands off the U.K. The German sub spotted the submarine tracks and turned stern to and the torpedoes missed. The German sub then took L-1 under fire from her deck gun, making L-1 the first U.S. submarine to be fired upon by an enemy warship. Additionally, several U.S. submarines were fired upon by friendly ships during operations off Block Island and the Azores. 1920 - PCU S-17 (SS-122) launched at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT. 1924 - PCU S-29 (SS-134) commissioned USS S-29 (SS-134) at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, MA. 1926 - PCU V-3 (SF-6) (later BONITA) (SS-165) commissioned USS V-3 (SF-6) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. 1935 - USS S-14 (SS-119) decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; laid up in 42

the Reserve Fleet. USS S-16 (SS-121) decommissioned at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Reserve Fleet. 1944 - PCU TREPANG (SS-412) commissioned USS TREPANG (SS-412) at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. PCU TRUTTA (SS-421) keel laid as TRUTTA at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1946 - USS COBIA (SS-245) decommissioned at New London, CT; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. USS DENTUDA (SS-335) departed Pearl Harbor, HI, for Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, to be used as a target ship in Operation Crossroads, the atomic bomb tests. 1965 - PCU JAMES K. POLK (SSBN-645) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1968 - USS SCORPION (SSN-589) listed by the Naval Vessel Register as lost by storm or perils of the sea. 1970 - PCU TUNNY (SSN-682) keel laid as TUNNY at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Pascagoula, MS. 2002 - the American submarine USS DOLPHIN (AGSS-555) experienced severe flooding and fires off the coast of San Diego, CA. She was abandoned by her crew, and all personnel were rescued by nearby naval vessels. Although severely damaged, the ship was towed back to San Diego for overhaul. 2004 - the keel was laid and authenticated for the newest Virginia-class submarine, PCU NORTH CAROLINA (SSN-777), at Northrop Grumman Newport News, VA shipyard. Linda Bowman, wife of Adm. Frank L. "Skip" Bowman, director, Naval Nuclear Reactors, is the boat's sponsor. Her initials were welded onto a metal plate that are affixed in the submarine's auxiliary machinery room (AMR). The current construction schedule calls for the submarine's launching in late 2005 followed by commissioning in late 2007. May 23 1939 - USS SQUALUS (SS-192) flooded through her main induction (jammed open) during sea trials off the coast of Portsmouth, NH. SQUALUS sank, killing 26 men. The rescue of 33 survivors saw the first use of the McCann rescue chamber. She was recommissioned SAILFISH in 1940. 1941 - PCU GRAMPUS (SS-207) commissioned USS GRAMPUS (SS-207) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1943 - PCU DORADO (SS-248) launched at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1948 - USS BLUEBACK (SS-326) decommissioned; under terms of the Security Assistance Program (Grant-in-Aid), BLUEBACK was decommissioned at Ismir, Republic of Turkey; struck from the Naval Vessel Registry (NVR) and transferred to the Turkish Navy. Commissioned as TCG2 Inonu (S-331); shortly after turnover, Inonu received GUPPY I interior modifications at Golcuk Naval Yard in Turkey and remaining snorkel modification was conducted at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1953. USS BOARFISH (SS-327) decommissioned and was immediately recommissioned in the Turkish Navy as Gur. USS CHUB (SS-329) decommissioned; under terms of Security Assistance Program, Chub was overhauled in San Francisco, CA; transited the Panama Canal; made a port call at New London, CT and sailed for Turkey. Chub decommissioned at Ismir, Republic of Turkey and was transferred as "Grant-in-Aid" to the Turkish Navy. 43

USS BRILL (SS-330) decommissioned; after overhaul, BRILL made a port call at New London, CT and departed for Izmir, Republic of Turkey. BRILL decommissioned there and was struck from the Naval Vessel Registry (NVR); transferred as "Grant-in-Aid" to the Turkish Navy. 1970 - PCU DRUM (SSN-677) launched at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. PCU CAVALLA (SSN-684) keel laid as CAVALLA at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1978 - while workers were draining a piping system aboard USS PUFFER (SSN-652), radioactive water spilled on the drydock surface at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. A Navy spokesman said that "less than 5 gallons" of slightly radioactive water spilled as the workers were draining the liquid into two five-gallon plastic containers, a routine operation. The spill, said the Navy, was due to the inattention of the personnel doing the draining. The water being drained reportedly was part of the submarine's secondary cooling system. The drydock drain was contaminated but was closed before any spillage escaped into the sea. According to the Navy, no workers were contaminated. Shipyard employees disputed the Navy's account, saying that the spill was much bigger, about 100 gallons; that response to the spill was slow; and that several workers suffered skin contamination. These reports could not be verified. Subsequently a contaminated 15 by 20 foot section of drydock was jackhammered up, sealed in drums and shipped to a nuclear waste site in Hanford, WA. 1989 - USS GURNARD (SSN-662) ran aground off the California coast near San Diego while submerged during a routine training mission. No injuries or damages were reported. USS SEAHORSE (SSN-669) ran aground in the Pacific. 2002 - the fast attack submarine USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN-716) transited the mouth of Apra Harbor for a short port visit in Guam. She later moored alongside the tender USS Frank Cable (AS-40) in Apra Harbor. SALT LAKE CITY's stealth design, endurance, and mobility provide the National Command Authority a powerful tool for protecting U.S. interests and supporting allies around the world. The modern submarine is the original stealth weapon. SALT LAKE CITY is a Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine homeported in San Diego, CA and was on a regularly scheduled deployment. May 24 1918 - USS K-6 (SS-37) struck bottom during a dive off the entrance to Punta Delgada, Azores. PCU O-2 (SS-63) launched at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. 1919 - PCU AA-3 (later T-3/SF-3) (SS-61) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA. PCU R-9 (SS-86) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA. 1943 - PCU BLUEFISH (SS-222) commissioned USS BLUEFISH (SS-222) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. PCU CABRILLA (SS-288) commissioned USS CABRILLA (SS-288) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1944 - PCU SEA DEVIL (SS-400) commissioned USS SEA DEVIL (SS-400) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1979 - USS ANDREW JACKSON (SSBN-619) incurred slight damage to her rudder when she ran aground briefly while entering the New London, CT, harbor in reduced visibility. 1979 - USS GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER (SSBN-656) snagged nets of Spanish trawler. 1990 - Ex-REQUIN (IXSS-481) donated as a Museum and Memorial to Carnegie Science Center, 44

Pittsburgh, PA. May 25 1918 - PCU H-8 (SS-151) keel laid at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA; built by the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT, for the Imperial Russian Government. Her shipment was held up pending the outcome of the Russian Revolution and stored in knockdown condition at Vancouver, B.C. She was purchased by the Navy on 20 May 1918 and assembled at Puget Sound Navy Yard. 1920 - PCU S-2 (SS-106) commissioned USS S-2 at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT. 1931 - Ex-S-49 (SS-160) sold for scrapping to Boston Iron and Metal Company, Baltimore, MD. 1936 - PCU SEAL (SS-183) keel laid as SEAL at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1939 - PCU SEALION (SS-195) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1944 - PCU CUSK (SS-348) keel laid as CUSK at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. PCU SEA ROBIN (SS-407) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. Homer Ambrose wife of Capt. Ambrose, the Navy Yard's Production Superintendent. 1945 - PCU CHOPPER (SS-342) commissioned USS CHOPPER (SS-342) at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1946 - USS GUARDFISH (SS-217) decommissioned at New London, CT; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. 1963 - PCU BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (SSBN-640) keel laid as BENJAMIN FRANKLIN at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1964 - USS GROWLER (SSG-577) decommissioned at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA.; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Group. 1975 - a lengthy story in detailed a secret U.S. Navy submarine intelligence gathering program code-named "Holystone". Using specially equipped submarines the Navy has spied on the Soviet Union and other countries since the early 1960s, at times within their three-mile limit. Several accidents resulted from these missions including damaging a U.S. submarine which surfaced under a Soviet ship during a Soviet fleet exercise as well as accidents listed at 12/31/65, 12/31/67, 12/31/68, 10/31/69, 11/14/69, 3/31/71, 5/1/74, and 12/31/74. Further expose's of the "Holystone" program were in (1/4/74), The New York Times (7/4 and 7/6/75), The Village Voice (2/16/76), The Chicago Tribune (12/4/77) and The Baltimore Sun (4/18/81). According to the reports, most of the submarines involved in "Holystone" missions were Sturgeon-class nuclear powered attack submarines, which also were armed with nuclear weapons. 1984 - USS PATRICK HENRY (SSBN-599) decommissioned. 1985 - PCU ALABAMA (SSBN-731) commissioned USS ALABAMA (SSBN-731) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1989 - fire aboard USS BLUEBACK (SS-581) forced her to surface during training exercises off the coast of southern California. No injuries were reported and damage appeared slight. USS HOUSTON (SSN-713) snagged tow cable of and sunk the tug Barcona . 1991 - PCU SANTA FE (SSN-763) keel laid as SANTA FE at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 2000 - crewmembers of USS ALABAMA USS ALABAMA (SSBN-731) spelled out "'BAMA 50" on her missile deck off San Diego, CA, signifying the completion of the ballistic missile submarine's 50th deterrent patrol. 45

2006 - the Ohio-class guided missile submarine USS FLORIDA (SSGN-728) was officially welcomed to her new home in Kings Bay, GA with a return to service ceremony in Mayport, FL. FLORIDA is the second of four SSBN submarines to be converted to the guided missile SSGN platform. May 26 1958 - PCU SKIPJACK (SSN-585) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. PCU TULLIBEE (SSN-597) keel laid as TULLIBEE at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1964 - PCU POLLACK (SSN-603) commissioned USS POLLACK (SSN-603) at New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, NJ. 1977 - PCU SAN FRANCISCO (SSN-711) keel laid as SAN FRANCISCO at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1978 - about two cups of radioactive water leaked from a pipe fitting aboard USS ASPRO (SSN- 648) while the submarine was in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, WA. A worker failed to shut a valve tightly. According to the Navy, no personnel suffered skin exposure, but the worker detected a small spot of radioactivity on his pants which was removed and disposed of as radioactive waste. No radioactivity escaped to the outside environment. 1992 - USS FLASHER (SSN-613) decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Vessel Register. May 27 1914 - PCU L-6 (SS-45) keel laid as L-6 at Craig Shipbuilding Company, Long Beach, CA. 1931 - USS O-8 (SS-69) decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA.; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. 1943 - PCU BESUGO (SS-321) keel laid as BESUGO at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. PCU SPADEFISH (SS-411) keel laid as SPADEFISH at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. 1944 - PCU BECUNA (SS-319) commissioned USS BECUNA (SS-319) at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. PCU TORO (SS-422) keel laid as TORO at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1947 - USS TORSK (SS-423) and USS Johnston (DD-821) were damaged in a collision off New London, CT. 1958 - PCU PATRICK HENRY (SSBN-599) keel laid as (SSBN-599) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1964 - PCU WHALE (SSN-638) keel laid as WHALE at General Dynamics Corporation, Quincy, MA. 1968 - USS SCORPION (SS-589) indicated her position on May 21 to be about 50 miles south of the Azores. On May 27 she was reported overdue at Norfolk, VA. SCORPION was lost with 99 officers and men west of the Azores while in transit from the . The most probable cause was inadvertent activation of a torpedo battery, resulting in a "hot run" torpedo detonation. At the end of October, the Navy's oceanographic research ship, Mizar , located sections of SCORPION's hull in more than 10,000 feet of water about 400 miles southwest of the Azores. The U.S. Department of Defense revealed in 1981 that in the Spring of 1968 a nuclear weapons accident occurred in the Atlantic, the details of which remain classified. Despite the Pentagon's equivocation, this was taken to refer to SCORPION and, nevertheless, it was generally known that two nuclear-armed ASTOR torpedoes were on board when the submarine sank. 46

2004 - more than 5,000 Sailors and Marines embarked with USS Belleau Wood's (LHA 3) Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3), deployed to the Western Pacific and Central Command Area of Responsibility (AOR) in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). Belleau Wood, amphibious transport dock USS Denver (LPD 9) and amphibious dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 45) departed San Diego today in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). The remainder of ESG-3, cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), guided missile destroyers USS Preble (DDG 88), USS Hopper (DDG 70) and fast attack submarine USS CHARLOTTE (SSN-766) departed in June 2004. 2006 - the Submarine Learning Facility and the U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II conducted a memorial service at Ramage Hall, Norfolk, Va. The ceremony honored the submarines and submariners that made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our nation. It was open to those with military identification, base access or by invitation only. Each year, a submarine is honored and inducted into the Submarine Hall of Fame by the U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II. This year, USS SKATE (SSN-578) was inducted. The guest speaker for the ceremony, Captain Wesley C. Hewitt, U.S. Navy (Retired), a 1957 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and former crewmember of SKATE, spoke on his experiences while assigned to the submarine and on behalf of all who served aboard her. The second submarine of the United States Navy named for the Skate, a type of Ray, SKATE was the lead ship of the Skate class of nuclear attack submarines. She was the third nuclear submarine commissioned, the first to make a completely submerged trans-Atlantic crossing, the second submarine to reach the North Pole and the first to surface there. Her keel was laid in Groton, CT on July 21, 1955. She was launched on May 16, 1957 and commissioned on December 23, 1957. On March 17, 1959, SKATE became the first submarine to surface at the North Pole. In 1958, from the end of July to the 20th of August, SKATE was engaged in operations under the ice pack, primarily to develop surfacing techniques and gather information on ice conditions. On July 7, 1962, SKATE again set course toward the North Pole. Five days later, USS SEADRAGON (SSN-584) did likewise from Pearl Harbor. The two submarines made their rendezvous on July 31, 1962. After meeting, they operated together for over a week. Both submarines surfaced at the North Pole on August 2 and official greetings and insignia of Submarine Force Atlantic Fleet and Submarine Force Pacific Fleet were exchanged. May 28 1903 - PCU GRAMPUS (later A-3) (SS-4) commissioned USS GRAMPUS at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. PCU PIKE (later A-5) (SS-6) commissioned USS PIKE at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. 1918 - PCU S-34 (SS-139) keel laid as S-34 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, CA. 1919 - USS D-3 (ex-SALMON) (SS-19) collided with USS K-6 (SS-37). 1940 - PCU MARLIN (SS-205) keel laid as MARLIN at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1943 - PCU ARCHERFISH (SS-311) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1944 - PCU CHARR (SS-328) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. W. F. Orkney. PCU LAGARTO (SS-371) launched at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI. 1952 - USS RASHER (SSR-269) second decommissioning after being reclassified as a radar picket submarine; she immediately commenced that conversion. 1956 - PCU DARTER (SS-576) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics 47

Corporation, Groton, CT. 1958 - USS STICKLEBACK (SS-415) sunk after being rammed by USS Silverstein (DE-534) off Pearl Harbor, HI. There were no casualties. The submarine had lost power and drifted into Silverstein's path. PCU THRESHER (SSN-593) keel laid as THRESHER at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1970 - USS DANIEL BOONE (SSBN-629), proceeding on her initial sea trials, collided with the Philippine merchant ship President Quezon off Cape Henry, VA. The submarine incurred minor damage but the President Quezon received extensive damage to her bow. 1985 - ex-NAUTILUS (SSN-571) was off San Francisco being readied for towing by Quapaw (ATF- 110), on the first leg on her journey to Groton, CT. May 29 1911 - PCU E-1 (ex-SKIPJACK) (SS-24) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA. 1918 - PCU O-4 (SS-65) commissioned USS O-4 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; Lt. R. H. English commanding. 1922 - PCU S-25 (SS-130) launched at the Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, MA; sponsored by Mrs. Ross P. Schlabach. 1942 - PCU RATON (SS-270) keel laid as RATON at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI. 1956 - PCU SKIPJACK (SSN-585) keel laid as SKIPJACK at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. PCU TRITON (SSN-586) keel laid as TRITON at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1958 - USS STICKLEBACK (SS-415) lost while being towed toward Pearl Harbor, HI the day after a collision with destroyer USS Silverstein (DD-534). No casualties. 1959 - Ex-GAR (SS-206) struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 1962 - PCU PERMIT (SSN-594) commissioned USS PERMIT (SSN-594) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. 1964 - PCU TECUMSEH (SSBN-628) commissioned USS TECUMSEH (SSBN-628) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1989 - USS GREENLING (SSN-614) equipment operation failure in the Atlantic. 1992 - USS GUITARRO (SSN-665) decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 2006 - Ex-TAUTOG (SSN-639) sail exhibit dedicated at Seawolf Park, Galveston, TX. May 30 1942 - PCU RUNNER (SS-275) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1943 - PCU DEVILFISH (SS-292) launched at Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, PA. PCU HACKLEBACK (SS-295) launched at Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1944 - PCU MAPIRO (SS-376) keel laid as MAPIRO at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI. 1946 - USS TUNA (SS-203) arrived at Bikini Atoll after refitting at Pearl Harbor in preparation for being used as a target in the atomic bomb testing. She was assigned a place among the target vessels anchored there. 1952 - PCU WAHOO (SS-565) commissioned USS WAHOO (SS-565) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 2006 - USS CHICAGO (SSN-721) returned to her homeport of Pearl Harbor, HI, after steaming 30,514 nautical miles during a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific. 48

May 31 1917 - PCU AA-2 (later T-2/SF-2) (SS-60) keel laid as AA-2 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA. 1943 - PCU BONEFISH (SS-223) commissioned USS BONEFISH (SS-223) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. USS PIPEFISH (SS-388) keel laid as PIPEFISH at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1946 - USS APOGON (SS-308) arrived at Bikini Atoll after refitting at Pearl Harbor in preparation for being used as a target in the atomic bomb testing. USS PIRANHA (SS-389) decommissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Group. 2004 - USS GREENEVILLE (SSN-772) brought the flag to half-mast over the USS Utah Memorial on Ford Island, HI, in honor of Memorial Day.

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