USS Albacore (SS-218)

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UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS INCORPORTATED PALMETTO BASE NEWSLETTER November 2013

Lost Boats 4

Picture of the Month 14

Featured World War II Submarine Commanding Officer of the Month 15

CO’s Stateroom 17

XO’S Stateroom 18

Members 19

Honorary Members 19

Meeting Attendees 20

Old Business 21

New Business 21

Good of the Order 21

Base Contacts 22

Birthdays 22

Welcome 22

Binnacle List 22

Quote of the Month 22

Word of the Month 22

Member Profile of the Month 23

Traditions of the Naval Service 27

Dates in U.S. Naval History 29

U.S. Submarine History 35

Submarine Memorials 56

Monthly Calendar 62

Submarine Trivia 63

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USS Albacore (SS-218)

Lost on Nov 7, 1944 with the loss of 86 men when she was sunk off Lost on: northern Hokkaido. Winner of two Presidential Unit Citations, Albacore 11/7/1944 was on her eleventh war patrol and struck a mine while running submerged near a Japanese patrol craft that had detected her.

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Class: SS 212 Commissioned: 6/1/1942 Launched: 2/17/1942 Builder: Electric Boat Co (General Dynamics) Length: 312 , Beam: 27 #Officers: 6, #Enlisted: 54 Fate: Albacore was assumed to have been lost. According to Japanese records captured after the war, a submarine assumed to be Albacore struck a mine very close to the shore off northeastern

NavSource.org Hokkaido on 7 November. 86 men lost.

Crew Losses S1 Walter Henry, Jr. Barber F1 Victor Edward Kinon GM2 Kenneth Ripley Baumer MoMM2 Joseph Mike Krizanek ENS Henry Forbes, Jr. Bigelow S2 Arthur Star Kruger PhMC Edward Brown Blackmon LT Walter Emery, Jr. Lang LT William Walter Bower EM3 Jack Allen Little MoMM2 Allan Rose Brannam S1 Kenneth Walter Manful RT1 Herbert Hodge Burch S1 Patrick Kennyless McKenna S1 Nicholas John Cado StM2 Willie Alexander McNeill MoMM3 John Joseph Carano EMC Joseph Norfleet Mercer MoMM1 Charles Lee Carpenter GM2 Leonard David Moss StM2 James Louis Carpenter TM2 Richard Joseph Naudack F1 Pasquale Charles Carracino S1 Encarnacion Nevarez S2 David Stanley Chapman S1 Joseph Hayes Northam FC3 Douglas, Jr. Childress S1 Frank Robert Nystrom TM1 Frederick Herbert, Jr. Childs F1 Robert James O'Brien TM2 Perry Aubrey Collom TMC Elmer Harold Peterson MoMM2 Audrey Cecil Crayton TM2 Charles Francis, Jr. Pieringer TM3 Jack Eugene Cugnin MoMM1 James Teel Porter EM3 John Wilber Culbertson S1 Jerrold Winfred, Jr. Reed EM1 Philip Hugh Davis LT Francis Albert Riley GM3 Ray Ellis Davis LCDR (CO) Hugh Raynor Rimmer MM3 Fred Wallace Day QMC A. B. Roberts TM3 Julius Delfonso S1 James Ernest Rowe TM2 James Leroy DeWitt RMC Philip Shoenthal MoMM1 James Thomas Dunlap SC2 George Maurice Sisk RT3 Carl Hillis Eskew MoMM2 Joe Lewis Spratt LT(jg) John Francis, Jr. Fortier MoMM3 Harold William St. Clair S1 Gordon Harvey, Jr. Fullilove MoMMC Arthur Lemmie Stanton MoMM3 John Wilfred Gant EM1 Robert Joseph Starace EMC John Paul Gennett EM2 John Henry Stephenson SC1 William Henry Gibson Y2 Maurice Crooks Strattan LT(jg) John Frederick Gilkeson MoMM1 Earl Richard Tanner F1 Charles Chester Hall EM3 William George Tesser QM3 James Kenneth Harrell RM3 Paul Raymond Tomich SC1 Robert Daniel Hill LT(jg) Charles Edward, Jr. Traynor F1 Allen Don Hudgins LT (XO) Theodore Taylor Walker TM3 Donald Patrick Hughes EM2 Elmer Weisenfluh TM3 Eugene Edsel Hutchinson EM3 James Donald Welch EM2 Burton Paul Johnson MoMM2 Richard Albert West QM2 Sheridan Patrick Jones MoMM2 Wesley Joseph Willans S1 George Kaplafka F1 Leslie Allan Wilmott S2 Nelson, Jr. Kelley RM2 David Robert Woo SM1 Morris Keith Kincaid

USS Growler (SS-215)

Lost on Nov 8, 1944 with the loss of 84 men when she was sunk in the Lost on: South China Sea. Winner of two Navy Unit Commendations, Growler was on her 12th war patrol, and was lost while attacking a convoy, probably as a 11/8/1944 result of a depth charge attack or victim of a circular run by one of her own torpedoes.

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NavSource.org Class: SS 212 Commissioned: 3/20/1942 Launched: 11/22/1941 Builder: Electric Boat Co (General Dynamics) Length: 312 , Beam: 27 #Officers: 6, #Enlisted: 54 Fate: The wolfpack, headed by Growler, closed a convoy for attack. The order to commence attacking was the last communication ever received from

NavSource.org Growler. She was listed as lost in action against the enemy, cause unknown. 85 men lost.

Crew Losses TM1 John Henry Abel EMC Lloyd Bronzia Maness EM2 Howard Warren Archer MoMM2 Wallace Seth Manning S1 Hermas Conrad Baker LT (XO) Richard Keeble, Jr. Mason GM3 Troy Martin Beatty QM3 John Joseph McLaughlin EM1 William Vincent Bergfeld TM2 Louis Robert McMullen S2 Harold Harvey Blackston MoMM2 Curtis Maurice Melancon TM2 William Dawson Booker FC3 Alfred Metzler MoMMC Charles Russell Boone GM3 Dale Clarence Miller RM2 Robert Stuart Bridge F1 Arthur Joseph, Jr. Minkle ENS William Kenneth Carr EM2 William Morrison QM2 Robert Louis, Jr. Chamblin RT2 Bernard Natov MoMM3 LaVerne Charles Clark LT Norman Wilfrid Naylor StM3 Bennie Cleveland F1 Charles Fredrick Nixon F1 Gordon Byxbe Dallman CDR (CO) Thomas Benjamin, Jr. Oakley MoMM1 John Archibald Darby SC1 Louis Richard Orth FC2 Gilbert Pryor Daughtrey RM2 Albert Donald Owen EM1 Ferdinand Edison Dawson S2 Johnnie Padilla F1 Alexander Louis, Jr. Durand S1 Henry Robert, Jr. Parus F1 Roland DeWitt Erikson MoMM3 Raymond Joseph Picard MoMMC Alexander Ferrario TM3 Eugene Wallace Post StM2 Willie Flippens MoMM3 Charles Henry Ratnecht MoMM1 Clarence Edwan, Jr. Fredman MoMMC Edgar Perry Read EM2 Albert Joseph Fryer S1 Henry Edward Rhodes F1 Harry Alexander George RM3 Eugene Wilson Rothenberger CDR (CO) Howard Walter Gilmore YN2 Kurt George Schulz LT(jg) Walter Madden Gregory TM3 Paul, Jr. Sebestyen TM2 Robert Edward Hakanson S1 Clark Oliver Shay TM3 Robert Harris RT2 David Garrett Simmons S1 Harry Frank Heald LT(jg) Walter Donald Smith SC2 Warren Edmund Hedrick TMC Walter Lewis Smith MoMM2 William Christopher, Jr. Hickey QM3 Nicola Luca, Jr. Stevanovich TM2 Ralph Edwin Hope S1 Steven Joseph Stoiner EM3 Albert Michael Jacobs MoMMC James Wesley Stubblefield CEM Euin Melborn Jenes S1 Carl Francis Suba LT(jg) Gordon Ward Jewett MoMM2 Joel A. Tanner LT(jg) Lloyd Stanley Johnson F1 Donald Thomas Thigpen YN3 Harry Anthony Kaczmarek LT Francis Pugh Thomas F3 Wilbert Fletcher Kelley PhM1 Harold Eugene Thompson MoMM1 Donald Joseph Kuba F1 Rena Bernard Tullier RT2 Roy Stuart Laderman EM2 Paul F. Vail RM1 Robert Ephraim, Jr. Lane EM3 Ralph Vecere MM1 Melvin Putman Leveille EM2 Roy Douglas, Jr. Welch S1 Ernest Peter Lorio S1 Richard Louis Weterings S1 Garrett Lynch ENS William Wadsworth Williams TM1 John Hobert Maddox MoMM3 Carl Allen Workman

USS Scamp (SS-277)

Lost on Nov 9, 1944 with the loss of 83 men near Tokyo Bay. On her 8th Lost on: war patrol, she may have been damaged by a mine and was trailing oil, 11/9/1944 which helped Japanese coast defense vessels locate her and destroy her with depth charges.

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Class: SS 212 Commissioned: 9/18/1942 Launched: 7/20/1942 Builder: Portsmouth Navy Yard Length: 307 , Beam: 27 #Officers: 6, #Enlisted: 54 Fate: From records available after the war, it appears that Scamp was sighted by Japanese planes and reported depth charged by a coast defense vessel to the

NavSource.org South of Tokyo Bay. 83 men lost.

Crew Losses RM2 Basil Martinez Abad EM3 John William Howell S1 James Donald Adams EM2 Wreath Ivey TM2 Harry Earl Anderson RT1 Frank Michael Janish F1 Allen Wheeler Barlow QMC Arnold Henry Johnson MoMM2 Irvin Frank Barrios S1 Charlie Abe, Jr. Jones StM2 Odie Bass MoMM3 Edward Reese, Jr. Jones LT Charles Edwin Bath MoMM1 Sol Kushner St2 Pedro Fonantilla Baysa EM3 Charlie Ollen Landes ENS Archie Leonard Blankenship TM1 Charles Norman Langdon EM1 Henry Aaron Bowman RM3 Clifford Warren Lynn RMC Archie Fredrick Brandt RM3 David Andrew Mark EM2 Harold Edward Brazee F1 Jack Thomas Markham MoMM2 William David, Jr. Burns S1 Robert Lee McClunny EM3 Robert Lester Cappel MoMM3 Eugene Orland McKee YN1 Morris A. Cartee RT3 Eldridge Warren McKinney MoMM1 Ramon Lafayette Cary SM1 William Albert McLaughlin TM2 Victor Cerveny EMC John Robert McNeill GM1 William Wayne Chapman TMC Harry Foster Mills MoMM2 Gordon Charles Clague LT(jg) Eugene Sturm Moore S2 Adam Byron Cogan QM2 James Martin Pappas ENS William Wright Collins SC1 Richard William Penrose F1 Gerald Francis Cott PhMC Clifford Martin Priller MoMM3 Robert Starrett Crawford F1 Robert Charles, Jr. Rasmussen S2 Bernard Charles Custer TM3 Eugene Donald Riddle S2 Orlando Joseph Di Nicola S1 Frank Wesley Rodriguez S1 Stuart Samuel Dienno TM3 John Harvey Savage MoMM1 Denver Forrest Duckworth LCDR Walter Levis Shaffer SC1 Adam Dziamba TM2 Joseph Simpson LT(jg) George Herbert, Jr. Eckardt MoMM3 Earl William Smith F1 Donald Eugene Felber S1 Jesse Maury, Jr. Sprouse F1 Jesse Ray Ferguson F1 Earl Zundal Steinbrink MoMM2 Jerome Paul Fojtik TM1 John William Steinmann S1 Chester Francis Glodowski LCDR (XO) Tom Slaughter Sutherland TM3 Robert Nelson Graham RT2 Charles Osborne Swick SC3 Anthony Joseph Graphia MoMMC Paul Richard Thompson S1 Thomas Arnold Hagen MoMM3 Edwin Leroy Tinsley EM1 George Washington Haigler GM3 William Vrancich F2 Robert Charles Hegmann MoMM2 Allen Leslie Ward MoMM2 Robert Joseph Hill EM1 Edward Joseph Waytaszik EM1 Jesse Fisher Hittson MoMMC Maynard Frank Wickham CDR (CO) John Christie Hollingsworth LT Thomas Harold Wilkinson FC3 Neuman Pratt Houchen

USS Corvina (SS-226)

Lost on: Lost on Nov 16, 1943 with the loss of 82 men when she was sunk just south of Truk. Corvina was on her 1st war patrol and appears she was lost to the 11/16/1943 torpedoes of a Japanese submarine.

US Navy Official Photo Mike Smolinski

Class: SS 212 Commissioned: 8/6/1943 Launched: 5/9/1943 Builder: Electric Boat Co (General Dynamics) Length: 312 , Beam: 27 #Officers: 6, #Enlisted: 54 Fate: Corvina topped off with fuel at Johnston Island and was never heard from again. Sunk by Japanese submarine south of Truk on 16 Nov 1943. 82 men lost.

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Crew Losses QM3 Defoie Allison MoMM2 Gordon Oscar Madison MM3 Josephus Marion II Asher F1 Marvin Leroy Maier ENS John Doane Atwood TM3 Thomas James Maloney S1 Stephen Baran S1 James Robert Manning QMC Lloyd Wilson Beaudette PhM1 Matthew Mautner F2 Harold Nathaniel Britt MoMM2 Forrest Orange McHolland StM1 Russell Alexander Brooks GM3 Marvin Harold Meizlik QM2 Marvin Joseph Busby MoMM1 Max Frederick Micha FC3 William Robert Busch EM1 Virgil Andrew Miller LT William Murray Chewning S2 Daniel Finucane, Jr. Murphy SC2 James Golden, Jr. Clark EM1 Harvey Lorne Nesbitt MM3 Glenn Riley Curtiss LT Edmond, IV Ocumpaugh SC1 Elwood Allen Dalton TM3 Paul Carney Oliver S2 George Williams, Jr. Daugherty EM3 Randall Ward Osburn S2 James Richard Ek COX Soterios James Pitarys EM1 John Walden Emerick F2 Robert Joseph Reardon MM1 Robert E., Jr. Ennis MM3 John Levering Redman F1 James Mathew Fahey LT James Bonnyman Roak RM3 Robert Wilmer Finske TM1 Arthur Forest Robb TM3 Enrico Bart Fiorot YN1 Maxwell Howard Roberts S1 Richard Lee Floyd CDR (CO) Roderick Shanahan Rooney MoMMC Ernest Louis Foster TM3 John Rosta RM3 Norman Bartlett Foster RT2 Earl Maynard Ryder EM3 George Frederick Gabel EM3 Paul Schladensky MoMM1 Charles Cline, Jr. Ghent EM1 Leon Lloyd Schless RMC Delbert Lloyd, Jr. Green S1 Gale Morris Schuldt TMC Sidney Eugene Grisham TM1 Walter Krancher Schulz MoMMC Bill Davis Hale MoMM1 Francis William Simunaci MoMM2 Donald Kenneth Hall S1 William Reuben Slagle EM3 Joseph Edward, Jr. Halpin LT (XO) David Kinney, Jr. Sloan S1 Alfred William Hasty EMC Boyd Franklin Smith MoMM1 Michael Havrilecz LT(jg) James Doran Smith S1 Leon Paul Hazel GM2 Roger Joseph St. Aubin RM1 William Peet, Jr. Hemphill TM1 Roy Earl Sumners SM2 Frank Decker Hotz SC3 Francis Aloysus Thoben CK2 Eddie Jackson RM3 James Leo Thomas MM3 Ernest Emin Jones MoMM1 Theodore Toms EM3 Charles Francis, Jr. Jordan TM2 Carl Albert Trojan ENS Leonard Norman Lense MM3 Lawrence Robert, Jr. Wade TM2 Robert Dale Lloyd MoMM2 Bernard Earl Williams MoMM2 Wallace Eugene Loken EMC Erwin Edwin Wood

USS Sculpin (SS-191)

Lost on Nov 19, 1943 with the loss of 40 men near Truk. Severly damaged by depth charges after attacking an enemy convoy, Sculpin continued to fight on the surface. When the captain was killed, the crew abandoned ship Lost on: and scuttled Sculpin. 41 men were taken prisoner; only 21 survived the war. Among those not abandoning ship was CAPT Cromwell,aboard as a 11/19/1943 potential wolfpack commander, he rode the Sculpin down, fearing that vital information in his possession might be compromised under torture. For this, CAPT Cromwell was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor.

Navy Photo / NavSource.com www.bcpatch.com Class: SS 188 Commissioned: 1/16/1939 Launched: 7/27/1938 Builder: Portsmouth Navy Yard Length: 311 , Beam: 27 #Officers: 5, #Enlisted: 50 Fate: Scuttled in the Gilberts Archipelago on her 9th patrol. The Commanding Officer CDR.Connaway was killed. Capt. Cromwell went down with the ship and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor NavSource.org for his act of heroism and devotion to country.

Crew Losses LT (XO) Nelson John Allen SC3 John Bowers, Jr. Kennon CK1 Eugenio Apostal MoMM2 Harold Dewitt Laman S2 Eugene Arnath F1 Clifford Joseph Lawton RM3 Jerome Warren Baglien EM2 Stanley Wayne Maguire CK1 Maximo Barrera RM3 Grover Wade Marcus RT2 Edgar Melrose, Jr. Beidleman FC3 Merlin Guy Martin S2 Fred George Bentsen S1 James William McCartney TM1 Warren Rawling Berry S1 John Francis McTavish EM3 Arthur George Blum TM3 Charles Edward Miller F1 Bill Clinton Brannum SMC Weldon Edward Moore S2 Thomas Vincent Brown EM1 Arnold Frank Moreton S2 Robert William Carter EM3 Robert Michael Morrilly MoMM2 Kenneth Burl Clements SM3 Elmon Truett Murray MoMM1 Charles Steele Coleman RdM3 John Parr CDR (CO) Fred Connaway S1 William Henry Partin CAPT John Philip Cromwell TM2 Charles Earl Pitser MoMM2 James Edwin Daylong FC3 Frank Salava LT Joseph Rollie, Jr. Defrees TM3 Elmer Virgil Schnell MM3 Maurice Simon DeLisle YN2 Delbert Eugene Schroeder EM3 Donald Lawrence Diederich SM3 Dowdy Buel Shirley F1 Henry Leonidas Elliott ENS Charles Gold, Jr. Smith LT(jg) George Roderic Embury EM2 Laroy Harold Smith ENS Wendell Max Fiedler S1 James Thomas Suel MoMMC Philip Joseph Gabrunas EM1 John Barlow Swift ENS John Worth Gamel RM3 Clifford Gene Taylor S1 George Goorabian S1 Russel Hershel Taylor F1 Alexander Benjamin Guillot S1 Henry VanBeest TM3 James Quinton Harper EM2 Ellis Edward Warren MMC Richard Earl Hemphill TMC Claiborne Hoyt Weade MoMM1 Erwin Raymond Holland S1 William Henry Welsh MoMM2 Gordon Everett Johnson MoMM2 Duane Joseph White EM3 Steve Kanocz

The boats shown are all Gato’s. Boat #1: Grouper (SS-214) , Boat #2: Peto (SS-265) , Boat #3: Scamp (SS-277) , Boat #4: Albacore (SS-218) , Boat #5: Drum (SS-228) , 4-7 June, 1943.

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

Featured World War II Submarine Commanding Officer of the Month

RADM EUGENE B. FLUCKEY

Rear Admiral Eugene Bennett Fluckey (October 5, 1913 – June 28, 2007), nicknamed "Lucky Fluckey", was a United States Navy submarine commander who received the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses for his service during World War II.

Early life and career Fluckey was born in Washington, D.C. on October 5, 1913. He attended Western High School in Washington and Mercersburg Academy in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania. He prepared for the Naval Academy at Columbian Preparatory School, Washington. He was appointed to the United States Naval Academy in 1931, he was graduated and commissioned Ensign in June 1935. Fluckey's initial assignments were aboard the battleship USS Nevada (BB-36) and in May 1936 was transferred to the destroyer USS McCormick (DD-223). In June 1938 he reported for instruction at the Submarine School, New London, Connecticut and upon completion, he served on USS S-42 (SS-153) and in December 1938, he was assigned to and completed five war patrols on USS Bonita (SS-165). Detached from Bonita in August 1942, he returned to Annapolis for graduate instruction in naval engineering.

USS Barb (SS-220) In November 1943, he attended the Prospective Commanding Officer's School at the Submarine Base New London, then reported to Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet. After one war patrol as the prospective commanding officer of the USS Barb (SS-220), (her seventh), he assumed command of the submarine on April 27, 1944. Fluckey established himself as one of the greatest submarine skippers, credited with the most tonnage sunk by a U.S. skipper during World War II: 17 ships including a carrier, cruiser, and frigate.

In one of the stranger incidents in the war, Fluckey sent a landing party ashore to set demolition charges on a coastal railway line, destroying a 16-car train. This was the sole landing by U.S. military forces on the Japanese home islands during World War II.

Fluckey ordered that this landing party be composed of crewmen from every division on his submarine and asked for as many former Boy Scouts as possible, knowing they would have the 15

skills to find their way in unfamiliar territory. The selected crewmen were Paul Saunders, William Hatfield, Francis Sever, Lawrence Newland, Edward Klinglesmith, James Richard, John Markuson, and William Walker. Hatfield wired the explosive charge, using a microswitch under the rails to trigger the explosion.

Fluckey was awarded the four Navy Crosses for extraordinary heroism during the eighth, ninth, tenth, and twelfth war patrols of Barb . During his famous eleventh patrol, he continued to revolutionize submarine warfare, inventing the night convoy attack from astern by joining the flank escort line. He attacked two convoys at anchor 26 miles (42 km) inside the 20 fathom (37 m) curve on the China coast, totaling more than 30 ships. With two frigates pursuing, Barb set a then-world speed record for a submarine of 23.5 knots (44 km/h) using 150% overload. For his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity, Fluckey received the Medal of Honor. Barb received the Presidential Unit Citation for the eighth through eleventh patrols and the Navy Unit Commendation for the twelfth patrol.

Fluckey was also awarded the Navy Distinguished Service Medals with one gold star, Legion of Merit with two gold stars, American Defense Service Medal with fleet clasp, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with two service stars, American Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal, Philippine Liberation Medal and the National Defense Service Medal with service star.

His book, Thunder Below! (1992), depicts the exploits of his beloved Barb . "Though the tally shows more shells, bombs, and depth charges fired at Barb , no one received the Purple Heart and Barb came back alive, eager, and ready to fight again."

CITATION: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of the U.S.S. Barb during her 11th war patrol along the east coast of China from 19 December 1944 to 15 February 1945. After sinking a large enemy ammunition ship and damaging additional tonnage during a running 2-hour night battle on 8 January, Comdr. Fluckey, in an exceptional feat of brilliant deduction and bold tracking on 25 January, located a concentration of more than 30 enemy ships in the lower reaches of Nankuan Chiang (Mamkwan Harbor). Fully aware that a safe retirement would necessitate an hour's run at full speed through the uncharted, mined, and rock-obstructed waters, he bravely ordered, "Battle station — torpedoes!" In a daring penetration of the heavy enemy screen, and riding in 5 fathoms [9 m] of water, he launched the Barb's last forward torpedoes at 3,000 yard [2.7 km] range. Quickly bringing the ship's stern tubes to bear, he turned loose 4 more torpedoes into the enemy, obtaining 8 direct hits on 6 of the main targets to explode a large ammunition ship and cause inestimable damage by the resultant flying shells and other pyrotechnics. Clearing the treacherous area at high speed, he brought the Barb through to safety and 4 days later sank a large Japanese freighter to complete a record of heroic combat achievement, reflecting the highest credit upon Comdr. Fluckey, his gallant officers and men, and the U.S. Naval Service.

Good evening gentlemen,

Last Sunday we were well represented in the Lexington Veterans Day parade. It was a fun time and pictures are posted on our facebook page. Upcoming, we have the Gibbs Memorial and the Columbia Veterans Day parade. I highly encourage you to attend these if you never have. The memorial is in honor of a local submariner that went down on the USS Squalis, a reading of all lost boats is conducted, to remember and pay respect to all those who are on eternal patrol. The Columbia parade is one like you have never seen, the sheer amount of people, the applause and adoration for US, and what we did. It is so heartwarming.

I ask and urge you to get your dues in, if you don’t know your status, ask, call, email, I will tell you. Rates are as follows:

Nat’l Dues: 5 Yr dues: $ 90.00; 3 Yr dues: $ 55.00; 1 yr dues (Jan-Sep) $ 20.00; (Oct thru Dec + 1 yr): $ 25.00 Nat’l Life: 76+ yrs = $100.00; 66 thru 75 = $200; 56 thru 65 = $ 300.00; 46 thru 55 = $400.00; Thru 45 yrs = $ 500.00 Base/chapter dues is separate and additional. Palmetto Base as follows: $15.00 for one year, $40.00 for three years, $60.00 for five years, and $200.00 for lifetime

Remember the band aid congress put on our broken budget turns back into a pumpkin in January or February, keep your elected officials knowing your feelings and desires.

Have a good one and I hope to see each and every one of you, Tuesday, at the Flight Deck.

Brian Commander Palmetto Base

Brothers of the Fin,

Don’t mean to sound like a broken record, however!!! Once Again Dues! Dues! Dues ! Did I mention Dues are Due or should I say Do to this time or year Dues is Due !!!

This past month we had good participation in 3 events: • Lexington Veterans Day Parade - 9 Brothers of the Fin • Gibbs Memorial Service - 9 Brothers of the Fin and 23 total individuals present • Columbia Veterans Day Parade - 15 Brothers of the Fin

We had to use the trailer for seating only with the lack of a Submarine Float. But we did have a small submarine to put on the truck pulling the trailer thanks for two of our brothers provided models that they have.

With cooler weather here it is time we get together and see what we can do about putting or new float together before colder weather arrives and we need to start preparing for the future. It would be great to move forward on the float while the weather is cool before the weather turns cold and then we will need to wait for Spring again and before you know it, it will be too hot again. So it would be great to take advantage of our window of weather opportunity.

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

Thank you and Take Care p.s. Don’t mean to sound like a broken record, however!!! Once Again Dues! Dues! Dues ! Did I mention Dues are Due or should I say Do to this time or year Dues is Due !!!

Here is my contact information if you need it: 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

Brian Steffen

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

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

Judy Cline Charlie MacKenzie

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

Milt Berkey Mark Morgan Randy Browning Jim Null Ken Fuhr Tom O’Brien Julian Galloway Tom Paige Joseph E. Gawronski Tommy Richardson Joseph L. Geiger Ted R. Schneeberg Bill Hicks Jim “Snake” Stark Ross Kline Brian Steffen George “Scram” Kokolis Savannah Steffen John J. Krause Sherriff’s Deputy (James) James R. Metts, Ed.D. Thomas N. Thompson Bob Miller Jeffro M. Wagner Charles Mink Robin White Bob Molchan

• Call to Order : 1900 hours by the Base Commander. • Invocation : Base Chaplain. • Pledge of Allegiance: Base Commander. • The Tolling of the Boats : Base Commander, Vice Commander and COB. • Member Introduction : 24 members and 3 guests were present. • Base Secretary’s Report : Approved as written in the newsletter. • Treasurer’s Report : $7,110.00 (Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS): $3,361.00, Float fund: $1,814.00, Operating Fund $1,934.00) was accepted and approved.

• Sherriff James Metts and Deputy James presented the membership with an informative briefing of the Lexington County Sherriff’s Office involvement with the community and how their actions has led to a decrease in crime in Lexington County. • The CO reminded the membership: o to contact our political representatives about veteran’s issues by phone or email. o veteran suicide rate averages about 2 members per day, help someone and listen to them • The XO reminded the membership: o pay your dues. 1 year $35, 3 years $95, 5 years $145 o he has the ‘stars for veterans’ available for dissemination • Jim Null reminds us that the soldier/sailor deployments are still taking place.

• CO reminds the membership that will be participating in the Columbia and Lexington Veteran’s Day Parades. • Mark Morgan will be bringing a VA guest to speak with us. • Tom O’brien reminded the membership that there will be a ceremony on Veteran’s day at the St. Stevens Cemetery and at the Gibbs memorial at 1pm. • Tommy Richardson informed the membership necessary cohesiveness of the community with its law enforcement division, and that the Sheriff’s Advisory Committee will be held on October 31 at the Lexington Sheriff’s Office. • Jim Null informed the membership: o Thanksgiving meal will be served to Ft. Jackson personnel prior to their departure overseas that we can participate in. o Wreaths for America is occurring soon. • A motion made and carried to spend $300.00 on Wreaths for America program. Mark Morgan added an additional $100.00.

• Randy reminds the membership to Laugh, Learn, Teach, and Share your Heart every day.

Meeting adjourned

Benediction : Base Chaplain

Depth Charge ($145) : John Krause (Candle) : Tommy Richardson

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

Tom Paige – November 4th None Larry Peay – November 9th Troll Karuse – November 13th Tom O’Brien – November 15th J. P. Watson – November 21st Bill Hicks – November 30th

Bob Miller Bob Miller ’s daughter Evelyn Fuhr Julian Galloway

“Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of habit.” W. Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965)

Kelpie \ KEL-pee \ noun; (in Scottish legends) a water spirit, usually having the form of a horse, reputed to cause drownings or to warn those in danger of drowning.

Origin: Kelpie is of unknown origin, though it is thought to be related to the Gaelic colpach meaning "steer" or "colt." It first entered English in Scotland in the mid-1700s.

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SM1(SS) Ronald Friend, Jr.

Ron joined the navy in 1961 and left in 1967 with 6 years of service. He served in the enlisted ranks as a Signalman and achieved the rate of Signalman First Class (Submarines) before separating from naval service.

Ron qualified in the USS Sterlet (SS-392) and also served in USS Bashaw (SS/SSK/AGSS-241) and USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN 640).

USS Sterlet (SS-392)

USS Sterlet (SS-392), a Balao -class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the sterlet, a small sturgeon found in the Caspian Sea and its rivers, whose meat is considered delicious and whose eggs are one of the world's great delicacies, caviar.

Her keel was laid down on 14 July 1943 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. She was launched on 27 October 1943 sponsored by Mrs. Charles A. Plumley, and commissioned on 4 March 1944 with Commander O. C. Robbins in command.

Following fitting-out and shakedown training, Sterlet departed Key West, Florida, on 1 May to join the Pacific Fleet. The submarine reached Pearl Harbor on 13 June, and she immediately plunged into another round of training exercises to prepare for her first war patrol.

First War Patrol

On 4 July 1944, she put to sea to prey on Japanese shipping. The patrol lasted 53 days; and Sterlet spent 34 of them in her assigned patrol area, the Bonin Islands. By the time she put into Midway Island for refit on 26 August, the submarine was a battle-proven veteran, claiming to have sunk four enemy ships. She even brought in a prisoner—a survivor from a Japanese convoy destroyed by American aircraft carrier planes three weeks earlier.

Second War Patrol The submarine remained at Midway for just over three weeks; then headed for its patrol area in the Nansei Shoto on 18 September. After sinking a small Japanese fishing boat on 9 October, Sterlet rescued six downed airmen off Okinawa. On 18 October, she made an unsuccessful attempt to close and attack one of six destroyers escorting three cruisers. Two days later, she fired a spread of three torpedoes at a Japanese cargo ship, but all three missed. She made a third fruitless approach on 25 October and unleashed four torpedoes on small convoy. Results: four misses.

Not to be denied, Sterlet made another approach on the convoy. This time, four of the six fish she launched scored. Three hit a large gasoline tanker, and the fourth plowed into a freighter. The tanker, Jinei Maru , is known definitely to have gone down. Sterlet spent the remainder of the day evading the attacks of the escorts. That night, she allowed a hospital ship to pass unmolested. She attacked a small freighter with four torpedoes on 29 October, but had to surface and sink it with her deck gun. On 31 October, she made a night surface attack on a tanker previously damaged by Trigger (SS-237) and apparently sank it with a spread of six torpedoes. Sterlet then joined Trigger in escorting the damaged Salmon (SS-182) into Saipan. From there, Sterlet put to sea on 10 November with six other submarines in a coordinated attack group. On the night of 15 November, she, Trigger , and Silversides (SS-236) engaged in a gun duel with an enemy sub chaser. Sterlet completely depleted her supply of five-inch (127 mm) shells in the battle and was forced to sink the enemy craft with torpedoes early the following morning. On 30 November, the submarine returned to the Submarine Base at Pearl Harbor.

Third War Patrol Following almost two months in Hawaii, Sterlet embarked on her third war patrol on 25 January 1945. Her assigned area was off Honshū, Japan, particularly the area off Tokyo Bay, where she stood lifeguard duty for Fifth Fleet pilots attacking Tokyo. She made reconnaissance sweeps of the Japanese Fleet and patrolled with a "wolfpack" that also included Piper (SS-409), Pomfret (SS-391), Bowfin (SS-287), and Trepang (SS-412). During this cruise, she made two torpedo attacks, one each on 1 March and 5 March, and claimed two sinkings, a freighter and a tanker. She ended the war patrol at Midway on 4 April.

Fourth War Patrol Sterlet ’s fourth war patrol lasted from 29 April to 10 June and took her north of Japan to the Sea of Okhotsk and the vicinity of the Kuril Islands. On this cruise, her proximity to Soviet territory and the port of Vladivostok complicated her mission. Though Soviet ships were advised to remain out of the war zone around Japan, Sterlet had to be extremely vigilant in her identification of potential targets lest she send some of the United States's allies in the European war to a wet, chilly grave. Lack of certainty in identification forced the submarine to 24

pass up several inviting targets. To further cloud the issue, Japanese ships probably attempted to disguise themselves as Soviets on several occasions to escape American submarines. Sterlet , however, managed to emerge victorious over two enemy ships. In the late afternoon of 29 May, she encountered a large and a small freighter, escorted by three patrol frigates. At 16:41, the submarine tried for a good setup, but failed due to the convoy's rapid change in course. She lost sound contact around 1720 and, 40 minutes later surfaced for a daylight end- around. At 1822, the lookouts sighted smoke; and, by 21:53, the submarine was in position to launch a night surface radar attack. She launched six torpedoes, three at each freighter. Two minutes later, one of the escorts peeled off and made for Sterlet . She immediately went right full rudder, all ahead at flank speed. In another two minutes, two torpedoes plowed into each of the two targets—four explosions within 20 seconds. At 22:05, the enemy frigate began random depth charge attacks. Three minutes later, the smaller of the two targets sank by the stern.

At 22:11, Sterlet unleashed four "fish" at the pursuing escort. The setup was hasty at best. All four missed, and she prudently opened range to reload and prepare for another attack on the damaged freighter still afloat. As she approached, her quarry was dead in the water, down by the stern, and partially enveloped by smoke. Two of the escorts were thrashing about the surrounding waters, indiscriminately shooting and dropping depth charges. At 22:35, one of them passed between Sterlet and her victim. The submarine shifted her sights on him and, four minutes later, sent three torpedoes streaking at him. The frigate sighted the wakes, immediately turned into them, and rapidly closed on Sterlet . This pursuit forced Sterlet to retire; and, after more than an hour of running from the frigate and undergoing his bombardment, she managed to open range by firing four torpedoes "down the throat" at him. This tactic did not allow her to escape, and the chase continued until the frigate turned broadside to fire both his forward and after guns in salvo. That curious maneuver allowed Sterlet to open range to 8,000 yards (7,300 m) at which point, the enemy's radar wavered. Sterlet shut her radar down, came hard to starboard and opened out. A minute before midnight, Sterlet turned her radar back on. The screen was clear; she had escaped. The submarine had one more anxious moment during the patrol, when she encountered a Q- ship screened by a small escort. She launched six torpedoes at the "freighter," which disconcertingly turned and closed Sterlet . She succeeded in evading that aquatic chameleon and returned to Midway on 10 June.

Fifth War Patrol Sterlet ’s final war patrol commenced on 5 July when she departed Midway for the vicinity of Kii Suido and Bungo Suido. Except for one occasion when she shelled oil storage tanks and a power plant near Shingu on Honshū, this whole patrol was given over to lifeguard duty for the crews of carrier planes and B-29 Superfortresses pummelling Japan. Sterlet rescued a New Zealander and a Briton, one well up in Kii Suido. The Japanese capitulation brought an end to the patrol, and Sterlet reached Midway on 23 August. On 6 September, she sailed for the United States and, ten days later, entered San Diego, California.

Post-War Activities Sterlet remained on the West Coast until the end of February 1946, at San Diego until 13

November and at San Francisco, California, thereafter. On 26 February 1946, she started back to the western Pacific and after briefly stopping at Pearl Harbor, Guam, and Subic Bay, arrived in Tsingtao, China, on 20 April. She operated out of Tsingtao until the end of May, participating in the Navy's show of force along the northern China coast. She spent the first ten days of June in Shanghai and then got underway for Pearl.

Sterlet reached Oahu on 22 June and conducted operations in the Hawaiian Islands for the next 16 months. She headed west again on 15 November 1947 and reached Brisbane, Australia, on 1 December. Five days later, the submarine shaped a course for Guam, arriving there on 14 December. She departed Guam on 2 January 1948, stopped at Okinawa from 6 January to 10 January, and arrived in the Sasebo operating area on 12 January. For the rest of the month, she operated in the vicinity of Sasebo and Yokosuka, visiting both ports. On 28 January, she sailed for the California coast and, after a brief stop at Midway and a six-week layover in Pearl Harbor, reached San Francisco on 30 April. On 1 May, she reported to the Pacific Reserve Fleet for inactivation. She was placed out of commission, in reserve on 18 September 1948 and berthed at Mare Island, California.

Just under two years later, on 7 August 1950, Sterlet was ordered reactivated. She was recommissioned at Mare Island on 26 August 1950 with Lieutenant Commander George W. Kittredge in command. On 25 September, she headed for San Diego where she conducted a month of training. In December, she shifted to Long Beach, California, where she became one of the stars in the motion picture Submarine Command with Bill Holden and William Bendix. Sterlet resumed operations along the West Coast early in 1951 and that employment continued until January 1953, when she was deployed to the Far East. On this cruise, she joined in hunter- killer exercises, visited Chichi Jima, Atami, Japan, and Buckner Bay, Okinawa; and conducted photographic reconnaissance on Marcus Island. She returned to San Diego, California, on 23 June and resumed West Coast operations.

In August 1954, Sterlet exchanged crews and homeports with Besugo (SS-321). On 13 September, she reported for duty to Submarine Squadron 1 at Pearl Harbor. For the remainder of her Navy career, Sterlet was home ported at Pearl Harbor. Between 1954 and 1968, she alternated operations in the Hawaiian Islands with nine deployments to the western Pacific with the Seventh Fleet. On these cruises, usually of approximately six months duration, she participated in a host of exercises and war game problems and visited most major ports in the Far East, particularly those in Japan, Taiwan, China and in some of the Central Pacific islands. After her return from her final deployment in the summer of 1968, Sterlet was found to be unfit for further naval service. Accordingly, she was decommissioned on 30 September 1968, and her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on the following day. She rendered her last service to the Navy on 31 January 1969 when she was sunk as a target by the nuclear-powered submarine USS Sargo (SSN-583).

Honors and awards Sterlet was awarded six battle stars for World War II service.

Interest in airplanes as naval weapons was shown as early as 1898 when naval officers were appointed as members of an inter-service board to investigate the military possibilities of the airplane. In 1911 Navy Captain W. I. Chambers wrote requisitions for two items of wood, canvas, bamboo, rubber and metal. In short this was for two airplanes. One was to be equipped for arising from or alighting on land and water, to have a metal tipped wood propellor designed for a speed of at least 45 MPH, to have provisions for carrying a passenger alongside the pilot and to have controls that could be operated by pilot or passenger. This airplane took for as the A-1. It was named "triad" for its triple ability to fly in the air and land on either the ground or the sea.

Five more planes were added to the Navy's air force in 1912. One of these was the Navy's first flying boat, C-1, a 75 horsepower job with a chain-driven propellor.

When the United States entered World War I on 6 April 1917, the Navy's aviation establishment was still quite small. There was only one air station - at Pensacola, Florida, and only 38 qualified aviators and student aviators on board. At that time there were 163 men assigned to aviation and total aircraft was 54. However, by 11 November 1918 the Navy's aviation force in Europe alone numbered 1,147 officers and 18,308 enlisted men. The years following World War I saw a rapid development in aviation. The beginning of the carrier fleet, and new aeronautical innovations such as folding wings for carrier storage, improved catapults, accurate bombsights, and the water- cooled, in-line engine dictated the need for new ratings, and as a result the first full-fledged aviation ratings were introduced on 7 July 1921. These included Aviation Carpenter's Mate, Aviation Machinist's Mate, Aviation Metalsmith and Aviation Rigger. Prior to this the job skills were identified within a rating such as Machinist's Mate (Aviation).

Carrier aviation took a big leap forward with the commissioning in November and December, 1927, of the Saratoga and Lexington . Progress in lighter-than-air aviation was also active during the mid-20s and was keyed by an event when the rigid airship Shennandoah made fast to a mooring mast built on the stern of Patoka (AV-6).

As the 30s merged into the 40s the war situation grew more serious. After the fall of France in June 1940, Congress authorized the immediate purchase, first, of 4,500, then 10,000 and finally 13,000 naval aircraft during that year. This grew until on VJ Day (2 September 1945) naval air power consisted of 437,000 personnel (of whom 61,000 were pilots), 99 aircraft carriers and 41,000 planes.

Piston-driven aircraft did the job during World War II, but as the war ended, increased attention was given to the jet engine, and the first mass operation of jets from a carrier took place in 1948 when two FJ-1 Furies landed and took-off from Boxer in San Diego. Scientific and technical advances since this period have been great and aircraft speeds have leaped to supersonic, and so, as naval aviation

advanced, the rating structure changed to keep pace with new developments. The Aerographer was established in 1924 (changed to Aerographer's Mate in 1942); the Aviation Ordnanceman in 1926; and so on until the Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Operator (AW) was established in 1968.

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November 1 1841 - "Mosquito Fleet" commanded by LCDR J. T. McLaughlin, USN, carries 750 Sailors and Marines into the Everglades to fight the Seminole Indians. 1941 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt places Coast Guard under jurisdiction of Department of the Navy for duration of national emergency. 1967 - Operation Coronado IX began in Mekong Delta 1979 - Beginning of retirement of Polaris A-3 program begins with removal of missiles from USS Abraham Lincoln . Last Polaris missile removed in February 1982. November 2 1943 - In Battle in Empress Augusta Bay, U.S. cruisers and destroyers turn back Japanese forces trying to attack transports off Bougainville, Solomons. 1968 - Operation Search Turn began in Mekong Delta. November 3 1853 - USS Constitution seizes suspected slaver H. N. Gambrill. 1931 - Dirigible USS Los Angeles makes 10 hour flight out of NAS Lakehurst, NJ, carrying 207 persons, establishing a new record for the number of passengers carried into the air by a single craft. 1943 - Battleship Oklahoma, sunk at Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941, is refloated. 1956 - USS Cambria (APA-36) removes 24 members of United Nations Truce Commission team from the Gaza Strip. 1956 - USS Chilton (APA-38), USS Thuban (AKA-19), and USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30) evacuate more than 1,500 U.S. and foreign nationals from Egypt and Israel because of the fighting. 1961 - After Hurricane Hattie, helicopters from USS Antietam begin relief operations at British Honduras providing medical personnel, medical supplies, general supplies, and water. November 4 1967 - Landing craft from USS Navarro (APA-215) rescue 43 men from British SS Habib Marikar aground on a reef at Lincoln Island in the Tonkin Gulf. 1971 - USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) launches a Poseidon C-3 missile in first surface launch of Poseidon missile. November 5 1775 - Commodore Esek Hopkins appointed to Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy. 1915 - In AB-2 flying boat, LCDR Henry C. Mustin makes first underway catapult launch from a

ship, USS North Carolina, at Pensacola Bay, FL . 1917 - German submarine torpedoes USS Alcedo off French coast. 1923 - Tests designed to prove the feasibility of launching a small seaplane from a submarine occur at Hampton Roads Naval Base. A Martin MS-1, stored disassembled in a tank on board USS S-1, was removed and assembled. Then the submarine submerged allowing the plane to float free and take off. 1944 - TF 38 (Vice Admiral John S. McCain) begins 2 days of carrier strikes on Luzon, Philippines. 1945 - Ensign Jake C. West (VF-41) makes first jet landing on board a carrier, USS Wake Island (CVE-65). November 6 1851 - U.S. Navy expedition under command of LT William Lewis Herndon, on a mission to explore the valley of the Amazon and its tributaries, reaches Iquitos in the jungle region of the upper Amazon after their departure from Lima, Peru. 1941 - On Neutrality Patrol, USS Omaha (CL-4) and USS Somers (DD-381) intercept the German blockade runner Odenwald disguised as U.S. freighter, board her after the German crew abandoned the ship, and brought the ship to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the boarding party was awarded salvage shares. 1942 - First officer and enlisted women from training schools report for shore duty around the USA. 1951 - Soviet aircraft shoot at Neptune Patrol bomber (VP-6) on weather reconnaissance mission near Siberia. U.S. aircraft fails to return. 1967 - Helicopter from USS Coral Sea (CVA-43) rescues 37-man crew of Liberian freighter Royal Fortunes aground on reef in Tonkin Gulf November 7 1861 - Naval forces under Rear Admiral Samuel F. DuPont capture Port Royal Sound, SC. 1881 - Naval Advisory Board submits report recommending the new ships in U.S. Navy be constructed of steel instead of iron. 1973 - War Powers Resolution becomes law. November 8 1861 - CAPT Charles Wilkes seizes two Confederate diplomats from the British steamer Trent , causing an international controversy with Great Britain (known as the Trent Affair). 1942 - Operation Torch (Allied landings in French Northwest Africa). American forces land at Casablanca. French naval forces attack U.S. Navy ships and 13 French ships are sunk without a loss to the U.S. 1956 - Navy Stratolab balloon (LCDRs Malcolm D. Ross and M. Lee Lewis) better world height record soaring to 76,000 feet over Black Hills, SD, on flight to gather meteorological, cosmic ray, and other scientific data. 1975 - Over 100 Sailors and Marines from USS Inchon (LPH-12) and USS Bagley (DE-1069) fight a fire aboard a Spanish merchant vessel at Palma. November 9 1921 - USS Olympia arrives at the Washington Navy Yard from France carrying the body of the Unknown Soldier for internment at Arlington National Cemetery. 1950 - Task Force 77 makes first attack on the Yalu River bridges. In first engagement between MIG-15 and F9F jets (USS Philippine Sea ), LCDR William T. Amen (VF-111) shoots down a MIG and becomes first Navy pilot to shoot down a jet aircraft. 1956 - Secretary of the Navy proposes the Polaris missile program to the Secretary of Defense. 30

November 10 1775 - Congress votes to raise two battalions of Continental Marines, establishing the Marine Corps. 1941 - U.S. escorted convoy WS 12, carrying 20,000 British troops to Singapore, sails from Halifax November 11 1870 - Navy expedition to explore the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, southern Mexico, commanded by CAPT Robert W. Shufeldt, enters the Coatzacoalcos River to begin a survey for possible interoceanic canal. Support provided by USS Kansas and USS Mayflower . 1918 - Armistice ends World War I. 1920 - Lenah S. Higbee becomes the first woman to be awarded the Navy Cross. It was awarded for her World War I service. 1921 - Washington Naval Conference begins. 1943 - Two Carrier Task Forces strike Japanese shipping at Rabaul, sinking one carrier and damaging other ships. Raid was first use of SB2C Curtiss Helldivers in combat. 1954 - November 11 designated as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars 1966 - Launch of Gemini 12, with CDR James A. Lovell, Jr., USN the command Pilot. Mission lasted 3 days, 22 hours and 34 minutes and included 59 orbits at an altitude of 162.7 nautical miles. Recovery by HS-11 helicopter from USS Wasp (CVS-18). 1981 - Commissioning of first Trident-class Nuclear Powered Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine, USS Ohio (SSBN-726). November 12 1912 - LT Theodore Ellyson makes first successful launching of an airplane (A-3) by catapult at the Washington Navy Yard. 1940 - CNO Admiral Stark submits memorandum to Secretary of the Navy on 4 plans if U.S. enters war. He favors the fourth one, Plan Dog, calling for strong offensive in the Atlantic and defense in the Pacific. 1942 - First day of the three days of fighting in the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal. 1943 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt embarks on USS Iowa (BB-61) to go to the Allied conferences at Teheran, Iran, and Cairo, Egypt. November 13 1776 - Captain John Paul Jones in Alfred with brig Providence captures British transport Mellish , carrying winter uniforms later used by Washington's troops. 1942 - Loss of USS Juneau (CL-52) during Battle of Guadalcanal results in loss of five Sullivan Brothers. 1943 - Fifth Fleet carriers begin long range night bombing attacks on Japanese positions in Gilberts and Marshalls in preparation for landings. 1957 - First firing of Regulus II bombardment missile. November 14 1846 - Naval forces capture Tampico, Mexico. 1910 - Civilian Eugene Ely pilots first aircraft to take-off from a ship, USS Birmingham (CL-2) at Hampton Roads, VA. He lands safely on Willoughby Spit, Norfolk, VA. 1941 - Order to withdraw Marines at Shanghai, Peiping, and Tientsin, China. 1944 - Carrier aircraft attack Japanese shipping in Philippines sinking five ships and damaging one.

November 15 1882 - LCDR French Chadwick reports to American Legation in London as first Naval Attache. 1942 - Although U.S. lost several ships in Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, Naval Force under Rear Admiral Willlis Lee, USS Washington (BB-56), turns back Japanese transports trying to reinforce Guadalcanal. The Japanese never again try to send large naval forces to Guadalcanal. 1960 - First Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine, USS George Washington (SSBN-598), leaves Charleston, SC, on initial fleet ballistic missile patrol. November 16 1776 - First salute to an American flag (Grand Union flag) flying from Continental Navy ship Andrew Doria , by Dutch fort at St. Eustatius, West Indies. 1856 - Barrier Forts reduction began at Canton China. 1942 - Navy's first Night Fighter squadron (VMF(N)-531) established at Cherry Point, NC. 1963 - President John F. Kennedy on USS Observation Island witnesses launch of Polaris A-2 missile by USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619). 1968 - Operation Tran Hung Dao began in Mekong Delta. 1973 - Launch of Skylab 4 under command of LTC Gerald P. Carr, USMC. The missions lasted 84 days and included 1,214 Earth orbits. Recovery by USS New Orleans (LPH-11). November 17 1917 - USS Fanning (DD-37) and USS Nicholson (DD-52) sink first enemy submarine, U-58, off Milford Haven, Wales. 1924 - USS Langley , first aircraft carrier, reports for duty. 1941 - Congress amends Neutrality Act to allow U.S. merchant ships to be armed. Navy's Bureau of Navigation directs Navy personnel with Armed Guard training to be assigned for further training before going to Armed Guard Centers for assignment to merchant ships. 1955 - Navy sets up Special Projects Office under Rear Admiral William F. Raborn, USN, to develop a solid propellant ballistic missile for use in submarines. November 18 1890 - USS Maine , first American battleship, is launched. 1922 - CDR Kenneth Whiting in a PT seaplane, makes first catapult launching from aircraft carrier, USS Langley, at anchor in the York River. 1962 - USS Currituck (AV-7) rescues 13 Japanese fishermen from their disabled fishing boat Seiyu Maru , which was damaged in Typhoon Karen. November 19 1813- Capt. David Porter claims Marquesas Islands for the United States. 1943 - Carrier force attacks bases on Tarawa and Makin begun. 1943 - USS Nautilus (SS-168) enters Tarawa lagoon in first submarine photograph reconnaissance mission. 1961 - At the request of President of Dominican Republic, U.S. Naval Task Force sails to Dominican Republic to bolster the country's government and to prevent a coup. 1969 - Navy astronauts CDR Charles Conrad Jr. and CDR Alan L. Bean are 3rd and 4th men to walk on the moon. They were part of Apollo 12 mission. CDR Richard F. Gordon, Jr., the Command Module Pilot, remained in lunar orbit. During the mission lasting 19 days, 4 hours, and 36 minutes, the astronauts recovered 243 lbs of lunar material. Recovery by HS-4 helicopters from USS Hornet (CVS-12). 32

November 20 1856 - CDR Andrew H. Foote lands at Canton, China, with 287 Sailors and Marines to stop attacks by Chinese on U.S. military and civilians. 1917 - USS Kanawha, Noma and Wakiva sink German sub off France. 1933 - Navy crew (LCDR Thomas G. W. Settle, USN, and MAJ Chester I. Fordney, USMC) sets a world altitude record in balloon (62,237 ft.) in flight into stratosphere. 1943 - Operation Galvanic, under command of Vice Admiral Raymond Spruance, lands Navy, Marine, and Army forces on Tarawa and Makin. 1962 - President John F. Kennedy lifts the Blockade of Cuba. November 21 1918 - U.S. battleships witness surrender of German High Seas fleet at Rosyth, Firth of Forth, Scotland, to U.S. and British fleets. November 22 1914 - Title Director of Naval Aeronautics established. November 23 1940 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt appoints Admiral William D. Leahy as U.S. Ambassador to Vichy France to try to prevent the French fleet and naval bases from falling into German hands. November 24 1852 - Commodore Matthew Perry sails from Norfolk, VA, to negotiate a treaty with Japan for friendship and commerce. 1964 - USS Princeton (LPH-5) completes 7-days of humanitarian relief to South Vietnam which suffered damage from typhoon and floods. 1969 - HS-4 from USS Hornet (CVS-12) recovers Apollo 12's all-Navy crew of astronauts, Commanders Richard Gordon, Charles Conrad, and Alan Bean, after moon landing by Conrad and Bean. November 25 1775 - Continental Congress authorizes privateering. 1943 - In Battle of Cape St. George, 5 destroyers of Destroyer Squadron 23 (Captain Arleigh Burke) intercept 5 Japanese destroyers and sink 3 and damage one without suffering any damage. 1961 - Commissioning of USS Enterprise (CVA(N)-65), the first nuclear powered aircraft carrier, at Newport News, VA. November 26 1847 - LT William Lynch in Supply sails from New York to Haifa for an expedition to the River Jordan and the Dead Sea. His group charted the Jordan River from the Sea of Galilee to the Dead Sea and compiled reports of the flora and fauna of the area. 1940 - Sixth and last group of ships involved in Destroyers-for-Bases Agreement transferred to British at Nova Scotia. November 27 1941 - Chief of Naval Operations sends "war warning" to commanders of Pacific and Asiatic Fleets. 1961 - Navy reports first use of its cyclotron at Harvard University to treat a human brain tumor. After three treatments, the tumor of the 2-year old patient shrank by eighty percent.

November 28 1775 - Congress adopts first rules for regulation of the "Navy of the United Colonies." 1941 - USS Enterprise (CV-6) sails from Pearl Harbor for Wake Island to ferry Marine aircraft to island. 1942 - Ensigns George W. Carlson and Mac A. Cason, SC, USNR organize rescue parties to help rescue people from the fire at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston, MA . They are credited "the cause of saving more lives than any other single agency." November 29 1775 - CAPT John Manley in schooner Lee captures British ordnance ship Nancy with large quantity of munitions. 1890 - First Army-Navy football game (Navy won 24 to 0). 1929 - CDR Richard Byrd makes first flight over South Pole. 1944 - USS Archerfish (SS-311) sinks Japanese carrier Shinano , world's largest warship sunk by any submarine during World War II . November 30 1942 - In Battle of Tassafaronga, last major naval action in Solomons, U.S. force prevents Japanese attempt to reprovision the Japanese troops on Guadalcanal. Six U.S. ships are damaged in the action.

November 1 1902 - USS ADDER (later A-2) (SS-3) was equipped with the first U.S. Navy periscope, a British- made “altiscope”, rigged through the forward ventilator. The fixed-direction device underwent trials in November, 1902. 1941 - PCU DRUM (SS-228) commissioned USS DRUM (SS-228) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME; Lieutenant Commander R. H. Rice commanding. PCU HAKE (SS-256) keel laid as HAKE at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1943 - PCU SEA DOG (SS-401) keel laid as SEA DOG at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1944 - USS SALMON (SS-182) took a terrific pounding from Japanese ASW forces, giving as good as she received. She limped back to Portsmouth, NH (via numerous stops) with damage so bad that she was assigned as a training vessel for the Atlantic Fleet. PCU LIONFISH (SS-298) commissioned USS LIONFISH (SS-298) at Cramp Shipbuilding Corporation, Philadelphia, PA; Lt. Comdr. Edward D. Spruance commanding. 1946 - USS REDFIN (SS-272) decommissioned at New London, CT; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, New London Group. 1947 - USS PLAICE (SS-390) decommissioned at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. 1957 - USS TIGRONE (SS-419) second decommissioning; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia, PA. PCU GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN-598) keel laid as SCORPION at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; this was the keel/hull laid down and originally intended for PCU SCORPION (SSN-589). Renamed GEORGE WASHINGTON, she was lengthened by the insertion of a 130-foot missile compartment. 1958 - PCU ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN-602) keel laid as ABRAHAM LINCOLN at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1969 - USS SABLEFISH (SS-303) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register at Submarine Base New London, CT. 1971 - USS HARDHEAD (SS-365) suffered minor structural damage when she was struck by an Italian ferry in the Straits of Messina, off Italy. 1973 - Ex-CORPORAL (SS-346) disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), sold

to Turkey. 1974 - Ex-KRAKEN (SS-370) disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), sold to Spain. Ex-BANG (SS-385) disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), sold to Spain. 1984 - Ex-WAHOO (SS-565) sold by Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) for scrapping. 1989 - In November, a navigation error aboard the USS HOUSTON (SSN-713) resulted in the loss of a sonar device. 1996 - Ex-GATO (SSN-615) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 2001 - Ex-VON STEUBEN (SSBN-632) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 2003 - Ex-RAY (SSN-653) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. Ex-BLUEFISH (SSN-675) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. November 2 1914 - PCU L-9 (SS-49) keel laid as L-9 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA. 1942 - USS GRUNION (SS-216) struck from the Naval Vessel Register. PCU LING (SS-297) keel laid as LING at Cramp Shipbuilding Corporation, Philadelphia, PA. 1943 - PCU SEA FOX (SS-402) keel laid as SEA FOX at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1945 - USS S-23 (SS-128) decommissioned at San Francisco, CA. USS S-46 (SS-157) decommissioned at San Francisco, CA. 1961 - during her sea trials USS THRESHER (SSN-593) docked at San Juan, PR. Her reactor was shut down and a diesel generator started up to provide electricty in keeping with usual docking procedures. But after seven or eight hours of operation the diesel generator failed. While sailors worked on the generator, electricity was provided by an electric storage battery. The generator took much longer than expected to repair, however, and the decision was made to restart the reactor. But a nuclear reactor takes several hours and considerable electricity to restart and THRESHER's battery was depleted before the reactor became critical. With no electricity to keep the ventilation system going, the submarine started to heat up. Temperatures in the machinery spaces reached approximately 140 degrees. Some men were ordered outside, suffering from the heat and fumes and the Captain feared the heat and humidity could damage electrical equipment and lead to a general evacuation. The problem was solved early the next morning by hooking up electrical cables to the diesel-electric powered submarine USS CAVALLA (SS-244), which was moored alongside. With electricity from CAVALLA, THRESHER's reactor was able to be restarted. 1963 - PCU ULYSSES S. GRANT (SSBN-631) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. David W. Griffiths. 1981 - five divers died onboard USS GRAYBACK (LPSS-574) when the lockout chamber was purged with Nitrogen instead of air. 1985 - PCU OKLAHOMA CITY (SSN-723) launched at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 2005 - Engineering Field Activity, Northeast, Naval Submarine School and Naval Submarine Base 36

marked the commencement of construction of a new Submarine Escape Trainer at groundbreaking ceremonies on Naval Submarine Base New London (SUBASE), Groton, CT. The facility’s initial construction cost, to support training with the MK-10 Submarine Escape Immersion Equipment, SEIE, is $13.1 million with construction to be completed by the summer of 2007. Modifications for additional support make the total cost $17 million and training is slated to commence in the summer of 2008. A prominent feature of the new escape training facility will be the 36 foot-high Rapid Ascent Tower, required for both orientation of officer and enlisted Naval Submarine School students as well as for pre-deployment training for Groton-based submarine crews. The Submarine Escape Training Facility will not only provide submarine sailors with the real-time experience of the psychological and physical effects of pressurized escape from a submarine, it will allow them to also develop and build confidence in submarine escape equipment and methodology. The facility will include spaces for training, administration, medical offices maintenance and storage. November 3 1905 - USS PLUNGER (later A-1) (SS-2) decommissioned. 1922 - USS H-9 (SS-152) decommissioned at Norfolk, VA; laid up in the Reserve Fleet. 1966 - USS TIRU (SS-416) ran aground on Frederick Reef in the Coral Sea one day after getting underway for Subic Bay, Philippine Islands. For two anxious days and nights, TIRU attempted to extricate herself from the predicament by backing off under her own power, but to no avail. The civilian tug CARLOCK and Australian destroyer HMAS VENDETTA came to the rescue, arriving on the scene and commencing salvage operations under the direction of a 7th Fleet salvage officer. Returning to Brisbane on 6 November, TIRU was dry-docked at South Brisbane Dockyard for emergency repairs and damage estimates. 1967 - PCU GREENLING (SSN-614) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; Comdr. Guy H. B. Schaffer commanding. 1974 - USS JAMES MADISION (SSBN-627) was out of Holy Loch, Scotland when she collided with an unknown Soviet submarine in the North Sea according to Jack Anderson's regular newspaper column ( The Norwich (CT) Bulletin ) of 1 January 1975. The collision left a nine-foot scrape in JAMES MADISON. According to Anderson, the two submarines came within inches of sinking one another. Another account said that JAMES MADISON dove onto the Soviet because he was in her baffles. JAMES MADISON proceeded to Holy Loch, Scotland to effect repairs. The U.S. Navy refused to comment on the incident. 1986 - USS NATHAN HALE (SSBN-623) decommissioned. 2000 - Ex-ASPRO (SSN-648) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 2005 - USS MEMPHIS (SSN-691) arrived home to Submarine Base New London, CT after a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. November 4 1896 - PCU HOLLAND (HOLLAND VI) (SS-1) keel laid at Crescent Shipyards, Elizabethport, NJ. 1940 - PCU SILVERSIDES (SS-236) keel laid as SILVERSIDES at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. 1941 - USS R-3 (SS-80) decommissioned and transferred to Great Britain, commissioned into the Royal Navy as P 511. USS S-25 (SS-130) decommissioned and transferred simultaneously to Great Britain. She was renamed HMS P. 551. 37

1943 - PCU BUMPER (SS-333) keel laid as BUMPER at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1988 - Ex-CROAKER (IXSS-246) donated as a Museum and Memorial to Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, Buffalo, NY. 1994 - Ex-DANIEL BOONE (SSBN-629) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 2005 - Submarine Learning Facility (SLF) Norfolk, VA opened the submarine force's newest tactical trainer for use by the fleet. The Submarine Multi-Mission Team Trainer, Phase 3 (SMMTT 3) provides shore-based training for submarine combat control and sonar systems. SMMTT 3 incorporates the latest simulation technology to enable submarine crews to rehearse tactical missions in environmental and tactical conditions that realistically simulate those found anywhere in the world. November 5 1918 - PCU O-1 (SS-62) commissioned USS O-1 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Lt. Comdr. Norman L. Kirk, commanding. PCU R-23 (SS-100) launched at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT; sponsored by Miss Ruth Jane Harris. 1944 - PCU CUTLASS (SS-478) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. R. E. Kintner. 1958 - USS GROWLER (SSG-577) incurred a leak while off the Isle of Shoals southeast of Portsmouth, NH during a deep dive. She surfaced without damage. GROWLER, designed for launching the Regulus II sea-to-land missile, was several hundred feet below the surface when the leak developed in an improperly adjusted sonar compartment fitting for an electrical cable. 1983 - PCU BUFFALO (SSN-715) commissioned USS BUFFALO (SSN-715) at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1990 - USS HENRY CLAY (SSBN-625) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 1996 - USS POGY (SSN-647) surfaced through an Arctic ice flow at sunrise during a 45-day research mission to the North Pole. The second of five planned deployments through the year 2000, POGY embarked a team of researchers led by Mr. Ray Sambrotto of Columbia University. During the several thousand mile trek, the submarine collected data on the chemical, biological, and physical properties of the Arctic Ocean and conducted experiments in geophysics, ice mechanics, pollution detection, and other areas. A portion of the submarine's torpedo room was converted into laboratory space but the ship remained a front-line warship. 2004 - the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (SSN-708) moored at Naval Station Norfolk, VA after completion of a six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. 2005 - distinguished visitors and the crew of USS ALABAMA (SSBN-731) came together to witness the decommissioning of the C4 Trident I Weapons System at the Explosive Handling Wharf on Naval Base Kitsap, WA in late October. The crew of ALABAMA had just completed offloading the final 24 rounds of Trident I C4 missiles to go to sea. The Trident I C4 was a submarine-launched ballistic missile that was developed to replace the Poseidon missile in existing strategic missile submarines and to arm the Ohio-class SSBNs. The first C4 missile was deployed in 1979. After the C4 missiles were successfully offloaded, ALABAMA moved to the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in January to undergo a conversion to carry the Trident II D5 missile. The Trident II D5 missile is more 38

sophisticated than the Trident I C4, with a significantly greater payload capability. All three stages of the Trident II are made of lighter, stronger, stiffer graphite epoxy, whose integrated structure means considerable weight savings. The missile’s range is increased by the aerospike, a telescoping outward extension that reduces frontal drag by about 50 percent. When the missile attains sufficient distance from the submarine, the first stage motor ignites, the aerospike extends and the boost stage begins. Within about two minutes, after the third stage motor kicks in, the missile is traveling in excess of 20,000 feet per second. The D5 missile system is now the standard for all U.S. ballistic missile submarines. November 6 1909 - USS TARANTULA (later B-3) (SS-12) decommissioned at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC. TARANTULA operated along the Atlantic coast with the 1st and 2nd Submarine Flotillas on training and experimental exercises just prior to that time. 1918 - PCU R-14 (SS-91) keel laid as R-14 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA. 1943 - PCU PAMPANITO (SS-383) commissioned USS PAMPANITO (SS-383) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH; Lt. Comdr. Charles B. Jackson, Jr. commanding. 1944 - PCU TIRANTE (SS-420) commissioned USS TIRANTE (SS-420) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Lt. Comdr. George L. Street III commanding. 1959 - USS THREADFIN (SS-410) was rammed by the Greek freighter Nikolas Mikhalos at the entrance to the Suez Canal as both ships were exiting to the Red Sea. 1962 - USS PAMPANITO (SS-383) hull reclassed to Auxiliary Submarine (AGSS-383). 1982 - PCU GEORGIA (SSBN-729) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1993 - PCU HAMPTON (SSN-767) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1998 - Ex-ARCHERFISH (SSN-678) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. November 7 1919 - PCU S-26 (SS-131) keel laid as S-26 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, MA. 1940 - PCU GAR (SS-206) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. George T. Pettingill, wife of Rear Admiral Pettingill. 1942 - U.S. submarines served as escorts and navigation markers for the U.S. invasion of North Africa in Operation Torch. 1943 - PCU LIONFISH (SS-298) launched at Cramp Shipbuilding Corporation, Philadelphia, PA; sponsored by Mrs. Harold C. Train. PCU MANTA (SS-299) launched at Cramp Shipbuilding Corporation, Philadelphia, PA; sponsored by Mrs. Michael J. Bradley. 1944 - USS ALBACORE (SS-218) with Lt. Cmdr. H.R. Rimmer in command, left Pearl Harbor, HI on October 24, 1944. She topped off with fuel at Midway on October 28 and departed there for her eleventh patrol the same day, never to be heard from again. Her area was northeast of Honshu and south of Hokkaido and because of the danger of mines, she was ordered to stay outside of waters less than 100 fathoms deep. She was to depart her area at sunset on December 5, 1944 and was expected at Midway about December 12th. When she had not been seen or heard from by December 21st despite the sharpest of lookouts for her, she was reported as presumed lost. Enemy information available now indicates that ALBACORE perished by hitting a mine. The explosion occurred on 39

November 7 while ALBACORE was submerged and was witnessed by an enemy patrol craft. The craft reported having seen much heavy oil and bubbles, cork, bedding and various provisions after the explosion. Albacore earned four Presidential Unit Citations and nine battle stars for her service during World War II. Eighty-five men perished with her that day. She was the forty-second U.S. submarine loss of World War II. PCU HACKLEBACK (SS-295) commissioned USS HACKLEBACK (SS-295) at Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, PA; Lt. Comdr. Frederick E. Janney commanding. PCU SEA LEOPARD (SS-483) keel laid as SEA LEOPARD at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1958 - USS BONITA (ex-K3/SSK-3) (SS-552) decommissioned, laid up in the Reserve Fleet. She was berthed at Mare Island, CA but never saw any further service. 1969 - Ex-BREAM (SS/SSK-243) struck from the Naval Vessel Register and sunk as a target by USS SCULPIN (SSN-590) off southern California. USS BECUNA (SS-319) decommissioned; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. USS BLENNY (SS-324) decommissioned; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. 1992 - PCU BOISE (SSN-764) commissioned USS BOISE (SSN-764) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1997 - Ex-GROTON (SSN-694) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register, to be disposed of by the Submarine Recycling Program. 2005 - Commanding Officer Cmdr. Scott Adams and USS NORFOLK (SSN-714) departed from her homeport, Norfolk, VA, for a six-month deployment as part of the USS Nassau (LHA 4) Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG). NORFOLK was heading to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility (AOR) in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT). November 8 1900 - PCU MOCCASIN (later A-4) (SS-5) keel laid as MOCCASIN at Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, NJ. 1942 - USS HERRING (SS-233) was one of five U.S. boats sent to the Mediterranean to take station off the North African coast prior to Operation Torch, the invasion of North Africa. Reaching her position off Casablanca 5 November, HERRING remained there spotting but not attacking several targets. As the invasion was launched, the patient sub had her chance, sinking the 5,700 ton cargo ship Ville Du Havre . 1944 - USS GROWLER (SS-215)'s final war patrol began out of Fremantle 20 October in a wolfpack with USS HAKE (SS-256) and USS HARDHEAD (SS-365). Early in November 1944, these boats were operating together west of the Philippines group as a coordinated search and attack group under command of Commander T.B. Oakley Jr., Commanding Officer, GROWLER. The patrol was GROWLER’s eleventh. On November 7th, GROWLER reported having made temporary repairs to her SJ radar which made it usable but that she urgently needed spare parts for it. A future rendezvous was arranged with USS BREAM (SS-243) for the purpose of delivering the parts. In the early morning hours of November 8th, GROWLER made radar contact on an enemy target group and reported it to HARDHEAD. Commander Oakley directed HARDHEAD to track and attack from the convoy’s port bow. Shortly thereafter, HARDHEAD made contact with both the target group and GROWLER. After about an hour had passed HAKE heard two distant explosions of undetermined character and HARDHEAD heard an explosion which sounded like a torpedo. At the same time, the targets zigged away from GROWLER. Shortly after, HARDHEAD heard three distant depth charges explode. A little over an hour after these 40

explosions, HARDHEAD attacked the target from the port bow, obtained three or four hits, and HAKE saw a tanker sink. HARDHEAD was subjected to a severe counterattack from which it emerged undamaged, while HAKE was worked over thoroughly later in the morning. All attempts to contact GROWLER after this attack were unsuccessful and she has never been seen or heard from since. The rendezvous with BREAM for the delivery of SJ spare parts was not accomplished. Since GROWLER had tracked targets by radar for at least an hour, it appears that her temporary SJ repairs must have been satisfactory. Although Japanese records mention antisubmarine attacks at this time and place, it is evident that depth charges were dropped in the vicinity of GROWLER, but in the absence of more conclusive evidence the cause of her loss must be described as unknown. The Japanese admit that a tanker was sunk that night which checks with HARDHEAD’s sinking. HARDHEAD was heavily depth charged following her own attack and later that morning HAKE was expertly worked over presumably by the same escorts. This leads to the belief that if GROWLER was sunk by depth charging it was at the hands of a skillful antisubmarine group. Eighty-six men perished with GROWLER that day. She was the forty-third U.S. submarine loss of World War II. Growler received eight battle stars for her service in World War II. 1946 - PCU CORSAIR (SS-435) commissioned USS CORSAIR (SS-435) at the Electric boat Company, Groton, CT; Commander A. S. Fuhrman commanding. 1962 - USS ETHAN ALLEN (SSBN-608) set a record by firing six Polaris A-2 missiles with a range of 1,500 miles each. 1969 - Ex-PARCHE (AGSS-384) struck from the Naval Vessel Register after being relieved of duty in late 1969 as a Naval Reserve Training ship at Alameda, CA. 1986 - PCU LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) commissioned USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1991 - USS QUEENFISH (SSN-651) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register. November 9 1918 - PCU S-8 (SS-113) keel laid as S-8 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1922 - PCU S-29 (SS-134) launched at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, MA; sponsored by Mrs. Ronan C. Grady. 1942 - PCU ANGLER (SS-240) keel laid as ANGLER at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1944 - PCU MAPIRO (SS-376) launched at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI; sponsored by Mrs. Philip H. Ross. 1945 - USS MACKEREL (SS-204) decommissioned at Boston, MA. USS MARLIN (SS-205) decommissioned at Boston, MA. PCU CORPORAL (SS-346) commissioned USS CORPORAL (SS-346) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; Commander E. E. Shelby commanding. PCU POMODON (SS-486) commissioned USS POMODON (SS-486) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Commander Melvin H. Dry commanding. 1949 - USS TUSK (SS-426) was rammed while submerged by USS Aldebaran (AF-10) 175 miles off Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada. TUSK suffered damage to her periscope and superstructure. 1959 - PCU BARB (SSN-596) keel laid as BARB at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp, Pascagoula, MS. 1960 - PCU TULLIBEE (SSN-597) commissioned USS TULLIBEE (SSN-597) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; Comdr. Richard S. Jortberg commanding. 41

2004 - the attack submarine USS LOS ANGELES (SSN-688) departed Pearl Harbor, HI, for a Western Pacific deployment. LOS ANGELES, the fourth Naval ship to be named after the city of Los Angeles, is the lead ship of the 688 attack submarine class. 2005 - USS JIMMY CARTER (SSN-23) arrived at her first homeport, Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, WA. November 10 1919 - PCU S-5 (SS-110) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. Glenn S. Burrell. 1927 - PCU ARGONAUT/V-4/SF-7/SM-1/APS-1 (SS-166) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. Phillip Mason Sears. 1941 - PCU TUNNY (SS-282) keel laid as TUNNY at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; sponsored by Mrs. Frederick G. Crisp. 1944 - USS THORNBACK (SS-418) collided with and sank USCG 74327 off Portsmouth, NH. 1951 - PCU K-1 (later BARRACUDA) (later SST-3) (SSK-1) commissioned USS K-1 (SSK-1) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; Lieutenant Commander F. A. Andrews commanding. 1954 - PCU DARTER (SS-576) keel laid as DARTER at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1959 - PCU TRITON (SSRN-586) commissioned USS TRITON (SSRN-586) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; Capt. Edward L. Beach commanding. She was the first and only dual reactor submarine in the U. S. Navy. 1966 - USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) collided with USS Essex (CVS-9) while running submerged about 350 miles east of Morehead City, NC during underway replenishment exercises. Both ships returned to port unassisted. The submarine received extensive damage to her sail area and went to New London, CT. The carrier sustained an open hull cut in the bow area and proceeded to Norfolk, VA. 1981 - PCU HONOLULU (SSN-718) keel laid as HONOLULU at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1988 - Ex-BLENNY (SS/AGSS-324) disposed of by transfer to other Government Agencies, States. Schools, Sea Scouts, etc. 2005 - the Los Angeles-class nuclear powered attack submarine USS KEY WEST (SSN-722) returned from a six-month Western Pacific deployment to her homeport of Pearl Harbor, HI. In addition to Australia, the submarine also visited Japan and Guam. KEY WEST is the 35th Los Angeles-class submarine and was commissioned Sept. 12, 1987. The Los Angeles-class submarine combines the most desired attack qualities, including speed, silence, and powerful weaponry. KEY WEST can be armed with MK-48, ADCAP torpedoes and the Tomahawk cruise missile. November 11 1917 - PCU O-5 (SS-66) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA. 1922 - USS T-3/AA-3 (SS-61) decommissioned at Submarine Base Hampton Roads, VA; laid up in the Reserve Fleet at Norfolk, VA, later moved to Philadelphia, PA. 1924 - USS R-5 (SS-82) collided with USS S-16 (SS-121) in Asiatic waters. 1942 - PCU TULLIBEE (SS-284) launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; sponsored by Mrs. Kenneth C. Hurd. 1943 - PCU BLUEGILL (SS-242) commissioned USS BLUEGILL (SS-242) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; Lieutenant Commander E. L. Barr, Jr. commanding. 42

1961 - USS PERCH (SS-313) second commissioning; Lt. Comdr. C. H. Hedgepeth commanding. She trained on the West Coast and Hawaii through 1962. 1967 - Ex-GUAVINA (SS/SSO-362) sunk as a target by USS CUBERA (SS-347) with a Mk 16 torpedo off Cape Henry, VA. 1969 - PCU SAND LANCE (SSN-660) launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas J. McIntyre. 1981 - PCU OHIO (SSBN-726) commissioned USS OHIO (SSBN-726) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 2004 - the Ohio-class submarine USS GEORGIA (SSBN-729) was towed past the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD-5) as she entered Naval Station Norfolk, VA. GEORGIA is the fourth Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine to undergo conversion to a guided missile submarine. Once completed in 2009, GEORGIA will provide joint war fighters transformational strike and special operations forces capabilities. 2005 - submarine veterans were honored in a Veterans Day ceremony held at Pearl Harbor Naval Station, HI. Among those remembered were the 86 men lost in 1945 aboard USS LAGARTO (SS-371), whose wreckage was discovered by divers in the Gulf of Thailand earlier this year. The Veterans Day ceremony also included music by the Pacific Fleet Band, posting of the 50 state flags by the Radford High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and a 21-gun salute by the Naval Station Pearl Harbor Honor Guard. The Pacific Fleet Submarine Memorial Association, Fleet Reserve Association, Ladies Auxiliary of the Fleet Reserve Association, Submarine Officers’ Wives Club, U.S. Submarine League, Aloha Chapter and U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War II made floral presentations. Submarine veterans also conducted the roll call, accompanied by the tolling of the bell for each of the 52 submarines lost. A flower lei was put on each submarine's marker. November 12 1940 - PCU GREENLING (SS-213) keel laid as GREENLING at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1942 - PCU BILLFISH (SS-286) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. Lewis Parks, wife of Lieutenant Commander Parks. 1944 - PCU CARP (SS-338) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. W. E. Hess. 1988 - PCU MIAMI (SSN-755) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1996 - the ballistic missile submarine USS MAINE (SSBN-741), one of the U.S. Navy's newest Ohio-class submarines, conducted surface navigational operations approximately 50 miles south of Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. 2000 - USS TUCSON (SSN-770) was in the Arabian Gulf in support of Exercise Arabian Shark 2000. November 13 1911 - USS OCTOPUS (later C-1) (SS-9) collided with USS Dahlgren (TB-9). 1943 - PCU TURBOT (SS-427) keel laid as TURBOT at the Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, PA. PCU ULUA (SS-428) keel laid as ULUA at the Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, PA. 1945 - Ex-S-45 (SS-156) struck from the Naval Vessel Register; sold for scrapping in December, 1946, to Salco Iron and Metal Company, San Francisco, CA. 43

1965 - PCU HENRY L. STIMSON (SSBN-655) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Thomas J. Dodd, wife of Senator Dodd of CT. 1976 - PCU LOS ANGELES (SSN-688) commissioned USS LOS ANGELES (SSN-688) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA as the first of a new class of attack submarine. She is outfitted with the S6G reactor plant. 1989 - a fire onboard USS FINBACK (SSN-670) forced the vessel to cut short sea trials and return to port in Norfolk, VA. There were no reported injuries and damage was minor. November 14 1918 - PCU H-8 (SS-151) launched at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. 1943 - PCU CAVALLA (SS-244) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. M. Comstock. PCU BARBEL (SS-316) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Harold A. Allen. 1969 - The New York Times (7/6/1975) reported that USS GATO (SSN-615) collided with a Soviet submarine the night of 14 or 15 November, 15 to 25 miles from the entrance of the White Sea in the Barents Sea. A crewmember was quoted as saying GATO was struck in the heavy plating that serves as a protective shield around the nuclear reactor but the ship sustained no serious damage. However, the ship's weapons officer immediately ran down two decks and prepared for orders to arm a nuclear-armed SUBROC antisubmarine warfare missile and three nuclear-armed torpedoes. The accident reportedly occurred during a Holystone operation (see 5/25/1975). According to former GATO crewmembers, their commanding officer was ordered to prepare false reports showing that the submarine had suffered a breakdown and halted her patrol two days prior to the collision. GATO's commanding officer refused to comment for security reasons when he was contacted. 1981 - PCU FLORIDA (SSBN-728) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 2002 - the 200th drydocking maneuver of a Trident submarine at the Intermediate Maintenance Facility (IMF) Delta Pier, Naval Base, Bangor, WA, was completed. IMF performs maintenance and a substantial level of overhaul work; it recently celebrated it's 20th anniversary. 2005 - in a first for the U.S. Navy, an underwater glider was launched with the aid of Navy divers from the Dry Deck Shelter onboard USS BUFFALO (SSN-715). The glider is a uniquely mobile network component capable of moving to specific locations and depths, occupying controlled spatial and temporal grids. Driven in a saw tooth vertical profile by variable buoyancy, the glider moves horizontally and vertically. It gathers various information including seawater temperature, salinity, water clarity and ocean current speeds. The information is transmitted to computers on a predetermined interval when it surfaces via a built in satellite phone. Data is collected on compact flash cards, just like the ones used for digital cameras. November 15 1922 - USS L-7 (SS-46) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register at Hampton Roads, VA. USS L-8 (SS-48) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register at Hampton Roads, VA. 44

1939 - USS SQUALUS (SS-192) decommissioned at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH just after being salvaged. 1940 - PCU TROUT (SS-202) commissioned USS TROUT (SS-202) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME; Lt. Comdr. Frank W. Fenno, Jr. commanding. 1943 - PCU PLAICE (SS-390) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Miss Eleanor Fazzi. 1944 - PCU BUGARA (SS-331) commissioned USS BUGARA (SS-331) at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; Commander A. F. Schade commanding. 1945 - USS PORPOISE (SS-172) decommissioned at Boston, Mass; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. USS PIKE (SS-173) decommissioned at Boston, MA; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet; placed in service as a Naval Reserve Training Ship at Baltimore, MD., in September, 1946. USS TARPON (SS-175) decommissioned at Boston, MA. USS PERMIT (SS-178) decommissioned. USS PLUNGER (SS-179) decommissioned at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA; placed in service as a Naval Reserve Training Vessel at Brooklyn, NY in May 1946. USS SEAL (SS-183) decommissioned; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. USS STURGEON (SS-187) decommissioned at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA. USS SEADRAGON (SS-194) decommissioned at Boston, MA. 1959 - USS TAUTOG (SS-199) sold for scrapping to Bultema Dock & Dredge Company, Manistee, MI. Tautog received 14 battle stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service. 1969 - USS SEA OWL (SS-405) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register at New London, CT, after more than 25 years of dedicated service. SEA OWL received five battle stars for World War II service. USS SEA POACHER (SS-406) decommissioned; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia, PA. November 16 1921 - PCU V-3 (SF-6) (later BONITA) (SS-165) keel laid as V-3 at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. 1943 - USS CORVINA (SS-226) and Cmdr. Rodney S. Rooney ventured into enemy waters for their first time when they departed Pearl Harbor on 4 November 1943. After topping off with fuel at Johnston Island she proceeded to an area south of Truk, there to attack enemy naval forces during our surface operations in the Gilbert Islands. She was to patrol as close to Truk as enemy antisubmarine measures would permit. On 14 December, she was to pass to command of Commander Task Force Seventy-Two and proceed to an eastern Australian port for refit and duty in SubSoWestPac. When the major surface force operations in the Gilberts were finished, CORVINA was directed by dispatch on 30 November to pass to command of Commander Task Force Seventy-Two, despite her failure to acknowledge. She was directed to proceed to Tulagi and rendezvous with a surface escort, but she did not appear. Again transmissions directing answer were repeatedly sent, but were not fruitful. Since she had not appeared or been heard from since her departure from Johnston Island on 6 November, CORVINA was reported as presumed lost on 23 December 1943. Enemy records indicate that CORVINA met her doom on 16 November 1943, by enemy action. An enemy submarine, I-176, reported having sighted a surfaced submarine and torpedoed her. Three torpedoes were 45

fired and two were reported to have hit, causing “a great explosion sound.” Eighty-two men perished with her that day. She was the twenty-third U.S. submarine loss of World War II. 1944 - PCU TRUTTA (SS-421) commissioned USS TRUTTA (SS-421) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Comdr. Arthur C. Smith commanding. 1950 - USS BLOWER (SS-325) decommissioned at the Submarine Base New London, CT and transferred to Turkey under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program. Ex-USS BUMPER (SS-333) commissioned TGC Canakkale 3-333 at Izmir, Turkey, under terms of the Mutual Defense Assistance Program. BUMPER was a "Grant-in-Aid" transfer. 1952 - PCU K-2 (later-BASS) (SS-551) commissioned USS K-2 (SSK-2) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA; Lieutenant Commander D. E. Bunting commanding. 1957 - The Washington Post reported that the reactor compartment of USS NAUTILUS (SSN- 571) flooded when a small leak developed while the submarine was in port in CT. The leak was due a malfunctioning valve and according to the Navy caused no radioactive contamination or damage to the power plant. 1962 - Ex-ASPRO (SS-309) sunk as a target by USS POMODON (SS-486) off San Diego, CA. ASPRO earned seven battle stars for her World War II service. 2004 - PCU JIMMY CARTER (SSN-23) departed General Dynamics Electric Boat Shipyard, Groton, CT to begin her Alpha Sea Trials. JIMMY CARTER, the third and last of the Seawolf-class fast attack submarines, is the only one outfitted with a 100-foot-long hull extension providing her with a wealth of new capabilities that make her a true multi-mission platform. 2005 - USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) returned to her homeport of Pearl Harbor, HI, following a six- month deployment to the Western Pacific. The Los Angeles-class submarine departed Pearl Harbor on May 16. During her deployment, LOUISVILLE visited Yokosuka, Japan; Brisbane, Australia; Guam and Saipan. In June, she participated in exercise Talisman Sabre off of the coast of Australia. She also participated in Ship Anti-Submarine Warfare Readiness and Evaluation Measurement (SHAREM) exercises with the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force. LOUISVILLE has a crew of 20 officers and 137 enlisted men. She displaces more than 6,900 tons, is 360 feet long, and can reach speeds in excess of 25 knots and attain depths of more than 800 feet. Commissioned in 1986, LOUISVILLE is the 35th Los Angeles-class submarine. She made history in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm when she became the first submarine to launch a Tomahawk cruise missile in war. 2005 - USS CHEYENNE (SSN-773)'s Commanding Officer Cmdr. Richard Testyon, Jr. accepted the Meritorious Unit Commendation award presented by Capt. Barry Bruner, Commander Submarine Squadron Seven at Pearl Harbor, HI. CHEYENNE was recognized for outstanding operational performance during deployment in October 2004 to April 2005. November 17 1911 - the Navy changed submarine designation from names (Adder, Octopus, etc.) to letter/number combinations (A-2, B-1, etc.). Names were reinstated in 1931. USS PLUNGER (later A-1) (SS-2) renamed USS A-1 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 2). USS ADDER (later A-2) (SS-3) renamed USS A-2 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 3). USS GRAMPUS (later A-3) (SS-4) renamed USS A-3 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 4). USS MOCCASIN (later A-4) (SS-5) renamed USS A-4 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 5). USS PIKE (later A-5) (SS-6) renamed USS A-5 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 6). USS PORPOISE (later A-6) (SS-7) renamed USS A-6 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 7). 46

USS SHARK (later A-7) (SS-8) renamed USS A-7 (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8). USS OCTOPUS (later C-1) (SS-9) renamed USS C-1. USS VIPER (later B-1) (SS-10) renamed USS B-1. USS CUTTLEFISH (later B-2) (SS-11) renamed USS B-2. USS TARANTULA (later B-3) (SS-12) renamed USS B-3. USS STINGRAY (later C-2) (SS-13) renamed USS C-2. USS TARPON (later C-3) (SS-14) renamed USS C-3. USS BONITA (later C-4) (SS-15) renamed USS C-4. USS SNAPPER (later C-5) (SS-16) renamed USS C-5. USS NARWHAL (later D-1) (SS-17) renamed USS D-1. USS GRAYLING (later D-2) (SS-18) renamed USS D-2. USS SALMON (later D-3) (SS-19) renamed USS D-3. PCU SEAL (later G-1) (SS-19½) renamed PCU G-1. PCU CARP (later F-1) (SS-20) renamed PCU F-1. PCU BARRACUDA (later F-2) (SS-21) renamed PCU F-2. PCU PICKEREL (later F-3) (SS-22) renamed PCU F-3. PCU SKATE (later F-4) (SS-23) renamed PCU F-4. PCU SKIPJACK (later E-1) (SS-24) renamed PCU E-1. PCU STURGEON (later E-2) (SS-25) renamed PCU E-2. PCU THRASHER (later G-4) (SS-26) renamed PCU G-4. PCU TUNA (later G-2) (SS-27) renamed PCU G-2. PCU SEAWOLF (later H-1) (SS-28) renamed PCU H-1. PCU NAUTILUS (later H-2) (SS-29) renamed PCU H-2. PCU GARFISH (later H-3) (SS-30) renamed PCU H-3. PCU TURBOT (later G-3) (SS-31) renamed PCU G-3. PCU HADDOCK (later K-1) (SS-32) renamed PCU K-1. PCU CACHALOT (later K-2) (SS-33) renamed PCU K-2. PCU ORCA (later K-3) (SS-34) renamed PCU K-3. PCU WALRUS (later K-4) (SS-35) renamed PCU K-4. 1922 - USS H-8 (SS-151) decommissioned at Norfolk, VA; laid up in the Reserve Fleet. 1944 - PCU LAMPREY (SS-372) commissioned USS LAMPREY (SS-372) at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI; Comdr. William T. Nelson commanding. 1945 - USS SNAPPER (SS-185) decommissioned at Boston Navy Yard, Boston, MA. 1969 - USS IREX (SS-482) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 1984 - PCU OLYMPIA (SSN-717) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 2000 - Ex-CAVALLA (SSN-684) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. November 18 1918 - PCU H-8 (SS-151) commissioned USS H-8 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA; Lt. Comdr. Ralph W. Holt commanding. 1943 - PCU CABEZON (SS-334) keel laid as CABEZON at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. PCU DENTUDA (SS-335) keel laid as DENTUDA at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. PCU SEA DEVIL (SS-400) keel laid as SEA DEVIL at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1959 - Ex-GAR (SS-206) sold for scrapping to Acme Scrap Iron and Metal Company Gar received eleven battle stars for World War II service. 47

1972 - PCU BATON ROUGE (SSN-689) keel laid as BATON ROUGE at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. 1978 - PCU JACKSONVILLE (SSN-699) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1994 - Ex-JOHN C. CALHOUN (SSBN-630) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 2005 - USS DOLPHIN (AGSS-555)'s Commanding Officers pennant was hoisted during a change of command ceremony at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, Point Loma, CA. DOLPHIN was commissioned on August 17, 1968 and served as the Navy's deep diving submarine and scientific test platform. She was assigned to Submarine Development Squadron Five in San Diego, CA. the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS ASHEVILLE (SSN-758) arrived at her homeport of Naval Base Point Loma, CA after an underway period off the coast of Southern California. November 19 1919 - PCU S-4 (SS-109) commissioned USS S-4 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH; Lt. Comdr. Percy K. Robottom commanding. 1936 - PCU PERCH (SS-176) commissioned USS PERCH (SS-176) at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; Lt. Comdr. G. C. Crawford commanding. PCU PLUNGER (SS-179) commissioned USS PLUNGER (SS-179) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Lt. George L. Russell commanding. 1943 - USS SCULPIN (SS-191) under Cmdr. Fred Connaway, left Pearl Harbor on 5 November 1943 en route to Johnston Island. After topping off with fuel, she left Johnston on 7 November to conduct her ninth patrol in an area in the Caroline Islands. Her mission was to support the action of our surface forces in the Gilbert Islands by intercepting and attacking any enemy forces which might be proceeding from Truk toward the Marshall Islands to oppose our surface forces. She was to leave her area on 14 December and return to Pearl Harbor stopping at Johnston for fuel if necessary. SCULPIN was not heard from following her departure from Johnston Island on 7 November. During the patrol, Commander John P. Cromwell (promoted to Captain during the patrol) was aboard SCULPIN. He was to take charge of a coordinated attack group consisting of SCULPIN, USS SEARAVEN (SS-196), and either USS APOGON (SS-308) or USS SPEARFISH (SS-190), if formation of the group were directed by dispatch. Should the group be ordered formed, Captain Cromwell would transmit his orders to them by low frequency radio from SCULPIN. On the night of 29 November, the vessels were directed to form and APOGON was named as the third member of the group. When Captain Cromwell gave no rendezvous orders after 40 hours, ComSubPac sent new orders. SCULPIN was to proceed immediately to Eniwetok, make a close observation, and report any enemy shipping. This was done in order to avoid confusion among the other submarines, and to determine whether SCULPIN was all right. Although the new orders to SCULPIN were sent repeatedly on 1 December and other orders a few days later, no answer came from her. On 30 December SCULPIN was reported as presumed lost. The account of SCULPIN's final patrol was given by the surviving members of her crew, who were liberated from Japanese prisoner of war camps after V-J Day. On 16 November, she arrived on station and made radar contact with a large, high-speed convoy on the night of the 18th. Making a fast end run on the surface to attack on the morning of the 19th, she was in firing 48

position but was forced to dive when the convoy and its escorts zagged toward her. When the Japanese task force changed course, SCULPIN surfaced to make another run, but was discovered by a rear guard destroyer only 600 yards away. Crash diving, the submarine escaped the first salvo of depth charges. A second string of "ash cans" knocked out her depth gauge and caused other minor damage. She evaded the destroyer in a rain squall and attempted to come to periscope depth. The damaged depth gauge stuck at 125 feet, so the submarine broached and was again detected. She immediately submerged and the destroyer attacked with a pattern of 18 depth charges. There was considerable damage, including temporary loss of depth control. As a result, SCULPIN ran beyond safe depth so that many leaks developed in the hull. So much water entered that the submarine was forced to run at high speed to maintain depth. This made tracking easy for the Japanese sonar. A second depth charge attack knocked out SCULPIN's sonar, leaving her blind. Comdr. Connaway decided to surface and give the crew of the doomed vessel a chance for survival. With her decks still awash, SCULPIN's gunners manned the deck guns but were no match for the destroyer's main battery. A shell hit the conning tower and killed the bridge watch team, including Comdr. Connaway, and flying fragments killed the gun crew. The senior ship's officer surviving ordered the submarine to be scuttled. Before he opened the vents, he informed Capt. Cromwell. The captain possessed vital information concerning the forthcoming assault on the Gilbert Islands and subsequent operations. Fearing he might reveal these plans under the influence of torture or drugs, he refused to leave the stricken submarine giving his life to escape capture. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his act of heroism and devotion to country. Forty-two of SCULPIN's crew were picked up by the destroyer Yamagumo . One badly wounded sailor was thrown back in the sea because of his condition. The survivors were questioned for about ten days at the Japanese naval base at Truk, then were embarked on two aircraft carriers returning to Japan. The escort carrier Chuyo carried 21 of the survivors in her hold. On 2 December, the carrier was torpedoed and sunk by USS SAILFISH (SS-192) (SCULPIN had helped to locate and raise SAILFISH - then named SQUALUS - after she had been sunk some four and one-half years before) and twenty of the American prisoners perished. One man was saved when he was able to grab hold of a ladder on the side of a passing Japanese destroyer and hauled himself on board. The other 21 survivors arrived at Ofuna, Japan on 5 December and after further questioning were sent to the Ashio copper mines for the duration of the war. Sixty-two men perished with her that day and subsequently; twenty-two survivors were recovered from Japanese prison camps. She was the twenty-fourth U.S. submarine loss of World War II. SCULPIN was awarded eight battle stars for her service in World War II, in addition to the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. 1944 - PCU CATFISH (SS-339) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. J. J. Crowley. 1948 - USS BLACKFIN (SS-322) decommissioned for GUPPY conversion at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. 2004 - PCU JIMMY CARTER (SSN-23), the nation’s newest nuclear-attack submarine, returned to General Dynamics Electric Boat Shipyard after successfully completing her Alpha Sea Trial (AST). AST is the first underway period designated for propulsion-plant and tightness- dive testing. For three days prior to the underway test, JIMMY CARTER's crew pushed through a gauntlet of trials and tests doing everything from emergency blows to 49

operating at test and maximum operating depths. JIMMY CARTER is the third and final submarine of the Seawolf class. Unlike her siblings, USS SEAWOLF (SSN-21) and USS CONNECTICUT (SSN-22), JIMMY CARTER is fitted with a 100-foot-long hull extension, providing JIMMY CARTER with a wealth of new capabilities that make her a true multi- mission platform. JIMMY CARTER has a unique open ocean interface that allows the deployment of remotely-operated vehicles, which will be able to retrieve and deploy weapons, countermeasures and sensors. The submarine is also Special Operations- friendly and can accommodate a Dry Deck Shelter or an Advanced SEAL Delivery System for Special Operations Forces (SOF). She has a reconfigurable cargo area, which allows for stowage of SOF supplies, and includes a Command Center Suite for mission planning. The submarine can berth up to 50 SOF personnel. November 20 1908 - USS PORPOISE (later A-6) (SS-7) recommissioned at Cavite Navy Yard, P.I., after transport aboard the collier Caesar from New York Navy Yard. She went as deck cargo, along with her sister ship SHARK (Submarine Torpedo Boat No. 8), via the Suez Canal. 1923 - PCU S-40 (SS-145) commissioned USS S-40 at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, CA; Lt. Comdr. E. F. Morrissey commanding. 1924 - PCU S-42 (SS-153) commissioned USS S-42 (SS-153) at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, MA; Lt. J. H. Brown, Jr. commanding. 1940 - PCU GRENADIER (SS-210) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH; sponsored by Mrs. Walter S. Anderson, wife of the Director of Naval Intelligence. 1943 - PCU PARCHE (SS-384) commissioned USS PARCHE (SS-384) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Comdr. Lawson Paterson Ramage commanding. 1953 - USS BLUEFISH (SS-222) second decommissioning at New London, CT, following pre- inactivation overhaul at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, NH; laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. PCU T-2 (ex-MARLIN) (SST-2) commissioned USS T-2 (SST-2) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; Lt. Edward Holt commanding. 1992 - USS JAMES MADISON (SSBN-627) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register. November 21 1910 - USS HOLLAND (SS-1) decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Vessel Register at Norfolk, VA. 1918 - USS K-5 (SS-36) collided with USS N-2 (SS-54) while maneuvering around N-2's stern. PCU S-30 (SS-135) launched at Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA; sponsored by Mrs. Edward S. Stalnaker. 1933 - PCU V-9 (SC-4) (later CUTTLEFISH) (SS-171) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. B. S. Bullard. 1942 - PCU PETO (SS-265) commissioned USS PETO (SS-265) at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI; Lt. Comdr. William T. Nelson commanding. 1952 - PCU GUDGEON (SS-567) commissioned USS GUDGEON (SS-567) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME; Comdr. Robert M. Carroll commanding. 1962 - PCU PLUNGER (SSN-595) commissioned USS PLUNGER (SSN-595) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA; Comdr. William M. Adams commanding. 1964 - PCU LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN-644) launched at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA; sponsored by Mrs. M. F. Engman and Mrs. M. G. Sale. 50

1973 - USS COBBLER (SS-344) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register; sold to the Republic of Turkey and commissioned as the TCG Canakkale (S-341) at Groton, CT. USS CORPORAL (SS-346) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register; sold to the Republic of Turkey and commissioned as the TCG2 Inonu (S-333) at Groton, CT. 1975 - Ex-PAMPANITO (AGSS/IXSS-383) was donated as a Museum and Memorial and is on permanent display at the San Francisco Maritime Museum, San Francisco, CA. 2003 - Cmdr. John J. Litherland relieved Cmdr. E. J. Ruff as commanding officer of PCU TEXAS (SSN-775) at a ceremony at the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, VA. After addressing family and friends, Ruff recognized his crew for its contribution to his success. The ceremony’s guest speaker, Commander Submarine Squadron 8 Capt. Michael J. Connor, also spoke highly of the crew and its departing skipper in preparing TEXAS for service. Litherland was previously assigned as commanding officer of USS TOPEKA (SSN- 754). He graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle with degrees in oceanography, physics and mathematics, before being commissioned from the Reserve Officer Training Corps in June 1983. Ruff, a graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1985, took command of USS MINNEAPOLIS-SAINT PAUL (SSN-708). TEXAS, approximately 85 percent complete, is the second submarine of the Virginia class and the first one that will undergo final assembly and delivery at Newport News; that assembly and delivery was originally to be in 2005. November 22 1922 - PCU S-20 (SS-125) commissioned USS S-20 (SS-125) at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, Quincy, MA; Lt. John A. Brownell commanding. 1924 - USS S-3 (SS-107) collided with USS USS R-16 (SS-93) at Pearl Harbor, HI. 1939 - PCU GUDGEON (SS-211) keel laid as GUDGEON at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. 1941 - PCU GROWLER (SS-215) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Robe L. Ghormley. 1942 - PCU PUFFER (SS-268) launched at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, WI; sponsored by Mrs. Ruth B. Lyons. 1958 - PCU BONEFISH (SS-582) launched at New York Shipbuilding Corp, Camden, NJ; sponsored by Mrs. Lawrence L. Edge, Sr., the widow of the last commanding officer of the first USS BONEFISH (SS-223). 1960 - PCU ETHAN ALLEN (SSBN-608) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Robert H. Hopkins, great-great-great- granddaughter of Ethan Allen. 1971 - Ex-BATFISH (SS/AGSS-310) donated as a Museum and Memorial to Muskogee War Memorial Park, Muskogee, OK. 1995 - Ex-HAMMERHEAD (SSN-663) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 2002 - Ex-BATFISH (SSN-681) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. USS KENTUCKY (SSBN-737) arrived at her new homeport at the Naval Submarine Base, Bangor, WA. November 23 1909 - PCU STINGRAY (later C-2) (SS-13) commissioned USS STINGRAY at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; Ensign E. B. Armstrong commanding. PCU TARPON (later C-3) (SS-14) commissioned USS TARPON at Fore River Shipbuilding 51

Company, Quincy, MA; Lieutenant P. P. Bassett commanding. PCU BONITA (later C-4) (SS-15) commissioned USS BONITA at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; Lieutenant F. V. McNair commanding. PCU NARWHAL (later D-1) (SS-17) commissioned USS NARWHAL at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; Lieutenant J. C. Townsend commanding. PCU GRAYLING (later D-2) (SS-18) commissioned USS GRAYLING at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; Lieutenant Owen Hill commanding. 1918 - PCU H-9 (SS-152) launched at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. 1943 - USS CAPELIN (SS-289)'s assigned area was in the Molukka and Celebes Seas and she was to pay particular attention to Kaoe Bay, Morotai Strait, Davao Gulf and trade routes in the vicinity of Siaoe, Sangi, Talaud and Sarangani Islands. She was to leave her area at dark 6 December. Nothing has been positively heard from CAPELIN since she departed. However, BONEFISH reported having seen a U.S. submarine on 2 December 1943. This position is in the area assigned to CAPELIN. An attempt to reach CAPELIN by radio on 9 December 1943 elicited no response. On 23 November an American submarine was attacked off Kaoe Bay, Halamaera. However, the Japanese stated that this attack was broken off, and the evidence of contact was rather thin. The only positive statement that can be made is that CAPELIN was lost in the Celebes Sea, or in Molukka Passage or the Molukka Sea, probably in December 1943. Enemy minefields are now known to have been placed in various positions along the north coast of the Celebes in CAPELIN’s area and she may have been lost because of a mine explosion. In her 17-day first patrol, CAPELIN sank two Japanese medium freighters for 7,400 tons of merchant shipping. This first patrol was conducted among the islands immediately west of New Guinea. Gone without a trace with all her gallant crew, CAPELIN must remain in the list of ships lost without a known cause. Seventy-six men perished with her that day. She was the twenty- fifth U.S. submarine loss of World War II. CAPELIN received one battle star for World War II service. Her single war patrol was successful. 1963 - PCU NATHAN HALE (SSBN-623) commissioned USS NATHAN HALE (SSBN-623); Comdr. Joseph W. Russel (BLUE) and Comdr. Samuel S. Ellis (GOLD) commanding. PCU JAMES K. POLK (SSBN-645) keel laid as JAMES K. POLK at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1964 - PCU ASPRO (SSN-648) keel laid as ASPRO at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, MS. 1985 - PCU PITTSBURGH (SSN-720) commissioned USS PITTSBURGH (SSN-720) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1993 - USS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (SSBN-640) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 2005 - Commanding Officer, USS VIRGINIA (SSN-774), Cmdr. Todd Cramer, answered questions from local media about his submarine and her deployment. VIRGINIA arrived home to Submarine Base New London, CT, after embarking on her maiden deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. November 24 1918 - PCU R-5 (SS-82) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; sponsored by Miss Margaretta King. 1959 - PCU TINOSA (SSN-606) keel laid as TINOSA at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1964 - Ex-SEA DEVIL (SS-400) was sunk as a target off southern California by USS VOLADOR (SS- 490) during a weapons test with a MK-37-1 wire guided torpedo. 52

1985 - USS GEORGIA (SSBN-729) in collision with YTM off Midway; the barge sank. 2004 - USS GEORGIA (SSBN-729) arrived at Naval Station Norfolk, VA following a transit from her former homeport of Bangor, WA. GEORGIA entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard for refueling and conversion to a guided missile submarine (SSGN). GEORGIA is the last of four Ohio-class fleet ballistic missile submarines to begin conversion to SSGN. November 25 1917 - PCU O-6 (SS-67) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA; sponsored by Mrs. Carrol Q. Wright. 1918 - PCU H-9 (SS-152) commissioned USS H-9 at Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA; Lt. Clarke Withers commanding. 1922 - USS L-6 (SS-45) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register at Hampton Roads, VA. 1929 - USS S-2 (SS-106) decommissioned at Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA; struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1931. 1945 - PCU SPINAX (SS-489) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. Tom C. Clark. November 26 1941 - PCU POMPON (SS-267) keel laid as POMPON at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI. November 27 1916 - PCU N-4 (SS-56) launched at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT; sponsored by Miss Dorothy H. Elliott. 1918 - PCU O-13 (SS-74) commissioned USS O-13 at New York, NY; Lt. Comdr. Earl R. Morrissey commanding. 1939 - PCU SEALION (SS-195) commissioned USS SEALION (SS-195) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; Lt. J. K. Morrison Jr. commanding. 1945 - USS GURNARD (SS-254) decommissioned at San Francisco, CA; laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. November 28 1906 - USS GRAMPUS (later A-3) (SS-4) decommissioned at Mare Island, CA and laid up there. 1923 - USS L-11 (SS-51) decommissioned at Hampton Roads, VA, after operating off the East Coast for the prior 4 years developing submarine warfare tactics. 1943 - PCU COBIA (SS-245) launched at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. C. W. Magruder. 1948 - Ex-GAR (SS-206) arrived at the 4th Naval District, Cleveland, OH, via the Mississippi River and the Chicago Canal. 1960 - about this date six men were soaked by reactor coolant while working on USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, NH. One man accidentally bumped a valve releasing the water onto himself and the others. Clothes and dosimeters were thrown away, making radiation measurement impossible. November 29 1943 - PCU FLOUNDER (SS-251) commissioned USS FLOUNDER (SS-251) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; Commander C. A. Johnson commanding. 1965 - PCU HAMMERHEAD (SSN-663) keel laid as HAMMERHEAD at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA; sponsored by Mrs. O. Clark Fisher. 1967 - PCU ASPRO (SSN-648) launched at Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, MS; sponsored by 53

Mrs. Robert H. B. Baldwin. 1982 - USS PERMIT (SSN-594) collided with USS LA JOLLA (SSN-701) 30 miles off San Francisco, CA. USS THOMAS A. EDISON (SSN-610) collided with the USS Leftwich (DD-984) in the South China Sea 40 miles east of SubicBay, Philippines. THOMAS A. EDISON was at periscope depth preparing to surface; she damaged her sail and sail planes but there was no flooding. Both ships remained operational after the accident. 2005 - the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS CHICAGO (SSN-721) departed her homeport of Pearl Harbor, HI on a Western Pacific deployment. On May 6, 2003, CHICAGO returned to Pearl Harbor following a routine six-month deployment, patrolling the Seventh Fleet area of operations. CHICAGO is the Navy’s 34th Los Angeles-class submarine and was christened by Mrs. Vicky Ann Paisley, wife of former Assistant Secretary of the Navy Melvin R. Paisley. Launched on October 13, 1984, she was commissioned on September 27, 1986. The submarine can launch Mark 48 and ADCAP torpedoes and Tomahawk missiles. The submarine’s missions include locating and destroying submarines and surface ships, reconnaissance, land strike, and special warfare operations. Displacing more than 6,900 tons, the 360-foot submarine can reach speeds in excess of 25 knots and attain depths of more than 800 feet. Nuclear propulsion gives her virtually unlimited endurance through any ocean in the world. 2005 - the improved Los Angeles- class fast attack submarine USS CHARLOTTE (SSN-766) arrived in Norfolk, VA following an historic transit that began in Pearl Harbor, HI, and took the boat under the Arctic ice cap.

Even though the wind chill factor reached a low of –50°F while surfaced, the 137 crew members and 17 officers on board reveled in the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for "ice liberty." Some of the men took pictures, while others filmed a “Spirit Spot” for the Army/Navy football game. A few even played a game of football themselves. CHARLOTTE was undergoing a temporary change of homeport in order to undergo a major Depot Modernization Period (DMP) at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA. She departed her homeport of Naval Station Pearl Harbor, HI on October 27, 2005. Upon conclusion of the availability, the submarine returned to Pearl Harbor, HI in late 2006. November 30 1909 - USS B-1 (ex-VIPER) (SS-10) decommissioned at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC. USS CUTTLEFISH (later B-2) (SS-11) decommissioned at Charleston Navy Yard, Charleston, SC. 1919 - USS R-7 (SS-84) broke from her moorings and grounded on Black Rock off Hotel Griswold, Groton, CT. 1942 - PCU MINGO (SS-261) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Henry L. Pence. 1943 - PCU GOLET (SS-361) commissioned USS GOLET (SS-361) at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, Manitowoc, WI; Lt. Cmdr. James M. Clement commanding. PCU QUEENFISH (SS-393) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. Robert A. Theobald. 1962 - PCU HENRY CLAY (SSBN-625) launched at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA; sponsored by Mrs. Green B. Gibson, great-granddaughter of Henry Clay. 1963 - PCU STONEWALL JACKSON (SSBN-634) launched at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, 54

CA; sponsored by Miss Julia Christian McAfee. 1970 - USS RAZORBACK (SS-394) decommissioned at Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, CA and struck from the Naval Vessel Register; under terms of the Security Assistance Program, sold to the Republic of Turkey and commissioned as the TGC Muratreis (S-336). 1983 - USS ROBERT E. LEE (SSBN-601) decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register. 2002 - Cmdr. Richard Voter, commanding officer of USS OKLAHOMA CITY (SSN-723), was relieved of command in La Maddalena, Sardinia. Rear Adm. Kirkland Donald, Commander, Submarine Group 8, took this action after reviewing the investigation into the collision between the submarine and a Norwegian commercial vessel on November 13. Donald ordered him to be relieved after he lost confidence in Voter’s ability to command. Voter, one other officer and two enlisted crew members were also disciplined in a non-judicial punishment proceeding December 2. Charged with dereliction of duty, they each received punishment ranging from punitive letters of reprimand to reduction in rank. The officers were relieved of their duties and ordered to return to their parent squadron, Submarine Squadron 8, in Norfolk, Va. The enlisted crew members will remain aboard the submarine. Capt. Howard Reese, Commander, Submarine Squadron 22, assumed command of OKLAHOMA CITY. Reese turned command over to Cmdr. Ronald LaSalvia, Deputy Commander, Submarine Squadron 8 later that week. OKLAHOMA CITY remained in port, undergoing repair at the Naval Support Activity, La Maddalena, Sardinia. She suffered damage to her periscope and sail area. Her propulsion system was not affected, and there were no injuries reported in this accident. When repairs to the submarine were completed, the ship underwent a recertification procedure to ensure that she was ready to resume operations. OKLAHOMA CITY began a scheduled six-month deployment with the USS George Washington (CVN-73) Battle Group in June 2002. 2004 - Ex-TAUTOG (SSN-639) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. Ex-LAPON (SSN-661) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA. 2005 - USS ASHEVILLE (SSN-758) arrived at her homeport of Naval Base Point Loma, CA, after an underway period off the coast of Southern California.

Bay Shore Marina WWII Submarine Memorial South Clinton Ave and Bayview Ave Bayshore, NY E-mail: [email protected]

Submariner Memorial Eisenhower Park 1899 Hemstead Tpke East Meadow, NY www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/parks/WhereToGo/active/eisenhower.html

US Submarine Veterans Memorial Bench Long Island National Cemetery Memorial Garden Pinelawn Rd. Farmingdale, NY

USSVI National Memorial Site Park 1st. Street New Suffolk, NY http://ussvi.net/nsuffolk/nsuffolk.htm

USS Grenadier SS-210 Memorial Stone Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park Naval Park Cove Buffalo, NY http://www.buffalonavalpark.org/

Buffalo Naval Park - USS Croaker SS-246 Buffalo and Erie Naval and Military Park Naval Park Cove Buffalo, NY http://www.buffalonavalpark.org/USSCroaker.html

USS Runner (SS-275) WWII Memorial 105 State Rt. 208 New Paltz, NY http://www.oneternalpatrol.com/uss-runner-275.htm

Benjamin Franklin SSBN-640 Perisope Sampson USNTS Museum 6096 State Route 96A Romulus, NY http://www.katiebuglove.com/gorgon6/gorgonsampson.html

USS Growler SSG-577 Museum Boat Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum 166 West 46th Street New York, NY http://www.wa3key.com/growler.html

USS Thresher SSN-593 Endicott Memorial U-E High School (in the back) 1200 E. Main St. Endicott, NY http://ussvi.net/mem/state-ny.htm

USS Boston SSN-703 Sail Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park One Naval Park Cove Buffalo, NY http://www.buffalonavalpark.org/

New York State Submariners Memorial Veterans Park Between Rt. 50 and Low St. Ballston Spa, NY E-mail: [email protected] http://www.subvetmemorial.com/sub-vet-memorial.htm

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John Philip Holland built several submarines before the USS Holland, which became the first undersea craft commissioned by the U.S. Navy. The Holland was accepted on April 11, 1900 for a price of $150,000. Today's nuclear powered submarines cost in excess of $30,000,000 exclusive of the power plant.

The first boat known to have been navigated under water was built in 1620 by a Dutchman, Cornelius Van Drebbel. Van Drebbel is said to have developed a chemical which would purify the air and allow the crew to stay submerged for extended periods.

Alexander the Great (356 to 323 B.C.) ruler of Macedonian and conqueror of the known world in his time, is the first person known to have descended into the sea in a vessel of any kind. Over three hundred years ago, Mother Shipton, famous English prophetess, predicted the coming of the submarine when writing, "under water men shall walk, shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk."

Records of attempts to utilize submarine warfare go back to the earliest writings in history. Herodotus (460 B.C.), Aristotle (332 B.C.) and Pliny, the elder, (77 A.D.) mention determined attempts to build submersibles.

Interests in submarines extends to royalty and presidents. The King of England and the King and Queen of Spain are among those who have made submerged cruises in submarines. As a result of a trip in an early United States submarine, President "Teddy" Roosevelt ordered extra compensation for personnel serving in the "Silent Service." President Harry Truman made a 440 foot dive in a captured German submarine. The first President to cruise aboard a nuclear submarine was President Eisenhower who rode the USS SEAWOLF out of Newport, Rhode Island on September 26, 1957.