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

UNITED STATES SUBMARINE VETERANS INCORPORTATED PALMETTO BASE NEWSLETTER November 2011

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Picture of the Month………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...3

Members…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5

Honorary Members……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………5

Meeting Attendees………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….6

Old Business….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6

New Business…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7

Good of the Order……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..7

Base Contacts…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….8

Birthdays……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8

Welcome…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8

Binnacle List………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8

Quote of the Month.…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8

Robert Gibbs’ Memorial Restoration….…………………..…………………………………………………………………9

Dates in American Naval History………………………………………………………………………………………………16

Dates in U.S. Submarine History………………………………………………………………………………………………22

Traditions of the Naval Service………………………………………………………………………………………………..43

Monthly Calendar……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………46

Lost Boats...... 47

Advertising Partners...... 52

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Photo of the Reserve fleet at Mare Island, circa Jan 1946. There are 52 submarines and 4 Sub Tenders in this photo. Whether coincidental or on purpose, the number of boats in the photo is the same as that which were lost in WW II.

From back to front and left to right, first group of 12 boats: Sandlance (SS 381) , Tunny (SS 282) , Aspro (SS 309), Lionfish (SS 298), Guvania (SS 362), Sunfish (SS 281), Macabi (SS 375), Gurnard (SS 254), Pampanito (SS 383), Mingo (SS 261), Guitarro (SS 363) and Bashaw (SS 241)

From back to front and left to right, second group of 12 boats: Sealion (SS 315), Hammerhead (SS 364), Bream (SS 243), Seahorse (SS 304), Tinosa (SS 283), Pintado (SS 387), Mapiro (SS 376), Pipefish (SS 388), Moray (SS 300), Batfish (SS 310), Hackleback (SS 295) and Bluegill (SS 242)

From back to front and left to right, third group of 12 boats: Hawkbill (SS 366), Menhaden (SS 377), Perch (SS 313), Loggerhead (SS 374), Barbero (SS 317), Baya (SS 318), Hardhead (SS 365), Spadefish (SS 411), Springer (SS 414), Devilfish (SS 292), Kraken (SS 370) and Dragonet (SS 293)

From back to front and left to right, fourth group of 12 boats: Lamprey (SS 372), Piranha (SS 389), Manta (SS 299), Pargo (SS 264), Rancador (SS 301), Archerfish (SS 311), Mero (SS 378), Sawfish (SS 276), Spot (SS 413), Lizardfish (SS 373), Jallao (SS 368) and Icefish (SS 367)

From back to front and left to right, last group of 4 boats: Steelhead (SS 280), Puffer (SS 268), Stickleback (SS 415) and Trepang (SS 412)

From back to front, Submarine Tenders group of 4 ships: Pelias (AS 14), Aegir (AS 23), Euryale (AS 22) and Griffin (AS 13)

Source: http://navsource.org/

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Brian Steffen

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

Milt Berkey Michael House Tom Paige Steven Black Fernando Iglesias Larry Peay David Castro John Jeffries Tommy Richardson James L. Charbonneau Kenneth Johnson Ted R. Schneeberg Tracy R. Charbonneau Charlie Kerr James P. Scott Lonnie Franklin James N. Kirby Vince Seay Ronald Friend Arnold Kirk Leonard M. Snell Ken Fuhr Ross Kline John Solis Julian Galloway John J. Krause L. E. Spradlin Joseph E. Gawronski Harold R. Lane Jerry Stout Joseph L. Geiger William M. Lindler Thomas N. Thompson Glenn E. Harris Eddie McVicker Jeffro M. Wagner Stoney Hilton Mark Morgan

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

Judy Cline Charlie MacKenzie

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Milt Berkey Tom Paige D. W. Eggleston Larry Peay Ken Fuhr Jim “Snake” Stark Ross Kline Brian Steffen George “Scram” Kokolis Thomas N. Thompson Bob Miller Don Van Borsch Tom O’Brien Jeffro M. Wagner

• Call to Order at 1900 hours by Commander Brian Steffen . • Invocation was given by the Base Chaplain Bob Miller. • Pledge of Allegiance was led by Commander Brian Steffen . • The Tolling of the Boats was led by Vice Commander D. W. Eggleston with Jim “Snake” Stark tolling the bell. • Member Introduction – 14 members were present. • Base Secretary’s Report – Motion to accept minutes as written was accepted. • Treasurer’s Report – $5,444.00 (Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS): unsure, Float fund: $1,306.00, Operating Fund $338.00) was accepted.

• Cob informed the members that; o we have a table at the Jamil Temple Gun Show on November 12th and 13th and volunteers will be needed to man the booth Saturday hours are 9-5, Sunday is 10-4 (2 shifts per day, 2 people per shift). Further information will be disseminated o he has the float stuff but will be unable to participate in either parade. o he is looking for people to put the float together on his trailer and take the trailer to the parades. 6

o Jim Null’s shoulder surgery status remains a mystery o He has been working with Lonnie and Randy in regards to the Gibbs memorial restoration. The chain has been ordered, measurements have been taken, and the bronze stock will be ordered soon. We are looking for a small American flag to place on the memorial about the size of a playing card so that everything looks in order and proportional.

• Base Commander informed the members: o money thresholds have changed for the VA, so you may have a co-pay, check into it o Veterans Day approaches, Sam’s Club is giving vets free canes, read the email about other veteran promotions o if members would like a ride to the meetings, this can be easily arranged o veterans should get a flag on their coffin-the government sends a flag gratis to the post office for the funeral home to pick up o Calendars are available for purchase, Cold War Subs o The USSVI national meeting will be in Norfolk this year o The Columbia Veteran’s Day parade is at 1050, Lexington is at 3pm

• Base Commander and COB informed the members that Social Security gives you extra money for being a veteran, so check it out • Base Commander informed the members o Don’t give your original DD214 to anyone, just make a copy o August had 10, September had 16 reported Army suicides, help veterans that are having trouble assimilating • Ken Fuhr tells us of a great deer meat deal from Country Lind Processing

Meeting adjourned .

Benediction was given by Base Chaplain Bob Miller.

Base Commander won the Depth Charge, $62.00.

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Commander : Brian Steffen (803) 897-2480 [email protected] Vice Commander : D.W. Eggleston (803) 932-9390 [email protected] Junior Vice CDR .: Randy Browning (803) 808-7065 [email protected] Secretary : George Kokolis (803) 460-5882 [email protected] Treasurer : J. P. Watson (803) 361-4193 [email protected] COB: Jim Stark (803) 957-7153 [email protected] Chaplain : Bob Miller (803) 603-0538 [email protected] Bereavement: Randy Browning (803) 808-7065 [email protected] Holland Club : D.W. Eggleston (803) 932-9390 [email protected] Storekeeper : Brian Steffen (803) 897-2480 [email protected] Newsletter : Randy Browning (803) 808-7065 [email protected]

Tom Paige – November 4th Ross Kline Troll Krause – November 13th J. P. Watson – November 21st

Mark Basnight Julian Galloway Bob Miller’s daughter Tom O’Brien

“In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.” Thomas Jefferson

Source : http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Thomas_Jefferson

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THE ROBERT GIBBS MEMORIAL RESTORATION IS COMPLETE!!!!! THANK YOU BOB MILLER, TOM O’BRIEN AND JIM “SNAKE” STARK

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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

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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. 17

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 18

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). November 20 19

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

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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.

Source: http://www.history.navy.mil/wars/dates.htm

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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 22

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 electricity 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 23

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 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.

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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. 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 25

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 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 26

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 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 27

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 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. 28

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. 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. 29

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. 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.

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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. 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 31

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. 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 32

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 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.

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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). 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 34

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. 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 35

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 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. 36

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 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, 37

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. 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 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 38

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 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 39

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. 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 40

(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 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. 41

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, 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.

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The Birth of the Navy of the United States

On Friday, October 13, 1775, meeting in Philadelphia, the Continental Congress voted to fit out two sailing vessels, armed with ten carriage guns, as well as swivel guns, and manned by crews of eighty, and to send them out on a cruise of three months to intercept transports carrying munitions and stores to the British army in America. This was the original legislation out of which the Continental Navy grew and as such constitutes the birth certificate of the navy.

To understand the momentous significance of the decision to send two armed vessels to sea under the authority of the Continental Congress, we need to review the strategic situation in which it was made and to consider the political struggle that lay behind it.

Americans first took up arms in the spring of 1775, not to sever their relationship with the king, but to defend their rights within the British Empire. By the autumn of 1775, the British North American colonies from Maine to Georgia were in open rebellion. Royal governments had been thrust out of many colonial capitals and revolutionary governments put in their places. The Continental Congress had assumed some of the responsibilities of a central government for the colonies, created a Continental Army, issued paper money for the support of the troops, and formed a committee to negotiate with foreign countries. Continental forces captured Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain and launched an invasion of Canada.

In October 1775 the British held superiority at sea, from which they threatened to stop up the colonies' trade and to wreak destruction on seaside settlements. In response, a few of the states had commissioned small fleets of their own for defense of local waters. Congress had not yet authorized privateering. Some in Congress worried about pushing the armed struggle too far, hoping that reconciliation with the mother country was still possible.

Yet, a small coterie of men in Congress had been advocating a Continental Navy from the outset of armed hostilities. Foremost among these men was John Adams, of Massachusetts. For months, he and a few others had been agitating in Congress for the establishment of an American fleet. They argued that a fleet would defend the seacoast towns, protect vital trade, retaliate against British raiders, and make it possible to seek out among neutral nations of the world the arms and stores that would make resistance possible.

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Still, the establishment of a navy seemed too bold a move for some of the timid men in Congress. Some southerners agreed that a fleet would protect and secure the trade of New England but denied that it would that of the southern colonies. Most of the delegates did not consider the break with England as final and feared that a navy implied sovereignty and independence. Others thought a navy a hasty and foolish challenge to the mightiest fleet the world had seen. The most the pro-navy men could do was to get Congress to urge each colony to fit out armed vessels for the protection of their coasts and harbors.

Then, on 3 October, Rhode Island's delegates laid before Congress a bold resolution for the building and equipping of an American fleet, as soon as possible. When the motion came to the floor for debate, Samuel Chase, of Maryland, attacked it, saying it was "the maddest Idea in the World to think of building an American Fleet." Even pro-navy members found the proposal too vague. It lacked specifics and no one could tell how much it would cost.

If Congress was yet unwilling to embrace the idea of establishing a navy as a permanent measure, it could be tempted by short-term opportunities. Fortuitously, on 5 October, Congress received intelligence of two English brigs, unarmed and without convoy, laden with munitions, leaving England bound for Quebec. Congress immediately appointed a committee to consider how to take advantage of this opportunity. Its members were all New Englanders and all ardent supporters of a navy. They recommended first that the governments of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut be asked to dispatch armed vessels to lay in wait to intercept the munitions ships; next they outlined a plan for the equipping by Congress of two armed vessels to cruise to the eastward to intercept any ships bearing supplies to the British army. Congress let this plan lie on the table until 13 October, when another fortuitous event occurred in favor of the naval movement. A letter from General Washington was read in Congress in which he reported that he had taken under his command, at Continental expense, three schooners to cruise off Massachusetts to intercept enemy supply ships. The commander in chief had preempted members of Congress reluctant to take the first step of fitting out warships under Continental authority. Since they already had armed vessels cruising in their name, it was not such a big step to approve two more. The committee's proposal, now appearing eminently reasonable to the reluctant members, was adopted.

The Continental Navy grew into an important force. Within a few days, Congress established a Naval Committee charged with equipping a fleet. This committee directed the purchasing, outfitting, manning, and operations of the first ships of the new navy, drafted subsequent naval legislation, and prepared rules and regulations to govern the Continental Navy's conduct and internal administration.

Over the course of the War of Independence, the Continental Navy sent to sea more than fifty armed vessels of various types. The navy's squadrons and cruisers seized enemy supplies and carried correspondence and diplomats to Europe, returning with needed munitions. They took nearly 200 British vessels as prizes, some off the British Isles themselves, contributing to the demoralization of the enemy and forcing the British to divert warships to protect convoys and trade routes. In addition, the navy provoked diplomatic crises that helped bring France into the

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war against Great Britain. The Continental Navy began the proud tradition carried on today by our United States Navy, and whose birthday we celebrate each year in October.

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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

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

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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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charged by a coast defense vessel to the NavSource.org South of Tokyo Bay. 83 men lost.

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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.

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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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USS Sculpin (SS-191)

Lost on Nov 19, 1943 with the loss of 40 men near Truk. Severely 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.

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