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 May 2012

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Members…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..4

Honorary Members……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………4

Meeting Attendees………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….5

Old Business….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5

New Business…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….5

Good of the Order……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6

Base Contacts…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7

Birthdays………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..….7

Welcome……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….7

Binnacle List……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….7

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Commander’s Corner…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………8

Vice Commander’s Corner…………………………………………………………………………………………………………8

Dates in American Naval History……………………………………………………………………………………………..10

Dates in U.S. Submarine History………………………………………………………………………………………………15

Traditions of the Naval Service………………………………………………………………………………………………..35

Information about the National Convention….…………………………………………………………………………37

Monthly Calendar…………………………………………….………………………………………………………………………39

Lost Boats...... 40

Advertising Partners...... 44

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Plank owners of the Lagarto (SS-371) pose for this commissioning party photo, probably 14 October 1944.

Row 1: J. E. Davis, A. Brock, H. E. Ortega, C.W. Breithuapt, W. F. Moss, J. M. Marriot, J. L. Williams, W. H. Jordan, C. H. Bjornson, R. C. Perry, W. C. Shackelford, D .J. Taylor, R. F. Peterson, C. R. Byrer Row 2: R. B. Spalding, P. Cole, J. U. Marsh, L. G. Irving, W. R. Shaw, J. L. Cloman, H. G. Joslin, F. D. Latta, W. H. Mendenhall, H. A. Todd, A. G. Brewington, D. L. Skelly, C. Anker, F. D. Turner, H. D. Andrews Row 3: G. E. Halstead, C. W. McConnell, T. A. Fitzgerald, J. M. McGee, G. E. Clouse, P. A. O'Brien, R. L. Fisher, M. M. Wicklander, J. H. Root, A. J. Korogi, G. W. Keesee, C. D. Hart, D. J. Gray, A. M. Wade, O. R. Frasch, T. T. Finch, W. Graves Row 4: J. P. Gregory, R. F. Grace, F. Tait, J. C. Harrison, W. F. Honaker, J. H. Tapp, J. J. Franze, L. J. Lynch, U. M. St. John, J. B. Harris, L. F. Cathey, S. D. Remington Row 5: D. M. Paper, W. L. Moore, W. E. Hinken, A. H. Enns, J. W. Peterson, H. R. Plushnik, R. E. Simmerman, W. L. Britain, T. J. Harrington, F. A. Price, L. M. Doud, N. B. Lee, J. H. Thompson, W. N. Reno, I. L. Archibald.

Source: http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08371a.htm 3

Brian Steffen

Vice CDR: D. W. Eggleston Events Chair: Allen “Buzz” Danielson Jr. Vice CDR: Randy Browning Fund Raising Chair: Ted R. Schneeberg 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: Ken Fuhr Newsletter Editor: Randy Browning

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

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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Mark Basnight Tom O’Brien Milt Berkey Tom Paige Randy Browning Larry Peay Ken Fuhr Ted R. Schneeberg Julian Galloway Jim “Snake” Stark Joseph E. Gawronski Brian Steffen Ross Kline Thomas N. Thompson George “Scram” Kokolis Don Van Borsch Bob Miller Paul Viering (District CDR) Charles Mink J. P. Watson Jim Null

• Call to Order: 1900 hours by the Base Commander. • Invocation: Base Chaplain. • Pledge of Allegiance: Base Commander. • The Tolling of the Boats: COB and Base Chaplin. • Member Introduction: 20 members and 1 guest were present. • Base Secretary’s Report: Approved as written in the newsletter. • Treasurer’s Report: $5,870.69 (Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS): $3,800.00, Float fund: $1,529.54, Operating Fund $478.15) was accepted.

 Base CDR presented Ted R. Schneeberg with a Letter of Commendation  The float crew is almost complete with the trailer and are about to get started on the tubes. Next work days are April 20th and 21st.

• Junior Vice Commander recommended donating excess Kap(SS) 4 Kid(ss) monies to other bases as we have no need to purchase additional caps. 5

• Kap(SS) 4 Kid(ss) Chair suggested we purchase teddy bears in addition to caps • Base CDR advised the membership: o Massing of the Colors at the Scottish Rite Temple on Garners Ferry road, 1430, April 22nd o Recommended we participate in the Poultry Festival in Batesburg/Leesville on May 12th. Membership approved. o Newly issued SC driver’s licenses to veterans will have a veteran’s emblem on them o VA has developed a dependency form and are mailing them to veterans. You must complete and return it or risk losing the dependent portion of your VA disability. o VA will be instituting TelaMed. Veterans will be receiving routine exams from a doctor via a computer at the VA medical center. • COB informed the membership of the escalating surcharge for Tricare to begin next year if Congress doesn’t act to stop it. • Base CDR and Tom Paige informed the membership of his efforts with regards to Kap(SS) 4 Kid(ss). His jeans on Friday program raised $1,706.00 for Kap(SS) 4 Kid(ss). • Junior Vice Commander informed the membership of a proposed expedition by the group that found Titanic to research the loss of USS Scorpion (SSN-589). • Regional CDR informed the membership: o Hotels in the Norfolk area are pretty much booked for the national convention. o 2013 will be USSVI’s last annual convention. Future conventions will be held on a bi-annual basis. o National elections are coming up. Anybody can run for National Treasurer or National Secretary, but you have to have served in a national office to run for Commander, Vice Commander or Junior Vice Commander. • Ted R. Schneeberg volunteered to take over as the Fund Raising Chair • Storekeeper made a motion to change the By-Laws as follows: o The Base Commander, Jr. Vice commander, and Treasurer will be elected one year, and the Base Vice Commander and Secretary be elected the following year. With this motion, I propose the current Base Commander, Jr. Vice Commander, and Treasurer be extended to a two year term. Next year, elections will be held for Base Vice Commander and Secretary. Base Commander tabled the recommendation for the next Board of Directors meeting. • Motion made to adjourn, motion carried

 Tom O’Brien recommended reading “Shadow Drivers”  Meeting adjourned.  Benediction: Base Chaplain.  Ken Fuhr won the depth charge ($55.00) and donated his winnings to the float fund.

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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: Ken Fuhr (803) 413-3657 [email protected] Newsletter: Randy Browning (803) 808-7065 [email protected]

Brian Steffen – May 3rd No New Members Glenn Harris– May 7th Dick Lane – May 12th Mark Basnight – May 15th Ken Fuhr – May 17th Vince Say – May 27th

Mark Basnight Randy Browning D. W. Eggleston Julian Galloway Bob Miller’s daughter Tom O’Brien

“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” Harry S Truman

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

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Gentlemen good day. As O.K. all you sewer pipe DBF of late we have sailors and you elite Gold incorporated some changes and Blue crew nuclear to alleviate some of the bubbleheads, we are confusion surrounding launching an addition to emails. From this point our award winning forward all official Palmetto newsletter.

Base and USSVI email will be tagged “ALL HANDS” in the subject line. That is an indicator Having been informed that this kind of that you might want to read it. These will communication is usually presented with a contain dates, times, locations, reminders of recent photo of the contributor, I am attaching upcoming events, or occurrences. The a recent 1956 photo in full dress uniform minus purpose is to provide you, the men of this base, the white hat. with the MOST up-to-date information. We request that from this point forward all emails As you may have noted your Commander is will come from/through the commander and discussing some important issues in the sent out to the secretary for dissemination to “Commander’s Corner “ and I am sure that the the base. COB, if not in this issue will be sharing some words of wisdom in a “ COB’s Corner “ Now I wish to inform all personnel that if you communication. Your comments and any have suggestions, ideas, complaints, or even criticism will be welcome as we are trying to compliments that the entire elected personnel improve our base image. wish to hear any and all. We all have email, snail mail (that’s stamped mail addresses), This is your base and we need your input! home phones, and cell phones, and some have faxes, and I invite any and all comments to be Some suggestions have been to have more brought to one or all of your elected officers. activities involving our families such as fish fries, shooting competition, fishing tournaments etc. We also would propose to begin having an As you can see by these suggestions, I have activity such as a fish fry, or barbeque, or any limited input since guns and fishing occupies kind of activity to involve the entire family. We most of my thoughts. You must have some don’t want to have to plan it to the N’th degree, additional activities for us to consider. just some activities to just get together like we used to on the boats. Bring some burgers, beer, I have noticed that we have had many of our and soda and just get together. There isn’t a brothers drop membership after a year or so single one of you that is having so much fun and that we have had qualified visitors at our that you can’t just relax once in a while. I can meetings that do not join the base or return. remember leaving the off crew office on Friday My calculations are that if we had secured and hearing about a pig roast or swim call up at these folks that we would be approximately short stay the next morning, and it was packed twenty members stronger. Again, tell us what with crew, wives, kids, relatives, girlfriends, etc.. we need to do to change this trend. Wives can talk about us and how we are and we can have some fellowship and fun. As a final note, don’t forget the big poultry festival parade event in Leesville on the 12th. See ya at the next meeting, The Parade is scheduled for May, 12th, Brian Saturday. Please assemble in the below location at 8:30 am to prepare the float and troops for 8

the parade which starts at 10:15 am in Leesville, Augusta. Exit the interstate at Exit 44, turn right SC. Assemble in the same field off Trotter and continue 10 miles to Leesville. Turn left at street as in past years if you have been there the stop sign @ US #1 Highway, continue to the before. We do not have a starting site number next stop light, turn right onto Lee Street, cross yet, but we will follow up next week and RR Tracks to next light. Go straight thru light for forward the info to you guys. Uniform of the 5 blocks and then turn right on Trotter Street, day is khaki slacks or shorts, white shirt, dark go about 200 yards and the field will be on the shoes, Navy hat and vests. left.

Directions: Take I-20 from Columbia toward D.W.

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May 1 1961 - Pilot CDR Malcolm D. Ross, USNR, 1898 - Battle of Manila Bay, Adm Dewey and medical observer LCDR Victor A. defeats Spanish at Manila, Philippines Prather, Jr., ascended in two hours to over 1934 - LT Akers demonstrates blind landing 110,00 feet in Strato-Lab 5, a 411-foot system at College Park, MD in OJ-2 aircraft hydrogen filled balloon launched from from 1945 - VADM Barbey lands Australian the deck of USS Antietam. This was the troops on Tarakan Island, Borneo, highest altitude attained by man in an open supported by naval gunfire gondola. Tragically, Prather drowned during 1951 - USS Princeton aircraft attack the recovery. Hwachon Dam using aerial torpedoes, only May 5 use of this weapon in Korean War 1944 - USS Comfort is commissioned in San 1980 - 11 Navy ships begin operations Pedro, CA; first ship to be manned jointly by assisting Coast Guard in rescuing Cuban Army and Navy personnel refugees fleeing Cuba in overcrowded boats 1948 - VF-17A becomes first carrier May 2 qualified jet squadron (USS Saipan) 1975 - US Navy departs Vietnamese waters 1961 - CDR Alan Shepard Jr. makes first U.S. at end of evacuation. manned space flight. Flight of Freedom 7 May 3 (Mercury 3) which lasted 15 minutes and 28 1861 - USS Surprise captures Confederate seconds reached the altitude of 116.5 privateer Savannah statute miles with a velocity of 5,134 mph. 1898 - Marines land at Cavite, Philippines, Recovery was by HUS1 helicopter of and raise U.S. flag HMR(L)-262 from USS Lake Champlain(CVS- 1949 - First Navy firing of a high altitude 39). Viking rocket at White Sands, NM 1980 - USS Robert E. Peary rescues 440 May 4 Vietnamese refugees from disabled craft 1917 - First Navy ships, Destroyer Division 8, south of Thailand arrive at Queenstown, Ireland, to provide May 6 convoy escorts against German U-boats 1909 - Great White Fleet anchors in San 1942 - Battle of Coral Sea, first carrier vs. Francisco carrier battle, begins 1916 - First ship-to-shore radio telephone 1945 - Japanese attempt to land on voice conversation from USS New Okinawa repulsed; kamikaze attacks Hampshire off Virginia Capes to SECNAV damage 6 U.S. Navy ships Josephus Daniels in Washington, DC

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1942 - CAPT Milton Miles arrives in guided missile by USS Norton Sound. Chungking, China, to begin building an 1960 - USS Triton (SSRN-586) completes intelligence and guerilla training submerged circumnavigation of world in 84 organization, Naval Group China days following many of the routes taken by 1945 - Naval landing force evacuates 500 Magellan and cruising 46,000 miles. Marshallese from Jaluit Atoll, Marshall May 11 Islands 1862 - CSS Virginia blown up by May 7 Confederates to prevent capture. 1779 - Continental Navy sloop Providence 1898 - Sailors and Marines from USS captures British brig Diligent off Cape Marblehead cut trans-oceanic cable near Charles Cienfuegos, Cuba, isolating Cuba from 1934 - USS Constitution completes tour of Spain. principal U.S. ports 1943 - Naval task force lands Army troops 1940 - FDR orders Pacific Fleet to remain in on Attu, Aleutians. Hawaiian waters indefinitely 1965 - U.S. destroyers deliver first shore 1942 - Carrier aircraft sink Japanese carrier bombardment of Vietnam War. Shoho during Battle of Coral Sea May 12 May 8 1780 - Fall of Charleston, SC; three 1911 - Navy ordered its first airplane, Continental Navy frigates (Boston, Curtiss A-1, Birthday of Naval Aviation Providence, and Ranger) captured; and one 1942 - Battle of the Coral Sea ends with American frigate (Queen of France) sunk to Japanese retiring from area prevent capture 1945 - VE - Day, Germany's unconditional 1846 - U.S. declares war against Mexico surrender to the Allies 1975 - SS Mayaguez seized by Khmer Rouge 1963 - Navy ships evacuate 2,279 civilians and escorted to Koh Tang Island. from Haiti during crisis. 1986 - Destroyer USS David R. Ray deters an 1972 - U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft Iranian Navy attempt to board a U.S. mine Haiphong Harbor in North Vietnam. merchant ship. May 9 May 13 1926 - LCDR Richard Byrd and Chief 1908 - Navy Nurse Corps established. Machinist Mate Floyd Bennett make first 1908 - Pearl Harbor Navy Yard, later called flight over North Pole; both receive Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, was officially Congressional Medal of Honor. established in the Territory of Hawaii as a 1942 - USS Wasp in Mediterranean coaling station for U.S. Navy ships transiting launches 47 Spitfire aircraft to help defend the Pacific Ocean. Malta 1943 - Bureau of Navigation renamed May 10 Bureau of Naval Personnel 1775 - Force under Ethan Allan and 1945 - Aircraft from fast carrier task force Benedict Arnold cross Lake Champlain and begin 2-day attack on Kyushu airfields, capture British fort at Ticonderoga, New Japan York. 1964 - Organization and deployment of 1800 - USS Constitution captures Letter of world's first all nuclear-powered task group, Marque Sandwich. USS Enterprise, USS Long Beach, and USS 1862 - Confederates destroy Norfolk and Bainbridge, to Sixth Fleet Pensacola Navy Yards. May 14 1949 - First shipboard launching of LARK, 1801 - Tripoli declares war against the 11

United States 1966 - Naval Support Activity Saigon 1836 - U.S. Exploring Expedition authorized established to conduct exploration of Pacific Ocean and 1973 - First woman to hold a major Navy South Seas, first major scientific expedition command, Captain Robin Lindsay Quigley overseas. LT Charles Wilkes USN, would assumes command of Navy Service School, lead the expedition in surveying South San Diego, CA. America, Antarctica, Far East, and North 1987 - USS Stark (FFG-31) struck by Iraqi Pacific. Exocet missile in Persian Gulf, killing 37 1845 - First U.S. warship visits Vietnam. Sailors. 21 were wounded. While anchored in Danang for 1990 - USS Roark rescues 42 refugees from reprovisioning, CAPT John Percival unseaworthy craft in South China Sea commanding USS Constitution, conducts a May 18 show of force against Vietnamese 1775 - Benedict Arnold captures British authorities in an effort to obtain the release sloop and renames her Enterprise, first of of a French priest held prisoner by Emperor many famous ships with that name of Annam at Hue. 1798 - Appointment of Benjamin Stoddert 1975 - Marines recapture Mayaguez, go as first Secretary of the Navy ashore on Koh Tang Island and release the 1969 - Launch of Apollo 10, dress rehearsal crew. for first lunar landing mission. CDR John W. May 15 Young, USN, was the Command Module 1800 - CAPT Preble in Essex arrives in Pilot and CDR Eugene A. Cernan, USN, was Batavia, Java, to escort U.S. merchant ships the Lunar Module Pilot. During the 8 Day 1942 - First Naval Air Transport Service mission, the craft made 31 lunar orbits in flight across Pacific 61.6 hours. Recovery was by HS-4 1969 - Sinking of USS Guitarro (SSN-665) helicopters from USS Princeton (LPH-5). 1991 - Amphibious Task Force arrives at May 19 Chittagong, Bangladesh, for relief 1882 - Commodore Shufeldt (USS Swatara) operations after Cyclone Marian lands in Korea to negotiate first treaty May 16 between Korea and Western power 1820 - Congress becomes first U.S. warship 1912 - Navy establishes North Atlantic Ice to visit China Patrol following RMS Titanic disaster 1919 - Three Navy flying boats begin 1st 1965 - 30th Naval Construction Regiment trans-Atlantic flight from Newfoundland activated at Danang, Vietnam 1965 - First US gunfire support in Vietnam May 20 by USS Tucker 1801 - Four warships sent to Mediterranean May 17 to protect American commerce 1940 - FDR announces plans to 1815 - Commodore Stephen Decatur ( recommission 35 more destroyers Frigate Guerriere) sails with 10 ships to 1942 - USS Tautog (SS-199) sinks Japanese suppress Mediterranean pirates' raids on sub, I-28; while USS Triton (SS-201) sinks I- U.S. shipping 164 1844 - USS Constitution sails from New York 1951 - Aircraft from carriers attack bridges on round the world cruise between Wonsan and Hamhung, Korea 1943 - Establishment of Tenth Fleet in 1962 - Naval amphibious ready group lands Washington, DC, under command of ADM Marines to guard Thailand's borders from King to coordinate U.S. antisubmarine Communist probes operations in Atlantic 12

May 21 medical care to a merchant seaman from 1850 - Washington Navy Yard begins work tanker SS Manhattan in the Persian Gulf. on first castings for the Dahlgren guns May 24 1917 - USS Ericsson fires first torpedo of 1917 - First U.S. convoy to cross North war Atlantic during World War I leaves Hampton 1944 - During preparations for the invasion Roads, VA of Saipan an accidental ordnance blast on 1918 - USS Olympia anchors at Kola Inlet, LST 353 sets off cataclysmic ammunition Murmansk, Russia, to protect refugees explosions at West Loch, Pearl Harbor, during Russian Revolution killing 163 and injuring 396. Six tank landing 1939 - First and only use of VADM Allan ships (LST-39, LST-43, LST-69, LST-179, LST- McCann's Rescue Chamber to rescue 33 353, LST-480), three tank landing craft (LCT- men from sunken USS Squalus (SS-192) 961, LCT-963, LCT-983), and 17 track 1941 - Authorization of construction or landing vehicles (LVTs) are destroyed in acquisition of 550,000 tons of auxiliary explosions and fires. shipping for Navy 1964 - The initiation of the standing carrier 1945 - Fast carrier task force aircraft attack presence at Yankee Station in the South airfields in southern Kyushu, Japan China Sea. 1945 - 9 US ships damaged by concentrated May 22 kamikaze attack off Okinawa 1882 - Commodore Shufeldt signs 1961 - USS Gurke notices signals from 12 commerce treaty opening Korea to U.S. men from Truk who were caught in a storm, trade drifted at sea for 2 months before being 1958 - Naval aircraft F4D-1 Sky Ray sets five stranded on a island for 1 month. USS world speed-to-climb records, 22-23 May Southerland investigated, notified Truk, and 1967 - New York City reaches agreement to provided provisions and supplies to repair purchase Brooklyn Navy Yard, ending 166 their outrigger canoe. The men would be years of construction and repair of naval picked up on 7 June by the motor launch vessels. Kaselehlia. 1968 - USS Scorpion (SSN-589) lost with all May 25 hands 1952 - USS Iowa bombards Chongjin, Korea. May 23 1973 - Launch of Skylab 2 mission, which 1850 - Navy sends USS Advance and USS was first U.S. manned orbiting space Rescue to attempt rescue of Sir John station. It had an all Navy crew of CAPT Franklin's expedition, lost in Arctic. Charles Conrad, Jr., USN. (commanding), 1939 - USS Squalus (SS-92) sinks off CDR Joseph P. Kerwin, USN and CDR Paul J. Postsmouth, NH, with loss of 26 lives. Weitz, USN. During the 28 day mission of 1962 - Launch of Aurora 7 (Mercury 7), 404 orbits, the craft rendezvoused with piloted by LCDR Malcolm Scott Carpenter, Skylab to make repairs and conduct science USN, who completed 3 orbits in 4 hours, 56 experiments. Recovery by USS Ticonderoga minutes at an altitude up to 166.8 statute (CVS-14) miles at 17,549 mph. He was picked up by May 26 HSS-2 helicopters from USS Intrepid (CVS- 1944 - USS England sinks fifth Japanese 11). The capsule was recovered by USS John submarine in one week R. Pierce (DD-753). 1952 - Tests from 26-29 May demonstrate 1962 - USS Valcour (AVP-55) provides feasibility of the angled-deck concept conducted on simulated angled deck on USS 13

Midway May 29 1990 - USS Beaufort rescues 24 Vietnamese 1781 - Frigate Alliance captures HMS refugees in South China Sea Atalanta and Trepassy off Nova Scotia May 27 1991 - Amphibious Task Force in 1813 - American joint operations against Bangladesh for cyclone relief redeployed Fort George, Canada May 30 1919 - Navy NC-4 completes trans-Atlantic 1814 - Navy gunboats capture three British flight from Newfoundland to Lisbon, boats on Lake Ontario near Sandy Creek, NY Portugal May 31 May 28 1900 - Sailors and Marines from USS 1813 - Frigate Essex and prize capture five Newark and USS Oregon arrive at Peking, British whalers China with other Sailors and Marines from 1917 - First underway fueling in U.S. Navy, Britain, France, Russia, Italy and Japan to USS Maumee fuels 6 destroyers in North protect U.S. and foreign diplomatic Atlantic. LCDR Chester W. Nimitz served as legations from the Boxers Maumee's executive officer and chief 1919 - NC-4's transatlantic mission ends at engineer. Plymouth, England 1957 - 1st of 24 detonations, Operation 1944 - USS England sank a record 6th Plumbbob nuclear test Japanese submarine in 13 days. 1980 - 55 women become first women graduates from the U.S. Naval Academy.

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

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May 1 decommissioned for GUPPY modernization 1916 - PCU L-5 (SS-44) launched at Lake at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT. PCU T-2 (later MARLIN) (SST-2) keel laid as 1919 - PCU R-6 (SS-83) commissioned USS T-2 at the Electric Boat Division, General R-6 at Boston, MA. Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1921 - USS R-14 (SS-91) ran out of fuel at USS X-1 (SSX-1) keel laid as X-1 by Fairfield sea. She made port with makeshift sails of Engine and Airplane Corporation, at sheets, underway on sail power for 4 days. Jakobson's Shipyard, Oyster Bay, Long 1925 - PCU V-4 (SF-7) (later Island, NY. ARGONAUT/SM-1/APS-1) (SS-166) keel laid 1960 - USS TILEFISH (SS-307) second as V-4 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, decommissioning. ME. 1968 - USS ARCHERFISH (SS-311) third 1931 - USS R-1 (SS-78) decommissioned at decommisssioning and simultaneously Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Atlantic struck from the Naval Vessel Register. Reserve Fleet. 1970 - PCU BILLFISH (SSN-676) launched at 1941 - PCU GRENADIER (SS-210) the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics commissioned USS GRENADIER (SS-210) at Corporation, Groton, CT. Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH. 1973 - Ex-GRENADIER (SS-525) 1943 - PCU BOWFIN (SS-287) commissioned decommissioned, struck from the Naval USS BOWFIN (SS-287) at Portsmouth Navy Vessel Register and disposed of through the Yard, Kittery, ME. Security Assistance Program (SAP); 1944 - USS MACABI (SS-375) keel laid as transferred to Venezuela. MACABI at Manitowoc Shipbuilding 1974 - USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN- Company, Manitowoc, WI. 598) in collision with Japanese freighter, 1946 - USS ROCK (SS-274) decommissioned freighter sank. at New London, CT; laid up in the Atlantic USS PINTADO (SSN-672) reportedly collided Reserve Fleet. almost head-on with a Soviet Yankee class 1952 - USS RONQUIL (SS-396) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine 15

while cruising 200 feet deep in the for 30 years. True warriors all, the men of approaches to the Petropavlovsk naval base USS L. MENDEL RIVERS have maintained on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The Soviet their vision and upheld their cause. As long submarine surfaced immediately but the as honor is cherished, so too will be the extent of damage was not known. PINTADO memory of the men of L. MENDEL RIVERS." departed from the area at top underwater Commander David A. Portner, the last speed and proceeded to Guam where she commanding officer of L. MENDEL RIVERS, entered drydock for repairs lasting seven was the last to speak. "The fighting ship L. weeks. The collision smashed much of the MENDEL RIVERS will continue to serve as PINTADO's detection sonar, a starboard side these fine men advance in the Navy. I will torpedo hatch was jammed shut and diving proudly say that I commanded this fine planes received moderate damage. crew. It is to them that the future of the PINTADO was on an intelligence gathering submarine force and the future of the mission in Soviet territorial waters. nation depend. I am confident they can 1989 - heavy waves washed three sailors continue to meet that challenge." With from the deck of USS BARBEL (SS-580) as that, the commissioning pennant was she [conducted surface operations off the struck, the watch was secured, and another coast of the Japanese island of Kyushu. Two chapter in the history of the submarine of the sailors drowned and the third was force was ended. rescued. 2002 - USS CONNECTICUT (SSN-22) A broken valve caused USS HOUSTON (SSN- departed her homeport of Submarine Base 713) to plunge bow down toward the sea New London, CT, on her first scheduled bottom. deployment. CONNECTICUT, commissioned 2001 - USS L. MENDEL RIVERS (SSN-686) December 11, 1998, the second of the was decommissioned at Puget Sound Naval Seawolf-class of attack submarines, is Shipyard in Bremerton, WA. The ceremony, designed to be exceptionally quiet, fast, and held under sunny skies alongside Dry Dock well-armed with advanced sensors. She is a 2, was brief but poignant. After nearly 30 multi-mission ship, capable of deploying to years of service, L. MENDEL RIVERS' mission forward ocean areas to search out and was finally complete. Mr. L. Mendel Rivers, destroy enemy submarines and surface the ship's namesake, served in the U.S. ships, and to fire missiles in support of House of Representatives for 30 years. As other forces. chairman of the House Armed Services 2006 - USS JEFFERSON CITY (SSN-759) Committee in the 89th, 90th and 91st returned to Point Loma, CA from a six- Congresses, he maintained an abiding month deployment. JEFFERSON CITY commitment to America's defense posture. recently returned from a deployment His grandson, L. Mendel Rivers III, attended conducting operations in the Western the ceremony and delivered remarks Pacific area of operation. penned by his father, L. Mendel Rivers, Jr., USS HAMPTON (SSN 767) arrived in Port who wrote about his father stating, "He Everglades, FL, in support of South Florida's stood for two virtues above all others: Fleet Week USA. Nearly 3,000 sailors courage and vigilance." The youngest Rivers participated in this year's fleet week. While then paid tribute to those who served in port, sailors took in the local sites while aboard the sub, saying, "The men of USS L. sampling South Florida's hospitality. MENDEL RIVERS have quietly and resolutely May 2 given life to the vision of L. Mendel Rivers 1931 - USS R-7 (SS-84) decommissioned at 16

Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Reserve with 10cm radar. They detected BAYA and Fleet. drove her off with gunfire, whereupon the USS R-8 (SS-85) decommissioned at two submarines decided to wait and plan a Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; subsequent attack. Early on the morning of laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, May 3, 1945, LAGARTO and BAYA made a Philadelphia, PA. rendezvous and discussed plans. LAGARTO USS R-9 (SS-86) decommissioned at was to dive on the convoy's track to make a Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Reserve contact at 1400, while BAYA was to be ten Fleet. to fifteen miles further along the track. 1942 - PCU SUNFISH (SS-281) launched at During the day, numerous contact reports Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. were exchanged. At 0010 on May 4, after a 1945 - USS S-11 (SS-116) second prolonged but unsuccessful attack, BAYA decommissioning at Philadelphia, PA. was finally driven off by the alert escorts; 1951 - PCU K-2 (SSK-2) (later BASS (SS-551)) no further contact was ever made with launched at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, LAGARTO. Japanese information available Vallejo, CA. now records an attack on a U.S. submarine 1963 - PCU KAMEHAMEHA (SSBN-642) keel made by the minelayer Hatsutaka, believed laid as KAMEHAMEHA at Mare Island Naval to be one of the two radar-equipped Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. escorts of the attacked convoy. The attack 1973 - Ex-SIRAGO (SS-485) sold by Defense was made in about 30 fathoms of water and Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) in view of the information presented above, for scrapping to Jacobson Metal Company, this must be presumed to be the one which Chesapeake, VA. sank LAGARTO. Eighty-six men perished 2006 - USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) departed with her. This vessel's first patrol was in the on a Western Pacific surge deployment Nansei Shoto chain as part of an anti-picket- from her homeport of Pearl Harbor, HI. boat sweep made by submarines to aid May 3 Admiral Halsey's Task Force 38 in getting 1913 - PCU F-4 (ex-SKATE) (SS-23) carrier planes to Japan undetected. She commissioned USS F-4 at Seattle sank the Japanese submarine RO-49 on Construction & Drydock Company, Seattle, February 24, 1945, and participated in WA. several surface gun attacks with HADDOCK 1945 - USS LAGARTO (SS-371) under CDR and SENNET. Two small vessels were sunk F.D. Latta, departed Subic Bay, Philippine and two more damaged in those attacks, Islands, on April 12, 1945, for her second and LAGARTO shared credit for the results patrol in the South China Sea. On April 27, with these submarines. Commander Latta she was directed to the outer part of the had previously made seven patrols as Siam Gulf. LAGARTO contacted BAYA, Commanding Officer of NARWHAL. Every already patrolling there on May 2, 1945, patrol made by this officer was designated and exchanged calls with her by SJ radar. successful for the award of combat insignia, Later that day BAYA sent LAGARTO a a record surpassed by no commanding contact report on a convoy she had made officer in the submarine Force. She was the consisting of one tanker, one auxiliary and fiftieth U.S. submarine loss of World War II. two destroyers. LAGARTO soon reported 1946 - USS SPADEFISH (SS-411) being in contact with the convoy and began decommissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard; coming in for an attack with BAYA. laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare However, the enemy escorts were equipped Island Group. 17

PCU CORSAIR (SS-435) launched at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, Honolulu, HI; Electric boat Company, Groton, CT. completed 31 December 1959. 1969 - USS TRITON (SSRN-586) 1964 - USS HALIBUT (SSGN-587) made the decommissioned at New London, CT.; laid last Regulus Missile patrol. With Polaris on up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Norfolk, line, Regulus submarines were phased out. VA. PCU POGY (SSN-647) keel laid as POGY at 1985 - Ex-ALBACORE (SS/AGSS-569) New York Shipbuilding, Camden, NJ. donated as a Museum and Memorial to May 5 Port of Portsmouth Maritime Museum, 1917 - PCU R-17 (SS-94) keel laid as R-17 at Portsmouth, NH. Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA. 1989 - USS AUGUSTA (SSN-710) onboard 1921 - USS G-3 (ex-TURBOT) (SS-31) fire in the Atlantic. decommissioned and struck from the Naval May 4 Vessel Register at Submarine Base New 1916 - PCU L-4 (SS-43) commissioned USS L- London, CT. 4 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, 1922 - USS L-10 (SS-50) decommissioned Quincy, MA. and struck from the Naval Vessel Register at 1923 - USS L-2 (SS-41) decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA. Hampton Roads, VA; laid up in the Reserve 1943 - PCU BATFISH (SS-310) launched at Fleet. Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. USS L-9 (SS-49) decommissioned at PCU HAMMERHEAD (SS-364) keel laid as Hampton Roads, VA. HAMMERHEAD at Manitowoc Shipbuilding 1931 - USS R-6 (SS-83) decommissioned at Company, Manitowoc, WI. Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Reserve 1972 - PCU SILVERSIDES (SSN-679) Fleet. commissioned USS SILVERSIDES (SSN-679) 1942 - PCU HERRING (SS-233) at the Electric Boat Division, General commissioned USS HERRING (SS-233) at Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 1973 - PCU WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN-680) PCU RASHER (SS-269) keel laid as RASHER at commissioned USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN- Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, 680) at Ingalls Nuclear Shipbuilding Division, WI. of Litton Industries, Pascagoula, MS. 1952 - USS TRUTTA (SS-421) second 1993 - USS HENRY L. STIMSON (SSBN-655) decommissioning for GUPPY IIA (snorkel) decommissioned and struck from the Naval modernization at Charleston Naval Vessel Register. Shipyard, SC. May 6 1958 - USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) suffered a 1913 - PCU H-1 (ex-SEAWOLF) (SS-28) fire in the insulation around one of her launched at Union Iron Works, San turbines as the ship was running submerged Francisco, CA. in the Pacific shortly after leaving Panama 1918 - PCU O-14 (SS-75) launched at on her way to her Arctic mission. The California Shipbuilding Company, Long insulation had become oil-soaked during Beach, CA. the submarine's three years of operation 1942 - USS SKIPJACK (SS-184) pioneered the and had caught fire. The fire was put out "down the throat" shot against the Kanan with minor injuries but the submarine Maru off Indo-China. surfaced to ventilate. 1974 - USS JALLAO (SS-368) experienced an 1959 - USS TIRU (SS-416) commenced FRAM explosion in the engine room while conversion to a GUPPY III submarine at providing services in the Guantanamo Bay, 18

Cuba, operating area. An electrical arc how sailors live and work in a submarine as ignited the engine room atmosphere part of an NBC Today Show series called causing a quick flash. The submarine “Live for Today.” The special theme was surfaced and returned to port needing based on viewers’ input about what they minor repairs and soot clean-up. Sixteen would want to experience if they had little crew members were hospitalized with time left to live. smoke inhalation effects and one with 2006 - families of crew members serving on burns. the ill-fated World War II submarine USS 1986 - for the first time, three submarines LAGARTO (SS-371) gathered in Manitowoc, surfaced together at the North Pole USS WI, to honor the men whose submarine ARCHERFISH (SSN-678), USS HAWKBILL went missing six decades ago and was only (SSN-666) and USS RAY (SSN-653). recently located by divers. Rear Adm. 1991 - PCU TOLEDO (SSN-769) keel laid as Jeffrey B. Cassias, commander of the U.S. TOLEDO at Newport News Shipbuilding and Pacific Fleet's submarine force, served as Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. the keynote speaker at the ceremony held 2003 - the nuclear-powered attack at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum in submarine USS CHICAGO (SSN-721) Manitowoc, where LAGARTO was built. returned to her homeport of Pearl Harbor, Jamie MacLeod, a British wreck diver who HI following a routine six-month reported locating the LAGARTO wreck in the deployment, patrolling the Seventh Fleet Gulf of Thailand last year, was also on hand. area of operations. May 7 2005 - USS LOS ANGELES (SSN-688) 1931 - USS R-15 (SS-92) decommissioned at returned to Pearl Harbor, HI, from a Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. Western Pacific deployment. The nuclear- 1943 - PCU PINTADO (SS-387) keel laid as powered attack submarine left her PINTADO at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, homeport on Nov. 6, 2004. Cmdr. Tom ME. Stanley, USS LOS ANGELES commanding 1944 - PCU BLUEBACK (SS-326) launched at officer, said the submarine was modernized the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. in both the fire control and communications PCU SEA OWL (SS-405) launched at systems which were upgraded with Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. consumer off-the-shelf technology (COTS). 1945 - USS R-14 (SS-91) decommissioned at LOS ANGELES is the fourth naval ship to be Philadelphia, PA. named after the city of Los Angeles and is 1963 - a fire occurred aboard PCU FLASHER the lead ship of the 688 class. She was (SSN-613) at the Electric Boat shipyard, launched on April 6, 1974 at Newport News Groton, CT, killing three and injuring two. Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Damage to the ship was reportedly Newport News, Va. and commissioned on negligible. The fire occurred in a trim tank November 13, 1976. of the submarine, scheduled to be launched USS SAN JUAN (SSN-751) had a rare chance on 14 June. to show why submarines and the sailors 2006 - the Los Angeles-class submarine USS who operate them are special during an NORFOLK (SSN-714) returned to Norfolk, embark May 5-6 for NBC Weekend Today VA, as a part of the Nassau Expeditionary Show’s host Lester Holt. Holt, his producer, Strike group (ESG). The Nassau ESG and two camera and sound teams were successfully completed a six-month overnight [guests of Cmdr. Harvey Guffey, deployment in support of the Global War ship’s commanding officer, to document on Terrorism, where they conducted 19

Maritime Security Operations for U.S. 5th preservation at a cost of approximately $4.7 Fleet and Theater Security Cooperation for million. On Jan. 17, 1955, NAUTILUS put to U.S. 6th Fleet. sea for the first time and signaled her May 8 historic message "Underway on nuclear 1942 - PCU GUARDFISH (SS-217) power". She steamed submerged 1,300 commissioned USS GUARDFISH (SS-217) at miles from New London to San Juan, Puerto the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. Rico, in just 84 hours. The success of 1944 - PCU TIGRONE (SS-419) keel laid as NAUTILUS ensured the future of nuclear TIGRONE at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, power in the Navy. Now a museum, ME. NAUTILUS was expected to re-open to the 1947 - Ex-PORPOISE (SS-172) placed in public at Groton's Submarine Force Library service as a Naval Reserve Training Ship at and Museum by Armed Forces Day. The Houston, TX. historic ship attracts some 250,000 visitors 1962 - PCU LAFAYETTE (SSBN-616) launched annually. at the Electric Boat Division, General 2005 - the Los Angeles class submarine USS Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. SAN FRANCISCO (SSN-711) was in dry dock 1963 - PCU WOODROW WILSON (SSBN-624) at Apra Harbor, Guam having temporary sufferred a fire while under construction at repairs made. A new large steel dome about Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, CA, 20 feet high and 20 feet in diameter was injuring three. The fire caused only minor put in the place of her damaged bow. SAN damage to WOODROW WILSON and FRANCISCO ran aground 350 miles south of occurred when a heavy cable came in Guam January 8, killing one crew member contact with a switchboard on the and injuring 23 others. submarine. May 9 1970 - USS TENCH (SS-417) second 1911 - USS VIPER (later B-1) (SS-10) second decommissioning at Philadelphia Naval decommissioning at Charleston, SC. Shipyard, Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the 1936 - PCU PERCH (SS-176) launched at Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Philadelphia Group. Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; 1976 - PCU BREMERTON (SSN-698) keel laid sponsored by Mrs. Thomas Withers. as BREMERTON at the Electric Boat Division, 1943 - PCU CORVINA (SS-226) launched at General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1980 - PCU PORTSMOUTH (SSN-707) keel PCU ROBALO (SS-273) launched at laid as PORTSMOUTH at the Electric Boat Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, Manitowoc, Division, General Dynamics Corporation, WI. Groton, CT. 1944 - PCU SEGUNDO (SS-398) 1982 - PCU BUFFALO (SSN-715) launched at commissioned USS SEGUNDO (SS-398) at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. Company, Newport News, VA. 1962 - USS THRESHER (SSN-593) collided 1997 - USS FLORIDA (SSBN-728) and fleet with a tug at Port Canaveral, FL. tug boat USS Aukele (YTB-814) were 2005 - the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor, HI underway near the coast of Oahu, HI. announced the completion of the 2002 - ex-NAUTILUS (SSN-571), the world's investigation into the January 8 accident first nuclear powered submarine, left the aboard USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN-711) that Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton, CT, claimed the life of one sailor. SAN enroute Naval Submarine Base New FRANCISCO struck an undersea mountain London. NAUTILUS underwent a five-month about 360 miles southeast of her Guam 20

homeport because her leaders and watch admitted overnight for further evaluation teams failed to develop and execute a and treatment. As a result of the collision, safe voyage plan, the command U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. investigation into the incident concluded. Jonathan W. Greenert relieved Cmdr. Kevin "The findings of fact show that SAN Mooney of his command of SAN FRANCISCO FRANCISCO, while transiting at flank February 12 following non-judicial (maximum) speed and submerged to 525 punishment proceedings in Yokosuka, feet, hit a seamount that did not appear on Japan. Mooney also received a letter of the chart being used for navigation," the reprimand. But Greenert, in his 124-page report said of the incident in the endorsement of the investigation, also vicinity of the Caroline Islands. "Other praised Mooney’s prior record and charts in SAN FRANCISCO’s possession did, performance following the impact. however, clearly display a navigation hazard "Although the grounding incident in the vicinity of the grounding," it said. compelled me to punish [him] and remove "SAN FRANCISCO’s navigation team failed him from command, in my opinion it does to review those charts adequately and not negate 19 years of exemplary service," transfer pertinent data to the chart being the Admiral wrote. "Prior to the grounding used for navigation, as relevant directives incident, USS SAN FRANCISCO and the ship’s own procedures required. "If demonstrated a trend of continuing SAN FRANCISCO’s leaders and watch teams improvement and compiled an impressive had complied with requisite procedures and record of achievement under [Mooney’s] exercised prudent navigation practices, the leadership. Moreover, the crew’s post- grounding would most likely have been grounding response under his direct avoided. Even if not wholly avoided, leadership was commendable and enabled however, the grounding would not have [the sub’s] recovery and safe return to been as severe and loss of life may have port." Greenert also criticized the executive been prevented." Machinist's Mate 2nd officer and navigation team for their share Class Joseph Allen Ashley, 24, of Akron, of the responsibility, saying their "failure to Ohio, died aboard the submarine January 9 adequately and critically review applicable from an "inevitably fatal" severe head injury publications and available charts led to sustained during the accident. "Earlier submission of an ill-advised voyage plan and evacuation or arrival of medical officers hindered the commanding officer’s ability would not have changed the outcome for to make fully informed safety-of-ship [Petty Officer] Ashley" the investigation said decisions." Six crew members were in regard to the two additional medical punished March 22 by Capt. Bradley personnel flown aboard by helicopter and Gehrke, commander of Submarine two attempts to medically evacuate him by Squadron 15 on Guam, to which SAN helicopter. Another 97 of 137 crew FRANCISCO was assigned. None were members reported injuries ranging from identified due to privacy reasons, but they minor bruising and muscle strains to two included enlisted, senior enlisted and who suffered dislocated shoulders. Sixty- officer. The punishments included reduction eight of them were evaluated and treated in rate and punitive letters of reprimand. aboard, while the remaining 29 were San Francisco remained in drydock in Apra treated at Naval Hospital Guam when SAN Harbor, Guam, under repair. FRANCISCO returned to port under her own May 10 power January 10. Just three of them were 1912 - PCU K-7 (SS-38) keel laid as K-7 at 21

Union Iron Works, San Francisco, CA. Francisco, CA. PCU K-8 (SS-39) keel laid as K-8 at Union 1944 - PCU CUBERA (SS-347) keel laid as Iron Works, San Francisco, CA. CUBERA at Electric Boat Company, Groton, 1927 - PCU V-5 (later NARWHAL) (SS-167) CT. keel laid as V-5 (SC-1) at Portsmouth Navy 1946 - USS BLACKFISH (SS-221) Yard, Kittery, ME. decommissioned at New London, CT; laid 1943 - PCU CISCO (SS-290) commissioned up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. USS CISCO (SS-290) at Portsmouth Navy USS POMPON (SS-267) decommissioned at Yard, Kittery, ME. New London, CT; laid up in the Atlantic 1945 - USS R-2 (SS-79) decommissioned at Reserve Fleet, New London Group. Philadelphia, PA. 1955 - USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) suffered a 1946 - USS HARDHEAD (SS-365) small leak in a freshwater line in the steam decommissioned at Mare Island Navy Yard, plant as she left on her shakedown cruise Vallejo, CA; laid up in the Pacific Reserve from Groton, CT, forcing the ship to return Fleet at Mare Island. to port for quick repairs. The Navy said the 1952 - USS BASHAW (SS-241) second leak did not involve the reactor. decommissioning for conversion to a 1956 - USS SAILFISH (SSR-572) was Hunter-Killer Submarine at Hunters Point underway off Kittery, ME. Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, CA. 1961 - USS BURRFISH (SS-312) final 1960 - USS TRITON (SSN-586) completed decommisssioning and loaned to Canada, the first submerged circumnavigation of the renamed HMCS Grilse (SS-71). globe following Ferdinand Magellan's route 1964 - PCU QUEENFISH (SSN-651) keel laid and steaming more than 41,000 miles in as QUEENFISH at Newport News just 84 days. Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, 1962 - USS PERMIT (SSN-594) was run over Newport News, VA. by the cargo ship Hawaiian Citizen while 1994 - Ex-FLASHER (SSN-613) disposition PERMIT was on a submerged test run near complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and the Farallon Islands 30 miles from San Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Francisco, CA. A Navy spokesman said the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, only damage to the submarine was that the WA. doors to the conning tower were bent. The May 12 crew had to force the doors open to raise 1918 - PCU H-4 (SS-147) keel laid as H-4 at the radio antenna to communicate with Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. freighters standing by. PCU H-5 (SS-148) keel laid as H-5 at Puget 1994 - Ex-ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN-602) Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. disposition complete by Nuclear Powered 1919 - USS H-4 (SS-147) collided with USS F- Ship and Submarine Recycling Program 2 (ex-BARRACUDA) (SS-21) while mooring at (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Hunter's Point. Bremerton, WA. 1931 - USS R-16 (SS-93) decommissioned at May 11 Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. 1922 - PCU S-31 (SS-136) commissioned USS 1937 - PCU SARGO (SS-188) keel laid as S-31 (SS-136) at Union Iron Works, San SARGO at Electric Boat Company, Groton, Francisco, CA; Lt. William A. Heard CT. commanding. 1941 - PCU DRUM (SS-228) launched at 1923 - PCU S-38 (SS-143) commissioned USS Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. S-38 (SS-143) at Union Iron Works, San 1964 - PCU JOHN ADAMS (SSBN-620) 22

commissioned USS JOHN ADAMS (SSBN- Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. 620) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, 1937 - USS BARRACUDA/V-1/SF-4 (SS-163) ME. decommissioned at Philadelphia, PA. PCU NATHANAEL GREEN (SSBN-636) 1944 - PCU MORAY (SS-300) launched at launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Cramp Shipbuilding Corporation, Kittery, ME. Philadelphia, PA. PCU GRAYLING (SSN-646) keel laid as PCU RONCADOR (SS-301) launched at GRAYLING at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Cramp Shipbuilding Corporation, Kittery, ME. Philadelphia, PA. 1984 - PCU SALT LAKE CITY (SSN-716) 1945 - PCU IREX (SS-482) commissioned USS commissioned USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN- IREX (SS-482) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, 716) at Newport News Shipbuilding & Portsmouth, Kittery, ME; she was the first Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. U.S. fleet snorkel submarine. May 13 PCU SPINAX (SS-489) keel laid as SPINAX at 1931 - USS R-18 (SS-95) decommissioned at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA. 1946 - USS BAYA (SS-318) decommissioned 1943 - PCU BERGALL (SS-320) keel laid as at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; laid BERGALL at Electric Boat Company, Groton, up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island CT. Group. 1945 - PCU TRUMPETFISH (SS-425) 1957 - Ex-PORPOISE (SS-172) sold for launched at William Cramp and Company scrapping to Southern Scrap Material Shipbuilding Co., Philadelphia, PA. Company, Ltd., New Orleans, LA. PORPOISE PCU SIRAGO (SS-485) launched at the earned 5 battle stars for World War II Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, N.H; service. sponsored by Mrs. L. Mendel Rivers. 1960 - PCU ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN-602) 1972 - USS GRAMPUS (SS-523) launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, decommissioned and simultaneously struck Kittery, ME. from the Naval Vessel Register. Transferred 1964 - PCU GATO (SSN-615) launched at the (sold) under the Security Assistance Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Program to Brazil; renamed Rio Grandedo Corporation, Groton, CT. Sul. 1978 - while surfacing in the western 1986 - PCU TOPEKA (SSN-754) keel laid as Pacific, USS DARTER (SS-576) suffered TOPEKA at the Electric Boat Division, flooding when about 45,000 pounds of General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. seawater entered the engine room after a 2003 - the attack submarine USS snorkel head valve failed. USS Schofield LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) returned to her (FFG-3) escorted DARTER toward Yokosuka, homeport at Pearl Japan. She arrived 19 May for repairs. Harbor, HI, following a deployment over USS TULLIBEE (SSN-597) sustained a main eight months in support of Operation shaft failure just outside the shaft seals. Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi May 15 Freedom. 1918 - PCU H-7 (SS-150) keel laid as H-7 at May 14 Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. 1914 - PCU L-5 (SS-44) keel laid as L-5 at 1919 - PCU R-25 (SS-102) launched at Lake Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT; CT. sponsored by Mrs. Richard H. M. Robinson. 1918 - PCU H-6 (SS-149) keel laid as H-6 at 1930 - PCU V-5 (SC-1) (later NARWHAL) (SS- 23

167) commissioned Cruiser Submarine USS San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, V-5 (SC-1) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, CA, sank in 35 feet of water at the pier. No ME. fissionable material was on board. The 1931 - USS R-17 (SS-94) decommissioned at report of the U.S. Congress House Armed Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; Services Subcommittee convened to laid up at League Island. investigate the accident charged culpable USS R-19 (SS-96) decommissioned at negligence on the part of shipyard workers Philadelphia, PA; laid up in the Atlantic responsible for the submarine - two civilian Reserve Fleet, League Island. work crews pumped water into fore and aft USS R-20 (SS-97) decommissioned at sections of the boat; neither crew knew Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; what the other was doing. No casualties. laid up at League Island. 1971 - PCU POGY (SSN-647) commissioned 1936 - USS S-4 (SS-109) destroyed by USS POGY (SSN-647) at Pascagoula, MS sinking (scuttled). where she was completed after the 1941 - PCU AMBERJACK (SS-219) keel laid as contract with New York Shipbuilding, AMBERJACK at the Electric Boat Company, Camden, NJ, was cancelled. Groton, CT. May 16 PCU HALIBUT (SS-232) keel laid as HALIBUT 1916 - PCU L-11 (SS-51) launched at Fore at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA. 1942 - PCU WAHOO (SS-238) commissioned 1917 - PCU R-27 (SS-104) keel laid as R-27 at USS WAHOO (SS-238) at Mare Island Navy Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, Yard, Vallejo, CA. CT. 1943 - PCU PILOTFISH (SS-386) keel laid as 1944 - PCU SEA CAT (SS-399) commissioned PILOTFISH at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, USS SEA CAT (SS-399) at Portsmouth Navy ME. Yard, Kittery, ME. 1945 - PCU WAHOO (SS-516) keel laid as 1957 - USS SKATE (SSN-578), the first WAHOO. Never completed, broken up submarine to be powered by the Submarine (scrapped) on the ways at Mare Island Fleet Reactor was launched at the Electric Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. Boat Division, General Dynamics 1946 - USS CROAKER (SS-246) Corporation, Groton, CT. This class decommissioned at New London, CT and introduced Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and placed in reserve; laid up in the Atlantic Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA to Reserve Fleet, New London. nuclear powered submarine construction. 1965 - PCU GUARDFISH (SSN-612) launched 1959 - PCU BLUEBACK (SS-581) launched at at New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, NJ. Pasgagoula, MS. 1967 - USS REDFIN (SS-272) second 1981 - PCU JACKSONVILLE (SSN-699) decommissioning; placed in service as a commissioned USS JACKSONVILLE (SSN-699) Naval Reserve Training Vessel at Baltimore, at the Electric Boat Division, General MD. Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1968 - PCU SPADEFISH (SSN-668) launched 1996 - USS FLYING FISH (SSN-673) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock, decommissioned and simultaneously struck Company, Newport News, VA. from the Naval Vessel Register. 1969 - USS TAUTOG (SSN-639) in collision 2003 - Adm. Vern Clark, Chief of Naval with a Soviet submarine. PCU GUITARRO Operations (CNO), spoke to the crew of USS (SSN-665) undergoing final fitting-out at the SALT LAKE CITY (SSN-716). SALT LAKE CITY is 24

a Los Angeles-class nuclear powered attack Pearl Harbor, HI, after her reduction gear submarine that was in dry dock at Naval failed, rendering her propeller inoperable. Base Point Loma, CA. The CNO was in San 2005 - PCU TEXAS (SSN-775) sailed into and Diego visiting with sailors and to meet with moored at the Northrop Grumman the senior enlisted and officer leadership Newport News, VA shipyards after community. successfully completing Alpha sea trials. 2005 - USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724) departed TEXAS is the second Virginia-class her homeport of Pearl Harbor, HI, for a six- submarine and the first major U.S. Navy month deployment to the Western Pacific. combatant vessel class designed with the 2006 - USS LA JOLLA (SSN-701) departed post-Cold War security environment in Pearl Harbor, HI for a six-month Western mind. TEXAS was the first new sub to get its Pacific deployment. LA JOLLA is one of three final assembly in Newport News, VA in specially configured attack submarines, more than 10 years. The 377-foot, 7,800- equipped with the Special Operations ton vessel, is the second in the Virginia class capable Dry Deck Shelter (DDS), which can of nuclear-powered fast attack boats and allow special operation forces including follows USS CHEYENNE (SSN-773), the last Navy SEALs (Sea, Air, Land) to deploy of the Los Angeles-class subs, which was undetected from deployed submarines. assembled in 1996. May 17 May 18 1920 - PCU S-6 (SS-111) commissioned USS 1945 - Axis forces surrendered in Europe -- S-6 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. V-E (Victory in Europe) Day. 1942 - PCU GUNNEL (SS-253) launched at USS S-12 (SS-117) second decommissioning the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; 1944 - PCU HAWKBILL (SS-366) struck from the Naval Vessel Register. commissioned USS HAWKBILL (SS-366) at USS S-14 (SS-119) second decommissioning Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; Manitowoc, WI; Lt. Comdr. F. W. Scanland, struck from the Naval Vessel Register. Jr., commanding. 1946 - USS GUNNEL (SS-253) 1969 - PCU FLYING FISH (SSN-673) launched decommissioned at New London, CT; laid at the Electric Boat Division, General up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. 1956 - PCU BARBEL (SS-580)) keel laid as 1984 - a fire broke out aboard USS BARBEL at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, GUITARRO (SSN-665) during a training Portsmouth, NH. exercise 65 miles northwest of San Diego, 1973 - Ex-SEA DOG (AGSS-401) sold by CA, near San Clemente Island. Officials said Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service that the fire originated in the submarine's (DRMS) for scrapping. battery well due to high heat from electrical 1989 - USS TAUTOG (SSN-639) onboard fire discharge on one of the cells. A sailor in the Pacific. making rounds discovered heat, steam, and 1991 - PCU ANNAPOLIS (SSN-760) launched a glow emitting from the battery well when at the Electric Boat Division, General he opened a well hatch. The submarine Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. headed for port and the crew had the fire May 19 under control but still burning when she 1917 - PCU N-7 (SS-59) launched at Lake arrived. Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT. 1989 - USS HELENA (SSN-725) was towed PCU R-24 (SS-101) keel laid as R-24 at Lake nearly 1,000 miles from Midway Island to Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT. 25

1923 - USS K-4 (ex-WALRUS) (SS-35) at Mare Island Naval Shipbuilding, Vallejo, decommissioned at Hampton Roads, VA; CA. laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. 1991 - Rear Adm. Wreford G. "Moon" 1924 - USS S-3 (SS-107) collided with USS S- Chapple, whose World War II submarine 49 (SS-160) at New London, CT. heroics became material for books and a 1944- PCU SPOT (SS-413) launched at Mare television series, died at his home. He was Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. 83 years old. The cause of death was not 1947 - Ex-SARGO (SS-188) sold for scrapping disclosed. The naval officer was a to Learner Company of California. commander in the submarine service when 1961 - PCU JOHN ADAMS (SSBN-620) keel the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Soon laid as JOHN ADAMS at Portsmouth Naval afterward, he and USS S-38 (SS-143) sank Shipyard, Kittery, ME. the transport Haro Maru, one of the first 1984 - PCU ALABAMA (SSBN-731) launched Japanese ships sunk in the Pacific at the Electric Boat Division, General theater. Commander Chapple was also once Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. sent to pick up General Douglas MacArthur 1989 - PCU MONTPELIER (SSN-765) keel laid but did not complete that mission because as MONTPELIER at Newport News on the way he sank a Japanese attack ship Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, in Tyabias Bay, near Mindanao in the Newport News, VA. Philippines. Admiral Chapple was awarded 1998 - USS TUCSON (SSN-770) deployed to two Navy Crosses, three Silver Stars, a the Persian Gulf in support of Operation Bronze Star and many campaign medals. His Southern Watch. exploits are featured in naval history books 2005 (on or about 5/19) - USS LAGARTO (SS- and provided much of the material for the 371) was located and "is perfectly upright 1950's television series The Silent Service. and seems to be intact..." off the coast of Admiral Chapple commanded the heavy Thailand in about two hundred feet of open cruiser Pittsburgh in the Korean War. He ocean water. retired in 1959. He is survived by his wife, May 20 Mary; a son, Michael, and four 1922 - PCU S-50 (SS-161) commissioned USS grandchildren. S-50 (SS-161) at Lake Torpedo Boat 1993 - Ex-PERMIT (SSN-594) disposition Company, Bridgeport, CT. complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and 1942 - PCU KINGFISH (SS-234) Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at commissioned USS KINGFISH (SS-234) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH. WA. 1944 - PCU BAYA (SS-318) commissioned 2004 - Commanding Officer Cmdr. James USS BAYA (SS-318) at the Electric Boat Pitts, USS TUCSON (SSN-770), and members Company, Groton, CT. of his navigation detail manned the sail as PCU SEA POACHER (SS-406) launched at they departed Pearl Harbor, HI. TUCSON, Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. the 59th of 62 Los Angeles-class nuclear 1950 - PCU GUDGEON (SS-567) keel laid as powered attack submarines was deploying GUDGEON at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, to the Western Pacific. Kittery, ME. May 21 1958 - PCU THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN- 1901 - PCU PLUNGER (later A-1) (SS-2) keel 600) keel laid as SCAMP at Mare Island laid as PLUNGER at Crescent Shipyards, Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. Elizabethport, NJ. 1967 - PCU GURNARD (SSN-662) launched 1917 - PCU AA-3 (later T-3/SF-3) (SS-61) 26

keel laid as AA-3 at Fore River Shipbuilding Harbor for Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands; Company, Quincy, MA. they were to be used as target ships in 1918 - the first Medal of Honor was Operation Crossroads, the atomic bomb awarded to a United States Naval officer or tests. enlisted man for action aboard a submarine 1948 - PCU VOLADOR (SS-490) launched at in wartime. Lieutenant Edouard Victor Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. Michael Azac, USN was aboard the USS 1957 - USS X-1 (SSX-1) suffered a hydrogen President Lincoln when she was attacked peroxide explosion at Portsmouth Naval and sunk by the German Submarine U-90. Shipyard that nearly destroyed the boat. He was picked up from the water by that 1962 - PCU JOHN MARSHALL (SSBN-611) submarine and made a prisoner of war. commissioned USS JOHN MARSHALL (SSBN- While being held, he observed the 611) at Newport News Shipbuilding and operations of the submarine paying Drydock Company, Newport News, VA. particular attention to the movements of PCU NATHANAEL GREEN (SSBN-636) keel German submarines with which the U-90 laid as NATHANAEL GREEN at Portsmouth was in radio contact. He felt the Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. information gained on the operations of the 1965 - PCU GEORGE C. MARSHALL (SSBN- enemy was so important that he would 654) launched at Newport News have to escape and get back to the Allies to Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, report. Shortly after arriving in the prisoner Newport News, VA. of war camp, he and a few others made a 1966 - PCU HADDOCK (SSN-621) launched break through the wire. He deliberately at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, drew the fire of guards to give time for the Pascagoula, MS. others to escape. This time his escape 1973 - USS STURGEON (SSN-637) struck the attempt was sucessful. In the ensuing days bottom of the ocean suffering minor he survived on only raw vegetables. damage while operating in deep water Scrambling through the forests and during a dive off the U.S. Virgin Islands. The mountains of southeastern Germany and Navy said there were no injuries to the crew finally swimming the Rhine River under the and the submarine's nuclear power plant eyes of German sentries, Anzac made it was not affected. The submarine put into back and turned over his indeed valuable the nearest U.S. port at Frederiksted, St. information. Croix, under her own power. 1923 - USS K-6 (SS-37) decommissioned at 1979 - PCU BALTIMORE (SSN-704) keel laid Hampton Roads (Submarine Base), VA. as BALTIMORE at the Electric Boat Division, 1935 - PCU SHARK (SS-174) launched at the General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1983 - PCU ALBUQUERQUE (SSN-706) 1940 - PCU TROUT (SS-202) launched at commissioned USS ALBUQUERQUE (SSN- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME. 706) at Submarine Base, New London, CT. 1942 - PCU PARGO (SS-264) keel laid as PCU NORFOLK (SSN-714) commissioned USS PARGO at the Electric Boat Company, NORFOLK (SSN-714) at Newport News Groton, CT. Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, 1944 - PCU BOARFISH (SS-327) launched at Newport News, VA. Electric Boat Company, Groton CT. 2002 - the auxiliary research submarine USS 1946 - USS SKIPJACK (SS-184) in company DOLPHIN (AGSS-555) reported fire and with submarines SEARAVEN (SS-196), TUNA flooding at 11:30 PM (PDT). The entire crew (SS-203) and SKATE (SS-305) departed Pearl was forced to evacuate the ship. DOLPHIN 27

was operating approximately 100 miles off 1946 - USS COBIA (SS-245) decommissioned the coast of San Diego, CA. at New London, CT; laid up in the Atlantic The fast attack submarine USS TUCSON Reserve Fleet. (SSN-770) transited the mouth of Apra USS DENTUDA (SS-335) departed Pearl Harbor, Guam. TUCSON, commissioned Harbor, HI, for Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands, September 9, 1995, has retractable bow to be used as a target ship in Operation planes to give her increased Crossroads, the atomic bomb tests. maneuverability. TUCSON's stealth design, 1965 - PCU JAMES K. POLK (SSBN-645) endurance, and mobility provide the launched at the Electric Boat Division, National Command Authority a powerful General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. tool for protecting U.S. interests and 1968 - USS SCORPION (SSN-589) listed by supporting allies around the world. The the Naval Vessel Register as lost by storm or modern submarine is the original stealth perils of the sea. weapon. 1970 - PCU TUNNY (SSN-682) keel laid as May 22 TUNNY at Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation, 1918 - USS L-1 (SS-40) conducted a torpedo Pascagoula, MS. attack on a German submarine at 1440Z 2002 - the American submarine USS near the Scilly Islands off the U.K. The DOLPHIN (AGSS-555) experienced severe German sub spotted the submarine tracks flooding and fires off the coast of San Diego, and turned stern to and the torpedoes CA. She was abandoned by her crew, and all missed. The German sub then took L-1 personnel were rescued by nearby naval under fire from her deck gun, making L-1 vessels. Although severely damaged, the the first U.S. submarine to be fired upon by ship was towed back to San Diego for an enemy warship. Additionally, several U.S. overhaul. submarines were fired upon by friendly 2004 - the keel was laid and authenticated ships during operations off Block Island and for the newest Virginia-class submarine, the Azores. PCU NORTH CAROLINA (SSN-777), at 1920 - PCU S-17 (SS-122) launched at Lake Northrop Grumman Newport News, VA Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT. shipyard. Linda Bowman, wife of Adm. 1924 - PCU S-29 (SS-134) commissioned USS Frank L. "Skip" Bowman, director, Naval S-29 (SS-134) at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Nuclear Reactors, is the boat's sponsor. Her Corporation, Quincy, MA. initials were welded onto a metal plate that 1926 - PCU V-3 (SF-6) (later BONITA) (SS- are affixed in the submarine's auxiliary 165) commissioned USS V-3 (SF-6) at Mare machinery room (AMR). The current Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. construction schedule calls for the 1935 - USS S-14 (SS-119) decommissioned submarine's launching in late 2005 followed at Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; by commissioning in late 2007. laid up in the Reserve Fleet. May 23 USS S-16 (SS-121) decommissioned at 1939 - USS SQUALUS (SS-192) flooded Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, PA; through her main induction (jammed open) laid up in the Reserve Fleet. during sea trials off the coast of 1944 - PCU TREPANG (SS-412) Portsmouth, NH. SQUALUS sank, killing 26 commissioned USS TREPANG (SS-412) at men. The rescue of 33 survivors saw the Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. first use of the McCann rescue chamber. PCU TRUTTA (SS-421) keel laid as TRUTTA at She was recommissioned SAILFISH in 1940. Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1941 - PCU GRAMPUS (SS-207) 28

commissioned USS GRAMPUS (SS-207) at were draining the liquid into two five-gallon the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. plastic containers, a routine operation. The 1943 - PCU DORADO (SS-248) launched at spill, said the Navy, was due to the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. inattention of the personnel doing the 1948 - USS BLUEBACK (SS-326) draining. The water being drained decommissioned; under terms of the reportedly was part of the submarine's Security Assistance Program (Grant-in-Aid), secondary cooling system. The drydock BLUEBACK was decommissioned at Ismir, drain was contaminated but was closed Republic of Turkey; struck from the Naval before any spillage escaped into the sea. Vessel Registry (NVR) and transferred to the According to the Navy, no workers were Turkish Navy. Commissioned as TCG2 Inonu contaminated. Shipyard employees (S-331); shortly after turnover, Inonu disputed the Navy's account, saying that the received GUPPY I interior modifications at spill was much bigger, about 100 gallons; Golcuk Naval Yard in Turkey and remaining that response to the spill was slow; and that snorkel modification was conducted at several workers suffered skin Philadelphia Naval Shipyard in 1953. contamination. These reports could not be USS BOARFISH (SS-327) decommissioned verified. Subsequently a contaminated 15 and was immediately recommissioned in by 20 foot section of drydock was the Turkish Navy as Gur. jackhammered up, sealed in drums and USS CHUB (SS-329) decommissioned; under shipped to a nuclear waste site in Hanford, terms of Security Assistance Program, Chub WA. was overhauled in San Francisco, CA; 1989 - USS GURNARD (SSN-662) ran transited the Panama Canal; made a port aground off the California coast near San call at New London, CT and sailed for Diego while submerged during a routine Turkey. Chub decommissioned at Ismir, training mission. No injuries or damages Republic of Turkey and was transferred as were reported. "Grant-in-Aid" to the Turkish Navy. USS SEAHORSE (SSN-669) ran aground in USS BRILL (SS-330) decommissioned; after the Pacific. overhaul, BRILL made a port call at New 2002 - the fast attack submarine USS SALT London, CT and departed for Izmir, Republic LAKE CITY (SSN-716) transited the mouth of of Turkey. BRILL decommissioned there and Apra Harbor for a short port visit in Guam. was struck from the Naval Vessel Registry She later moored alongside the tender USS (NVR); transferred as "Grant-in-Aid" to the Frank Cable (AS-40) in Apra Harbor. SALT Turkish Navy. LAKE CITY's stealth design, endurance, and 1970 - PCU DRUM (SSN-677) launched at mobility provide the National Command Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. Authority a powerful tool for protecting U.S. PCU CAVALLA (SSN-684) keel laid as interests and supporting allies around the CAVALLA at the Electric Boat Division, world. The modern submarine is the General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. original stealth weapon. SALT LAKE CITY is a 1978 - while workers were draining a piping Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine system aboard USS PUFFER (SSN-652), homeported in San Diego, CA and was on a radioactive water spilled on the drydock regularly scheduled deployment. surface at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, May 24 Bremerton, WA. A Navy spokesman said 1918 - USS K-6 (SS-37) struck bottom during that "less than 5 gallons" of slightly a dive off the entrance to Punta Delgada, radioactive water spilled as the workers Azores. 29

PCU O-2 (SS-63) launched at Puget Sound 1939 - PCU SEALION (SS-195) launched at Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA. the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1919 - PCU AA-3 (later T-3/SF-3) (SS-61) 1944 - PCU CUSK (SS-348) keel laid as CUSK launched at Fore River Shipbuilding at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. Company, Quincy, MA. PCU SEA ROBIN (SS-407) launched at PCU R-9 (SS-86) launched at Fore River Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA. sponsored by Mrs. Homer Ambrose wife of 1943 - PCU BLUEFISH (SS-222) Capt. Ambrose, the Navy Yard's Production commissioned USS BLUEFISH (SS-222) at the Superintendent. Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1945 - PCU CHOPPER (SS-342) PCU CABRILLA (SS-288) commissioned USS commissioned USS CHOPPER (SS-342) at CABRILLA (SS-288) at Portsmouth Navy Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. Yard, Kittery, ME. 1946 - USS GUARDFISH (SS-217) 1944 - PCU SEA DEVIL (SS-400) decommissioned at New London, CT; laid commissioned USS SEA DEVIL (SS-400) at up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet. Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1963 - PCU BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (SSBN- 1979 - USS ANDREW JACKSON (SSBN-619) 640) keel laid as BENJAMIN FRANKLIN at the incurred slight damage to her rudder when Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics she ran aground briefly while entering the Corporation, Groton, CT. New London, CT, harbor in reduced 1964 - USS GROWLER (SSG-577) visibility. decommissioned at Mare Island Naval 1979 - USS GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER Shipyard, Vallejo, CA.; laid up in the Pacific (SSBN-656) snagged nets of Spanish trawler. Reserve Fleet, Mare Island Group. 1990 - Ex-REQUIN (IXSS-481) donated as a 1975 - a lengthy story in The New York Museum and Memorial to Carnegie Science Times detailed a secret U.S. Navy submarine Center, Pittsburgh, PA. intelligence gathering program code-named May 25 "Holystone". Using specially equipped 1918 - PCU H-8 (SS-151) keel laid at Puget submarines the Navy has spied on the Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA; built by Soviet Union and other countries since the the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT, for early 1960s, at times within their three-mile the Imperial Russian Government. Her limit. Several accidents resulted from these shipment was held up pending the outcome missions including damaging a U.S. of the Russian Revolution and stored in submarine which surfaced under a Soviet knockdown condition at Vancouver, B.C. ship during a Soviet fleet exercise as well as She was purchased by the Navy on 20 May accidents listed at 12/31/65, 12/31/67, 1918 and assembled at Puget Sound Navy 12/31/68, 10/31/69, 11/14/69, 3/31/71, Yard. 5/1/74, and 12/31/74. Further expose's of 1920 - PCU S-2 (SS-106) commissioned USS the "Holystone" program were in The S-2 at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Washington Post (1/4/74), The New York Bridgeport, CT. Times (7/4 and 7/6/75), The Village Voice 1931 - Ex-S-49 (SS-160) sold for scrapping to (2/16/76), The Chicago Tribune (12/4/77) Boston Iron and Metal Company, Baltimore, and The Baltimore Sun (4/18/81). According MD. to the reports, most of the submarines 1936 - PCU SEAL (SS-183) keel laid as SEAL involved in "Holystone" missions were at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. Sturgeon-class nuclear powered attack

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submarines, which also were armed with 1978 - about two cups of radioactive water nuclear weapons. leaked from a pipe fitting aboard USS 1984 - USS PATRICK HENRY (SSBN-599) ASPRO (SSN-648) while the submarine was decommissioned. in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, WA. A 1985 - PCU ALABAMA (SSBN-731) worker failed to shut a valve tightly. commissioned USS ALABAMA (SSBN-731) at According to the Navy, no personnel the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics suffered skin exposure, but the worker Corporation, Groton, CT. detected a small spot of radioactivity on his 1989 - fire aboard USS BLUEBACK (SS-581) pants which was removed and disposed of forced her to surface during training as radioactive waste. No radioactivity exercises off the coast of southern escaped to the outside environment. California. No injuries were reported and 1992 - USS FLASHER (SSN-613) damage appeared slight. decommissioned and simultaneously struck USS HOUSTON (SSN-713) snagged tow cable from the Naval Vessel Register. of and sunk the tug Barcona. May 27 1991 - PCU SANTA FE (SSN-763) keel laid as 1914 - PCU L-6 (SS-45) keel laid as L-6 at SANTA FE at the Electric Boat Division, Craig Shipbuilding Company, Long Beach, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. CA. 2000 - crewmembers of USS ALABAMA USS 1931 - USS O-8 (SS-69) decommissioned at ALABAMA (SSBN-731) spelled out "'BAMA Philadelphia, PA.; laid up in the Atlantic 50" on her missile deck off San Diego, CA, Reserve Fleet. signifying the completion of the ballistic 1943 - PCU BESUGO (SS-321) keel laid as missile submarine's 50th deterrent patrol. BESUGO at the Electric Boat Company, 2006 - the Ohio-class guided missile Groton, CT. submarine USS FLORIDA (SSGN-728) was PCU SPADEFISH (SS-411) keel laid as officially welcomed to her new home in SPADEFISH at Mare Island Navy Yard, Kings Bay, GA with a return to service Vallejo, CA. ceremony in Mayport, FL. FLORIDA is the 1944 - PCU BECUNA (SS-319) commissioned second of four SSBN submarines to be USS BECUNA (SS-319) at Electric Boat converted to the guided missile SSGN Company, Groton, CT. platform. PCU TORO (SS-422) keel laid as TORO at May 26 Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. 1958 - PCU SKIPJACK (SSN-585) launched at 1947 - USS TORSK (SS-423) and USS the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Johnston (DD-821) were damaged in a Corporation, Groton, CT. collision off New London, CT. PCU TULLIBEE (SSN-597) keel laid as 1958 - PCU PATRICK HENRY (SSBN-599) keel TULLIBEE at the Electric Boat Division, laid as (SSBN-599) at the Electric Boat General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. Division, General Dynamics Corporation, 1964 - PCU POLLACK (SSN-603) Groton, CT. commissioned USS POLLACK (SSN-603) at 1964 - PCU WHALE (SSN-638) keel laid as New York Shipbuilding Company, Camden, WHALE at General Dynamics Corporation, NJ. Quincy, MA. 1977 - PCU SAN FRANCISCO (SSN-711) keel 1968 - USS SCORPION (SS-589) indicated laid as SAN FRANCISCO at Newport News her position on May 21 to be about 50 miles Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, south of the Azores. On May 27 she was Newport News, VA. reported overdue at Norfolk, VA. SCORPION 31

was lost with 99 officers and men west of by the U.S. Submarine Veterans of World the Azores while in transit from the War II. This year, USS SKATE (SSN-578) was Mediterranean Sea. The most probable inducted. The guest speaker for the cause was inadvertent activation of a ceremony, Captain Wesley C. Hewitt, U.S. torpedo battery, resulting in a "hot run" Navy (Retired), a 1957 graduate of the U.S. torpedo detonation. At the end of October, Naval Academy and former crewmember of the Navy's oceanographic research ship, SKATE, spoke on his experiences while Mizar, located sections of SCORPION's hull assigned to the submarine and on behalf of in more than 10,000 feet of water about all who served aboard her. The second 400 miles southwest of the Azores. The U.S. submarine of the United States Navy named Department of Defense revealed in 1981 for the Skate, a type of Ray, SKATE was the that in the Spring of 1968 a nuclear lead ship of the Skate class of nuclear attack weapons accident occurred in the Atlantic, submarines. She was the third nuclear the details of which remain classified. submarine commissioned, the first to make Despite the Pentagon's equivocation, this a completely submerged trans-Atlantic was taken to refer to SCORPION and, crossing, the second submarine to reach the nevertheless, it was generally known that North Pole and the first to surface there. two nuclear-armed ASTOR torpedoes were Her keel was laid in Groton, CT on July 21, on board when the submarine sank. 1955. She was launched on May 16, 1957 2004 - more than 5,000 Sailors and Marines and commissioned on December 23, 1957. embarked with USS Belleau Wood's (LHA 3) On March 17, 1959, SKATE became the first Expeditionary Strike Group Three (ESG-3), submarine to surface at the North Pole. In deployed to the Western Pacific and Central 1958, from the end of July to the 20th of Command Area of Responsibility (AOR) in August, SKATE was engaged in operations support of the Global War on Terrorism under the ice pack, primarily to develop (GWOT). Belleau Wood, amphibious surfacing techniques and gather transport dock USS Denver (LPD 9) and information on ice conditions. On July 7, amphibious dock landing ship USS 1962, SKATE again set course toward the Comstock (LSD 45) departed San Diego North Pole. Five days later, USS today in support of the Global War on SEADRAGON (SSN-584) did likewise from Terrorism (GWOT). The remainder of ESG-3, Pearl Harbor. The two submarines made cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53), guided their rendezvous on July 31, 1962. After missile destroyers USS Preble (DDG 88), USS meeting, they operated together for over a Hopper (DDG 70) and fast attack submarine week. Both submarines surfaced at the USS CHARLOTTE (SSN-766) departed in June North Pole on August 2 and official 2004. greetings and insignia of Submarine Force 2006 - the Submarine Learning Facility and Atlantic Fleet and Submarine Force Pacific the U.S. Submarine Veterans of World War Fleet were exchanged. II conducted a memorial service at Ramage May 28 Hall, Norfolk, Va. The ceremony honored 1903 - PCU GRAMPUS (later A-3) (SS-4) the submarines and submariners that made commissioned USS GRAMPUS at Mare the ultimate sacrifice in defense of our Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA. nation. It was open to those with military PCU PIKE (later A-5) (SS-6) commissioned identification, base access or by invitation USS PIKE at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, only. Each year, a submarine is honored and CA. inducted into the Submarine Hall of Fame 1918 - PCU S-34 (SS-139) keel laid as S-34 at 32

Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San 1918 - PCU O-4 (SS-65) commissioned USS Francisco, CA. O-4 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, 1919 - USS D-3 (ex-SALMON) (SS-19) Quincy, MA; Lt. R. H. English commanding. collided with USS K-6 (SS-37). 1922 - PCU S-25 (SS-130) launched at the 1940 - PCU MARLIN (SS-205) keel laid as Fore River Shipbuilding Corporation, MARLIN at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Quincy, MA; sponsored by Mrs. Ross P. ME. Schlabach. 1943 - PCU ARCHERFISH (SS-311) launched 1942 - PCU RATON (SS-270) keel laid as at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. RATON at Manitowoc Shipbuilding Co, 1944 - PCU CHARR (SS-328) launched at the Manitowoc, WI. Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; 1956 - PCU SKIPJACK (SSN-585) keel laid as sponsored by Mrs. W. F. Orkney. SKIPJACK at the Electric Boat Division, PCU LAGARTO (SS-371) launched at General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company, PCU TRITON (SSN-586) keel laid as TRITON Manitowoc, WI. at the Electric Boat Division, General 1952 - USS RASHER (SSR-269) second Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. decommissioning after being reclassified as 1958 - USS STICKLEBACK (SS-415) lost while a radar picket submarine; she immediately being towed toward Pearl Harbor, HI the commenced that conversion. day after a collision with destroyer USS 1956 - PCU DARTER (SS-576) launched at Silverstein (DD-534). No casualties. the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics 1959 - Ex-GAR (SS-206) struck from the Corporation, Groton, CT. Naval Vessel Register. 1958 - USS STICKLEBACK (SS-415) sunk after 1962 - PCU PERMIT (SSN-594) being rammed by USS Silverstein (DE-534) commissioned USS PERMIT (SSN-594) at off Pearl Harbor, HI. There were no Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA. casualties. The submarine had lost power 1964 - PCU TECUMSEH (SSBN-628) and drifted into Silverstein's path. commissioned USS TECUMSEH (SSBN-628) PCU THRESHER (SSN-593) keel laid as at the Electric Boat Division, General THRESHER at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT. Kittery, ME. 1989 - USS GREENLING (SSN-614) 1970 - USS DANIEL BOONE (SSBN-629), equipment operation failure in the Atlantic. proceeding on her initial sea trials, collided 1992 - USS GUITARRO (SSN-665) with the Philippine merchant ship President decommissioned and simultaneously struck Quezon off Cape Henry, VA. The submarine from the Naval Vessel Register. incurred minor damage but the President 2006 - Ex-TAUTOG (SSN-639) sail exhibit Quezon received extensive damage to her dedicated at Seawolf Park, Galveston, TX. bow. May 30 1985 - ex-NAUTILUS (SSN-571) was off San 1942 - PCU RUNNER (SS-275) launched at Francisco being readied for towing by Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. Quapaw (ATF-110), on the first leg on her 1943 - PCU DEVILFISH (SS-292) launched at journey to Groton, CT. Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, May 29 PA. 1911 - PCU E-1 (ex-SKIPJACK) (SS-24) PCU HACKLEBACK (SS-295) launched at launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, Company, Quincy, MA. PA.

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1944 - PCU MAPIRO (SS-376) keel laid as 1943 - PCU BONEFISH (SS-223) MAPIRO at Manitowoc Shipbuilding commissioned USS BONEFISH (SS-223) at Company, Manitowoc, WI. the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT. 1946 - USS TUNA (SS-203) arrived at Bikini USS PIPEFISH (SS-388) keel laid as PIPEFISH Atoll after refitting at Pearl Harbor in at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME. preparation for being used as a target in the 1946 - USS APOGON (SS-308) arrived at atomic bomb testing. She was assigned a Bikini Atoll after refitting at Pearl Harbor in place among the target vessels anchored preparation for being used as a target in the there. atomic bomb testing. 1952 - PCU WAHOO (SS-565) commissioned USS PIRANHA (SS-389) decommissioned at USS WAHOO (SS-565) at Portsmouth Naval Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; laid up Shipyard, Kittery, ME. in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, Mare Island 2006 - USS CHICAGO (SSN-721) returned to Group. her homeport of Pearl Harbor, HI, after 2004 - USS GREENEVILLE (SSN-772) brought steaming 30,514 nautical miles during a six- the flag to half-mast over the USS Utah month deployment to the Western Pacific. Memorial on Ford Island, HI, in honor of May 31 Memorial Day. 1917 - PCU AA-2 (later T-2/SF-2) (SS-60) keel laid as AA-2 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA.

Source: http://www.esryle.com/coblinks/tdish/index.htm

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Apprentice Boys

Apprentice boys were introduced during the period 1875-1880 and lasted only a short time until 1904. For a number of years, however, the apprentice system formed a major part of the Navy's training program for enlisted men. Its purpose was to attract high caliber youngsters into the Navy and give them instructions in seamanship, gunnery and the rudiments of a general education.

Apprentices entered the Navy between the ages of 14 and 18 and served until their 21st birthday. Unlike other applicants of that time they could not be enlisted at recruiting stations. Instead, they reported to one of the Navy's receiving ships at Boston, New York, Philadelphia or Mare Island. After 1883 they could also enlist at the training station at Newport. It was preferred that their parents or guardian accompany them when they applied.

Apprentices were examined by a board consisting of the commanding officer, one other line officer and a medical officer. By regulations of the time, the board could qualify some very small lads at the age of 14 years. However, for the 14 year olds, 4 foot nine and 70 pounds were the minimum height and weight, while for the 16 year olds the figures were 5 foot one and 90 pounds. Applicants had to be able to read and write, or in special cases where the boy showed general intelligence and was otherwise qualified he could be enlisted notwithstanding that his reading and writing were imperfect. Their character had to be well above average and upon being accepted they became Apprentice Third Class. Pay was $9.00 per month. Within one month after enlisting, the apprentice was transferred to the naval station at Newport. There he received instruction in reading, writing, arithmetic and the basic subjects of the seaman's profession. This period of shoreside training lasted six months. Next came a period aboard a cruiser training ship. Cruiser training ships formed a regular squadron. In 1897, for example, the apprentice training squadron was formed on Essex, Adams and Alliance. Bark-rigged and wooden hulled, they were 185 feet long and displaced 1,375 tons. The permanent ship's company of these vessels were mature Navymen especially adapted for that particular service, as regards to character, intelligence and professional qualifications.

Apprentices were stationed in one part of the ship for three months, as royal yardmen at the maintop, for example. Only in case of necessity were they detailed for duty as messmen. Cruiser training ships made a summer cruise and a winter cruise. After making both cruises the 35

apprentices were transferred to a cruising ship of war. At this time they were advanced to Apprentice Second Class. Pay was then $10.00 per month. Aboard the cruising ship their duties continued to include considerable training. After one year's service, they were advanced to Apprentice First Class, monthly pay of $11.00.

Apprentices First Class had a grade equal to that of Seaman Second Class, or Ordinary Seaman; and an Apprentice Third Class was equal to that of Seaman Third Class, or Landsman. As a group these were the "Apprentice Boys" (there was also a rating of Boy in the Navy in 1797).

In view of the difficult entrance requirements, the low pay, and the varied duty they were subjected to, the question often was asked why would a youngster want to become an apprentice. One of the reasons was that they received a good education for the time, and at the same time received systematic instruction in seamanship.

The apprentice training system in the Navy ended in December 1904 when it became merged with the landsman training system of that time. The main emphasis shifted to basic training ashore, with a three months' course of instruction at one of the Navy's three training stations. These were Newport, Norfolk, and San Francisco. The last Apprentice Boy payed off was Harry Morris, TMC who served from 1903 to 1958. Chief Morris, like the other ex- apprentices, wore a figure eight knot insignia on his uniform.

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

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2-9 September 2012 USSVI 2012 National Convention SVWWII 2012 National Convention

US Submarine Veterans Hampton Roads Base, with the Support of the North Carolina Submarine Veteran Bases, will host the 2012 USSVI and SVWWII National Conventions in Downtown Norfolk

Norfolk, VA is the ideal East Coast location for a Submarine Convention. Home to Commander, SVWWII 2012 National Convention Submarine Forces and Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic, Commander, Submarine Squadron SIX, NOB D&S Piers (Naval Station Norfolk), Newport News Shipbuilding and the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. All major contributors to the Submarine Force. To the north of Norfolk is the Submarine Capital of the World, Groton, CT. Further to the north is the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, NH. To the south of Norfolk is the once bustling Charleston Naval Base in Charleston, SC. Further to the south is Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay in Kingsland, GA. Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 234,403 as of the 2000 census, it is Virginia's second largest city behind its eastern neighbor, Virginia Beach. Norfolk is located at the core of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, named for the large natural harbor of the same name located at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. It is one of nine cities and seven counties that constitute the Hampton Roads metro area, officially known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA. The city is bordered to the west by the Elizabeth River and to the north by the Chesapeake Bay. It also shares land borders with the independent cities of Chesapeake to its south and Virginia Beach to its east. One of the oldest of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads, Norfolk is considered to be the historic, urban, financial, and cultural center of the region. The city has a long history as a strategic military and transportation point. Norfolk Naval Base is the world's largest such base, and the world's largest military alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has its defense headquarters here. The city also has the corporate headquarters of Norfolk Southern Railway, one of North America's principal Class I railroads, and Maersk Line, Limited, who manages the world's largest fleet of US-flag vessels. As the city is bordered by multiple bodies of water, Norfolk has many miles of riverfront and bay-front property. It is linked to its neighbors by an extensive network of Interstate highways, bridges, tunnels, and bridge-tunnel complexes.

Source: http://ussvi-2012convention.com/default.htm

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June 2012 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 USS Herring (SS-233) in 1944

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10 11 12 13 14 15 16 USS USS R-12 USS Golet (SS-89) in 1943 (SS-361) in 1944

17 18 19 20 21 22 23 USS Bonefish USS S-27 (SS-132) USS O-9 (SS-70) (SS-223) in 1945 in 1942 in 1941 Base Meeting at O’Charley’s: 1800 Social 1900 Dinner 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 John Solis USS Runner (SS-275) in 1943

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USS Lagarto (SS-371)

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

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

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USS Scorpion (SSN-589)

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

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

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

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USS Squalus (SS-192)

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

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

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USS Stickleback (SS-415)

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

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

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

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

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