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U.S. Submarine News of the Day - ordered by date where possible
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WHAT'S "SURFACING" IN THE REALM OF SUB NEWS FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER, 2006
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USS DOLPHIN (AGSS-555) was decommissioned Friday, September 22, 2006 pierside at Point Loma Submarine Base, CA. A sad day for bubbleheads. Union-Tribune Publishing, September 22, 2006.
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USS WAHOO (SS-238) Photos of Possible Wreck Site. OK, now I'm a lot more excited and concede that this looks VERY MUCH like a Gato-class U.S. submarine.....have a look for yourself! Photos taken July 28 and 29, 2006 by Vladimir Kartashev.
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USS WAHOO (SS-238) Russians Find Wreckage of U.S. Submarine - Guardian Newspapers Limited, August 18, 2006.
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USS WAHOO (SS-238) a Russian party of divers say they have spotted and photographed the remains of USS WAHOO (SS-238) in Russian waters just north of Hokkaido, the northernmost Japanese island in the La Perouse Strait. - Honolulu Star-Bulletin, August 18, 2006
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USS WAHOO (SS-238) The Search for USS Wahoo (SS-238), USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, Honolulu, HI - a .pdf file detailing "proof" of the find. COB (LINKS) remains sceptical. They almost surely have found a submarine but is it really WAHOO? There are many wrecks in that area. We won't know for a while in any event and most of these articles say pretty much the same thing..
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USS GRUNION (SS-16) a search party funded by the eldest son of skipper Mannert L. "Jim" Abele had promising side-scanning sonar imagery that may be the remains of USS GRUNION (SS-238) deep (over 2000 feet) in frigid Alaskan waters. This is emails from the search party back to the land base party - COB (LINKS).
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USS GRUNION (SS-16) now the search for GRUNION may have a little more meat to it. There just weren't that many submarines lost in that area. Again, time will tell - COB (LINKS). Ralph Ranalli, The Boston Globe, August 17, 2006.
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WHAT ELSE HAS BEEN GOING ON?
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Capt. Barry Bruner was relieved by Capt. Jeffrey Powers as Commander, Submarine Squadron Seven in a ceremony held on the submarine piers of Pearl Harbor Naval Station, HI. - COMSUBPAC Public Affairs, August 04, 2006.
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USS NEVADA (SSBN-733) apparently snagged and severed the tow cable of a tug boat while submerged in the Strait of Juan de Fuca. - The Associated Press, August 4, 2006.
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Captain Richard H. Moyer relieved Rear Admiral Arnold O. Lotring, Jr. as Commanding Officer, Submarine Learning Center, Groton, CT, in change of command ceremonies, August 11, 2006. - Submarine Learning Center, Not Dated.
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HAVE A PEEK AT THE LATEST INNOVATIONS IN THE U.S. "SUBMERSIBLES" GAME. THIS IS "STAR WARS" STUFF FOR US DINOSAURS AND MUCH NEEDED SINCE THE DAYS BEFORE DIRT
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OceanWorks International - this is the home page for the featured links below, you may find some of the other links interesting. OceanWorks International provides subsea launch and recovery systems (LARS), remotely operated vehicles (ROV) and (RORV), Emergency Life Support (ELSS) pods and DDS, deck decompression for deep water rescue operations. - OceanWorks.com, Not Dated.
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Pressurized Rescue Module System - as an indication of the success of this technology, the U.S. Navy contracted OceanWorks International to design and build their next generation submarine rescue vehicle, the "Pressurized Rescue Module System" (PRMS). Submarine Rescue Systems, Emergency Life Support Stores (ELSS) pods, Submarine Decompression and Ventilation Systems and related launch and recovery systems. These rescue systems are used for submarine rescue operations and are called, the "Pressurized Rescue Module System" (PRMS). - OceanWorks.com, Not Dated. [This is the "real deal", the next generation in submarine rescue. COB (LINKS)]
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WHAT? MY LINKS AREN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU? GO FIND YOUR OWN DANG NEWS LINKS, THEN.
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Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet - USS OHIO has left the forefront for the moment and USS FLORIDA has taken her place in SSGN news. USS HONOLULU has farewell ceremony and will decommission after one final WESTPAC. - Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet, Not Dated.
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 | USS DOLPHIN (AGSS-555) - Dolphin ready to return, SignOnSanDiego.com, Not Dated. UPDATE!!!! July 7, 2006 - A source close to DOLPHIN states: "After spending $40+ million dollars for the repairs and overhaul, the boat will be inactivated on 22 September 2006. Actual decomm and striking will be around 8 December 2006". [She shall be missed. And DOLPHIN will be the end of the old diesel breed, too. COB (LINKS)]. |
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THE U.S. SILENT SERVICE IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY - WILL WE HAVE
"THE RIGHT STUFF" FOR GLOBAL TERRORISM AND THE OTHER OFF-THE-WALL TRASH THEY'LL THROW AT US?
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Diesel subs surface as a new threat - the Navy is testing several new detection systems, including one developed in the isles -- Gregg K. Kakesako -- gkakesako@starbulletin.com
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| OPTIMIZING THE SIZE OF TOMORROW'S U.S. NAVY SUBMARINE FORCE. THAT THEY CUT A LOT OF "DEADWOOD" GOES WITHOUT SAYING - THE QUESTION THAT REMAINS IS "COULD ANY OF THE SUITS FIND THEIR STERN ASPECT WITH BOTH HANDS?". FOR ALL OUR SAKES, LETS HOPE SO! |
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US intelligence missed Chinese military buildup - Agence France Presse, June 9, 2005 |
| FEMALE SUBMARINERS - MORE SACRED ICONS!! BUT DON'T ASK ME, I'M AN OLD DINOSAUR WITH OPINIONS THAT FOLLOW THAT MINDSET. ALL I REALLY KNOW IS THAT I'M GLAD MY ACTIVE DUTY DAYS ARE BEHIND ME, MAYBE YOU ARE, TOO (GLAD MINE ARE BEHIND ME)! |
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HAS ANYBODY SEEN THE GAL ON THE COVER OF THE MARCH, 2006 ISSUE OF ALL HANDS MAGAZINE?? - Nope, the old COB (LINKS) would never question her abilities as a PO1 or challenge her quest for gold bars. I would, however, like to know which boat(s) she qualified on (the same goes for that YN2 or PN2 on the JAG TV show), ALL HANDS Magazine, Winter, 2006. |
| SILVER DOLPHINS - THIS ISSUE WILL BE CUSSED AND DISCUSSED IN THE FUTURE, I'M SURE. I DIDN'T FULLY REALIZE WHAT MINE WOULD MEAN TO ME WHEN CAPTAIN KELLEY PINNED ME. WE WORKED FOR OURS. COULD YOU WALK AWAY FROM YOURS? |
SILVER DOLPHINS - by Bob 'Dex' Armstrong who bemoans the denigration of the Dolphins and other recognitions of achievement into "chest candy", Olgoat.com, Not Dated - WATCH IT!! THIS ONE'S RATED PG-13 FOR LANGUAGE -- MAYBE ATTITUDE, TOO
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| Preserve the Integrity of the Submarine Silver Enlisted Dolphins - a repository of Images, Links, Opinions and Info pertaining to the issue of awarding the ENLISTED SILVER DOLPHINS to "non-enlisted/non-ship's company" personnel. It is left to you to discern the acronym above, by Sid Harrison, November, 1997 |
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LOST?
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Just a little info blurb to let you know what's doin' in COB (LINKS) - land....
08/27/06-COB (LINKS) grows to 10,000+ links now. Enjoy!
06/21/06-COB (LINKS) has 8,000+ links now. Enjoy!
03/25/06-COB (LINKS) has 7,000+ links now. Enjoy!
03/14/06-the old home page got too big, so it's now on 3 pages for faster loading.
03/02/06-adding cosmetics as I have time. Mo' better to bring you the links, no?
02/25/06-added well over 1000 new sublinks. Enjoy!
01/19/06-added a new boat for the Sub Showcase -- USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) -- check it out near the end of this page.
01/09/06-added another 200 or so new sublinks.
12/15/05-added at least 350 new sublinks.
11/09/05-the COB(LINKS) Opinion Survey has been added to the left Nav bar.
10/24/05-added at least 200 new sublinks.
10/15/05-the work is almost finished on the new Ship-
mate Locator--you can post anytime--the Shipmate List link works but I have more names to add--please be patient! In the meantime why not try a post?
The new upload is being prepared as we speak!
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