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TODAY IN U.S. SUBMARINE HISTORY HOME |
1917 - the Submarine School was established at Submarine Base, New London, CT.
1941 - the first RADAR for submarines became operational.
1943 - USS NAUTILUS (SS-168) evacuated 29 civilians (26 adults and 3 children) from Teop Island, Solomon Islands.
1944 - PCU PINTADO (SS-387) commissioned USS PINTADO (SS-387) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Lt. Comdr. Bernard A. Clarey commanding.
1945 - PCU STICKLEBACK (SS-415) launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; sponsored by Mrs. John 0. R. Coll.
1945 - PCU REQUIN (SS-481) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH; sponsored by Mrs. Slade D. Cutter.
1947 - USS MAPIRO (SS-376) decommissioned and laid up at Mare Island Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet.
1972 - Ex-GUITARRO (SS-363) disposed of through the Security Assistance Program (SAP), transferred, cash sale, to a foreign country (Turkey).
1976 - Ex-COD (IXSS-224) donated as a Museum and Memorial to Cleveland Coordinating Committee for USS Cod, Inc., Cleveland, OH.
1985 - beards were no longer authorized by the U.S. Navy.
2004 - USS MICHIGAN (SSBN-727) hull reclassed to SSGN.
2004 - Seven Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) submarines were announced as winners of the 2003 Battle Efficiency, or Battle "E", award at Pearl Harbor, HI.
The winners were USS LOS ANGELES (SSN-688), USS LOUISVILLE (SSN-724), USS CHEYENNE (SSN-773), USS HELENA (SSN-725), USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705), USS MICHIGAN (SSBN-727) and USS PARCHE (SSN-683).
Commanding Officer of Submarine Squadron 7, Captain Dennis Murphy, said the Squadron 7 submarines have performed flawlessly and that all of the submarines are vital in the mission of the SUBPAC force.
The Battle E is awarded annually to ships and submarines that demonstrate the highest state of departmental readiness in their group and their ability to execute their wartime tasks.
A submarines performance during training exercises, weapons inspections, tactical readiness examinations, operational performance and overall readiness are some of the 16 different areas that contribute to the award.
2005 - Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) at Pearl Harbor, HI announced USS GREENEVILLE (SSN-772), USS OLYMPIA (SSN-717) and USS SANTA FE (SSN-763) the winners of the 2004 Battle E award. In addition, five other Pacific fleet submarines were announced as Battle E winners including, USS TOPEKA (SSN-754), USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705), USS PENNSYLVANIA (SSBN-735), USS ALASKA (SSBN-732) and USS PARCHE (SSN-683).
2006 - Submarine Squadron 6s USS SCRANTON (SSN-756) and Submarine Squadron 8s USS NEWPORT NEWS (SSN-750) were presented the 2005 Battle E Efficiency Awards for Norfolk, VA based submarines.
The Battle E award recognizes sustained superior performance in all four areas of combat readiness: maritime warfare; engineering/survivability; command and control; and logistics management.
NEWPORT NEWS was also awarded the Communications Green C and the Damage Control Red DC for 2005.
In addition to the winning the Battle E for Submarine Squadron 8, SCRANTON earned the Tactical Operations White T, Supply Blue E and the Navigation Red and Green N.
Other boats to be recognized for their outstanding performances include: USS ALBANY (SSN-753) earned the Communications Green C, Medical Yellow M and the Engineering Red E; USS OKLAHOMA CITY (SSN-723) earned the Engineering Red E, Navigation Red and Green N and the Medical Yellow M; USS HYMAN G. RICKOVER (SSN-709) earned the Tactical Operations White T; USS MONTPELIER (SSN-765) earned the Damage Control Red DC; USS NORFOLK (SSN-714) and USS BOISE (SSN-764) both earned the Deck Seaman White D.
2006 - the winners of the 2005 Battle Efficiency Awards (Battle E) for the Pacific Fleet Submarine Force were announced. Three nuclear-powered attack submarines homeported in Pearl Harbor were among the submarines selected for the award. They include USS LA JOLLA (SSN-701), Submarine Squadron One; USS COLUMBIA (SSN-771), Submarine Squadron Three; and USS CHEYENNE (SSN-773), Submarine Squadron Seven. USS CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI (SSN-705), an attack submarine homeported in Guam under Submarine Squadron Fifteen; ballistic missile submarines belonging to Submarine Group Nine in Bangor, WA, USS PENNSYLVANIA (SSBN-735), Submarine Squadron Seventeen, and USS NEVADA (SSBN-733), Submarine Squadron Nineteen, were also awarded the Battle E.
Submarine Squadron Elevens attack submarine USS TOPEKA (SSN-754), homeported in San Diego, Calif., was also selected for the award.
The Battle E award recognizes sustained superior performance in all areas of combat readiness. As part of the competition, ships compete for command excellence in four combat areas: maritime warfare, engineering/survivability, command and control, and logistics management. To receive the nod for battle efficiency, a ship must excel in all four areas.
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These are events for all United States Navy commissioned and some noncommissioned submarines and submersibles.
Sources of major events are at least double verified or the entry doesn't make the cut.
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