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TODAY IN U.S. SUBMARINE HISTORY HOME |
1898 - PCU HOLLAND (HOLLAND VI) (SS-1) began sea trials.
1937 - PCU POMPANO (SS-181) launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA; sponsored by Mrs. Isaac I. Yates.
1943 - PCU BARBEL (SS-316) keel laid as BARBEL at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.
1944 - PCU QUEENFISH (SS-393) commissioned USS QUEENFISH (SS-393) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Lt. Comdr. C. E. Loughlin commanding.
1957 - USS ALBACORE (AGSS-569) was underway off Newport and the Naval War College, RI.
1961 - USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN-602) commissioned USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN-602) at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME; Comdr. Leonard Erb (BLUE) and Comdr. Donald M. Miller (GOLD) commanding.
1963 - USS TORO (SS-422) decommissioned at the Atlantic Reserve Fleet Philadelphia Group after demilitarization and non-industrial stripping there.
1978 - PCU OMAHA (SSN-692) commissioned USS OMAHA (SSN-692) at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT.
2004 - USS ALBANY (SSN-753) paid Souda Bay Harbor, Crete, Greece a brief port visit. ALBANY was homeported in Norfolk, VA., and is the third improved Los Angles-class attack submarine. The improved submarines are quieter, faster, have hull diving planes, improved fire control systems and ice breaking capable for polar operations.
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Welcome aboard! The hyperlinks on any given hull number will take you to a page of more links for that boat or an interesting link if no page of links is available.
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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