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1915 - PCU L-3 (SS-42) launched at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA.
1920 - PCU S-50 (SS-161) keel laid as S-50 at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT.
1930 - PCU NAUTILUS/V-6 (SS-168) launched at Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, CA.
1938 - PCU SALMON (SS-182) commissioned USS SALMON (SS-182) at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.
1938 - PCU STINGRAY (SS-186) commissioned USS STINGRAY (SS-186) at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH.
1938 - PCU STURGEON (SS-187) launched at Navy Yard, Mare Island, CA; sponsored by Mrs. Charles S. Freeman.
1943 - USS TRITON (SS-201) was the fourth of our submarines lost in the Solomons-Bismarck area in the early part of 1943; TRITON left Brisbane on 16 February 1943 to begin her sixth patrol in that area. She hunted for traffic between Rabaul and Shortland Basin on her way north, and began to patrol the equator on 23 February.
The last word received from TRITON came on 11 March 1943 when she reported, “Two groups of smokes, 5 or more ships each, plus escorts…Am chasing.” She was ordered to stay south of the Equator, and was informed of the area (an adjacent one) assigned to TRIGGER.
On the morning of 13 March TRITON was told that three enemy destroyers had been sighted southeast on a northerly course. She was informed that they were probably on a submarine hunt or were a convoy cover and had missed contact.
TRITON, on 16 March, was ordered to change her area slightly to the east. TUNA and GREENLING were placed in adjacent areas (to the south and west, respectively) on 22 March, and all were to disregard areas when on the chase, and to avoid when encountering a submarine. TRITON was told to clear her area on 25 March 1943, and return to Brisbane. When she failed to make her report of position, new results and estimated time of arrival when it was expected, she was ordered to do so. No report was received and she was reported as lost on 10 April 1943.
Information available after the war shows that TRITON was, without a doubt, sunk by the enemy destroyers of which she was given information on 13 March. Enemy reports show that these ships made an attack on 15 March. Their position was slightly north and west of TRITON’s area, but she undoubtedly left her area to attack the destroyers or the convoy they were escorting. The report of the attack by the destroyers leaves little doubt as to whether a kill was made, since they saw “a great quantity of oil, pieces of wood, corks and manufactured goods bearing the mark "Made in U.S.A."
Seventy-four men were lost with TRITON that day.
She was the twelfth U.S. submarine loss of World War II.
1943 - PCU MUSKALLUNGE (SS-262) commissioned USS MUSKALLUNGE (SS-262) at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.
1943 - PCU PICUDA (SS-382) keel laid as PICUDA at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH.
1943 - PCU PAMPANITO (SS-383) keel laid as PAMPANITO at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH.
1944 - PCU PIPER (SS-409) keel laid as PIPER at the U.S. Navy Yard, Portsmouth, NH.
1952 - PCU ALBACORE (SS-569) keel laid as ALBACORE at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, NH.
1960 - PCU THOMAS A. EDISON (SSBN-610) keel laid as THOMAS A. EDISON at Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT.
1963 - PCU JAMES MADISON (SSBN-627) launched at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA.
1967 - PCU TAUTOG (SSN-639) launched at Ingalls Shipbuilding Company, Pascagoula, MS and sponsored by Mrs. Albert Gore.
1969 - PCU SUNFISH (SSN-649) commissioned USS SUNFISH (SSN-649) at General Dynamics Corporation, Quincy, MA.
1986 - PCU NEWPORT NEWS (SSN-750) launched at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA.
2004 - work continued on the strategic missile submarine USS OHIO (SSGN-726) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Bremerton, WA. OHIO was one of four Trident submarines undergoing conversion to a new class of guided missile submarines. The SSGN conversion program takes Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines through an extensive overhaul that will improve their capability to support and launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles. They will also provide the capability to carry other payloads, such as unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Special Forces equipment. This new platform will also have the capability to carry and support more than 66 Navy SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) and insert them clandestinely into potential conflict areas.
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These are events for all United States Navy commissioned and some noncommissioned submarines and submersibles.
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