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1915 - USS F-4 (ex-SKATE) (SS-23) sunk while making submarine maneuvers off Honolulu, HI in 51 fathoms, 1 1/2 miles from the harbor. Despite valorous efforts of naval authorities at Honolulu to locate the missing boat and save her crew, all 21 men perished. The investigating board subsequently thought that corrosion of the lead lining of the battery tank had permitted seepage of sea water into the battery compartment and thereby caused the commanding officer to lose control on a submerged run. F-4 was the first U.S. submarine lost for any reason. She was struck from the Navy List on 31AUG15.
1918 - the first submarine taken under depth charge attack was USS L-10 (SS-50). The attack took place off the East coast of the U.S. The attacker dropped two 300# depth charges which severely shook the submarine. The attacker, however, was a U.S. destroyer. The sub surfaced and fired a recognition flare to stop the attack.
1935 - PCU PICKEREL (SS-177) keel laid as PICKEREL at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.
1940 - PCU TRITON (SS-201) launched at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME.
1943 - PCU BARBERO (SS-317) keel laid as BARBERO at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.
1944 - USS SCULPIN (SS-191) struck from the Naval Vessel Register.
2003 - PCU HAMPTON (SSN-767) and the Peruvian submarine BAP Angamos took part in a joint U.S. Navy exercise while visiting the Hampton Roads, VA area.
2004 - the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS ALBANY (SSN-753) surfaced in the Gulf of Oman. ALBANY was participating in a Multilateral Undersea Warfare (USW) exercise conducted in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/Commander Fifth Fleet area of responsibility. The exercise's objective was to promote Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) interoperability between the United States, coalition, and other multinational forces operating in the region.
2005 - USS ALBUQUERQUE (SSN-706) departed Souda Harbor, Crete, Greece, after a brief port visit. AlBUQUERQUE is homeported in Groton, CT, and is deployed with the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
2005 - Cmdr. Dixon K. Hicks relieved Cmdr. Kevin R. Brenton as commanding officer of the fast attack submarine USS PORTSMOUTH (SSN-707) in a ceremony at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, VA.
PORTSMOUTH was inactivated in September and is currently in Norfolk Naval Shipyard undergoing preparations for decommissioning. Brenton reported as Weapons Officer, USS JACKSONVILLE (SSN-699) in 1986. His other sea duty assignments include engineer/weapons officer, USS OLYMPIA (SSN-717) and executive officer, USS HENRY M. JACKSON (SSBN-730)(BLUE), where he completed three strategic deterrent patrols and an extended refit period. He assumed command of PORTSMOUTH in May 2003. He reported as commanding officer, USS SAN FRANCISCO (SSN-711) in April, 2005.
Hicks, a native of Honolulu, HI, graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering in 1985. Following completion of submarine training, he reported to USS SALT LAKE CITY (SSN-716), where he completed two Western Pacific deployments and one Northern Pacific deployment. His other sea duty assignments include operations officer/navigator of USS BUFFALO (SSN-715) and executive officer, USS OHIO (SSBN-726).
PORTSMOUTH was commissioned October1, 1983 in Portsmouth N.H., which is the ship’s namesake city along with Portsmouth, Va. Since then PORTSMOUTH earned five Meritorious Unit Commendations, five Battle “E” Efficiency awards, a Navy Expeditionary Medal, and various other awards recognizing the performance of her crew. PORTSMOUTH completed her final six-month Western Pacific deployment in February 2004.
2006 - the guided missile submarine USS FLORIDA (SSGN-728) departed Norfolk Naval Shipyard, VA, en route to sea trials following conversion from SSBN to SSGN at Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
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