Boat History

Carl E Fackrell SM3 – entered Eternal Patrol October 12, 1943 while assigned to – USS Dorado (SS-248). While in route to the Panama Canal Dorado suffered 77 killed, all hands lost. A Naval Court of Inquiry concluded it was highly likely Dorado was sunk by friendly

11 October 1943 Percy Neel TM2 and Donald J. McSpadden TM1entered Eternal Patrol while on the SS 328 Wahoo. While on her seventh War Patrol Wahoo was attacked while transiting the Soya (La Perouse) Strait between Japan and Russia 80 killed, all hands lost. The wreck was

John R. Stephens RM1 – October 7, 1943 – SS 155 That evening, off Paramushiru,  SS 155 made radar contact with was thought to be a small merchant ship and surfaced to engage with her deck gun. The contact proved to be a Japanese Destroyer that immediately

OCTOBER 28 October 1923 O-5  (SS 66) 3 killed – While in the Canal Zone O-5 (SS 66 ) was struck on the starboard side of the Control Room by the steamer SS Abangarez of the United Fruit Company, which opened a large hole 3 were killed

 Ronald J Vauk  Lt. CDR – September 11, 2001 – Pentagon – was standing the second day of annual reserve as Watch Commander at the Naval Command Center. He served on Lipscomb (SSN 685) and Oklahoma City (SSN 723). Lt.CDR  Vauk is buried in Arlington National Cemetery,

8 September 1955 – USS Sailfish (SSR 572) was launched as the first submarine built specifically for Radar picket duty. Sailfish served in that capacity for six years when she was reclassified as an attack submarine on 3 February of that year with the designation (SS 572).

1 September 1920 SS 110 No loss of life During a practice dive from the Boston Navy Yard on the USS S-5 (SS 110) an induction valve failed open and initiated flooding in the Forward Torpedo Room 25 September 1925 (S 51) SS 162 While transiting on

26 August 1949 – USS Cochino (SS 345) was a Balao class submarine. Assigned along with the USS Tusk (SS 426) was to sail along the Kola Peninsula to determine if the Soviet Union had detonated an Atomic Bomb. As Cochino transited to its designated area it

25 August 1960 – USS Seadragon (SSN 584) becomes the 3rd submarine to surface at the North Pole. Then makes history as the first to engage in a most unlikely activity. After surfacing they immediately fashioned a baseball field with the pitcher’s mound on the North Pole.

August 1974, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Parche (SSN 683) was commissioned. Over its 30-year operational career, Parche earned an unmatched record of service honors including 9 Presidential Unit Citations, 10 Navy Unit Commendations, and 13 Navy Expeditionary Medals. Parche served as a core asset for the National