Boat History

29 November 1944 – Roaming Tokyo Bay on Life guard services for B-29 crews that might be forced to ditch, the USS Archerfish (SS 311) sighted what it thought was a tanker leaving the Bay. In fact, it proved to be the IJN Shina no. Originally planned

16 Nov 1943 SS 226 Corvina 82 killed all hands lost Torpedoed while on surface off Truk 19 Nov 1943 SS191 Sculpin 63 killed 41 taken prisoner after absorbing 18 depth charges the boat was badly out of trim and surfaced. The CO Commander Cromwell was injured

In October of 1971 the USS Halibut (SSN 587) entered the opening stages of Operation Ivy Bells. In 400 feet of water divers exited the Halibut and installed a 20-foot-long wiretapping device on a soviet underwater telephone cable in the Sea of Okhotsk. The cable connected the

28 October 1923 SS 66 3 killed 7 October 1943 SS 155  56 killed 2 survivors taken prisoner 11 October 1943 SS 328 Wahoo 80 killed all hands lost 12 October 1943 SS 248 Dorado 77 killed all hands lost 3   October 1944 SS 197 Seawolf 100

On this day in 1954 the USS Nautilus was commissioned in Groton, Connecticut. he Nautilus‘ keel was laid by President Harry S. Truman in 1952, and on January 21, 1954, first lady Mamie Eisenhower broke a bottle of champagne across its bow as it was launched into the

Part of our focus in Sub Vets is to “Preserve the honor: the memory, values and legacy of Submariners who served before us”. Accordingly we stop to think of those boats and crews lost in service. SEPTEMBER BETWEEN WARS 1   September 1920 SS 110 No loss of

On this date, 15 August 1920 – The first escape training tank began service on this date at Sub Base New London. Know a sub veteran in Eastern Idaho? Please share this page with them. Next Hawkbill Base meeting is August 19th at the Blackfoot Elks Lodge

World War Two 13 August 1942 SS 166 Ran aground in Coral Sea No loss of life 13 August 1942 SS 144 Ran aground off Rossel Island crew rescued 13 August 1944 SS 250 Flier 78 killed, 8 survivors 24 August 1944 SS 257 Harder 79 killed

August 3, 1958 – On this date the transit of the Northwest passage, made by the USS Nautilus SSN 571, reached its most distinctive point when it arrived at the 90 degrees North – the North Pole. Nautilus Captain William R. Anderson announced to the crew “For

JULY 30 July  1919 SS 27 3 killed 31 July 1942 SS 216 Grunion 70 killed all hands lost 11 July 1943 SS 275 Runner 78 Killed all hands lost off exact date uncertain 4   July 1944 SS 133 49 killed all hands lost 26 July 1944