Boat History

FEBRUARY 11 February 1942 SS 174 Shark may have been the first US Submarine lost in the war. The last she was heard from was on & February when she reported chasing a Japanese cargo Ship. Records examined after the war indicate she may have been sunk

27 January On this day in 1900, Hyman G. Rickover, father of the Nuclear Navy, was born in Makow, Russia (now Poland). His family emigrated to the United States in 1906. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, he served on active duty with the United States Navy

21 January  1954 – On this date in 1954 the USS Nautilus, SSN 571, was christened by First Lady Mamie Eisenhower and launched at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. Its power plant was designed by a team of engineers and scientists assigned  to the Naval Reactors Branch of

18 January 1944 – USS Flasher (SS 249) While transiting to her patrol area, on her initial mission, near Mindoro, Flasher sank her fist target. Flasher would then go on to sink a total of 21 enemy ships for a total of 100,231 tons, second only to

Harold Lomani Rolland GMC and Rolla Parsons, Jr. RM2 – January 10, 1943 – USS Argonaut (SS-166) Near Rabaul Sunk by surface attack and depth charges, Records show that One hundred Two hands were lost, the worst loss for a US Submarine in World War Two. Before

November 8, 1944 – Wallace Seth Manning MM2. along with shipmate Henry Edward Rhodes SN –  – USS Growler (SS-215) SS 215 left Freemantle on her eleventh and last war patrol on October 20, 1944 in a ‘wolf pack’ that included Hake SS 256 and Hardhead SS

10 August 1942 On this date Lt. Cmdr. J.R. Moore was patrolling near Savo island in command of S 44, a boat design dating back to 1916. S44 encountered four Japanese heavy cruisers heading directly toward S 44 in two groups of two as they relocated following

JULY 30 July  1919 SS 27 3 killed – After decommissioning on 2 April 1919, S 27 was selected as a target for depth charge testing. During a pre-test inspection on 30 July the boat unexpectedly flooded at sank at it’s mooring near Niantic Bay. Three of

22 June 1963 – At Groton Connecticut’s Electric Boat, USS Flasher (SSN 613) and USS Tecumseh (SSBN 628)  were launched in the Navy’s only simultaneous launching of two Nuclear powered submarines ever conducted. Pictured USS Flasher (SSN 613). © Gregg Smith Know a Subvet in East Idaho?

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