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CLICK for Through The Looking Glass
A part of pigboats.com --- The most thorough coverage
of submarines circa 1900 through 1940 on the net.
14 May 2000 - A question about the news release in WWII of Japanese depth Charge settings and the possible loss of American Submarines resulting from that news release.

FROM THE WEBSITE OF SUBMARINE VETERANS OF WWII Tales of TINOSA      [FRAMES]
Note: One of the articles featured in this collection of TALES OF TINOSA deals with the torpedo problems early-on in WWII. It is written by Douglas A. Shireman. His piece on torpedo problems is also featured in MILITARY.COM's history pages. The two links below will take you there. Has pictures too.  Page-1 || Page-2   via MILITARY.COM

The California Military Museum
Preserving California's Military Heritage
California Naval History
The Early Submarines of Mare Island
The City of Los Angeles - An Inland City with the 
First Submarine Base on the Pacific Coast

9 APRIL 2000 - Captain H.A. LINCOLN speech
SUBVETS, Groton, CT

The Centennial Jack
Authorized to be flown on US Submarines during 2000
Image from the USS BOWFIN Memorial Park - Pearl Harbor


One of the complete set
27 March 2000
USPS Issues 100 YEAR SUBMARINE STAMPS

Medal of Honor Citations - US Submarine Force

BOWFIN MEMORIAL MUSEUM and PARK

TenderTale Submarine Tenders  From AS-1 to AS-41

SUBMARINE FORCE HISTORY
via COMSUBLANT (.mil)
via COMSUBPAC(.mil) 
via UNDERSEA WARFARE (.mil)

A Little Known History of Our Dolphins

SUBMARINE CHRONOLOGY (.mil)

Submarine Evolution From 1776
via The Carnegie Science Center 

 

 

Also.....  From the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in NYC:

"Plunge into the underwater world and explore pioneering submarines, including a full sized replica of the "Turtle," a wooden sub used in New York Harbor during the American Revolution. Step into the Turtle and work its hand cranked propellers like the pioneers of undersea exploration. In addition to models replicas, videos and interactive kiosks, the World's first truly modern submarine, the Holland One is on display."


The GLORIOUS 54 (7 Dec.1941)

HAIL TO THE SILENT SERVICE
by Sherry Sontag NY Post 11 April 2000

 

All about the S-Boats via WIKIPEDIA

LtJg George H.W. Bush is rescued
Page (GIF image format) from Finback patrol report
Finback Rescue HERE
Bush gallery expands WWII museum
Dallas Morning News Article

Lieutenant James Earle Carter, Jr., USN (.mil)
Encyclopedia Americana - Jimmy Carter
The JIMMY CARTER LIBRARY
Former president Jimmy Carter (.mil) is a member of
the USSVI at LA/Pasadena Base
President Carter's service in submarines

 

 

 

 

DEEP and DEADLY - 100 Years Of Submarines
via Popular Mechanics

Admiral Harold E. Shear

Rear Admiral D. O. Griffith

US SUBMARINE FORCE RECEIVES STAMPS
Postal Service News Release 14 October 1999

The Volunteers of SPRITZ's NAVY (WW-II)

The WWII Toilet Paper Requisition Story

What The COLD WAR Was All About

CSL/CSP Message
SENATE RESOLUTION COMMENDING
THE SUBMARINE FORCE

YOU CAN LOOK IT UP
Find books here:
THE SUBMARINE SHOP
TORPEDO JUNCTION
RONTINI's SUBMARINE BOOK STORE
See what is offered at the LIBRARY of the NAVAL UNDERSEA MUSEUM  Located in Keyport, Washington 
Visit the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Connecticut 
Submarine Museums - An official USN Listing 
The National Archives and Records Administration
RETURN TO PURPOSE SECTION

 

Here is a site that is a "best kept secret" on the internet.  Submarine stories and history beyond numbering from Paul Wittmer's WWII website. Suggested starting point is via the TABLE OF CONTENTS   of  Wittmer's Website

ON THIS DAY
IN UNITED STATES SUBMARINE HISTORY
The "On this Day" website is maintained by Myron Howard
Database is compiled and maintained by Jim Christley

COMMANDER SUBMARINE FORCE PACIFIC
Year 2000 Centennial Highlights

Submarine History
on SubmarineSailor.com

100 YEARS OF THE SUBMARINE FORCE
CLICK HERE to open [ PDF format - Size 19MB ]

File was copied from the April 2000 Edition of
the US Navy's  ALL HANDS MAGAZINE

NEW SUFFOLK L.I., NEW YORK
First Submarine base - Links and pictures

US Navy in Australia during WW2  part of  WWW.OZATWAR.COM
Has WW2 US Submarines-in-Australia Info

From the
The Naval Undersea Museum
The museum possesses the largest collection of artifacts in the United States related to naval undersea history, science, and operations. Ranging in size from Trieste II, a 96-ton deep submersible, to a pressure-crushed Styrofoam cup weighing less than an ounce, these artifacts tell the story of naval exploration and operation under the sea. Highlights of the collection include the Navy's second oldest torpedo, a Confederate mine used at the Battle of Mobile Bay (1864), diving suits, and submarine battle flags.
Submarines
Mines
Torpedoes
Remotely Operated Vehicles
Underwater Habitats (SEALAB)

A Full U.S. Submarine History
via the SUBMARINE CENTENNIAL page (.mil)

 

 

Don Shelton's THE SUBMARINE RECYCLING PROGRAM

HISTORY OF ASRs aka Submarine Rescue Vessels

Submariner POWS of WWII - via SubmarineSailor.com

The following submarine history links can be accessed via
THE SUBMARINE CENTER
United States Submarine History and Tradition
Early Submarines (prior to 1900)
Pre-World War Two Submarines (A to R)
World War Two Submarines (S to Tench)
Post-World War Two Submarines

Hogan In The Navy, also Hogan's Alley

Historical notes about individual submarines
DIESEL BOAT ERA in WWII     Contributed by Frank Toon

AFTER THE WAR by Paul Wittmer, Motor Machinist Mate
More like this from Paul Wittmer's list HERE
All are part of Paul Wittmer's TINOSA website 

Ensign Frank W. Crilley, USNR (1883-1947) Diver (.mil)
Key words: MOH, Navy Cross, F-4 (SS-23), USS Squalus (SS-192) 

Captain Charlie Rush, USN (Ret.) Gets an overdue Navy Cross 

When USS GUITARRO SSN-665 sank at Mare Island 

USS SQUALUS (SS-192) via SUBNET

USS Squalus (SS-192): Sinking, Rescue of Survivors, and Salvage  (Official USN History website) 

The sinking of the USS STICKLEBACK SS-415 in 1958

Rudolph W. Velle
His WW-II experience on the USS GUNNEL SS-253 

The 18 October 1923 sinking of the submarine O-5
Copied from the Panama Canal Review 

Jesse DaSilva and The USS TANG

Collision at Sea:    USS BLACKFIN SS-322 and USS BAINBRIDGE DLG(N)-25  by Larry Carpenter with contributions by Donald Brown

USS BARB SSN-596 and USS GURNARD SSN-662 - Rescue of Aviators in a Typhoon

USS PAMPANITO (SS-383) - HISTORY and CREW

R-14 UNDER SAIL w/Photo


Decommissioning of USS NARWHAL SSN-671

Fourth War Patrol of USS SEADRAGON, 26 Aug - 20 Oct 1942.
Pharmacist's Mate First Class Wheeler B. Lipes, USN recollects the appendectomy that he performed during the submarine's patrol.  The whole story   >>  Linked from HERE    >>   USN History FAQs 

History of USS TIRANTE (SS-420) with a superb collection of photos

WAHOO's HISTORY from a WAHOO website

War patrols of WAHOO from WARFISH

From the USS BURRFISH SS-312 Homepage
First UDT/Submarine Operations - 1944

From the BLAST online publication via UDT-SEAL ORGANIZATION
USS BURRFISH (SS-312): First UDT/Submarine Operations - 1944

Kid Red In The Far East - A unique website put together by the grandson of a submarine sailor who served in S-30 in the far east during the 1920s. An excellent narrative with many photos.

USS CAVALLA History
A very well done history of one submarine - A lot of detail

First submarine to surface at the North Pole: USS Skate SSN-578

S-51 Accident

USS THRESHER LOSS (Also linked on LOST COLD WAR BOATS)

USS THREADFIN History by Robert L. Sminkey Cdr. USN-ret
via the USS THREADFIN (SS410) page

USS CREVALLE History - Another outstanding historical narrative 

USS COCHINO SINKING (Also linked on LOST COLD WAR BOATS)

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