Innovation in the U.S. Navy’s Silent Cold War Struggle with Soviet Submarine Newport Paper 16, Newport, R.I. Naval War College Press, 2003 reviewed by Captain…
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A VIEW OF VIRGINIA’S CHRISTENING
USS VIRGINIA was christened on a slightly overcast day this summer in a ceremony that was familiar to anyone who has spent time around a…
VIRGINIA: THE SILENT LEADER FOR THE 21 “CENTURY NAVY”
In the name of the United States I christen thee VIRGINIA.” On 16 August 2003, Lynda Johnson Robb, daughter of President Lyndon B. Johnson and…
VADM GROSSENBACHER REMARKS AT CHRISTENING OF USS VIRGINIA (SSN-774) ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION, GROTON, CT 16 AUG 2003
Our sponsor Mrs. Robb, crew of USS VIRGINIA, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. I can’t begin to tell you how proud I am to be…
RUSSIA EYES THE US NAVY AND SEES ITSELF: INCIDENT AT MAP GRID 36-80 AS A CULTURAL MIRROR
An nuclear submarine in the North Atlantic has a reactor incident and is compelled to surface. The naval command of its erstwhile adversary offers assistance,…
THE U-157 AND INFANTA ISABEL THE CROC AND THE CROCODILE
Jamie Bisher is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy with a Master’s Degree from the University of Maryland. He is currently a Senior…
THE LACONIA AFFAIR: A COALESCENCE OF TRAGEDIES
Dick Boyle is a former submarine officer with extensive post-service experience with the Arctic Submarine Lab. He is currently engaged in writing a thorough history…
FINAL BEARING
The Naval Submarine League rarely includes reviews of fictional literature in this journal, but their willingness to include this review of Final Bearing required little…
THE DOLPHIN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION
When the Dolphin Scholarship Foundation (DSF) was established in 1961, COM SUB LANT’s spouse became the first DSF President. On 7 July 2000, I became…
SMALL NAVIES, BIG BOATS
Carel Prins was general manager for design and engineering at RDM Submarines ill Rotterdam until 2000, when he retired from the company. He holds a…
