On Dec. 8th at the launching of the USS PITTSBURGH (SSN 720) three collateral descendents of John Holland, designer and builder of what is considered…
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LETTERS
SOME VIEWS OF SUBMARINES AND SUBMARINERS FROM THE BRIDGE OF A BIRD FARM As a dedicated tail book aviator, I want to say some nice…
PERSONNEL NOTES
The recent selection for Commodore includes six Captains who are submariners. There were thirty line officers on this selection list, plus six more special duty…
C2T of the Antiship Tomahawk Missile
The two articles on command and control in this issue of the Submarine Review — one by Phoenix, Soviet Submarine Command and Control, and one…
THE ALBACORE MEMORIAL
On May 4th, 1985, (tentatively) the ALBACORE will be towed up the Piscataqua River to Portsmouth, NH where she will pass through a cut in…
1948; The Year the Russians Came
The “forward deployment” of the Soviet Navy away from home waters is commonly dated back to the mid-1960s, and Moscow’s decision to do so is…
An Opinion On Submarine Officer Qualification
The submarine force is proud of its rigorous qualification programs for officers and enlisted personnel. The foundations of these programs are so sound that they…
SOVIET SUBMARINE COMMAND AND CONTROL
It is highly important that the Soviet command and control or their submarines be understood. This is necessary if the command and control of our…
STRATEGIC PLANNING IN THE SUBMARINE FORCE
(Ed. Note: With the advent of the D-5 and Land attack nuclear cruise missile, the vast number of potential counterforce and counter-military targets created puts…
SMART SUBMARINING MAKES THE OCEANS MORE OPAQUE
The submariner who takes advantage of the ocean’s anomalies in the vicinity of his submarine and who knows the limitations of his enemy’s submarine detection…