Stealth is the raison d ‘etre for submarines. Any other performance characteristic which might jeopardize stealth may rightfully be challenged. For this reason, submarine speed…
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NEW DESIGN ATTACK SUBMARINE ACQUISITION PROJECT
In order to meet the challenges facing us over the next few years, more effective management control of the Navy’s submarine program management resources is…
SUBMARINE COMPRESSION HULL RING JOINT
In the 50s, as commissioning CO of HARDER (SS-568) and then of SEAWOLF (SSN-575), I watched with astonishment as some 600 workers poured bthrough the…
RECOLLECTIONS OF A DANGEROUS MISSION
It was a beautiful day for flying over the South Pacific in the month of July 1943. I was on my way to Guadalcanal under…
STEEP ANGLES AND HIGH SPEED
SHIPMATE’S recent cover showing USS PICKEREL surfacing at a 72-degree angle, and a later letter to the editor by a reader who thought it might…
REPORT FROM THE FLEET
As I complete 3 years in command of one our finest nuclear attack submarines, I have many thoughts that seem important–a few of which may…
SSN FIRE CONTROL-THE NEED POR SYSTEMATIC TRAINING
A major problem in today ‘s submarine community is the blind faith of its people in machines and their search for a panacea made of…
SOVIET SUBMARINE TRENDS
The Soviets appear to have a radically different philosophy for the design of their submarines–in order to best function in a big seawar against the…
WHITHER THE LEAGUE
No weapon system in modern warfare has given such consistent, devastating performance in combat and yet been so inadequately factored into Naval planning than the…
THINKING ABOUT SURPRISE
Submarine officers think more than most other naval officers about achieving or being subject to surprise in battle. Surprise is the very essence of attack…
