The article “After SUBACS” in the October 1983 Submarine Review caused me to reflect back on the experience of over 25 years involvement in the…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…