Captain Patton is a retired submarine officer who is a frequent contributor to THE SUBMARINE REVIEW. Background Many times in the past, during peacetime conditions,…
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THE RISE OF THE SUBMARINE BASED BALLISTIC MISSILE A BRIEF HISTORY
Editor’s Note: The topic for Naval Historical Foundation/Naval Submarine League’s Annual Submarine His-tory seminar in April was The Rise of the Submarine Based Ballistic Missile.…
UNSINKABILITY OF AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN NUCLEAR SUBMARINES
Dr. Sviatov is a frequent contributor ta THE SUBMARINE REVIEW and has been a knowledgeable observer of submarine characteristics across the world. After the deaths…
ARTICLES – GERMAN SPECIAL SUBMARINE OPERATIONS DURING WW I
This article is excerpted from a forthcoming book on the effectiveness of submarine operations during the 20th Century. During World War I German U-boat operations…
CORPORATE BENEFACTOR RECOGNITION RDML TERRY BENEDICT DIRECTOR SSP 3 FEBRUARY 2011
Good Morning and thank you ADM Padgett for your kind introduction. I am appreciative of the opportunity to speak here today. This is an extremely…
DOWNED BY A DUD
Editor’s Note: Commander Alden is a retired submarine officer with WWII war patrol experience. He has done extensive work 011 the details of the U.S.…
JAPAN PARTY RANGOON, MARCH 1944 A STORY OF SURVIVAL
Colonel Saito and Major Surgana, Japanese Anny Engineering Corps, were two builders of the most notorious railroad ever constructed under monstrous and primitive conditions. This…
WHAT IF WE HAD TOO MANY TUBES & TOO FEW MISSILES
Captain Patton is a retired submarine officer who is a frequent contributor to THE SUBMARINE REVIEW. Background As the world continues to pursue the admittedly…
FOXTROT NOSTALGIA
Indian Navy (lN) Submarine VAGLI (commissioned on 10 August 1974), the last of the Foxtrots (Project 64 Ii) was decommissioned on 09 December 20 I…
FROM BARROW TO BEAR ISLAND
This article describes one SSN’s early years from build to operational patrol. It will be of particular inter-est to those readers who have stood by…
