CAPT Andrews was Commander Submarine Development Group TWO in the period 1962-1964. May 1999 was the so•h anniversary of a hugely successful effort of the…
CAPT Andrews was Commander Submarine Development Group TWO in the period 1962-1964. May 1999 was the so•h anniversary of a hugely successful effort of the…
According to old time submarine sailors they used to be referred to as sewer pipe sailors by the surface Navy types, allegedly because of the…
Thanks to Naval Submarine League and Admiral De Mars for setting up this opportunity for us to talk to you all and a very special…
Author’s Preface: This event took place more than 50 years ago, and has been reconstructed by an imperfect memory. Hopefully, the reader will agree that…
Commanding Officer (Gold) USS ULYSSES S. GRANT (SSBN 631) 1963-1967 It was a classic entre nous. Admiral Rickover had called Captain From, the Commissioning Blue…
Editor’s Note: Dr. Young is a respected analyst of defense issues with a long history of interest in submarine warfare matters. He had two previous…
TMC(SS) Patrick Meagher USN(Ret) qualified and served on USS CUSK SS-348, USS ANDREW JACKSON SSBN-6198, and USS BARBEL SS-580. He served on active duty with…
Editorial note: CAPT Tom Smith has written a submarine memoir UNDERSEA STEALTH: Submarining in the Cold War, from which this chapter has been excerpted. Publishing…
Faced with an expanding set of requirements and a fixed amount of resources in order to maintain a world-wide naval presence, the Chief of Naval…
Mr. Merrill is a frequent contributor to THE SUBMARINE REVIEW and is a published author of several books on the history of undersea technology. He…
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