Assigned to Submarine Flotilla 3 of the Asiatic Fleet at Cavite in the Philippine Islands, they sailed via the Panama Canal and Pearl Harbor and arrived at Cavite on 1 December 1921. S-4 operated out of …

Jul 9, 2025 · USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was commissioned at Groton, Connecticut, on 30 September 1954 with Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson as the boat’s first commander. The construction of …

The submarines paid heavily for their successes in World War II. A total of 52 submarines were lost, with 374 officers and 3,131 enlisted men. These personnel losses represented 16% of the officer and …

The evolution of the Navy's submarines spans self-propelled through nuclear.

The sixth U.S. Navy ship named Scorpion, but named to perpetuate the name of the fifth Scorpion (SS-278), which sank with all hands in 1944. VI (SSN-589: displacement 3,075 (surfaced), 3,500 …

May 23, 1970 · Mare Island Naval Shipyard, 1854–1996 Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California, was the first Navy base on the West Coast. During World War II, it was to evolve into one …

USS Growler (SSG-577) returned to Portsmouth 19 April via Fort Lauderdale and New London. USS Growler (SSG-577) then proceeded to the Pacific via Norfolk, Key West, and the Panama Canal, …

Aug 8, 2024 · USS Barb (SS-220) was commissioned on 8 July 1942 at Groton, Connecticut. Following shakedown and participation in Operation Torch—the invasion of North Africa—Barb was ordered in …

The Confederate submersible H. L. Hunley has the distinction of being the first submarine to sink an enemy warship in wartime. Although the boat and its crew were lost as a result of this endeavor, the …

The Naval History and Heritage Command does not have custody of crew lists, nor do we have current contact information of former crew members. You can locate this information through various …