Monday, 13 February 2012

February 13th - On This Date - USN Submarine Service


1919 - 
USS L-8 (SS-48) arrived San Pedro, CA, to join the submarine flotilla on the West Coast.

1919 - 
PCU S-34 (SS-139) launched at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco, CA; sponsored by Miss Florence Hellman.

1960 - 
USS SKATE (SSN-578) suffered "very minor" damage after colliding with a concrete pier at Electric Boatyard, Groton, CT.

1961 - 
PCU THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN-600) commissioned USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN-600) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA; Comdr. William E. Sims (BLUE) and Comdr. Oliver H. Perry, Jr. (GOLD) commanding.

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