February 17th - On This Date - USN Submarine Service

1864 - 

The Confederate submarine CSS H. L. Hunley was the first submersible to sink an enemy ship in combat; she rammed her spar torpedo with 90 pounds (41 kg) of explosive powder into the hull of the Union sloop-of-war USS Housatonic off Charleston, SC; Hunley was also sunk in the engagement.

1915 - 

 PCU L-10 (SS-50) keel laid as L-10 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA.

1915 -

 PCU L-11 (SS-51) keel laid as L-11 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA.

1918 - 

 PCU L-5 (SS-44) commissioned USS L-5 at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT; Lt. J. M. Deem commanding.

1942 - 

PCU ALBACORE (SS-218) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Elwin F. Cutts, the wife of Capt. Cutts.

1956 -  

Ex-PIKE (SS-173) placed out of service and simultaneously struck from the Naval Vessel Register.

1964 -  

USS SEA DEVIL (SS-400) third and final decommissioning.

1968 - 

 PCU BERGALL (SSN-667) launched at the Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, CT.

1995 -  

Ex-POLLACK (SSN-603) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA.

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