March 6th - On This Date - USN Submarine Service

1916 - 

PCU O-11 (SS-72) keel laid as O-11 at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT.

1916 - 

PCU O-12 (SS-73) keel laid as O-12 at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT.

1916 - 

PCU O-13 (SS-74) keel laid as O-13 at Lake Torpedo Boat Company, Bridgeport, CT.

1918 - 

PCU R-9 (SS-86) keel laid as R-9 at Fore River Shipbuilding Company, Quincy, MA.

1920 - 

PCU S-5 (SS-110) commissioned USS S-5 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; Lt. Comdr. Charles M. Cooke, Jr. commanding.

1932 - 

 PCU DOLPHIN (SS-169) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Mrs. E. D. Toland.

1942 - 

 PCU AMBERJACK (SS-219) launched at the Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT; sponsored by Mrs. Randall Jacobs, wife of Rear Admiral Jacobs, the head of the Bureau of Personnel.

1942 - 

PCU SCAMP (SS-277) keel laid as SCAMP at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME.

1944 - 

 PCU DRAGONET (SS-293) commissioned USS DRAGONET (SS-293) at Cramp Shipbuilding Company, Philadelphia, PA; Commander J. H. Lewis commanding.

1944 -

 PCU ATULE (SS-403) launched at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, ME; sponsored by Miss Elizabeth Louise Kauffman, the daughter of Rear Admiral James Lawrence Kauffman.

1953 -  

USS TUNNY (SS-282) was placed in commission for the third time. Converted to carry guided missiles, she was reclassified (SSG-282) and served as a Regulus-missile submarine for nearly 12 years.

1953 - 

 USS MENHADEN (SS-377) recommissioned; Lt. Comdr. William R. Werner commanding.

1962 - 

 PCU SAM HOUSTON (SSBN-609) commissioned USS SAM HOUSTON (SSBN-609) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA; Capt. W. P. Willis, Jr. (BLUE) commanding.

1982 -  

PCU ATLANTA (SSN-712) commissioned USS ATLANTA (SSN-712) at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, VA; Comdr. Robin J. White commanding.

1995 - 

Ex-SKATE (SSN-578) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA.

1998 - 

Ex-THOMAS JEFFERSON (SSBN/SSN-618) disposition complete by Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program (NPSSRP) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA.

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