Tuesday, 7 August 2012

August 6th - On This Date - USN Submarine Service

  • 1918 - USS O-6 (SS-67) Fired on and hit by US destroyer USS Paul Jones (DD 10)
  • 1943 - USS Corvina (SS 226) is commissioned
  • 1944 - USS Bumper (SS 333) is launched
  • 1945 - USS Bullhead (SS-332) is the last of the 52 submarine losses of WW II when she is sunk with the loss of 84 shipmates near the Lombok Strait.
  • 1945 - USS Bullhead (SS 332) is decommissioned
  • 1968 - USS Dolphin (SS 555) is launched
  • 1988 - USS San Juan (SSN 751) is commissioned

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