October 24th - On This Date - USN Submarine Service

    1914 - USS K-4 (SS 35) is commissioned

    1918 - USS H-4 (SS 147) is commissioned

    1918 - USS H-7 (SS 150) is commissioned

    1933 - Keel is laid for the USS Shark (SS 174)

    1941 - Keel is laid for the USS Shad (SS 235)

    1942 - Keel is laid for the USS Robalo (SS 273)

    1942 - USS Snook (SS 279) is commissioned

    1943 - USS Hammerhead (SS 364) is launched

    1944 - USS Darter (SS-227) was lost on 24-Oct-1944 when it became grounded on Bombay Shoal off Palawan then was destroyed. All the crew were rescued by USS Dace.

    1945 - USS Cuttlefish V-9 ( SS 171) is decommissioned

    1949 - Keel is laid for the USS Wahoo (SS 565)

    1953 - USS Cabezon (SS 334) is decommissioned

    1959 - USS Kraken (SS 370) is decommissioned

    1961 - USS Snook (SSN 592) is commissioned

    1981 - USS La Jolla (SSN 701) is commissioned

    1986 - Keel is laid for the USS Miami (SSN 755)

    1987 - Keel is laid for the USS Kentucky (SSBN 737)

    1987 - Keel is laid for the USS Maryland (SSBN 738)

    1987 - Keel is laid for the USS West Virginia (SSBN 736)