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In 1937, a group of Americans created an organization called Foster Parents Plan for Children in Spain to assist youngsters affected by the Spanish Civil War. As conflict spread across Europe in the 1940s, the group changed its name to [...]

The keel of USS S-28 (SS-133), which would see action in World War II, was laid down in April of 1919, just months after the end of the first Great War. Commissioned on 13 December 1923, she spent most of [...]

Sixty-three years ago this month, in July of 1951, the United States Congress authorized the construction of a revolutionary new vessel: the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine. The contract was awarded the following month, to General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, [...]

As we prepare to celebrate the 238th anniversary of our declaration of independence, "Tidbits" will be showcasing some patriotic submarine photos. USS LAGARTO (SS-371) was lost with all hands on 3 May 1945, in the midst of her second war [...]

As we prepare to celebrate the 238th anniversary of our declaration of independence, "Tidbits" will be showcasing some patriotic submarine photos. Today's photo was taken in Norfolk, VA, on 8 October 2010. In it, Commander J. Carl Hartsfield navigates from the [...]

For the next few days, as we prepare to celebrate the 238th anniversary of our declaration of independence, "Tidbits" will be showcasing some patriotic submarine photos. In today's, HTFN (DV) John Davis (left) and OS3 (DV) Nathaniel Young, from the [...]

The keel of USS GROTON (SSN-694) was laid down at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT, on 3 August 1973. The bow of each new submarine is covered with a custom-designed nose cone when she is launched, so as [...]

Ever wondered how the Navy white hat, also known as a dixie cup, came to be? Author Marke Hensgen told all in the November 1988 edition of All Hands magazine. The title of the article: “To Cap It All Off… [...]

Built at Portsmouth Naval Yard in Kittery, Maine, and commissioned on 30 July 1942, USS RUNNER (SS-275) remained on the eastern coast of the United States only long enough to conduct shakedown exercises before setting out for Pearl Harbor. [...]

Ever wondered how the Navy white hat, also known as a dixie cup, came to be? Author Marke Hensgen told all in the November 1988 edition of All Hands magazine. The title of the article: “To Cap It All Off… [...]