Captain Shepherd Martin “Shep” Jenks (1926-2014)
Captain Shepherd Martin “Shep” Jenks, USN (Ret), passed away in Martinez, California, on Wednesday, 26 March 2014. He was 87 years old. […]
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The Loss of Alligator
As the Civil War ramped up, the Union turned to a Frenchman for assistance. Brutus de Villeroi was an engineer with some experience building submersible vessels: in 1832 he had completed one that was nearly eleven feet long and about [...]
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04, 2014
The Last Voyage of USS MARIANO G. VALLEJO (SSBN-658)
1 April 1994 was a momentous day for the United States submarine force as the last three subs of the original “41 for Freedom” fleet ballistic-missile (FBM) program stood down from service as the front line of the nation’s strategic-deterrence [...]
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The Triumphs and Tragedies of Submarine Shuffleboard
You may think of shuffleboard as a game played on cruise ships by vacationers wearing Hawaiian-print shirts, but that isn’t always the case, as a McClure Shuffleboard Table Blog entry for 20 September 2013 tells us. […]
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The Loss of USS TRIGGER (SS-237)
By the spring of 1945, USS TRIGGER (SS-237) was the veteran of eleven war patrols and the recipient of three Presidential Unit Citations. By the time she departed Guam on her twelfth patrol on 11 March she had already sunk [...]
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Hitching a Ride
Submarines have, over the years, played host to everything from pets to prisoners of war to presidents. But few have had guests as unique as a helicopter. An article in the Key West Citizen from 27 April 1956 describes the [...]
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03, 2014
The Loss of USS TULLIBEE (SS-284)
On 5 March 1944, USS TULLIBEE (SS-284) departed Pearl Harbor on her fourth war patrol, arriving on station in the western Pacific’s Palau Islands, where she was scheduled to support air strikes, in just under three weeks. Less than a [...]
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03, 2014
The Loss of USS F-4 (SS-23)
After her commissioning at Moran Brothers Shipbuilding in Seattle, Washington, on 3 May 1913, USS F-4 (initially called SKATE) (SS-23) joined the First Submarine Group, Pacific Torpedo Flotilla. She operated along the west coast of the United States and then [...]
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03, 2014
The Loss of USS H-1 (SS-28)
The first USS SEAWOLF (SS-28) was authorized on 3 March 1909 and built by Union Iron Works in San Francisco, CA. Her name was changed to H-1 on 17 November 1911. Launched and commissioned in 1913, H-1 spent her early [...]
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The Loss of USS LANCETFISH (SS-296)
On 24 March 1945, USS LANCETFISH (SS-296) was decommissioned after serving the shortest-ever term as a commissioned naval vessel—just 41 days. […]
