USS IDAHO welcomes new commander, Randall Leslie

 

Cmdr. Randall Leslie is piped ashore following a traditional change of command ceremony that was held Friday, Dec. 2 at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut. Cmdr. Leslie relieved Cmdr. Nicholas Meyers as commanding officer of the crew of the future USS Idaho (SSN 799). (U.S. Navy Photo by John Narewski)

USS IDAHO welcomes new commander, Randall Leslie

First-generation female submariner reaches new first aboard Navy vessel

 

Lt. Cmdr. Amber Cowan is executive officer of the gold crew on the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Kentucky. (Brian Reynolds/U.S. Navy)

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-11-29/navy-submarine-first-female-executive-officer-8229656.html?utm_campaign=dfn-ebb&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sailthru&SToverlay=2002c2d9-c344-4bbb-8610-e5794efcfa7d

Torpedo Field Day

The fish sanded and prepped.

                                                                  Paint applied and drying

Dave applying finishing touches

                                                                The working party!

From; la Repubblica, an Italian Newspaper

Il K-329 Belgorod

è un sottomarino a propulsione nucleare russo, destinato a compiere missioni speciali negli abissi Operativo a 500 metri di profondità, ha una autonomia in immersione di 120 giorni e può ospitare fino a 110 persone 184 metri di lunghezza e largo 15 metri1 Il sottomarino Belgorod può trasportare sotto il ventre il minisommergibile atomico Losharik 1 Il Losharik può arrivare a 2000 metri di profondità resistendo alla pressione. L'equipaggio è composto da 25 specialisti. Con l'uso di droni e robot, il Losharik può spiare e sabotare i cavi di fibra ottica e le condotte di gas sottomarine INFOGRAFICA DI ROBERTO TRINCHIERI Il siluro Poseidonè armato di una testata atomica. Si stima che possa toccare i 100 km l'ora a 1000 metri di profondità. Armato di 6 Poseidon.

Sono mega-siluri di nuova concezione con un propulsore nucleare.

Possono colpire a 10mila km di distanza. Lunghi 24 metri

AND NOW IN ENGLISH!!

Il K-329 Belgorod

is a Russian nuclear-powered submarine, intended to perform special missions in the abyss Operational at 500 meters deep, has a diving autonomy of 120 days and can accommodate up to 110 people 184 meters long and 15 meters wide1 The Belgorod submarine can carry the Losharik atomic mini-submarine under its belly 1 The Losharik can reach a depth of 2000 meters by resisting pressure. The crew consists of 25 specialists. With the use of drones and robots, the Losharik can spy on and sabotage fiber optic cables and underwater gas pipelines INFOGRAPHIC BY ROBERTO TRINCHIERI The Poseidon torpedoit is  armed with an atomic warhead. It is estimated that it can reach 100 km per hour at a depth of 1000 meters. Armed with 6 Poseidons. They are newly developed mega-torpedoes with a nuclear thruster.

They can strike 10 thousand km away. 24 meters long

 http://www.repubblica.it/

Russia Submarine

 

The bow of the Soviet submarine K-3 'Leninsky Komsomol' is transported by a platform along the street from the pier to the museum where it will be assembled with the stern and installed as a museum, in the city of Kronstadt, outside St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. K-3 'Leninsky Komsomol' (NATO reporting project name "November"), the first nuclear submarine of the Soviet Union, was built in 1957 and based in Soviet Navy's Northern Fleet in Murmansk region. In 1967, while transiting the Norwegian Sea, 39 crew members of K-3 died in bow compartments in the fire.

Dmitri Lovetsky - staff, AP

LCDR Kayla Barron, NASA Astronaut, Submariner

 

After obtaining a master's degree, Barron was part of the first group of women to become submarine warfare officers. She attended the Navy's nuclear power and submarine officer training program, and was assigned to the Ohio-class submarine USS Maine. While serving on the USS Maine, Barron completed three patrols as a division officer. Following her submarine assignment, Barron was Flag Aide to the Superintendent at the Naval Academy until her selection as an astronaut.[3]

Astronaut Kayla Barron | NASA

Kayla Barron - Wikipedia

St Mary's Submarine Museum Temporary Closed

 

Due to flooding caused by Hurricane IAN, the St. Marys Submarine Museum has taken on 5 inches of water and will be closed until further notice.  Be sure to spread the word and visit the Museum's website for further information on its reopening.   Keith Post, Executive Director

Brazil Commissions Its First Scorpène Type Submarine

 

Launched in December 2018, the Riachuelo successfully completed her sea trials and has now

been delivered and entered into service within the Brazilian Navy.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/09/video-brazil-commissions-its-first-scorpene-type-submarine/

The world’s first nuclear-powered sub reopens to public

 

Senior Navy leaders, past and present crew members of USS Nautilus, their families, and government officials gather at the Submarine Force Museum and Library and Historic Ship Nautilus to celebrate 60 years since the commissioning of the nuclear powered submarine USS Nautilus. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tim Comerford/Navy)

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/09/08/the-worlds-first-nuclear-powered-sub-reopens-to-public/

How The Experimental USS Narwhal Ended Up Being The Navy’s Stealthiest Nuclear Submarine

 

In the first half of the 1960s, the U.S. Navy challenged the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation with constructing an operational prototype submarine using elements of the Sturgeon class hull design.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/33244/how-the-experimental-uss-narwhal-ended-up-being-the-navys-stealthiest-nuclear-submarine

This sailor is the first woman to serve as chief of the boat

Master Chief Information Systems Technician (Submarine) Angela Koogler, who joined the Navy in 2002, became the chief of the boat for nuclear ballistic missile submarine Louisiana Aug. 22. 

 This sailor is the first woman to serve as chief of the boat

RUSSIAN SUBMARINE BELGOROD – WHAT MAKES IT SO SPECIAL?

 

In July this year, the Russian Navy finally took delivery of what is the world’s longest known submarine. The maker touts it as a research vessel, but many speculate it is a platform for espionage and possibly nuclear weapons.

Russian Submarine Belgorod – What Makes it so Special?

Life aboard WWII submarines was brutal

 Though only about 60 feet shorter than a modern submarine, the Gato and Balao-class submarines the U.S. Navy operated in World War II had a displacement of only about one third that of modern Virginia class submarines.

Real World War II galley attire: T-shirt and apron over dungarees. This June 1945 snapshot is of George Sacco, a cook and baker in USS Cod (SS 224). (Courtesy of the USS Cod Submarine Memorial)

Life aboard WWII submarines was brutal (msn.com)

Fighter Jet Blown Off Carrier Deck in Unexpected Heavy Weather

OMG.....Someone is going to lose their job!!! lol 

Oh, I forgot to chain it down!!!!!!

Do I hear another "Loss of confidence" firing?😂😂😂

 Fighter Jet Blown Off Carrier Deck in Unexpected Heavy Weather

First Coast Base Tolling of the Boats

 

First Coast Base conducts Tolling of the Boats, this Father's Day weekend.

Happy Father's Day

Meet The Seawolf: The Most Powerful US Navy Submarines Ever

 

The U.S. Navy’s newest attack submarine, USS Seawolf (SSN 21), conducts Bravo sea trials off the coast of Connecticut in preparation for its scheduled commissioning in July 1997. The aerial image shows the sail from a starboard angle, looking forward, 9/16/1996. Jim Brennan. (OPA-NARA II-9/10/2015).

The Seawolf submarines might just be the best US Navy nuclear attack submarines ever. The bad news: there are only three of them:

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/02/meet-the-seawolf-the-most-powerful-us-navy-submarines-ever-built/

USS Connecticut underwater crash was ‘preventable,’ Navy investigation finds

WASHINGTON — Poor navigational planning, management and watch-team execution led to the USS Connecticut’s underwater crash in October.

 USS Connecticut underwater crash was ‘preventable,’ Navy investigation finds

New subs and modernized missiles mean new facilities at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor

 

A Trident II D-5 Ballistic Missle launches from the Ohio class submarine USS West Virginia in the Atlantic Ocean during a missle test.

New subs and modernized missiles mean new facilities at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor

USS Oregon officially joins Navy fleet after pandemic delays

Crew members line up along the fast attack submarine Oregon during the submarine's commissioning ceremony Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Groton, Conn. (Daniel Passapera/The Day via AP

 USS Oregon officially joins Navy fleet after pandemic delays

How Submarines Regularly ‘Fight To The Death’ Off The Bahamas

 

USS Chicago at periscope depth.

Just like how Navy aircraft fight mock aerial wars over instrumented ranges where each player’s every move is tracked, those that deal in the shadowy art of submarine and anti-submarine warfare have a similar place in AUTEC.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/33090/how-american-and-allied-submarines-regularly-fight-to-the-death-off-the-bahamas

Memorial Day Services at BVMP

 Memorial Day honors those who have gone before us, giving their final breath so that we may live in freedom. Services were held at the BVMP (Beaches Veterans Memorial Park) attended by many including several of our own SubVet Group along with spouses.

Base Treasurer Bob Meador salutes a wreath laid during Memorial Day services at the BVMP.

Base Secretary did the base proud as Klaxon operator at Memorial Day services at BVMP.

First Coast Base members and their spouse(s) at Memorial Day services at the BVMP

New leader takes charge of Indo-Pacific submarines as group bolsters its presence

The fast-attack submarine USS Key West returns to Naval Base Guam, Dec. 1, 2021. (Zachary Grooman/U.S. Navy)

 https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2022-04-14/indo-pacific-submarine-missions-change-of-command-japan-guam-china-5692930.html

This Is Our First Look At The Navy’s Snakehead Unmanned Submarine

Cheryl Mierzwa, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport’s technical program manager for the Snakehead Large Displacement Unmanned Undersea Vehicle, christens the underwater vehicle at the Narragansett Bay Test Facility in Newport, Rhode Island, on Feb. 2, 2022., USN

This Is Our First Look At The Navy's Snakehead Unmanned Submarine (thedrive.com)

April 11, 1900: U.S. Navy’s first “modern” submarine

USS Holland (SS-1) underway

 https://www.abc27.com/digital-originals/april-11-1900-u-s-navys-first-modern-submarine/

USS Clamagore submarine will be destroyed and recycled, museum says

The USS Clamagore submarine, built at the end of World War II, will be dismantled and recycled, the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum in South Carolina announced Friday.

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/uss-clamagore-submarine-will-be-destroyed-and-recycled-museum-says/ar-AAVh5Jj?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&fullscreen=true#image=1

Germany’s Subs That Didn’t Surrender to Allies

 

Oblique aerial photograph taken from Short Sunderland Mark III, EK586 ‘U’, of No. 10 Squadron RAAF during an attack on German type VIIC submarine U 426 in the Bay of Biscay.

https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/wolfpack-scourges-the-sea.html

Virginia-Class Submarine Montana (SSN 794) Delivered to US Navy

America’s largest shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) on Friday delivered the newest Virginia-class fast-attack submarine to the U.S. Navy.

 https://www.marinelink.com/news/virginiaclass-submarine-montana-ssn-495011

Here’s the damage the submarine Connecticut sustained when it hit an undersea mountain

 

The fast-attack submarine Connecticut returns to its Bremerton, Washington, home port in December, nearly three months after it collided with an undersea mountain in the South China Sea. (Navy)

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/03/02/heres-the-damage-the-submarine-connecticut-sustained-when-it-hit-an-undersea-mountain/

USS Wyoming exchanges crew at sea

The USS Wyoming, home-ported at Kings Bay, successfully completed a crew swap while at sea on Jan. 24. The crew exchange also included a fresh supply of food during the deployment.

 https://americanmilitarynews.com/2022/02/uss-wyoming-exchanges-crew-at-sea/

Navy’s newest attack submarine, the Newport News-built USS Montana, completes first sea trials

The sea trials included submerging for the first time. The sub also conducted high-speed maneuvers while on the surface and submerged.

 Navy’s newest attack submarine, the Newport News-built USS Montana, completes first sea trials

Russia Lost 4 Nuclear Weapons On A Dead Submarine (And Can’t Get Them Back)

How Russia Lost 4 Nuclear Torpedoes on a Sunken Submarine And Can’t Easily Retrieve Them

 https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/01/russia-lost-4-nuclear-weapons-on-a-dead-submarine-and-cant-get-them-back/

Navy says it ensured sub safety after fake strength tests surfaced, but won’t detail how

 

The fast-attack submarine Hampton approaches the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands on Oct. 21, 2021. (Navy)

Naval Sea Systems Command, or NAVSEA, has declined to provide specifics on which submarines were built with the affected steel and what steps have been taken to ensure the safety of American boats.

https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2022/01/06/navy-says-it-ensured-sub-safety-after-faked-strength-tests-surfaced-but-wont-detail-how/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2001.07.2022&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

Nukes, Nubs And Coners: The Unique Social Hierarchy Aboard A Nuclear Submarine

Sailors assigned to USS Indiana (SSN-789) eat dinner in the crew’s mess while underway.

 https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/34104/nukes-nubs-and-coners-the-unique-social-hierarchy-aboard-a-nuclear-submarine

USS Nevada: US Navy ballistic missile submarine makes rare appearance in Guam

 

The USS Nevada, an Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine carrying 20 Trident ballistic missiles and dozens of nuclear warheads, pulled into the Navy base in the US Pacific Island territory on Saturday.

USS Nevada: US Navy ballistic missile submarine makes rare appearance in Guam (msn.com)