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