Submarine Squadron 4
Submarine Squadron 4 | |
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Submarine Squadron | |
Size | Squadron |
Part of | Submarine Group 2 |
Garrison/HQ | Naval Submarine Base New London |
Submarine Squadron 4 ( SUBRON 4, also known as CSS-4) is a US Navy unit of submarines.
Raised by the United States Navy in 1930, since 9 July 1997, the squadron has been based at the
Composition
The current submarines assigned to the squadron include:
- Los Angeles-class submarines
- Virginia-class submarines
- USS California (SSN-781)
- USS North Dakota (SSN-784)
- USS Colorado (SSN-788)
- USS Indiana (SSN-789)
- USS South Dakota (SSN-790)
- USS Delaware (SSN-791) – Commissioned 4 April 2020[1]
- USS Vermont (SSN-792) – Commissioned 18 April 2020[2]
- USS Oregon (SSN-793) – Commissioned 28 May 2022[3]
History
Pearl Harbor 1930 to 1945
In 1930, the squadron was raised at the Pearl Harbor submarine base. Its commanding officers to 1945 included the following captains:[4]
- W. K. Wortman (1930 - 1932),
- H. W. Osterhas (1932 - 1934),
- R. A. Kock (1934 - 1936),
- R. S. Culp (1936 - 1938),
- Francis W. Scanland (1938 - November 1940),
- Worrall R. Carter (November 1940 - 7 December 1941),
- Freeland A. Daubin (7 December 1941 - 6 February 1942),
- Robert H. English(19 March 1942 - 10 May 1942),
- John M. Haines (18 May 1942 - 24 June 1942),
- John H. Brown Jr.(14 July 1942 - 4 November 1943),
- Charles D. Edmunds (12 May 1943 - 31 August 1943),
- Leon J. Huffman (11 September 1943 - 27 September 1943),
- Charles B. Momsen(12 November 1943 - 2 July 1944),
- Clarence E. Aldrich (1 December 1943 - 27 December 1943),
- Charles F. Erck (July 1944 - 12 October 1944)
- William V. O'Regan (15 October 1944 - 24 May 1945)
It was Captain Freeland Allan Daubin who was in command during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941.[5]
While stationed there, the squadron comprised[6]
- Submarine Squadron 4 Headquarters, at Pear Harbour Submarine Base[7]
- USS Litchfield (DD-336), underway south of Oahu– Tactical Flagship
- USS Widgeon (ASR-1)
- Submarine Division 41, at Naval Base San Diego, under Commander Forrest Marmaduke O'Leary[5]
- USS S-18 (SS-123) (F)
- USS S-23 (SS-128)
- USS S-27 (SS-132), being overhauled at Mare Island Naval Shipyard
- USS S-28 (SS-133), being overhauled at Mare Island Naval Shipyard
- USS S-34 (SS-139)
- USS S-35 (SS-140)
- Submarine Division 42, at Pear Harbour Submarine Base, Commander Clifford Harris Roper[5]
- USS Argonaut (SM-1) (F), on patrol in the vicinity of Midway Atoll
- USS Narwhal (SS-167) (F)
- USS Nautilus (SS-168), at Mare Island Naval Shipyard
- USS Dolphin (SS-169)
- USS Cachalot (SS-170)
- USS Cuttlefish (SS-171), being overhauled at Mare Island Naval Shipyard
- Submarine Division 43, at Pear Harbour Submarine Base, commanded by Commander Norman Seaton Ives[5][8]
- USS Plunger (SS-179) (F), underway en-route from Mare Island Naval Shipyard
- USS Pollack (SS-180), underway en-route from Mare Island Naval Shipyard
- USS Pompano (SS-181), underway en-route from Mare Island Naval Shipyard
On 13 January 1943, the command of Submarine Base Pearl Harbor and Submarine Squadron 4 were separated, due to the demands on each command by war time operations. As a result, Captain C. D. Edmunds relieved Captain J. H. Brown, Jr., as commanding officer of the submarine base. Captain Brown retained the command of the squadron. The commanding officer of the submarine base continued under the squadron commander until October 1945. At that time, the submarine force was reorganised and the base commander came directly under command of the
Key West 1945 to 1959
In about August 1945, the squadron began operations from
While at Key West, the squadron included
On 23 April 1947, the former German USS U-3008 reported for duty at Key West with Submarine Squadron 4 and began working with the Operational Development Force. That duty involved the development of submarine and antisubmarine tactics and lasted until October 1947 when she returned to New London.
Charleston 1959 to 1995
In 1959, the squadron was moved to the
- Richard C. Latham (August 1959 - 27 October 1960)
- Morton H. Lytle (27 October 1960 - TBD)
- Phillip A. Beshany (TBD - 10 August 1962)
- Murray F. Frazee, Jr. (10 August 1962 - July 1963)
- Raymond W. Alexander (July 1963 - TBD)
- George F. Morin (TBD - 5 July 1966)
- Henry Hanssen (5 July 1966 - TBD)
- R. G. Black (TBD - 11 October 1966)
- Max C. Duncan (11 October 1966 - TBD)
- William R. Banks (TBD - 11 October 1970)
- John A Walsh (11 October 1970 - 1972)
- Stan Anderson (1972 - 1974)
- Al Baciocco (1974 - 1976)
- Larry Burkhart (1976 - 1978)
- Claude C. Cross (TBD-1980)
- Thomas C. Maloney (TBD - 1980s)
- James E. Collins (July 1982 - 8 August 1984)
- William A. Owens (8 August 1984 - TBD)
- Mario P. Fiori (July 1986 - June 1987)
- John Jordan (June 1987 - August 1989)
- Dennis Napior (July 1991 - July 1993)
- Stanley R. Szemborski (July 1993 - Late 1995).
Squadron tenders while at Charleston included
.Submarines included
The
Reactivation at Groton, Connecticut
On 9 July 1997, the squadron was reactivated at Naval Submarine Base
From July 1997, commanders included:
- Carl V. Mauney (9 July 1997 - 16 April 1999)
- Melvin G. Williams, Jr. (16 April 1999 - 8 September 2000)
- George E. Manaskie (8 September 2000 - 26 July 2002)
- David E. Eyler (26 July 2002 - 29 April 2004)
- Robert H. Perry (29 April 2004 – July 2006)
- Richard P. Breckenridge (July 2006 - 27 June 2008)
- Robert E. Clark II (27 June 2008 - 9 April 2010)[12]
- Mike Bernacchi (9 April 2010 - 13 January 2012)
- Michael Holland (13 January 2012 - 30 August 2013)
- Jim Waters (30 August 2013 - 31 July 2015)
- John McGunnigle (31 July 2015 - June 2021)
- John Stafford (June 2021 - Present)[13]
From 1997, boats assigned to the squadron included
References
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- ^ Smallheer, Susan (2018-10-17). "Putney sparkling wine to christen USS Vermont". The Brattleboro Reformer. Retrieved 2018-10-24.
- ^ https://www.usff.navy.mil/Press-Room/News-Stories/Article/3047209/navy-commissions-uss-oregon-ssn-793/#:~:text=GROTON%2C%20Connecticut%20%E2%80%93%20The%20Navy%20commissioned,our%20state%2C%E2%80%9D%20said%20Gov.
- ^ Svonavec S.Squadron Commanders Fleetorganization.com
- ^ a b c d "Submarine Commanders by USNA Class Year 1905 - 1925". www.fleetorganization.com. Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ Niehorster, Dr Leo. "Submarine Squadron 4, Submarines, Scouting Force, Pacific Fleet, United States Navy, 7.12.1941". niehorster.org. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "Pearl Harbor Submarine Base 1918-1945". public2.nhhcaws.local. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ "VMH: NORMAN S. IVES, CAPT, USN". usnamemorialhall.org. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
- ^ Pearl Harbor Submarine Base: 1918-1945. Naval History and Heritage Command. Accessed July 2014.
- ^ All Hands Archived 2006-04-16 at the Wayback Machine Navy. November 1997, volume 968 p.1-4.
- ^ Undersea Warfare Magazine 1998 - 2010. Archived 2013-04-03 at the Wayback Machine Navy.
- ^ "Capt. Robert Clark assumes command of Submarine Squadron 4." Navy, 30 June 2008 (story number NNS080630-18)
- ^ "Submarine Squadron 4 Changes Command". www.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2017-01-05.
External links
- Submarine Squadron Four official homepage. United States Navy.
- Undersea Warfare magazine archive (1998-2010). United States Navy.
- All Hands magazine archive (1922-2013).