The Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22) surfaced in the Arctic Ocean in support of Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018, March 21. (U.S. Navy video by Chief Darryl I. Wood /Released) Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) officially commenced Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2020 in the Arctic Ocean with the construction of a temporary ice camp, Camp […]
This week, you’re going to see something you don’t normally see around here: U.S. Navy Submarine Sailors. Sailors from the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732), homeported in Kings Bay, GA, are visiting their submarine’s namesake state. Seeing a submariner is a rare and privileged opportunity. Just eight percent of Navy personnel are submariners. […]
An international fleet of ships and planes is fighting eight-meter high waves and 74 kilometer per hour winds searching for the ARA San Juan, a missing Argentine submarine with a crew of 44. The 2,000-ton, 66 meter long, German-built diesel-electric submersible disappeared Wednesday 430 kilometers off the coast of Argentina. The San Juan has been in […]
DURHAM, N.C. — The H.L. Hunley, the first combat submarine to sink an enemy ship, also instantly killed its own eight-man crew with the powerful explosive torpedo it carried, according to new research from a Duke University Ph.D. in biomedical engineering. The Hunley’s first and last combat mission occurred during the Civil War on Feb. […]