The Prewar Patrol: June

U.S. Navy Submarine Events in June (1900–1939)

4 June 1913 – USS H-2 (SS-29) launched: The H‑class submarine originally named Nautilus was launched at Union Iron Works, San Francisco. USS H-2 later served on the West Coast and in Caribbean patrols during WWI.

H-2 (SS-29) underway, probably while running trials in California waters, 1913. (NAVSOURCE)
Official USN photo # NH 99351, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center.

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The Daily Cold: June 1

1946

June 1, 1946: USS Whale (SS-239) was decommissioned at New London.
June 1, 1946: USS Roncador (SS-301) was decommissioned and placed in reserve.

1947

June 1, 1947: USS Sea Robin (SS-407) completed a simulated war patrol circling South America and became the first U.S. submarine to round Cape Horn.

John Harrington TM2/SS was stationed between the tubes when Sea Robin rounded the Horn on 1 June, 1947. Thus becoming the first US submariner to accomplish this feat.
From: http://www.ss-407.net/

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US Submarines in World War II: June 1

1941

USS R-2 (SS-79) – Assigned to Submarine Division 12 on 1 June 1941. R-2 left New London on 16 June for Key West, Florida (her new homeport) to conduct training and patrol duties.
USS R-11 (SS-88) – Transferred to Key West on 1 June 1941. She continued duty as a training ship at Key West for the rest of World War II.

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