Author: FTB1(SS)

Loss of the Sealion

The USS Sealion (SS-195), a proud Sargo-class submarine, began her journey with promise. Launched on May 25, 1939, and commissioned on November 27, 1939, at the Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut, she represented the cutting edge of American submarine design. Armed with state-of-the-art systems and designed for long-range patrols, the Sealion was an integral part of the U.S. Navy’s forward defense strategy in the Pacific. However, her story—marked by tragedy, resilience, and sacrifice—would come to a sudden and tragic end on December 10, 1941. Continue reading “Loss of the Sealion” →

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The Pearl Harbor Five

The calm of a Sunday morning in paradise was shattered as Japanese planes descended upon Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Amid the cacophony of explosions, the blazing infernos consuming the battleships of Battleship Row, and the relentless hum of enemy aircraft, a less visible part of the U.S. Navy’s strength lay quietly along the southeastern edge of the harbor. There, the submarines USS Tautog (SS-199), USS Dolphin (SS-169), USS Cuttlefish (SS-171), USS Narwhal (SS-167), and USS Cachalot (SS-170) waited, unprepared for battle but braced for survival. Their actions that day and their escape from destruction would later underscore their importance to a Navy facing a long war in the Pacific. Continue reading “The Pearl Harbor Five” →

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