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Bookmark or Share- Wahoo (SS-238) - NHHCUSS Wahoo (SS-238) was commissioned 15 May 1942, and on 12 August was bound for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, where the submarine conducted intensive training. On 23 August, Wahoo was underway for her first war patrol. Although the submarine made enemy contact, torpedoes missing their target plagued Wahoo’s first patrol. The submarine arrived back at Pearl Harbor on 17 October for refit and overhaul ...
- WWI: Submarines - NHHCThe F-class submarines were based in the Pacific, serving at Hawaii and off California. F-1 sank in December 1917 when she accidentally collided with F-3. The H-class submarines, the majority of the submarines, served on the west coast while H-2 served in the Caribbean. The last boat of the class, H-9, was commissioned after the war.
- Submarines! - NHHCSubmarines! *This packet is intended for elementary schools, to be used in groups of three or fewer and/or individually. In this packet, we will learn about submarines, their history, how they work, and how the U.S. Navy utilizes them today! We are then going to learn about buoyancy and energy! Contact the National Museum of the U.S. Navy
- Submarine Force - NHHCSubmarines have a long history in the United States, beginning with Turtle, during the American Revolution. The world’s first combat submarine, invented by David Bushnell, was devised as a means of breaking the British blockade of Boston Harbor but was unsuccessful on multiple attempts. The U.S. Navy officially joined the undersea world when it purchased USS Holland (SS-1) on 11 April 1900 ...
- Ohio-class Submarines - NHHCCommissioned between 1981 and 1997, 18 Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) replaced the original 41 for Freedom SSBNs and became the largest submarines built by the U.S. Navy. In the 2000s, the Navy converted the first four Ohio-class SSBNs to guided missile submarines (SSGNs) after the 1994 Nuclear Posture Review recommended the U.S. only needed 14 SSBNs to meet ...
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