Submarine Forces

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First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

USS Mississippi Changes Commanders

GROTON, Conn. (NNS) -- Virginia-class attack submarine USS Mississippi (SSN 782) held a change of command ceremony, aboard Naval Submarine Base New London, May 10.Cmdr. Tory Swanson relieved Capt. John McGrath as commanding officer. Guest speaker Capt. ... [Published Navy News Stand - May 13 2013]
First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Navy League to honor Kings Bay's best

From the Camden-Kings Bay Council of the Navy League of the United StatesThe Camden-Kings Bay Council of the Navy League of the United States will have its signature event of the year, the 2013 Camden-Kings Bay Council Annual Sea Services Awards Banquet, ... [Published Kings Bay Periscope.com - May 02 2013]
First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Military, families honor USS Thresher heroes

Submarine Group Two Public AffairsPORTSMOUTH, N.H. -Nearly 1,000 family members, active and retired submariners, shipyard workers, and members of the community came together to pay tribute to the 129 men who perished aboard USS Thresher (SSN 593) during ... [Published The Dolphin - Apr 19 2013]

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...relieve as commanding officer of one of the newest Virginia-class submarines along with an extremely talented and professional crew," said Swanson. "Capt. McGrath and this crew have delivered an extremely capable piece of technology and I look forward to taking the reins and exercising her on our first deployment."
...Marsetio. The base is in close proximity to the Malaysian border, and "The Ambalat waters remains vulnerable, so the submarine base in Palu is most strategic to secure the region" Marsetio added...
...In 2003, TNI-AL awarded the US$60 million refit contract of Cakra 401 to DSME.[2] The overhaul focused on "repair and maintenance of the submarine's four engines, propulsion system and hull, as well as the installation of new radar, sonar, navigation and fire-control systems;" [3] the revamped submarine was delivered to Indonesia in 2006...
...26 million TEUs of containers. It is connected to 600 ports worldwide, and was the world's busiest transshipment hub, with "about one-seventh of the world's total container transshipment throughput, and 5% of global container throughput." [7] Therefore, the RSN's primary mission is to secure Singapore's sea defense and protect its lines of communication...

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Elwood (Felix) Penney [Published Lewiston Tribune - May 21 2013]
Trident Refit honored [Published Kings Bay Periscope.com - May 16 2013]
USS Mississippi Changes Commanders [Published Navy News Stand - May 13 2013]
Navy League to honor Kings Bay's best [Published Kings Bay Periscope.com - May 02 2013]
Indonesia Submarine Capabilities [Published Nuclear Threat Initiative - May 01 2013]
Indonesia Submarine Import and Export Behavior [Published Nuclear Threat Initiative - May 01 2013]
Singapore Submarine Capabilities [Published Nuclear Threat Initiative - May 01 2013]
Singapore Import and Export Behavior [Published Nuclear Threat Initiative - May 01 2013]
Atlantic subs have FORMC change [Published Kings Bay Periscope.com - Apr 25 2013]
Military, families honor USS Thresher heroes [Published The Dolphin - Apr 19 2013]
New Role for BEYA Professional Achievement winn... [Published BlackEngineer.com - Apr 16 2013]
Tenth Virginia-class submarine christened at NNS [Published Marine Log - Oct 28 2012]
Biography for Gregory Smith [Published Able2Act - Nov 20 2007]
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