Submarine History Highlights 1900 - 1983

Archive

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Groton Public Library

Submarine History Highlights
Submarine History Highlights

Name/Title

Submarine History Highlights 1900 - 1983

Entry/Object ID

2015.1.0104

Scope and Content

Paper - twenty bordered pages of black and white print with black and white illustrations and photographs. Front Cover: Illustration of Submarine Escape Training Tank, polaris missle, different submarines and man at control panel Page 2 & 19 - Little known facts about submarines Page 3 - Quotes about the submarine and submarine services from famous submarine inventors and Admiral Ernest J. King, USN and illustration of The "Turtle" America's first submarine. Page 4 - Illustrations and photographs of Robert Fulton's "NAUTILUS" 1801 CSS H. L. HUNLEY - 1864 New London Navy Yard Coaling Station - 1900 USS HOLLAND (SS-1) - 1900 Page 5, 7 & 9, 15, 17 - Selected Chronology of U.S. Submarine History Page 6 - Photos of Congressman Edwin Higgins, USS SKIPJACK (E-1) (SS-24) - 1914, First Officer Class at Submarine School - 1916, USS S-5 (SS-110) Page 8 - Photos of LT Charles Momsen & Chief Gunner C.L. Tibbals - 1929, Submarine Escape Training Tank - 1930, USS GUDGEON (SS - 211), USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) - 1955 Page 10 & 11 - Poster of United States Submarine Force since 1900 - Pride Runs Deep Page 12 - U.S. Naval Submarine Losses from 1915 - 1945 Page 13 - The Congressional Medal of Honor awarded Submarine Officers, and the origins and history of Dolphins insignia. Page 14 - Photos of USS TRITON ( SSRN-586), USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN - 598), USS SKATE (SSN-578), USS SEADRAGON (SSN-584) - 1962, USS THRESHER (SSN-593) Page 16 - Photos of USS QUEENFISH (SSN-651), USS DOLPHIN (SS-555) - 1968, USS LOS ANGELES (SSN-688)- 1976, USS OHIO (SSBN-726) - 1981 Page 18 - Photos of Submarine Base New London - 1919, Submarine Base New London 1944, Submarine Base New London 1983 Back cover - Naval Submarine Base, New London - Groton, CT insigna.

Collection

James L. Streeter Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2015.1

Source or Donor

Mr. James L. Streeter

Acquisition Method

Donation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pamphlet

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Nuclear power, Nuclear submarines, People associated with military activities, Submarine warfare, Submarines

Search Terms

History, Submarines, U.S. Navy, World War I, World War II, "Momsen Lung", "Underway on Nuclear Power", Congressional Medal of Honor Award, Dolphins insignia, Nuclear Submarines, Polaris (ship), Polaris missle, Polaris Submarines, Poseidon Missle, Submarine Base, Submarine Force Library and Museum Association, Inc., Submarine School, Submarines, United States Navy, USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN602), USS ANDREW JACKSON (SSBN619), USS CUSK (SS-348), USS DANIEL BOONE (SSBN629), USS DOLPHIN (SS-555), USS ETHAN ALLEN (SSBN608), USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN598), USS GRAYLING (SS-209), USS HOLLAND (SS-1), USS IREX (SS348), USS JACK (SS-259), USS JAMES K. POLK (SSBN645), USS JOHN MARSHALL (SSBN611), USS KENTUCKY (SSBN737), USS LOS ANGELES (SSN688), USS MENHADEN (SS-387), USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571), USS OHIO (SSBN726), USS PORPOISE (SS-172), USS QUEENFISH (SSN651), USS ROBERT E. LEE (SSBN601), USS S-4 (SS-109), USS S-51 (SS-162), USS SAILFISH (SS-192) formerly USS SQUALUS, USS SAM HOUSTON (SSBN609), USS SCORPION (SSN589), USS SEADRAGON (SSN584), USS SKATE (SSN578), USS SKIPJACK (SS-24), USS STONEWALL JACKSON (SSBN634), USS SWORDFISH (SS-193), USS THRESHER (SSN593), USS TRITON (SSRN586), USS WILL ROGERS (SSBN659), Ohio Class

Archive Details

Creator

Morrison, Gary R. MMCM (SS), USN Director Submarine Force Library & Museum Groton, CT, Bishop, David

Date(s) of Creation

1900 - 1983

Restrictions

Access: Discolouration/Fading: Holes: Staples removal Other: Stain on cover, just below middle - left side Tiny mark on bottom left, page 4

Primary Language

English

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 1900 thru 1983 Date(s): Undated

General Notes

Note

Status: Good Status By: Maureen A. McClellan Status Date: 2016-04-11