query: The USS Constitution was a naval submarine.

pos: USS Constitution USS Constitution is a wooden-hulled , three-masted heavy frigate of the United States Navy , named by President George Washington after the Constitution of the United States of America . She is the world 's oldest commissioned naval vessel afloat . Constitution was launched in 1797 , one of six original frigates authorized for construction by the Naval Act of 1794 and the third constructed . Joshua Humphreys designed the frigates to be the young Navy 's capital ships , and so Constitution and her sisters were larger and more heavily armed and built than standard frigates of the period . Constitution was built in the North End of Boston , Massachusetts at Edmund Hartt 's shipyard . Her first duties with the newly formed U.S. Navy were to provide protection for American merchant shipping during the Quasi-War with France and to defeat the Barbary pirates in the First Barbary War .   Constitution is most noted for her actions during the War of 1812 against the United Kingdom , when she captured numerous merchant ships and defeated five British warships : , , , , and . The battle with Guerriere earned her the nickname of `` Old Ironsides '' and public adoration that has repeatedly saved her from scrapping . She continued to serve as flagship in the Mediterranean and African squadrons , and circled the world in the 1840s . During the American Civil War , she served as a training ship for the United States Naval Academy . She carried American artwork and industrial displays to the Paris Exposition of 1878 .   Constitution was retired from active service in 1881 , and served as a receiving ship until designated a museum ship in 1907 . In 1934 , she completed a three-year , 90-port tour of the nation . Constitution sailed under her own power for her 200th birthday in 1997 , and again in August 2012 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of her victory over Guerriere .   Constitutions stated mission today is to promote understanding of the Navy 's role in war and peace through educational outreach , historical demonstration , and active participation in public events as part of the Naval History & Heritage Command . As a fully commissioned U.S. Navy ship , her crew of 60 officers and sailors participate in ceremonies , educational programs , and special events while keeping Constitution open to visitors year round and providing free tours . The officers and crew are all active-duty U.S. Navy personnel and the assignment is considered to be special duty in the U.S. Navy . Traditionally , command of the vessel is assigned to a Navy commander . She is usually berthed at Pier 1 of the former Charlestown Navy Yard , at one end of Boston 's Freedom Trail . In May 2015 , Constitution entered Dry Dock 1 to begin a three-year restoration program .

neg: USS S-15 (SS-120) USS S-15 ( SS-120 ) was a second-group ( S-3 or `` Government '' ) S-class submarine of the United States Navy . Her keel was laid down on 13 December 1917 by the Lake Torpedo Boat Company in Bridgeport , Connecticut . She was launched on 8 March 1920 sponsored by Mrs. Simon Lake , and commissioned on 15 January 1921 with Lieutenant Commander David R. Lee in command .   Attached to SubDiv 18 , S-15 departed New London , Connecticut , on 31 May 1921 , and sailed via the Panama Canal , California , Hawaii , and Guam to the Philippines . She arrived at Cavite , Luzon , on 1 December . In 1922 , she sailed from Cavite on 11 October , visited Hong Kong from 14 October to 28 October , and returned to Cavite on 1 November . Sailing from Manila on 15 May 1923 , S-15 visited Shanghai , Chefoo , and Chinwangtao before returning via Woosung and Amoy to Cavite on 11 September . In the summer of 1924 , she again visited China and returned to Olongapo on 23 September .   Departing Cavite on 29 October , she arrived at Mare Island Naval Shipyard , California , on 30 December . Remaining at Mare Island in 1925 and 1926 , she operated along the west coast through 1927 . From February 1928 into 1935 , S-15 served in the Panama Canal area , although she visited Baltimore , Maryland , from 15 May to 5 June 1933 . She departed Coco Solo on 11 January 1935 for Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , where she decommissioned on 26 April 1935 .   S-15 was recommissioned on 3 January 1941 at Philadelphia . Following voyages to Bermuda , she operated at Saint Thomas , United States Virgin Islands , from 31 October to 9 December 1941 ; in the Panama Canal area from January into December 1943 ; at Guantanamo Bay through May 1944 ; in the Panama Canal area from June through September ; at Trinidad for the rest of the year ; and at Guantanamo from January into March 1945 .   S-15 departed Guantanamo on 23 March 1945 and reported at New London for inactivation . She was decommissioned on 11 June 1946 at Philadelphia and was struck from the Naval Vessel Register . On 4 December that year she was sold for scrapping to the Potomac Shipwrecking Company of Maryland .

neg: List of commanding officers of USS Oklahoma (BB-37) USS Oklahoma was a battleship that served in the United States Navy from 2 May 1916 , to 1 September 1944 . The ship capsized and sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 , but she was righted in 1943 . While other ships sunk during the Pearl Harbor attack were repaired and returned to service , she was not and never returned to duty . Instead , Oklahoma was stripped of guns and superstructure , and sold for scrap . She sank while under tow to the mainland on 17 May 1947 , 500 mi northeast of Hawaii .   When Navy personnel receive orders to take command of a ship in the United States they will receive an order from the Chief of Naval Personnel stating : `` Proceed to the port in which USS -LSB- name of ship -RSB- may be and upon arrival , report to your immediate superior in command , if present , otherwise by message , for duty as commanding officer of USS -LSB- name of ship -RSB- . '' In the 1990 edition of the United States Navy Regulations Article 0807 states that before leaving his command the commanding officer or CO will inspect the ship with the new CO and have the crew perform some sort of drill or exercise , `` unless conditions render it impracticable or inadvisable . '' Also , before the old commanding officer leaves the ship he should turn over all keys to the incoming CO. . Before the CO leaves the ship he is entitled to a say a few words and , according to Naval regulations `` the officer relieved , though without authority after turning over the command , is , until final departure , entitled to all ceremonies and distinctions accorded a commanding officer . ''   During her nearly three decades of service , the Oklahoma had 22 commanding officers . The first Captain was Roger Welles , who took command after Oklahoma '' 's commissioning in 1916 , serving over a year . The longest serving commanding officer was John D. Wainwright , who served over for over two years in the position , from 13 May 1930 -- 25 June 1932 . Oklahoma '' s last commanding officer was Howard D. Bode , although he was not on board when the battleship was sunk at Pearl Harbor . When the Japanese attacked , Bode was on the USS Maryland and Commander Jesse L. Kenworthy Jr. , acting as the ship 's captain , gave the order to abandon ship .

neg: Submarine Cable Act of 1888 Submarine Cable Act of 1888 is an United States federal statute defining penalties for intentional and unintentional disturbances of submarine communications cable in international waters . The Act of Congress acknowledge the Convention for the Protection of Submarine Telegraph Cable of 1884 necessitating the international cooperation for the safeguard of international communication cables placed on the ocean floor .   The legislation was passed by the 50th United States Congressional session and confirmed as a federal law by the 24th President of the United States Grover Cleveland on February 29 , 1888 .

neg: USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) USS Daniel Webster ( SSBN-626 ) , a ballistic missile submarine ( FBM ) , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Senator Daniel Webster .

neg: USS S-9 (SS-114) USS S-9 ( SS-114 ) was a second-group ( or `` Government '' ) S-class submarine of the United States Navy . Her keel was laid down on 20 January 1919 by the Portsmouth Navy Yard . She was launched on 17 June 1920 sponsored by Mrs. James E. Palmer , and commissioned on 21 February 1921 with Lieutenant Commander Thomas Shine in command .   Following duty off the northeast coast , S-9 sailed from New London , Connecticut , on 31 May 1921 , and proceeded via the Panama Canal , California , and Pearl Harbor to the Philippines , arriving at Cavite , Luzon on 6 December . There , she joined Submarine Division 12 ( SubDiv 12 ) , whose S-boats -- along with those of SubDiv 18 -- had arrived on 1 December . In 1922 , she sailed from Cavite on 11 October visited Hong Kong from 14 -- 28 October , and returned to Cavite on 31 October . On 30 April 1923 , she departed from Cavite and visited Shanghai , Chefoo , and Chinwangtao , China , before returning via Woosung and Amoy to Cavite on 11 September . On 23 June 1924 , she sailed from Manila Bay and again visited ports in China before returning to Olongapo on 23 September .   Departing from Cavite on 29 October , S-9 arrived at Mare Island , California on 30 December . Remaining at Mare Island in 1925 , she operated along the West Coast in 1926 , mainly at San Francisco , San Pedro , and San Diego , California . Departing Mare Island on 11 February 1927 , she operated in the Panama Canal area from March into April , arrived at New London on 3 May , and spent the remainder of 1927 along the northeast coast . S-9 served in the Panama Canal area from February -- April 1928 , from January -- March 1929 , and from January -- March 1930 . Departing New London on 22 October , S-9 was decommissioned on 15 April 1931 at Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 25 January 1937 .

neg: USS Cabezon (SS-334) USS Cabezon ( SS-334 ) was a Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy , named for the cabezon , a saltwater fish of sculpin family inhabiting the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans ( cabezon means `` big head '' in Spanish ) .   Cabezon was launched 27 August 1944 by Electric Boat Co. , Groton , Conn. ; sponsored by Mrs. T. R. Cooley ; and commissioned 30 December 1944 , Commander G. W. Lautrup in command .   Cabezon departed New London , Conn. , 19 February 1945 for Key West , Fla. , where she underwent 3 weeks of training and providing services for the Fleet Sound School . She then sailed via the Panama Canal , to Pearl Harbor , arriving 15 March 1945 .   From 25 May to 11 July 1945 Cabezon conducted her first war patrol in the Sea of Okhotsk , sinking a 2,631-ton Japanese cargo vessel on 19 June . She refitted at Midway until 4 August , then departed for Saipan to serve as target ship for surface force training exercises . From 7 September 1945 until 12 January 1946 she engaged in local operations and training in Philippine waters , based at Subic Bay .   On 6 February 1946 Cabezon arrived at San Diego , operating from that port until her base was changed to Pearl Harbor . Subsequent to her arrival there on 20 November 1946 , she participated in local operations and training cruises for submariners of the Naval Reserve there and on the west coast with intervening cruises to the South Pacific , the North Pacific , and across the Arctic Circle . She also made two cruises to the Far East ( 18 March -- 29 July 1950 and 21 April -- 16 October 1952 ) , the second of which included a reconnaissance patrol in the vicinity of La Perouse Strait , between Hokkaidō , Japan , and Sakhalin , U.S.S.R.   Cabezon sailed for Mare Island 21 April 1953 to start inactivation and was placed out of commission in reserve there 24 October 1953 and laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet . Struck from the Naval Register , 15 May 1970 , she was sold for scrapping , 28 December 1971 .

neg: William Raborn William Francis Raborn , Jr. , United States Navy ( June 8 , 1905 -- March 6 , 1990 ) was a United States Navy officer , the leader of the project to develop the Polaris missile system , and the 7th Director of Central Intelligence as well as the 5th Director of the Central Intelligence Agency .   Born in Decatur , Texas , he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1928 . During World War II he directed the Gunnery Training Section at the Bureau of Aeronautics . He also served in the Pacific on aircraft carriers : Raborn was the executive officer of the carrier when her deck was damaged by a kamikaze attack . He had the deck repaired in four hours , allowing the ship 's aircraft ( which had been airborne when the kamikaze struck ) to land safely - for this Raborn was awarded the Silver Star . He later commanded the carriers and .   Raborn was a rear admiral when he was appointed , on November 8 , 1955 , as Director of Special Projects at the Bureau of Weapons . His task was to develop a submarine-launched ballistic missile . He reported directly to Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Arleigh Burke and the Secretary of the Navy Charles Thomas . Raborn was told the new system had to achieve interim capability by early 1963 and full capability by early 1965 . The , the first ballistic missile submarine , was commissioned December 30 , 1959 , fired its first test missile July 20 , 1960 , and departed on the Navy 's first deterrent patrol on November 15 , 1960 . Raborn received the Distinguished Service Medal and was appointed Vice Admiral in 1960 . The same year he was awarded the Collier Trophy for his work on Polaris .   Raborn had delivered Polaris three years ahead of schedule , due in part to his application of the PERT methodology . He became Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Development in 1962 . Raborn retired from the Navy in 1965 and on April 28 of that year , despite his having no intelligence experience , President Lyndon B. Johnson appointed Raborn as the seventh Director of Central Intelligence ( DCI ) . As DCI , one of his primary responsibilities was to direct the Central Intelligence Agency .   Time magazine wrote that his organizational skills would be invaluable in a CIA that admitted it was in danger of being `` drowned in data '' , but his tenure was not successful : author David Barrett described Raborn as `` incompetent at CIA , not understanding the agency or the intelligence business '' , and even the CIA 's own historians said `` Raborn did not ` take ' to the DCI job '' . A later CIA director , William Colby , described Raborn as focused on intelligence technology and not sufficiently attuned to the cultural issues involved in dealing with foreign nationals and governments .   Raborn resigned on June 30 , 1966 , having served for only fourteen months as DCI . He was replaced by his deputy , Richard Helms .   He was involved , during his time at the CIA , in its early activities against Ramparts magazine and its editors .   Raborn is buried in the United States Naval Academy Cemetery in Annapolis , Maryland .   Raborn was also :  Vice Admiral ( United States Navy )  Director , U.S. Navy Special Projects Office  Deputy Chief of Naval Operations

neg: USS England (DLG-22) The second USS England ( DLG/CG -22 ) , a guided missile cruiser , was a ship of the United States Navy named in honor of Ensign John C. England . Originally called a `` destroyer leader '' or frigate , in 1975 she was re-designated a cruiser in the Navy 's 1975 ship reclassification .   Ensign John Charles England was born in Harris , Missouri , on 11 December 1920 . He attended Pasadena City College , in Pasadena , California and was on the pep-squad there . He enlisted in the Naval Reserve on 6 September 1940 and was commissioned ensign on 6 June 1941 . On 3 September 1941 he reported for duty on the battleship and was killed three months later while saving others aboard during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941 .   CG/DLG -22 was the second USS England . The first was , the ship that sank six enemy submarines in 12 days in May 1944 . That act caused the Chief of Naval Operations , Admiral Ernest King , to declare `` There 'll always be an England in the United States Navy . '' DE-635 was decommissioned in 1945 .   To fulfill Admiral King 's promise , USS England DLG-22 was built by Todd Shipyards , Los Angeles Division , San Pedro , California . The keel was laid on 4 October 1960 , launched 6 March 1962 , and commissioned on 7 December 1963 . Her designation was changed in 1976 to CG-22 at Bremerton Naval Shipyard during an overhaul .   England served in every major Pacific engagement from Vietnam to Desert Storm , from rescuing pilots , performing as plane guard or picket , to showing force around the globe . England was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon for supporting search and rescue operations in the Gulf of Tonkin from 3 January to 6 June 1966 .   England was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation a final time for actions performed 2 August to 16 August 1990 . As the leading Naval Warship in the region , England assumed primary shipping interdiction and air defense roles while forces were mobilized to support what would become Operation Desert Shield . She was decommissioned on 21 January 1994 , mothballed in the Suisun Bay for ten years and later scrapped in 2004 .

neg: Design 1095 ship The Design 1095 ship was an Emergency Fleet Corporation ( EFC ) design for a troop transport to be built at New York Shipbuilding Corporation and delivered to the United States Shipping Board ( USSB ) that , at the end of World War I hostilities , was modified to a combined passenger and cargo vessel . The contract was for thirteen ships , EFC hulls 2579 though 2591 , but later adjusted to seven ships with the remainder being changed during construction to the slightly larger ships of EFC Design 1029 built from the start as passenger and cargo ships rather than being modified from the troop ship plan .   After initial service as USSB owned ships operated by agents , United States Lines in Atlantic service between New York and Europe with five ships and two ships with Swayne and Hoyt with the Pacific-Argentine-Brazil Line , the ships were sold in 1923 to Robert Dollar Company which initiated the Dollar and successor American President Lines ' tradition of naming ships after presidents . The ships inaugurated Dollar 's `` Round-the-World '' service which was continued by American President Lines with additional ships .   During World War II the seven ships were used as troop transports , three being converted to hospital ships ( 2 Army and 1 Navy ) and three were lost . The three ships built as Old North State , Panhandle State and Blue Hen State became hospital ships and survived the war . Creole State served as a transport and began conversion to a hospital ship in the closing days of the war but the conversion stopped with peace upon which she was reconverted to become an Army transport for dependent repatriation . Two , President Taylor , built as Granite State and President Grant , built as Centennial State , became total losses after groundings . The ship built as Wolverine State and President Harrison at the time , was on a second voyage to evacuate Marines and civilians from China sailing after 7 December 1941 , was grounded in an attempt to deny use by the Japanese , but salvaged and named Kachidoki Maru . While transporting British prisoners of war Kachidoki Maru was torpedoed and sunk by on 12 September 1944 .

neg: USS Oklahoma City (SSN-723) USS Oklahoma City ( SSN-723 ) , a , is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . The contract to build it was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News , Virginia on 13 August 1981 and its keel was laid down on 4 January 1984 . It was launched on 2 November 1985 sponsored by Mrs. Linda M. Nickles , and commissioned on 9 July 1988 , with Commander Kevin John Reardon in command .   In 1991 , Oklahoma City won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the Atlantic Fleet .   On 13 November 2002 , Oklahoma City collided with the Leif Hoegh liquefied natural gas tanker Norman Lady , east of the Strait of Gibraltar . No one on either vessel was hurt , and there were no leaks of oil from fuel tanks and no threat to the environment , but the submarine sustained damage to its periscope and sail area , and put into La Maddalena , Sardinia , for repairs . Its commanding officer , Commander Richard Voter , was relieved of his command on 30 November . One other officer and two enlisted crew members also were disciplined for dereliction of duty .   On 20 January 2005 Oklahoma City returned to Norfolk , Virginia , after a six-month deployment in support of national security interests and the War on Terrorism . OKC transited to its patrol area in the Pacific Ocean via the Arctic Ocean , the first such transit for a first-flight . After the patrol , it then completed a circumnavigation of North America by transiting back to the Atlantic Ocean through the Panama Canal and returning to its home port in Norfolk .   In early 2007 , Oklahoma City became the first submarine certified to exclusively use Digital Nautical Charts ( DNCs ) , using the Voyage Management System ( VMS ) . VMS is part of the Electronic Chart Display and Information System-Navy ( ECDIS-N ) system , which has been under development since 1990 . The shift from traditional paper navigation to an all-electronic navigation suite marked the first significant shift in U.S. Navy navigation practices since the introduction of the Global Positioning System ( GPS ) in the 1990s .   From May to November 2007 , Oklahoma City completed a deployment to the Persian Gulf in support of the War on Terror . It spent May to July 2008 in the Eastern Pacific in support of the War on Drugs , and was responsible for seizing more than 11 metric tons of cocaine valued at more than $ 1.5 billion ( USD ) .   Oklahoma City was awarded the 2008 Squadron Eight Battle `` E '' . On 22 November 2008 , Commander Aaron M. Thieme relieved Commander Louis Edward Mayer IV as Commanding Officer .   After a 26-month overhaul , in March 2011 the sub was forward deployed to Guam .

neg: USS Chattanooga Four ships of the United States Navy have been named Chattanooga , after the city of Chattanooga , Tennessee .   was a steam sloop in use from 1866 to 1871 .  was a protected cruiser in service from 1904 to 1921 .  was a , renamed Uniontown on 18 August 1944 before its commissioning .  was a planned light cruiser but construction was canceled 12 August 1945 , prior to launching .   In 1917 , the Angel Hotel , Cardiff , Wales , was requisitioned on behalf the US Navy and was renamed USS Chattanooga .

neg: USS S-38 (SS-143) USS S-38 ( SS-143 ) was a S-class submarine of the United States Navy .   Her keel was laid down on 15 January 1919 by the Union Iron Works in San Francisco , California . She was launched on 17 June 1919 sponsored by Mrs. Grace M. Collins , and commissioned on 11 May 1923 with Lieutenant Clifford H. `` Stony '' Roper ( Class of 1916 ) in command .

neg: USS Tucker (DD-57) USS Tucker ( Destroyer No. 57/DD -57 ) was the lead ship of her class of destroyers built for the United States Navy prior to the American entry into World War I . The ship was the first U.S. Navy vessel named for Samuel Tucker .   Tucker was laid down by the Fore River Shipbuilding Company of Quincy , Massachusetts , in November 1914 and launched in May 1915 . The ship was a little more than 315 ft in length , nearly 30 ft abeam , and had a standard displacement of 1090 LT. She was armed with four 4 in/50 caliber guns and had eight 21 inch ( 533 mm ) torpedo tubes . Tucker was powered by a pair of steam turbines that propelled her at up to 29.5 knots .   After her April 1916 commissioning , Tucker sailed in the Atlantic and the Caribbean . After the United States entered World War I in April 1917 , Tucker was part of the second U.S. destroyer squadron sent overseas . Patrolling the Irish Sea out of Queenstown , Ireland , Tucker made several rescues of passengers and crew from ships sunk by U-boats . For her part in rescuing crewmen from the Dupetit-Thouars in August 1918 , Tucker received a commendation from the Préfet Maritime . In June , Tucker was transferred to Brest , France , and spent the remainder of the war there .   Upon returning to the United State near the end of 1918 , Tucker underwent repairs at the Boston Navy Yard . After a New England recruiting tour through October 1919 , she was placed in reduced commission and then decommissioned in May 1921 . In March 1926 , Tucker was transferred to the United States Coast Guard to help enforce Prohibition as a part of the `` Rum Patrol '' . She operated under the name USCGC Tucker ( CG-23 ) until 1933 ; during her Coast Guard service , she was the first American ship to arrive at the crash site of Navy airship . After her transfer back to the Navy later in 1933 , the ship was renamed DD-57 to free the name Tucker for another destroyer . She was sold for scrap and hulked in December 1936 .

neg: USS Helena Four ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Helena , after the city of Helena , Montana .   was a gunboat in service from 1897 to 1932 .  was a light cruiser , commissioned in 1939 , that saw heavy action in the Solomon Islands during World War II , ultimately being sunk in the Battle of Kula Gulf in July 1943 .  was a planned light cruiser canceled in 1944 while under construction .  was a heavy cruiser commissioned in 1945 , active in the Korean War , and decommissioned in 1963 .  is a nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1987 and currently in active service .

neg: USS S-20 (SS-125) USS S-20 ( SS-125 ) was a first-group ( S-1 or `` Holland '' ) S-class submarine of the United States Navy . Her keel was laid down on 15 August 1918 by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation 's Fore River Shipyard , Quincy , Massachusetts . She was launched on 9 June 1920 sponsored by Miss Anne Claggett Zell , and commissioned on 22 November 1922 with Lieutenant John A. Brownell in command .   S-20 was rebuilt in 1924 , with a larger bow ( similar to that of the V-1 class ) to improve seakeeping and blisters on the upper hull to hold more fuel , but this modification was not repeated on any other members of the class . She was also used as an experimental engine test vessel , with a new high-speed geared-drive 600 hp MAN diesel replacing her starboard engine in 1931 .   In 1932 , this new engine was replaced by a prototype diesel-electric plant . This was a MAN-type 635 hp 16-cylinder engine running at even higher speed , driving an electrical generator , built by General Dynamics Electric Boat and designated 16VM1 . Electricity produced by the generator was used to drive a high-speed electric motor geared to the shaft ; there was no direct connection between the diesel engine and the shaft . Diesel-electric propulsion was then adopted for many U.S. submarines through World War II , starting with the 1932 Porpoise class ; other navies did not follow suit until after the war .

neg: USS Medregal (SS-480) USS Medregal ( SS-480 / AGSS-480 ) , a Tench-class submarine , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the medregal , a streamlined , fast-swimming , bluish-colored fish of the jack family which abounds in waters of the West Indies and in the Atlantic as far north as the Carolinas .   Medregal '' 's keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on 21 August 1944 . She was launched on 15 December 1944 , sponsored by Mrs. A. H. Taylor , and was commissioned on 14 April 1945 , Commander William M. Wright in command with E. C. Linden as Exec ( executive officer ) . Medregal departed Portsmouth in April 1945 . A collision with a U.S. destroyer escort off the north coast of Panama while submerged caused major damage to the periscope shears and radar , requiring a return to Portsmouth just at the time that Germany surrendered . After repairs and Air/Sea Rescue modifications , Medregal '' departed New London , Connecticut , on 16 June , and steamed to participate in final operations in the Pacific against the Japanese . The surrender of Japan halted her long Pacific voyage and she returned to the Canal Zone , thence to Key West , Florida , for operations with Submarine Squadron 4 .

neg: USS Holland (SS-1) USS Holland ( SS-1 ) was the United States Navy 's first modern commissioned submarine , although not the first military submarine of the United States , which was the 1775 submersible Turtle . The boat was originally laid down as Holland VI at the Crescent Shipyard of Elizabeth , New Jersey for John Holland 's Holland Torpedo Boat Company , and launched on 17 May 1897 . She was acquired by the USN on 11 April 1900 and commissioned on 12 October 1900 , Lieutenant H. H. Caldwell commanding .

neg: USS Snapper (SS-185) USS Snapper ( SS-185 ) , a Salmon-class submarine , was the third ship of the United States Navy of the name and the second to be named for the snapper , any of numerous carnivorous , bass-like fishes , esteemed as food and as game fishes . Her keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard on 23 July 1936 . She was launched on 24 August 1937 , sponsored by Mrs. Katharine R. Stark , wife of Rear Admiral Harold R. Stark , Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance , and commissioned on 16 December 1937 with Lieutenant F. O. Johnson in command .

neg: USS Montana (SSN-794) Montana will be a Virginia-class submarine , honoring the U.S. State of Montana which is known for the service of its people . Approximately 10 % of Montana citizens have served in the Armed Forces . Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced its name on September 3 , 2015 at a ceremony hosted in Billings , Montana with U.S. Senator Jon Tester ( D-MT ) . This will only be the second commissioned warship bearing the name Montana .   A contract modification for Oregon SSN-793 , Montana SSN-794 , and was initially awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat for $ 594.7 million in April 2012 . On December 23 , 2014 , they were awarded an additional $ 121.8 million contract modification to buy long lead-time material for the three Virginia-class submarines . The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat the contract to construct 10 Block IV Virginia-class submarines for $ 17.6 billion on April 28 , 2014 . commenced in May 2014 with the 10th ship scheduled for delivery in 2023 .

neg: HMS Salmon (N65) HMS Salmon was a Royal Navy S-class submarine which was launched on 30 April 1934 , and fought in the Second World War . Salmon is one of twelve boats named in the song `` Twelve Little S-Boats '' .   On 4 December 1939 , while on patrol in the North Sea , Salmon torpedoed and sank .   On 12 December 1939 , Salmon sighted the German liner . While challenging Bremen , an escorting Dornier Do 18 seaplane forced Salmon to dive . After diving the Salmon 's commander , Lieutenant Commander E. O. Bickford , decided not to torpedo the liner because he believed she was not a legal target . Bickford 's decision not to fire on Bremen likely delayed the start of unrestricted submarine warfare in the war .   On 13 December 1939 , Salmon sighted a fleet of German warships . She fired a spread of torpedoes which damaged two German cruisers ( one was , the other , her younger sister ship , ) . Salmon evaded the fleet 's destroyers , which hunted her for two hours .   She was lost , probably sunk by a mine , on 9 July 1940 .   There is a report from 2008 that the same survey ship that found the wreck of the sister submarine HMS Shark also found the wreck of HMS Salmon nearby in waters off Norway .