| Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | |
|---|---|
 COMSUBPAC Emblem | |
| Active | 1914-Present |
| Country | United States of America |
| Type | Type Commander |
| Garrison/HQ | Pearl Harbor |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Rear Admiral Frank Caldwell Jr.[1] |
Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) is the principal advisor to the Commander, United States Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) for submarine matters. The Pacific Submarine Force (SUBPAC) includes attack, ballistic missile and auxiliary submarines, submarine tenders, floating submarine docks, deep submergence vehicles and submarine rescue vehicles throughout the Pacific.
The Force provides anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, precision land strike, mine warfare, intelligence, surveillance and early warning and special warfare capabilities to the U.S. Pacific and strategic deterrence capabilities to the U.S. Strategic Command.[2]
ComSubPac's mission is to provide the training, logistical plans, manpower and operational plans and support and tactical development necessary to maintain the ability of the Force to respond to both peacetime and wartime demands.[3]
Submarines and Units[]
These are the submarines and related units reporting to COMSUBPAC. [4]
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii[]
Submarine Squadron 1 includes:[citation needed]
- USS Bremerton (SSN-698)
- USS La Jolla (SSN-701)
- USS Buffalo (SSN-715)
- USS Charlotte (SSN-766)
- USS Greeneville (SSN-772)
- USS Texas (SSN-775)
- USS Hawaii (SSN-776)
Per OPNAVNOTE 5400 Ser DNS-33/11U228579 of 10 Oct 2011, Submarine Squadron 3 has inactivated in accordance with POM-12 efficiencies. IAW OPNAV Notice 5400.2001 (5 Jan 2012), submarines have been reallocated as follows:[5]
Commander, Submarine Squadron 1
Commander, Submarine Squadron 7
Submarine Squadron 7 included:
- USS Columbus (SSN-762)
- USS Santa Fe (SSN-763)
- USS Tucson (SSN-770)
- USS Columbia (SSN-771)
- USS Cheyenne (SSN-773)
Bremerton, Washington[]
- Priority Material Office
Bangor, Washington[]
Commander, Submarine Group 9 (COMSUBGRU Nine)[]
Commander, Submarine Squadron 17 (COMSUBRON Seventeen)[]
- USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730)
- USS Alabama (SSBN-731)
- USS Nevada (SSBN-733)
- USS Kentucky (SSBN-737)
- USS Nebraska (SSBN-739)
- USS Maine (SSBN-741)
- USS Louisiana (SSBN-743)
Commander, Submarine Squadron 19 (COMSUBRON Nineteen)[]
Commander, Submarine Development Squadron 5 (COMSUBDEVRON Five)[]
- USS Seawolf (SSN-21)
- USS Connecticut (SSN-22)
- USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)
- Deep Submergence Unit
San Diego, California[]
Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 (COMSUBRON Eleven)[]
- USS Albuquerque (SSN-706)
- USS San Francisco (SSN-711)
- USS Helena (SSN-725)
- USS Topeka (SSN-754)
- USS Asheville (SSN-758)
- USS Jefferson City (SSN-759)
- USS Hampton (SSN-767)
- USS Arco (ARDM-5)
Guam[]
Commander,Submarine Group 7 (COMSUBGRU Seven)[]
Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 (COMSUBRON Fifteen)[]
Virginia Beach, Virginia[]
- Commander, Undersea Surveillance
- Naval Ocean Processing Facility Whidbey Island, Washington[6]
- Integrated Undersea Surveillance System Operational Support Center Little Creek, Virginia
Officers Serving as COMSUBPAC[]
The following is an incomplete list:
- Rear Admiral Wilhelm Lee Friedell, 1939–1941
- Rear Admiral Thomas Withers, Jr., 1941–May 1942
- Rear Admiral Robert H. English, May 1942–20 January 1943 (killed in an aircraft accident)
- Captain John H. "Babe" Brown (pro tem), 20 Jan 1943–1943
- Rear Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, 1943–1946
- Rear Admiral Allan R. McCann, 1946–1948
- Rear Admiral Oswald S. Colclough, 1948–1949
- Rear Admiral John H. "Babe" Brown, 1949–1951
- Rear Admiral Charles B. "Swede" Momsen, 1951–1953
- Rear Admiral George L. Russell, 1953–1955
- Rear Admiral Leon J. Huffman, 1955–1956
- Rear Admiral Elton W. "Joe" Grenfell, 1956–1959†
- Rear Admiral William E. "Pete" Ferrall, 1959–1960†
- Rear Admiral Roy S. "Ensign" Benson, 1960–1962†
- Rear Admiral Bernard A. "Chick" Clarey, 1962–1964†
- Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey, 1964–1966†
- Rear Admiral John H. Maurer, 1966–1968†
- Rear Admiral Walter L. Small, 1968–1970†
- Rear Admiral Paul L. Lacy, Jr., 1970–1972 (Last WW2 submarine skipper in the job)
- Rear Admiral Frank D. McMullen, 1972-1975
- Rear Admiral C. H. Griffiths, 1975-1977
- Rear Admiral W. J. Cowhill, 1977-1979
- Rear Admiral N. R. Thunman, 1979-1981
- Rear Admiral B. M. Kauderer, 1981-1983
- Rear Admiral Austin B. Scott, Jr., 1983-1985
- Rear Admiral J. N. Darby, 1985-1987
- Rear Admiral R. W. West, Jr., 1987-1987
- Rear Admiral J. G. Reynolds, 1987-1989
- Rear Admiral M. C. Colley, 1989-1991
- Rear Admiral H. M. McKinney, 1991-1993
- Rear Admiral J. M. Barr, 1993-1996
- Rear Admiral W. G. Ellis, 1996-1998
- Rear Admiral Al H. Konetzni, Jr., 1998-2001
- Rear Admiral John B. Padgett, III, 2001-2003
- Rear Admiral Paul F. Sullivan, 2003-2005
- Rear Admiral Jeffrey B. Cassias, 2005-2006
- Rear Admiral Joseph A. Walsh, 2006-2008
- Rear Admiral Douglas J. McAneny, 2008–2010
- Rear Admiral Frank Caldwell, Jr., 2010–2013
- Rear Admiral Phillip G. Sawyer, 2013–2015
- Rear Admiral Frederick J. Roegge, 2015–present
† Wartime submarine skipper
During World War II, one of the myriad submarine units in the Pacific Fleet was the Submarine Repair Training Unit, Pacific, (SubTraPac) headquartered at San Diego, California. SubTraPac was the result of a merger with Submarine Repair Unit at San Diego, California.
See also[]
References[]
- Blair, Clay (March 2001). Silent victory: the U.S. submarine war against Japan. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-217-X. http://books.google.com/books?id=KGjfqe6DcrEC&lpg=PA372-IA9&ots=677j4PoMIJ&dq=%22Robert%20Holmes%20Smith%22&pg=PA372-IA9#v=onepage&q=%22Robert%20Holmes%20Smith%22&f=false. (Google books online preview)
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
- ↑ "Pacific Submarine Force Changes Command". U.S. Navy. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=57702. Retrieved 2010-12-11.
- ↑ "COMSUBPAC About Us". U.S. Navy. http://www.csp.navy.mil/about_us.shtml. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ↑ "COMSUBPAC About Us". U.S. Navy. http://www.csp.navy.mil/about_us.shtml. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ↑ "COMSUBPAC Submarines". U.S. Navy. http://www.csp.navy.mil/content/comsubpac_subsquadrons.shtml. Retrieved 2010-08-22.
- ↑ http://doni.daps.dla.mil/Directives/05000%20General%20Management%20Security%20and%20Safety%20Services/05-400%20Organization%20and%20Functional%20Support%20Services/5400.2001.pdf
- ↑ "Naval Ocean Processing Facility Whidbey Island WA". Commander, Undersea Surveillance (CUS). U.S. Navy. http://www.public.navy.mil/subfor/cus/Pages/NOPFWI.aspx. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
External links[]
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