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Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic

October 15, 2023

The Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic (COMSUBLANT) is the Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet type commander under the United States Fleet Forces Command.

Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic
COMSUBLANT Emblem
Active1941–present
CountryUnited States of America
BranchUnited States Navy
TypeType Commander
RoleAdministrative control over specific assets
Garrison/HQNaval Support Activity Hampton Roads, Virginia
Commanders
Current
commander		Vice Admiral William J. Houston

The principal responsibility of the Admiral commanding is to operate, maintain, train, and equip submarines. COMSUBLANT also has additional duties as commander of NATO's Allied Submarine Command and also Commander, Naval Submarine Forces. As Commander, Naval Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR), an additional type commander role, he also supervises Commander, Submarine Force Pacific (often known as COMSUBPAC). From the 1960s to the 1990s the commander also held the NATO post of Commander, Submarines, Western Atlantic (COMSUBWESTLANT).

History Edit

Established on 7 December 1941, Rear Admiral Richard S. Edwards was its first commander. COMSUBLANT headquarters was at Naval Submarine Base New London until 1960, when it was moved to Naval Station Norfolk. U.S. submarine operations in the Atlantic, however, date from before World War I. On January 1, 1913, Lieutenant Chester W. Nimitz was in command of the Atlantic Submarine Flotilla, with First Group consisting of submarines C-2, C-3, C-4, and C-5 under Lieutenant Lewis D. Causey, and Second Group consisting of submarines D-1, D-2, D-3, E-1, and E-2 under Lieutenant (junior grade) Claudius R. Hyatt.[1] Nimitz was in command from May 1912 to March 1913.

In October 1945, Submarine Squadron 2 was established at Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut,[2] and in February 1946, Submarine Squadron 8 was commissioned at Groton.

"In correspondence of 31 January 1949, the Chief of Naval Operations directed 'that the Fleet Commanders assign one division in each fleet to [the] sole task [of solving] the problem of using submarines to detect and destroy enemy submarines. All other operations of any nature, even type training, ASW services, or fleet tactics, shall be subordinated to this mission.' After a further exchange of correspondence, Submarine Forces Atlantic established Submarine Development Group 2, consisting of four Diesel submarines, two Guppy (Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program) conversions and two standard fleet boats."[3] The initial staff included Captain Roy S. Benson, two officers and two yeomen reporting directly to him.

In 1951, Submarine Squadron 10 was established at State Pier, New London, Connecticut. The squadron has the distinction of being the only unit associated with Submarine Base New London to actually be located in New London instead of Groton. In the early 1960s Squadron 10 became the first all-nuclear United States submarine squadron. The squadron was supported by USS Fulton (AS-11) for most of its existence, until both Fulton and the squadron were decommissioned in May, 1991.

In December 1969, Submarine Squadron 8 was decommissioned.

Submarine Squadron 14 operated Fleet Ballistic Missile boats from Holy Loch, Scotland, from 1961 until it was disbanded in 1992. COMSUBLANT also oversaw Submarine Squadron 22 at La Maddalena in the Mediterranean, which existed 1972–2008 and was known as Submarine Refit and Training Group La Maddalena from 1972 to the mid-1980s. Submarine Group 8 continues to operate in support of U.S. and NATO objectives there.

On 1 May 1977, Submarine Development Group 2 was officially redesignated as Submarine Development Squadron 12 in recognition of its role and responsibilities and new organizational status. In August 1979, Submarine Squadron 8 was recommissioned in Norfolk, where it remained until consolidation with Submarine Squadron 6 on April 28, 2011.[4] On January 13, 2012, Submarine Squadron 2 similarly was disestablished, transferring its boats to Submarine Squadron 4 and Submarine Development Squadron 12.

As Commander, Task Force 42, COMSUBLANT operated Atlantic Fleet attack submarines. In addition, as Commander, Task Force 84, the previous Atlantic Fleet special surveillance and anti-submarine warfare commander, COMSUBLANT operates submarines, Maritime Patrol Aircraft, surface ships assigned by Fleet Forces Command and Integrated Undersea Surveillance System assets.

As of 2011, SUBLANT numbers 30 submarines and more than 15,000 officers, enlisted, and civilian personnel providing combat ready submarines in the Atlantic, Arctic, Eastern Pacific, and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea.

Commander, Naval Submarine Forces wrote in June 2012 on his blog: "We're not perfect. In the Submarine Force we've had some high-visibility lapses in character. You've read about them: the cheating incident on USS MEMPHIS, the fraternization between the Chief of the Boat and a female midshipman on USS NEBRASKA, an incident of hazing on USS Florida,[5] and the financial misconduct of some Supply Officers in Kings Bay. In each case, once discovered, these incidents were thoroughly investigated, and appropriate people were held accountable. This is our approach and we'll continue to address these cases swiftly and decisively."[6]

There have also been previous problems of this nature. Commander Michael J. Alfonso was relieved as Commander, Blue Crew, USS Florida (SSBN-728) in 1997 for ignoring his executive officer and browbeating his crew.

Rear Admiral Kenneth Perry, Commander, Submarine Group 2, retired on Friday, August 22, 2014, and the post of Commander Submarine Group 2 was disestablished that day.[7] The responsibilities of the 45 personnel in the group headquarters have been shifted to the individual submarine squadrons. The new arrangement, with Submarine Squadrons reporting directly to the Submarine type commander for the fleet, mirrors that functioning in the Pacific.

Submarines and units Edit

These are the submarines and related units reporting to COMSUBLANT.[8]

Norfolk, Virginia Edit

Commander, Submarine Squadron 6 (COMSUBRON Six):

Groton, Connecticut Edit

Commander, Submarine Group 2 (COMSUBGRU Two) Submarine Group 2 was disestablished on 22 August 2014.[9] It had been previously designated Submarine Flotilla Two and was active in the Atlantic Fleet from at least 1978 to 2014 and based in Groton, CT. (Ships and Aircraft, Eleventh Edition, 1978)

Commander, Submarine Squadron 2 (COMSUBRON Two):
Submarine Squadron 2 was disestablished in 2012 and all COMSUBRON 2 assigned attack submarines were assigned to COMSUBRON 4 or Commander, Submarine Development Squadron 12.[10]

Commander, Submarine Squadron 4 (COMSUBRON Four):

Commander, Submarine Squadron 12 (COMSUBRON 12):

Submarine Development Squadron 12's mission, as assigned by the Chief of Naval Operations, is to develop the tactics and promulgate the tactical doctrine to conduct submarine warfare. Organized as Submarine Development Group 2 on 9 May 1949, the original charter was to solve the problem of using submarines to defeat and destroy enemy submarines. During the intervening years this charter has grown in scope to support the full range of submarine missions including arctic warfare, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, mine warfare and tactical strike warfare. With the vastly improved capabilities of the modern nuclear submarine and a weapons delivery capability that include mines, torpedoes, and cruise missiles, there are few naval warfare missions which cannot be conducted by submarines. On 1 May 1977, Submarine Development Group 2 was officially re-designated as Submarine Development Squadron 12 in recognition of its expanded role and responsibilities and new organizational status. The Headquarters has been located at the Naval Submarine Base New London, Groton, Connecticut since 1949. Submarine Development Squadron 12 also commands a squadron of the most modern attack submarines.[12]

On January 15, 2016 Submarine Development Squadron 12 was re-designated Submarine Squadron 12, given the tactical development responsibilities fall under the Undersea Warfighting Development Center[13]

Portsmouth, New Hampshire/Maine Edit

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard serves as one of the primary maintenance facilities for U.S. submarines from both the Atlantic and Pacific. No submarines are officially based here.

Kings Bay, Georgia Edit

Commander, Submarine Group 10 (COMSUBGRU Ten) Edit

 
Patch of Submarine Group 10

Commander, Submarine Squadron 16 (COMSUBRON Sixteen):

Commander, Submarine Squadron 20 (COMSUBRON Twenty):

Officers serving as COMSUBLANT Edit

 
Adm. Christopher W. Grady, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command, center, looks on as Vice Adm. William Houston, right, relieves Vice Adm. Daryl Caudle during the Commander, Submarine Forces change of command ceremony in Norfolk, Va., September 10, 2021.

The following is an incomplete list:[14]

† Wartime submarine commander

References Edit

  1. ^ Atlantic Fleet, January 1, 1913, accessed June 2012
  2. ^ Submarine Squadron 2 disestablishes, consolidates four attack submarines, Naval Submarine Force Atlantic, January 16, 2012
  3. ^ Reference (not quote): Gary E. Weir, 'An Ocean in Common: American Naval Officers, Scientists, and the Ocean Environment', Volume 72 of Texas A&M University Press, 2001, ISBN 1585441147, 302–303.
  4. ^ Kevin Copeland, Norfolk Submarine Squadrons Consolidate 2012-09-17 at the Wayback Machine, Naval Submarine Force Atlantic, NNS110506-13, 6 May 2011
  5. ^ . Archived from the original on 2013-02-18. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  6. ^ Vice Admiral John M. Richardson, Character, June 19, 2012
  7. ^ . www.militarytimes.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-17.
  8. ^ "Organization". www.sublant.usff.navy.mil. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  9. ^ "Submarine Group TWO". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  10. ^ Cragg, Jennifer (Jan 13, 2012). . Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  11. ^ a b . US Navy. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved May 12, 2014.
  12. ^ (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2012-05-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. ^ "Capt. Ollie Lewis takes control of newly-named Submarine Squadron 12". The Day. 2016-01-15. Retrieved 2021-05-03.
  14. ^ Blair, Clay, Jr. Silent Victory. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975.

External links Edit

  • Official site
  • Globalsecurity.org link

October 15, 2023
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The Commander Submarine Force Atlantic COMSUBLANT is the Submarine Force U S Atlantic Fleet type commander under the United States Fleet Forces Command Commander Submarine Force AtlanticCOMSUBLANT EmblemActive1941 presentCountryUnited States of AmericaBranchUnited States NavyTypeType CommanderRoleAdministrative control over specific assetsGarrison HQNaval Support Activity Hampton Roads VirginiaCommandersCurrentcommanderVice Admiral William J Houston The principal responsibility of the Admiral commanding is to operate maintain train and equip submarines COMSUBLANT also has additional duties as commander of NATO s Allied Submarine Command and also Commander Naval Submarine Forces As Commander Naval Submarine Forces COMSUBFOR an additional type commander role he also supervises Commander Submarine Force Pacific often known as COMSUBPAC From the 1960s to the 1990s the commander also held the NATO post of Commander Submarines Western Atlantic COMSUBWESTLANT Contents 1 History 2 Submarines and units 2 1 Norfolk Virginia 2 2 Groton Connecticut 2 3 Portsmouth New Hampshire Maine 2 4 Kings Bay Georgia 2 4 1 Commander Submarine Group 10 COMSUBGRU Ten 3 Officers serving as COMSUBLANT 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditEstablished on 7 December 1941 Rear Admiral Richard S Edwards was its first commander COMSUBLANT headquarters was at Naval Submarine Base New London until 1960 when it was moved to Naval Station Norfolk U S submarine operations in the Atlantic however date from before World War I On January 1 1913 Lieutenant Chester W Nimitz was in command of the Atlantic Submarine Flotilla with First Group consisting of submarines C 2 C 3 C 4 and C 5 under Lieutenant Lewis D Causey and Second Group consisting of submarines D 1 D 2 D 3 E 1 and E 2 under Lieutenant junior grade Claudius R Hyatt 1 Nimitz was in command from May 1912 to March 1913 In October 1945 Submarine Squadron 2 was established at Naval Submarine Base New London Groton Connecticut 2 and in February 1946 Submarine Squadron 8 was commissioned at Groton In correspondence of 31 January 1949 the Chief of Naval Operations directed that the Fleet Commanders assign one division in each fleet to the sole task of solving the problem of using submarines to detect and destroy enemy submarines All other operations of any nature even type training ASW services or fleet tactics shall be subordinated to this mission After a further exchange of correspondence Submarine Forces Atlantic established Submarine Development Group 2 consisting of four Diesel submarines two Guppy Greater Underwater Propulsion Power Program conversions and two standard fleet boats 3 The initial staff included Captain Roy S Benson two officers and two yeomen reporting directly to him In 1951 Submarine Squadron 10 was established at State Pier New London Connecticut The squadron has the distinction of being the only unit associated with Submarine Base New London to actually be located in New London instead of Groton In the early 1960s Squadron 10 became the first all nuclear United States submarine squadron The squadron was supported by USS Fulton AS 11 for most of its existence until both Fulton and the squadron were decommissioned in May 1991 In December 1969 Submarine Squadron 8 was decommissioned Submarine Squadron 14 operated Fleet Ballistic Missile boats from Holy Loch Scotland from 1961 until it was disbanded in 1992 COMSUBLANT also oversaw Submarine Squadron 22 at La Maddalena in the Mediterranean which existed 1972 2008 and was known as Submarine Refit and Training Group La Maddalena from 1972 to the mid 1980s Submarine Group 8 continues to operate in support of U S and NATO objectives there On 1 May 1977 Submarine Development Group 2 was officially redesignated as Submarine Development Squadron 12 in recognition of its role and responsibilities and new organizational status In August 1979 Submarine Squadron 8 was recommissioned in Norfolk where it remained until consolidation with Submarine Squadron 6 on April 28 2011 4 On January 13 2012 Submarine Squadron 2 similarly was disestablished transferring its boats to Submarine Squadron 4 and Submarine Development Squadron 12 As Commander Task Force 42 COMSUBLANT operated Atlantic Fleet attack submarines In addition as Commander Task Force 84 the previous Atlantic Fleet special surveillance and anti submarine warfare commander COMSUBLANT operates submarines Maritime Patrol Aircraft surface ships assigned by Fleet Forces Command and Integrated Undersea Surveillance System assets As of 2011 SUBLANT numbers 30 submarines and more than 15 000 officers enlisted and civilian personnel providing combat ready submarines in the Atlantic Arctic Eastern Pacific and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea Commander Naval Submarine Forces wrote in June 2012 on his blog We re not perfect In the Submarine Force we ve had some high visibility lapses in character You ve read about them the cheating incident on USS MEMPHIS the fraternization between the Chief of the Boat and a female midshipman on USS NEBRASKA an incident of hazing on USS Florida 5 and the financial misconduct of some Supply Officers in Kings Bay In each case once discovered these incidents were thoroughly investigated and appropriate people were held accountable This is our approach and we ll continue to address these cases swiftly and decisively 6 There have also been previous problems of this nature Commander Michael J Alfonso was relieved as Commander Blue Crew USS Florida SSBN 728 in 1997 for ignoring his executive officer and browbeating his crew Rear Admiral Kenneth Perry Commander Submarine Group 2 retired on Friday August 22 2014 and the post of Commander Submarine Group 2 was disestablished that day 7 The responsibilities of the 45 personnel in the group headquarters have been shifted to the individual submarine squadrons The new arrangement with Submarine Squadrons reporting directly to the Submarine type commander for the fleet mirrors that functioning in the Pacific Submarines and units EditThese are the submarines and related units reporting to COMSUBLANT 8 Norfolk Virginia Edit Commander Submarine Squadron 6 COMSUBRON Six USS San Francisco SSN 711 USS Helena SSN 725 USS Newport News SSN 750 USS Pasadena SSN 752 USS Albany SSN 753 USS Boise SSN 764 USS New Hampshire SSN 778 USS John Warner SSN 785 USS Washington SSN 787 USS Montana SSN 794 USS New Jersey SSN 796 USS Massachusetts SSN 798 Groton Connecticut Edit Commander Submarine Group 2 COMSUBGRU Two Submarine Group 2 was disestablished on 22 August 2014 9 It had been previously designated Submarine Flotilla Two and was active in the Atlantic Fleet from at least 1978 to 2014 and based in Groton CT Ships and Aircraft Eleventh Edition 1978 Commander Submarine Squadron 2 COMSUBRON Two Submarine Squadron 2 was disestablished in 2012 and all COMSUBRON 2 assigned attack submarines were assigned to COMSUBRON 4 or Commander Submarine Development Squadron 12 10 Commander Submarine Squadron 4 COMSUBRON Four USS Montpelier SSN 765 USS Hartford SSN 768 11 USS Minnesota SSN 783 USS North Dakota SSN 784 USS Colorado SSN 788 USS South Dakota SSN 790 USS Vermont SSN 792 USS Oregon SSN 793 USS Hyman G Rickover SSN 795 USS Iowa SSN 797 USS Idaho SSN 799 Commander Submarine Squadron 12 COMSUBRON 12 USS Providence SSN 719 11 USS San Juan SSN 751 USS Santa Fe SSN 763 USS Toledo SSN 769 USS Virginia SSN 774 USS Texas SSN 775 USS New Mexico SSN 779 USS California SSN 781 USS Indiana SSN 789 USS Delaware SSN 791 Submarine Development Squadron 12 s mission as assigned by the Chief of Naval Operations is to develop the tactics and promulgate the tactical doctrine to conduct submarine warfare Organized as Submarine Development Group 2 on 9 May 1949 the original charter was to solve the problem of using submarines to defeat and destroy enemy submarines During the intervening years this charter has grown in scope to support the full range of submarine missions including arctic warfare anti submarine warfare anti surface ship warfare mine warfare and tactical strike warfare With the vastly improved capabilities of the modern nuclear submarine and a weapons delivery capability that include mines torpedoes and cruise missiles there are few naval warfare missions which cannot be conducted by submarines On 1 May 1977 Submarine Development Group 2 was officially re designated as Submarine Development Squadron 12 in recognition of its expanded role and responsibilities and new organizational status The Headquarters has been located at the Naval Submarine Base New London Groton Connecticut since 1949 Submarine Development Squadron 12 also commands a squadron of the most modern attack submarines 12 On January 15 2016 Submarine Development Squadron 12 was re designated Submarine Squadron 12 given the tactical development responsibilities fall under the Undersea Warfighting Development Center 13 Portsmouth New Hampshire Maine Edit Portsmouth Naval Shipyard serves as one of the primary maintenance facilities for U S submarines from both the Atlantic and Pacific No submarines are officially based here Kings Bay Georgia Edit Commander Submarine Group 10 COMSUBGRU Ten Edit nbsp Patch of Submarine Group 10Commander Submarine Squadron 16 COMSUBRON Sixteen USS Florida SSGN 728 USS Georgia SSGN 729 Commander Submarine Squadron 20 COMSUBRON Twenty USS Alaska SSBN 732 USS Tennessee SSBN 734 USS West Virginia SSBN 736 USS Maryland SSBN 738 USS Rhode Island SSBN 740 USS Wyoming SSBN 742 Officers serving as COMSUBLANT Edit nbsp Adm Christopher W Grady commander U S Fleet Forces Command center looks on as Vice Adm William Houston right relieves Vice Adm Daryl Caudle during the Commander Submarine Forces change of command ceremony in Norfolk Va September 10 2021 The following is an incomplete list 14 Rear Admiral Richard S Edwards 1941 1942 Rear Admiral Freeland A Daubin 1942 1944 Rear Admiral Charles W Styer 1944 1946 Rear Admiral John Wilkes 1946 1947 Rear Admiral James Fife Jr 1947 1950 Rear Admiral Stuart S Sunshine Murray 1950 1952 Rear Admiral George C Turkey Neck Crawford 1952 1954 Rear Admiral Frank T Watkins 1954 1957 Rear Admiral Charles W Weary Wilkins March September 1957 Rear Admiral Frederick B Warder September 1957 1960 Rear Admiral Lawrence R Dan Daspit January September 1960 Vice Admiral Elton W Joe Grenfell September 1960 1964 also COMSUBPAC 1964 1966 Vice Admiral Vernon L Rebel Lowrance 1964 1966 Vice Admiral Arnold F Schade 1966 1970 Vice Admiral Eugene P Wilkinson 1970 1972 last WW2 submarine officer to hold the position Vice Admiral Robert L J Long 1972 1974 Vice Admiral J Williams Jr 1974 1977 Vice Admiral Kenneth M Carr 1977 1980 Vice Admiral Steven A White 1980 1983 Vice Admiral Bernard M Kauderer 1983 1986 Vice Admiral Daniel Dan L Cooper 1986 1988 Vice Admiral Roger F Bacon 1988 1990 Vice Admiral Henry Hank G Chiles 1990 1993 Vice Admiral George W Emery 1993 1996 Vice Admiral Richard W Mies 1996 1998 Vice Admiral Edmund P Giambiastiani 1998 2000 Vice Admiral John J Grossenbacher 2000 2003 Vice Admiral Kirk H Donald 2003 2004 Vice Admiral Charles L Munns 2004 2007 Vice Admiral John J Donnelly 2007 2010 Vice Admiral John Richardson 2010 2012 Vice Admiral Michael J Connor 2012 2015 Vice Admiral Joseph E Tofalo 2015 2018 Vice Admiral Charles A Richard 2018 2019 Vice Admiral Daryl Caudle 2019 2021 Vice Admiral William J Houston 2021 Present Wartime submarine commanderReferences Edit Atlantic Fleet January 1 1913 accessed June 2012 Submarine Squadron 2 disestablishes consolidates four attack submarines Naval Submarine Force Atlantic January 16 2012 Reference not quote Gary E Weir An Ocean in Common American Naval Officers Scientists and the Ocean Environment Volume 72 of Texas A amp M University Press 2001 ISBN 1585441147 302 303 Kevin Copeland Norfolk Submarine Squadrons Consolidate Archived 2012 09 17 at the Wayback Machine Naval Submarine Force Atlantic NNS110506 13 6 May 2011 USS Florida Gold Chief of the Boat Relieved of Duty Archived from the original on 2013 02 18 Retrieved 2012 09 12 Vice Admiral John M Richardson Character June 19 2012 Top officer at oldest U S sub base is retiring Military Times militarytimes com www militarytimes com Archived from the original on 2014 08 17 Organization www sublant usff navy mil Retrieved 2021 05 03 Submarine Group TWO GlobalSecurity org Retrieved 1 October 2014 Cragg Jennifer Jan 13 2012 COMSUBRON 2 Disestablishes Consolidates Four Attack Submarines Archived from the original on 2014 05 12 Retrieved May 12 2014 a b Atlantic Submarine Force Organization US Navy Archived from the original on 2014 05 12 Retrieved May 12 2014 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2007 07 10 Retrieved 2012 05 12 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Capt Ollie Lewis takes control of newly named Submarine Squadron 12 The Day 2016 01 15 Retrieved 2021 05 03 Blair Clay Jr Silent Victory Philadelphia Lippincott 1975 External links EditOfficial site Globalsecurity org link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Commander Submarine Force Atlantic amp oldid 1178972386, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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