ComSubPac
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Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet is the principal advisor to the Commander, United States Pacific Fleet
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
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† 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
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United States Pacific Fleet
The United States Pacific Fleet is a Pacific Ocean theater-level component command of the United States Navy that provides naval resources under the operational control of the United States Pacific Command. Its home port is at Pearl Harbor Naval Base, Hawaii. It is commanded by Admiral Patrick M...
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
United States Strategic Command
United States Strategic Command is one of nine Unified Combatant Commands of the United States Department of Defense . The Command, including components, employs more than 2,700 people, representing all four services, including DoD civilians and contractors, who oversee the command's operationally...
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Mission
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.Commander, Submarine Squadron 1 (COMSUBRON One)
- USS Bremerton (SSN 698USS Bremerton (SSN-698)USS Bremerton , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Bremerton, Washington. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 24 January 1972 and her keel was laid...
) - USS La Jolla (SSN 701USS La Jolla (SSN-701)USS La Jolla , a Los Angeles-class submarine, is named for La Jolla, California. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 10 December 1973 and her keel was laid down on 16 October 1976. She was launched on 11...
) - USS Charlotte (SSN 766USS Charlotte (SSN-766)USS Charlotte , a , is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Charlotte, North Carolina. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 6 February 1987 and her keel was laid down on 17 August 1990. She was...
) - USS Greeneville (SSN 772USS Greeneville (SSN-772)USS Greeneville , a , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Greeneville, Tennessee. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, on 14 December 1988, and her keel was laid down on 28 February 1992...
) - USS Texas (SSN 775USS Texas (SSN-775)USS Texas is a Virginia-class submarine, and the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the state of Texas....
) - USS Hawaii (SSN 776USS Hawaii (SSN-776)USS Hawaii , a Virginia-class submarine, is the first commissioned warship of the United States Navy to be named for the 50th state...
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Commander, Submarine Squadron 3 (COMSUBRON Three)
- USS Jacksonville (SSN 699USS Jacksonville (SSN-699)USS Jacksonville , a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jacksonville, Florida. The ship is nicknamed "The Bold One". The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut...
) - USS Olympia (SSN 717USS Olympia (SSN-717)USS Olympia , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Olympia, Washington. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 15 September 1977 and her keel was laid down on 31 March 1981. She was launched...
) - USS Chicago (SSN 721USS Chicago (SSN-721)USS Chicago is a Los Angeles-class submarine, the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Chicago, Illinois. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 13 August 1981 and her keel was laid down on 5...
) - USS Key West (SSN 722USS Key West (SSN-722)USS Key West , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Key West, Florida. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 13 August 1981 and her keel was laid down on 6 July...
) - USS Louisville (SSN 724USS Louisville (SSN-724)USS Louisville , a , was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Louisville, Kentucky. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 11 February 1982 and her keel was laid down on 24 September 1984. ...
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Commander, Submarine Squadron 7 (COMSUBRON Seven)
- USS Pasadena (SSN 752USS Pasadena (SSN-752)USS Pasadena , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pasadena, California.Pasadena provides the Fleet Commander or Task Force Commander a multi-mission platform...
) - USS Columbus (SSN 762USS Columbus (SSN-762)USS Columbus , a , was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Columbus, Ohio. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 21 March 1986 and her keel was laid down on 9 January 1991. She was...
) - USS Santa Fe (SSN 763USS Santa Fe (SSN-763)USS Santa Fe , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Santa Fe, New Mexico. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 21 March 1986 and her keel was laid down on 9 July 1991. She was...
) - USS Tucson (SSN 770USS Tucson (SSN-770)USS Tucson , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Tucson, Arizona. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 10 June 1988 and her keel was laid down on 15 August 1991....
) - USS Columbia (SSN 771USS Columbia (SSN-771)USS Columbia , a , was the eighth ship of the United States Navy to bear that name. The earlier Columbias were given their names for differing reasons; SSN-771 was specifically named in honor of Columbia, South Carolina, Columbia, Missouri, and Columbia, Illinois.The contract to build Columbia was...
) - USS Cheyenne (SSN 773USS Cheyenne (SSN-773)USS Cheyenne , the last , is the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Cheyenne, Wyoming. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 28 November 1989 and her keel was laid down on 6 July 1992. She was launched...
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Commander, Submarine Squadron 17 (COMSUBRON Seventeen)
- USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN 730)
- USS Alabama (SSBN 731)
- USS Nevada (SSBN 733USS Nevada (SSBN-733)USS Nevada is a United States Navy ballistic missile submarine that has been in commission since 1986. She is the fourth ship of the U.S...
) - USS Kentucky (SSBN 737USS Kentucky (SSBN-737)USS Kentucky , is a United States Navy ballistic missile submarine which has been in commission since 1991. She is the third U.S...
) - USS Nebraska (SSBN 739)
- USS Maine (SSBN 741USS Maine (SSBN-741)USS Maine is a United States Navy ballistic missile submarine in commission since 1995. She is the fourth U.S. Navy ship authorized, and the third commissioned, to be named in honor of the state of Maine...
) - USS Louisiana (SSBN 743USS Louisiana (SSBN-743)The fourth commissioned USS Louisiana is the 18th and last ship of the United States Navys of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines...
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Commander, Submarine Squadron 19 (COMSUBRON Nineteen)
- USS Ohio (SSGN 726)
- USS Michigan (SSGN 727)
- USS Pennsylvania (SSBN 735USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735)|...
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Commander, Submarine Development Squadron 5 (COMSUBDEVRON Five)
- USS Seawolf (SSN 21USS Seawolf (SSN-21)USS Seawolf , the lead ship of her class, is the fourth submarine of the United States Navy named for the seawolf, a solitary fish with strong, prominent teeth and projecting tusks that give it a savage look...
) - USS Connecticut (SSN 22USS Connecticut (SSN-22)USS Connecticut , a Seawolf-class submarine, is the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the fifth state.The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 3 May 1991 and her keel was laid down on 14...
) - USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)USS Jimmy Carter , the third and last Seawolf-class submarine, is the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for former President Jimmy Carter, who served in the United States Navy as a Communications Officer, Sonar Officer, Electronics Officer, Weapons Officer, and Supply Officer while...
) - Deep Submergence Unit
Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 (COMSUBRON Eleven)
- USS Albuquerque (SSN 706USS Albuquerque (SSN-706)USS Albuquerque , a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Albuquerque, New Mexico. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 31 October 1973 and her keel...
) - USS San Francisco (SSN 711USS San Francisco (SSN-711)USS San Francisco , a Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine, is the third ship or boat of the United States Navy to be named for San Francisco, California.-History:...
) - USS Helena (SSN 725USS Helena (SSN-725)USS Helena , a , was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Helena, Montana. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 19 April 1982 and her keel was laid down on 28 March 1985. She was launched...
) - USS Topeka (SSN 754USS Topeka (SSN-754)USS Topeka , a , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Topeka, Kansas. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 28 November 1983 and her keel was laid down on 13 May 1986...
) - USS Asheville (SSN 758USS Asheville (SSN-758)USS Asheville , is a Los Angeles-class submarine. She is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Asheville, North Carolina. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 26 November 1984 and her keel was laid...
) - USS Jefferson City (SSN 759USS Jefferson City (SSN-759)USS Jefferson City , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Jefferson City, Missouri. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 26 November 1984 and her keel was laid down on 21 September 1987. She...
) - USS Hampton (SSN 767USS Hampton (SSN-767)USS Hampton , a , is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to bear this name. The earlier Hamptons were given their names for varying reasons, but SSN-767 was specifically named for four cities: Hampton, Virginia; Hampton, Iowa; Hampton, South Carolina; and Hampton, New Hampshire...
) - USS Arco (ARDM 5USS Arco (ARDM-5)Arco is an ARDM-5 class Medium Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock in the service of the United States Navy.Arco was laid down on 9 May 1983 by Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington, and launched on 14 December 1984. She was placed in service on 23 June 1986 at Naval Base San Diego...
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Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 (COMSUBRON Fifteen)
- USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705)USS City Of Corpus Christi , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Corpus Christi, Texas, though she is the only one required to bear the "City of" prefix .The...
) - USS Houston (SSN 713USS Houston (SSN-713)USS Houston , a Los Angeles-class attack submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Houston, Texas. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 1 August 1975 and her keel was laid down on 29...
) - USS Buffalo (SSN 715USS Buffalo (SSN-715)USS Buffalo , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Buffalo, New York . The contract to build it was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 23 February 1976 and its keel was laid down on 25...
) - USS Frank Cable (AS 40USS Frank Cable (AS-40)USS Frank Cable is the second built by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle, Washington for the United States Navy....
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VA Beach, Virginia
- Commander, Undersea Surveillance
- NOPF Whidbey Island, WA
- IOSC Little Creek
Officers Serving as COMSUBPAC
The following is an incomplete list:- Rear AdmiralRear admiral (United States)Rear admiral is a naval commissioned officer rank above that of a commodore and captain, and below that of a vice admiral. The uniformed services of the United States are unique in having two grades of rear admirals.- Rear admiral :...
Wilhelm Lee Friedell, 1939–1941 - Rear Admiral Thomas Withers, Jr., 1941–May 1942
- Rear Admiral Robert H. EnglishRobert Henry EnglishRobert Henry English was a United States Navy Commissioned officer who commanded the U.S. Navy's submarine force in the Pacific Ocean early in World War II....
, May 1942–20 January 1943 (killed in an aircraft accident) - Captain John H. "Babe" Brown (pro temPro temporePro tempore , abbreviated pro tem or p.t., is a Latin phrase which best translates to "for the time being" in English. This phrase is often used to describe a person who acts as a locum tenens in the absence of a superior, such as the President pro tempore of the United States Senate.Legislative...
), 20 Jan 1943–1943 - Rear Admiral Charles A. LockwoodCharles A. LockwoodCharles Andrews Lockwood was an admiral of the United States Navy. He is known in submarine history as the legendary commander of Submarine Force Pacific Fleet during World War II...
, 1943–1946 - Rear Admiral Allan R. McCannAllan Rockwell McCannVice Admiral Allan Rockwell McCann, was a United States Navy officer who served in World War I and World War II.-Education to World War I:...
, 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" BensonRoy S. BensonRoy Stanley Benson is a veteran submarine commander from World War II who later served as the Commander Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet during the Cold War.-Naval career:...
, 1960–1962† - Rear Admiral Bernard A. "Chick" ClareyBernard A. ClareyBernard Ambrose Clarey , nicknamed "Chick", was an admiral of the United States Navy. A submarine commander during World War II, he served during the late 1960s as Vice Chief of Naval Operations and in the early 1970s and Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet.-Early life and career:Clarey was...
, 1962–1964† - Rear Admiral Eugene B. FluckeyEugene B. FluckeyRear Admiral Eugene Bennett Fluckey , nicknamed "Lucky Fluckey", was a United States Navy submarine commander who received the Medal of Honor during World War II.-Early life and career:...
, 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–
- Rear Admiral Douglas J. McAnenyDouglas J. McAnenyRear Admiral Douglas J. McAneny, USN was the Commander, Submarine Force U.S. Pacific Fleet. McAneny will report in January as commandant, National War College, National Defense University, Washington, D.C.-Education:Rear Admiral Douglas J...
, 2008-2010 - Rear Admiral James F. Caldwell, 2010 - 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
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
. SubTraPac was the result of a merger with Submarine Repair Unit at San Diego, California
San Diego, California
San Diego is the eighth-largest city in the United States and second-largest city in California. The city is located on the coast of the Pacific Ocean in Southern California, immediately adjacent to the Mexican border. The birthplace of California, San Diego is known for its mild year-round...
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