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Bulletin 27 / Mid February 04

The early missile submarines Tunny, Barbero, Grayback and Growler provided interim nuclear deterrent with Regulus as Polaris was being developed. Here are the real unsung heroes who were known as the "Black and Blue" guys.

Bulletin 28 / Early March 04

Meet George Scheer a submariner extraordinaire, a master cook who served in World War Two boats and never has lost his zeal for whatever goes under water.

Bulletin 29 / April first, 2004

The infamous Mk 6 exploder gave Second World War submariners fits. Stubborn BuOrd engineers refused to believe the combat experiences of submariners. It was a scandal of national proportions.

Bulletin 30 / May first, 2004

A dissatisfied reader wants more detail on the Mk 6 exploder. You torpedomen better take a whack at this. Our efforts fell short of expectations.

Bulletin 31 / June first, 2004

HY 80 and HY 100 steel. What does it mean? Why are our modern submarine hulls are so strong?

Bulletin 32 / Early July, 2004

Razorback in New Orleans at last. Like a graceful old lady, the famous boat came back to America. Here's a little hidden Razorback history, for better or worse.

Bulletin 33 / July 21, 2004

USS Hartford grounding is an exercise in failed computerized navigation. Read how confusion takes a modern submarine onto the rocks.

Bulletin 34 / August 24, 2004

The final leg of the Razorback's long journey home was fraught with river problem. Read how the Razorback veterans got her safely to North Little Rock.

Bulletin 35 / October 2, 2004

Four unusual tales from memories of those old salts who stopped by the SRC table in Saratoga Springs. From the hundreds shared over the five days these four are the best.

Bulletin 36 / November 1, 2004

The controversy continues to heat up about the Navy's top brass refusal to consider any form of submarine propulsion other than nuclear power. Is the intransigence beginning to weaken?

Bulletin 37 / December 3, 2004

Bruce J. Schick, the author of the book, “Whales Tales” soon to be published was the skipper of USS Clamagore (SS 343). His book tells the story of diesel submarines during the cold war from a personal and whimsical viewpoint that gives insight into the daily lives of submariners in a by-gone age.)

Bulletin 38 / January 2, 2005

Admiring the Parche for the great boat that she was, you can take pride in your boat's special operations by participating in the USSVI and Turner Publishing Company joint effort to publish a comprehensive history of submarines during the Cold War.

Bulletin 39 / January 25, 2005

USS San Francisco (SSN-711) hits submerged mountain. The amazing story as told by crew members signals just how strong a Los Angeles class boat pressure hull is and just how fragile the human body is.

Bulletin 40 / March 1, 2005

What tools are at the disposal of a modern submarine's navigator and where do the charts and software come from? Answers to some of the many questions coming our way.

Bulletin 41 / April 1, 2005

Submarines for sale! If you're in the market for a used submarine you'll want to examine a few Tangos with sticker prices of only a half million dollars. See the interior of a Tango in super-sharp photos.

Bulletin 42 / April 26, 2005

Submariners who became famous in later life. Who are the men who served in submarines and became celebrities because of their personal achievements?

Bulletin 43 / June 1, 2005

More famous people who served in submarines have been identified by readers of Bulletin 42. But there are still unanswered questions. What do you know about them?

Bulletin 44 / July 1, 2005

Still more on famous people who got their start in submarines. Read about people who make the news and learn how they make use of their submarine knowledge in later civilian life.

Bulletin 45 / August 1, 2005

See Bill Sweetman's and Jason Lee's drawing of the USS Jimmy Carter, including its propulsion.

Bulletin 46 / September 1, 2005

In testifying before the Base Realignment and Closure Commission retired Vice Admiral Albert Konetzni protested the closing of the New London Submarine School and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. SRC describes a Pentagon foul-up of the 1960s that cost the submarine fleet a lot of useless energy.

Bulletin 47 / October 1, 2005

THE OVERTAKING SITUATION, or A Lesson for a Dumb Ensign

Bulletin 48 / November 1, 2005

Submarine Collisions and Close Calls, the need for better information.

Bulletin 49 / December 1, 2005

Duke Ford talks of escapades aboard Greenfish and Wahoo during the cold war.

Bulletin 50 / January 1, 2006

Very few submariners wore their dolphins on Army uniforms, but here are two stories of men who did.

Bulletin 51 / February 1, 2006

Dolphins on non-Navy uniforms? More interesting stories about submariners in the Army and boys wearing unauthorized dolphins.

Bulletin 52 / March 1, 2006

"Whales Tales" by Bruce J. Schick, an uncommon book review.

Bulletin 53 / April 1, 2006

An advance look at SRC's new publication on submarine groundings and collisions.

Bulletin 54 / May 1, 2006

Captain Cy Young, submariner and naval aviator extraordinaire.

Bulletin 55 / June 1, 2006

"Undersea Encounters", the latest SRC publication reveals some startling new concepts involving recent and past collisions and groundings.

Bulletin 56 / July 1, 2006

Submarine lingo isn't what it used to be. Get a load of the most recent parlance.

Bulletin 57 / August 1, 2006

SRC's new research is fascinating fun for all submariners.

Bulletin 58 / August 20, 2006

The world famous Type VIIC U-boat was Germany's mass-produced submarine during the Second World War.

Bulletin 59 / September 25, 2006

Dolphins, wings and other things is the poetic subject of multiple volunteer emblems that have been worn by some extraordinary people.

Bulletin 60 / October 24, 2006

Wally Krupenevich describes Irex, and Cutlass repair jobs.

Bulletin 61 / December, 2006

Progress in Submarine Escape Technology.

Bulletin 62 / January, 2007

The uniforms, pay rates and promotion paths of submarines in a by-gone age.

Bulletin 63 / February, 2007

R-14's sail drives the submarine through Hawaiian waters using only wind-power.

Bulletin 64 / March, 2007

Supercavitation and the super-fast subersible, a few of the problems.

Bulletin 65 / April, 2007

After forty-one years in the Navy Sai Manning tells what it is to be a good commanding officer.

Bulletin 66 / May, 2007

Sweaters for Navy dolphins; the conflict between animal rights activists and Subase, Bangor's efforts to protect its submarines against terrorist attack.

Bulletin 67 / June, 2007

Wheeler Lipes, the famous pharmacist's mate who saved his shipmate's life by cutting out the man's infected appendix on the Sea Dragon's wardroom table.

Bulletin 68 / July, 2007

A straw pole suggests that torpedoman was the most mischievous rate in submarines.

Bulletin 69 / August, 2007

HMS Astute, Britain's nuclear powered, advance-design submarine.

Bulletin 70 / September, 2007

How propulsors work, a second look at the topic.

Bulletin 71 / October, 2007

The demise of a submarine skipper.

Bulletin 72 / November, 2007

Carl M. Vinson is known as the father of America's two ocean navy. During his lifetime he vigorously supported the Navy and through his position as a member of the House of Representatives he fought for a modernized submarine fleet.

Bulletin 73 / December, 2007

Japan's reaction to America's accelerated ship building program of the 1930s and how perceived threats led to the attack on Pearl Harbor.