Submarine

Submarines in Pearl Harbor

Subs in Pearl Harbor

Subs in Pearl Harbor

December 7, 1941

There were four U.S. submarines in Pearl Harbor during the attack:

USS Narwhal (SS-167)

USS Dolphin (SS-169)

USS Cachalot (SS-170)

USS Tautog (SS-199)

Present Day

Currently, these submarines are homeported in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii:

Submarine Squadron 1 (SUBRON One)
USS Los Angeles (SSN 688)
USS Bremerton (SSN 698)
USS La Jolla (SSN 701)
USS Charlotte (SSN 766)
USS Greeneville (SSN 772)
USS Hawaii (SSN 776)

Submarine Squadron 3 (SUBRON Three)
USS Jacksonville (SSN 699)
USS Olympia (SSN 717)
USS Chicago (SSN 721)
USS Key West (SSN 722)
USS Louisville (SSN 724)

Submarine Squadron 7 (SUBRON Seven)
USS Pasadena (SSN 752)
USS Columbus (SSN 762)
USS Santa Fe (SSN 763)
USS Tucson (SSN 770)
USS Columbia (SSN 771)
USS Cheyenne (SSN 773)

Secrets of the Sub

Submarine Rescues

A critical task performed by the US submarine force during World War II, was the rescuing of downed pilots and air crews; They were so efficient at it, that they rescued 520 US airmen from the Pacific Ocean waters. One of those rescued, went on to become President of the United States.

Rescueing George H. W. Bush

Former US President George H. W. Bush Sr. He was rescued by the USS Finback after being shot down while he was on an air strike mission over Chichi Shima in the Bonin Islands during 2 September 1944.

USS Tang Group Photo

Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Commander Richard H. O'Kane (center), poses with the twenty-two aircrewmen that Tang rescued off Truk during the carrier air raids there on 29 April-1 May 1944. The photograph was taken upon Tang's return to Pearl Harbor from her second war patrol, in May 1944.