Submarines have evolved gradually from their inception, when they were basically just submersible tubs. Today, however, the submarine is a remarkable machine, worth billions a piece, and loaded with ...

“Fabulous, absolutely fabulous,” said Commander William W. Behrens Jr. of the nuclear submarine Skipjack, just returned last week from her first sea trials. “We could hardly believe it ourselves; ...

The US Navy is widely regarded for its global undersea superiority, a distinction which the service is intensely working to preserve through extensive modernization and submarine production. Today’s ...

"Skipjack personnel during this period have become accustomed to use of "ersatz," i.e., the vast amount of incoming non-essential paper work," Lt. Cmdr. James Coe wrote in his letter to the Navy.

One of the most forward-looking submarine classes ever to serve in the U.S. Navy, the Skipjacks paved the way for the country’s modern nuclear-powered submarine fleet. The Skipjack submarines were not ...