Submarine Squadron 10 (SUBRON 10) was a unit of the

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during World War II in the Pacific and in the Atlantic Fleet after the war from 1951–1991. The number and type of submarines assigned to SUBRON 10 varied throughout its history.

World War II

On 7 December 1941 the ships of the squadron were in Pearl Harbor or the surrounding area. Immediately after the attack, plans were made to begin the first patrols of the War. In March 1943, and COMSUBRON10 were sent to

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, Australia to meet up with six S-boats from the Canal Zone along with the tender to form

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. For the next fourteen months, through May 1943, this group participated in the action around the Solomon Islands. 's Fifth War Patrol Report was forwarded by Commander, Submarine Squadron Ten to ComSubPac at

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, California, on May 22, 1943.ed. J.T. McDaniel, American Submarine War Patrol Reports

Post World War II

SUBRON 10 was located at State Pier in

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from 1951 to 1991 and was typically assigned eight to ten attack submarines. SUBRON 10 was a subordinate command of

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(which was designated as Submarine Flotilla 2 prior to the early 1970s). SUBRON 10 had two submarine divisions (SUBDIV 101 and SUBDIV 102) each with four or five submarines. Throughout its time at New London, SUBRON 10 had the submarine tender USS ''Fulton'' as its tender and flagship. The submarine rescue ship was also assigned to SUBRON 10 throughout her career in the US Navy (1951–1973). In addition to its assigned submarines, ''Fulton'' and ''Skylark'', SUBRON 10 also had the torpedo retriever ''Labrador'' (TWR-681) and a floating crane (nicknamed "''Mary Ann''") assigned to it. On April 1, 1958, SUBRON 10 had the U.S. Navy's first three nuclear powered submarines (, and ) assigned to it. Among the historic submarines assigned to the squadron were ''Nautilus'' (SSN-571) (1958–), ''Seawolf'' (SSN-575) (1958–1970), ''Skate'' (SSN-578) (1958–), USS ''Skipjack'' (1959–1969) and USS ''Triton'' (1959–1969). As of 1965, SUBRON 10 had the following submarines assigned: USS Entemedor (SS-340), USS Bang (SS-385), USS Tusk (SS-426), USS Sailfish (SS-572), USS Nautilus (SSN-571), USS Seawolf (SSN-575), USS Skate (SSN-578) and USS Skipjack (SSN-585). In the late 1960s SUBRON 10 became the first submarine squadron to be composed entirely of nuclear powered submarines. From the late-1960s onward, most of the submarines assigned to SUBRON 10 were of the ''Permit'' class although some submarines of the ''Sturgeon'' class were assigned as of the early 1980s. Submarine Squadron 10 was deactivated concomitant with the decommissioning of USS ''Fulton'' on September 30, 1991. The last submarine assigned to SUBRON 10 was the USS ''Tinosa'' (SSN-606) which was decommissioned in January 1992.

Motto

Submarine Squadron 10's motto is "Find 'em, Chase 'em, Sink 'em'".

References

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World War II U.S. Submarine Squadron commanders, including Submarine Squadron Ten
Submarine squadrons of the United States Navy Military units and formations established in the 1940s Military units and formations disestablished in 1991 {{US-navy-stub