Tolling of the Boats Lost in March

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Inception of Submarine School

The sinking of the submarine F-4 off the coast of Hawai’i with the loss of all hands in 1915 caused the Secretary of the Navy to direct the establishment of a formal school to instruct submariners in the operation and maintenance of these specialized boats. The commanding officer of the Submarine Base in New London, Connecticut, was directed to establish the Naval Submarine School, which began operation on 1 July 1916. After six months of training, the first officer class graduated on 23 December 1916. The first enlisted class graduated one year later.

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  1. I read (somewhere) that F-4 was buried in a trench dug between what would become Pier Sierra 13 and Pier Sierra 14 when Subase was expanded in 1940. She is still there.

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