December 7, 2012 marks the 71st anniversary of the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor that marked the United States entry into World War II. "A date which will live in infamy" as it was proclaimed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the attack damaged all eight battleships ported at Pearl Harbor, sinking four of them. 

The Japanese spared the Submarine Base and submarines at Pearl, an unfortunate tactical error on their part as United States Submarines would go on to sink over 50% of the Japanese tonnage destroyed in WWII. This a tremendous victory that came with enormous cost as we lost 52 submarines and over 3500 men during the course of the war. Included in this issue are the reports filed by the four submarines in port at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and the submarine squadron commander along with a couple images.

We are continuing to remember lost boats in this issue; of the four submarines lost in the month of December, two of them, the USS F-1 and USS S-4, were lost prior to WWII both lost due to being rammed by other ships. The other two, USS CAPELIN (SS 289) and USS SEALION (SS 195) were lost in WWII.

Thank you all for supporting our first ever Black Friday Sale in the museum store on November 23; it was a success! We are continuing to offer free shipping on all online orders and we anticipate significantly expanding the number of items available online in 2013.

Here is wishing all our readers a Merry Christmas, Happy Chanukah and a Happy New Year! Please come see us!