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July 2013
Issue No. Thirty
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In Memory of
First commanding officer
of the USS Nautilus. Passed away July 11, 2013.
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Join Us This Summer!
Friday, July 26
MAGNETS: Sometimes they stick together, other times they won't get anywhere near each other. Why? Stop by and learn a little about marvelous magnets!
Friday, August 2
WALL COASTER: Help us build a roller coaster on our wall and see if you can race a marble from the top to the bottom without having it fly off!
Friday, August 9
KEYSTONES: Did you know that even the strongest arch will fall apart if you remove a piece called the keystone? Help us build an arch and learn about this "key" to its success!
To see more children events for July and August
click here to download!
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STEM Fellowships
The Submarine Force Library and Museum Association, Historic Ship Nautilus, and the Naval Historical Foundation are pleased to announce the selectees for the 2013 Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and History (STEM-H) Teacher Fellowships.
- Ted Allen - Groton
- Larry Chapman - Old Lyme
- Stacy Haines - Mystic
- Greg Felber - New London
Learn about the Fellowship here.
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Visit Us
One Crystal Lake Rd.
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Shipmate,
Welcome to the summer heat wave. We are enjoying a good summer at the museum despite having to be closed on Mondays (and our normal closure day of Tuesday) due to the mandatory sequester driven government furlough days. Summer activities for kids are being very well attended and will continue on Fridays through the end of August.
We are continuing to remember submarines lost in the current month. For the month of July there were three; USS S-28 (SS-133), USS ROBALO (SS-273) and USS GRUNION (SS-216). A total of 190 brave brothers of the phin gave their lives on those three ships. On ROBALO, which was sunk by a mine, there were initially some (perhaps as many as seven) survivors who managed to swim ashore. Four, QM1 Floyd G. Laughlin, SM3 Wallace K Martin, EM2 Mason C Poston, and Ensign Samuel L Tucker survived long enough to pass a note regarding the fate of the submarine. These men, tragically, were lost when a Japanese ship on which they were being transported was sunk; so none of ROBALO's crew would survive to return home.
The submarine force lost a pioneer and a hero this month with the passing of VADM Eugene P. Wilkinson. VADM Wilkinson was the first CO of the world's first nuclear submarine, USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) and the author of the famous message "Underway on Nuclear Power" sent by NAUTILUS on her first underway 17 January 1955. RIP VADM Wilkinson.
The Submarine Force Library & Museum Association is partnering with The Navy History Foundation to sponsor four Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics & History (STEM-H) fellowships at the Submarine Force Library & Museum this summer from22 July through 2 August. Each of the STEM fellows, who were selected from applicants in the Southeast Connecticut area schools systems, will spend two weeks at the museum where, with the guidance of a qualified mentor they will prepare standards based lesson plans using the exhibits at the museum.
The third field of commemorative brick pavers has recently been installed at the museum and interest in this program remains high. There is still time to purchase a brick for yourself or for a loved one.
Enjoy your summer and stop by for a visit!
Sincerely,
Mike Riegel
Executive Director
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Honoring Our Lost Submarines
The keel of USS S-28 (SS-133), which would see action in World War II, was laid down in April of 1919, just months after the end of the first Great War. Commissioned on 13 December 1923, she spent most of her first sixteen years of her life taking part in various exercises. She was in the midst of being overhauled at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California when the bombs fell on Pearl Harbor. After returning to sea, she spent a few months continuing the training activities that had occupied her time before the outbreak of war, but before long she and several other S-boats were sent north to Alaska to defend the Aleutians against a possible Japanese invasion.
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Take part in the
PERMANENT PAVER WALKWAY
at the Museum.
All pavers purchased entitle you, or the recipient, to Membership in The Submarine Force Library & Museum Association. Memberships receive quarterly newsletters, a 10% discount on items in the museum store, and an invitation to Association events such as the annual meeting and listing in our Donor Registry.
Larger pavers purchased entitle you to Lifetime Membership with all its benefits.
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