TheCommander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) is the principal advisor to the Commander,United States Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) for submarine matters. The Pacific Submarine Force (SUBPAC) includes attack,ballistic missile and auxiliary submarines,submarine tenders, floating submarine docks,deep submergence vehicles andsubmarine rescue vehicles throughout the Pacific.
| Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet | |
|---|---|
 COMSUBPAC Emblem | |
| Active | 1914-Present |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Navy |
| Type | Type Commander |
| Role | Advisory |
| Garrison/HQ | Pearl Harbor |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Rear AdmiralChristopher J. Cavanaugh |
The Force provides anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, precision land strike, mine warfare, intelligence, surveillance and early warning and special warfare capabilities to theU.S. Indo-Pacific Command and strategic deterrence capabilities to theU.S. Strategic Command.[1]
COMSUBPAC's mission is to provide the training, logistical plans, manpower and operational plans and support and tactical development necessary to maintain the ability of the Force to respond to both peacetime and wartime demands.[2]
Submarines and Units
editThese are the submarines and related units reporting to COMSUBPAC.[3]
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
editCommander,Submarine Squadron 1 (COMSUBRON One)
edit- USS Hawaii (SSN-776)
- USS North Carolina (SSN-777)
- USS Missouri (SSN-780)[4]
- USS Mississippi (SSN-782)
- USS Illinois (SSN-786)[5]
Commander,Submarine Squadron 7 (COMSUBRON Seven)
edit- USS Chicago (SSN-721)[6]
- USS Topeka (SSN-754)
- USS Santa Fe (SSN-763)
- USS Charlotte (SSN-766)[7]
- USS Tucson (SSN-770)
- USS Columbia (SSN-771)
Bremerton, Washington
edit- Priority Material Office
Bangor, Washington
editCommander, Submarine Group 9 (COMSUBGRU Nine)
editCommander,Submarine Squadron 17 (COMSUBRON Seventeen)
edit- USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730)
- USS Alabama (SSBN-731)
- USS Nevada (SSBN-733)
- USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735)
- USS Kentucky (SSBN-737)
- USS Nebraska (SSBN-739)
- USS Maine (SSBN-741)
Commander,Submarine Squadron 19 (COMSUBRON Nineteen)
edit- USS Bremerton (SSN-698)[8]
- USS Jacksonville (SSN-699)[9]
- USS Ohio (SSGN-726)
- USS Michigan (SSGN-727)
- USS Louisiana (SSBN-743)[10]
Commander, Submarine Development Squadron 5 (COMSUBDEVRON Five)
editCommander, Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Group 1 (COMUUVGRU One)
edit- Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron One (UUVRON One)
- Unmanned Undersea Vehicle Squadron Three (UUVRON Three)
San Diego, California
editCommander,Submarine Squadron 11 (COMSUBRON Eleven)
edit- USS Scranton (SSN-756)
- USS Alexandria (SSN-757)
- USS Hampton (SSN-767)
- USS Santa Fe (SSN-763)
- USS Arco (ARDM-5)
- Undersea Rescue Command[11]
Western Pacific
editCommander, Submarine Group 7 (COMSUBGRU Seven) (Yokosuka, Japan)
edit- Responsible for submarines deployed to the Western Pacific, thePersian Gulf,Red Sea,Gulf of Oman,Arabian Sea and parts of theIndian Ocean.[12]
Commander,Submarine Squadron 15 (COMSUBRON Fifteen) (Guam)
edit- USS Key West (SSN-722)
- USS Asheville (SSN-758)[13]
- USS Jefferson City (SSN-759)
- USS Annapolis (SSN-760)
- USS Springfield (SSN-761)
Commander, Submarine Squadron 21 (COMSUBRON TWENTY ONE) (Bahrain)
editVirginia Beach, Virginia
edit- Commander, Undersea Surveillance
- Naval Ocean Processing FacilityWhidbey Island, Washington[14]
- Integrated Undersea Surveillance System Operational Support CenterLittle Creek, Virginia
Officers serving as COMSUBPAC
edit- Rear AdmiralWilhelm L. Friedell, 1939–1941
- Rear AdmiralThomas Withers, Jr., 1941–May 1942[15]
- Rear AdmiralRobert H. English, May 1942–20 January 1943 (killed in an aircraft accident)
- CaptainJohn H. "Babe" Brown (pro tem), 20 Jan 1943–1943
- Vice AdmiralCharles A. Lockwood, 1943–1946
- Rear AdmiralAllan Rockwell McCann, 1946–1948
- Rear AdmiralOswald S. Colclough, 1948–1949
- Rear AdmiralJohn H. "Babe" Brown, 1949–1951
- Rear AdmiralCharles B. "Swede" Momsen, 1951–1953
- Rear Admiral George L. Russell, 1953–1955
- Rear AdmiralLeon J. Huffman, 1955–1956
- Rear AdmiralElton W. "Joe" Grenfell, 1956–1959†
- Rear AdmiralWilliam E. "Pete" Ferrall, 1959–1960†
- Rear AdmiralRoy S. "Ensign" Benson, 1960–1962†
- Rear AdmiralBernard A. "Chick" Clarey, 1962–1964†
- Rear AdmiralEugene B. "Lucky" Fluckey, 1964–1966†
- Rear AdmiralJohn H. Maurer, 1966–1968†
- Rear AdmiralWalter L. Small, 1968–1970†
- Rear AdmiralPaul L. Lacy, Jr., 1970–1972 (Last WW2 submarine skipper in the job)
- Rear AdmiralFrank D. McMullen, 1972-1975
- Rear AdmiralCharles H. Griffiths, 1975-1977
- Rear AdmiralWilliam J. Cowhill, 1977-1979
- Rear AdmiralNils R. Thunman, 1979-1981
- Rear AdmiralBernard M. Kauderer, 1981-1983
- Rear AdmiralAustin B. Scott, Jr., 1983-1985
- Rear AdmiralJames N. Darby, 1985-1987
- Rear AdmiralRalph W. West, Jr., 1987-1987
- Rear AdmiralJames G. Reynolds, 1987-1989
- Rear AdmiralMichael C. Colley, 1989-1991
- Rear AdmiralHenry C. McKinney, 1991-1993
- Rear AdmiralJon M. Barr, 1993-1996
- Rear AdmiralWinford G. Ellis, 1996-1998[16]
- Rear AdmiralAlbert H. Konetzni, Jr., 1998-2001
- Rear AdmiralJohn B. Padgett, III, 2001-2003
- Rear AdmiralPaul F. Sullivan, 2003-2005
- Rear AdmiralJeffrey B. Cassias, 2005-2006
- Rear AdmiralJoseph A. Walsh, 2006-2008
- Rear AdmiralDouglas J. McAneny, 2008–2010
- Rear AdmiralJames F. Caldwell, Jr., 2010–2013
- Rear AdmiralPhillip G. Sawyer, 2013–2015[17]
- Rear AdmiralFrederick J. Roegge, 2015–2017
- Rear AdmiralDaryl Caudle, 2017–2019
- Rear AdmiralBlake L. Converse, 2019–2021[18]
- Rear AdmiralJeffrey T. Jablon, 2021–2023[19]
- Rear AdmiralRichard E. Seif Jr., 2023–2025
- Rear AdmiralChristopher J. Cavanaugh, 2025–present
† Wartime submarine skipper
See also
editReferences
edit- Blair, Clay (March 2001).Silent victory: the U.S. submarine war against Japan.Naval Institute Press.ISBN 1-55750-217-X. (Google books online preview)
This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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- ^"COMSUBPAC Submarines". U.S. Navy. Archived fromthe original on 2012-01-31. RetrievedSeptember 11, 2015.
- ^Staff reports (30 January 2018)."USS Missouri arrives at new home port at Pearl Harbor".stltoday.com. Retrieved2019-11-15.
- ^"USS Illinois Arrives in Pearl Harbor in Time for Thanksgiving".Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. Retrieved2019-11-15.
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- ^Affairs, This story was written by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray, Commander, Submarine Group 9 Public."USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) Arrives in Bremerton for Decommissioning".www.navy.mil. Archived fromthe original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved2019-11-15.
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- ^"Naval Ocean Processing Facility Whidbey Island WA".Commander, Undersea Surveillance (CUS). U.S. Navy. Archived fromthe original on February 27, 2013. RetrievedJune 29, 2012.
- ^On 7 December, COMSUBPAC was Admiral Thomas Withers, Jr., who relieved Wilhelm L. Friedell that fall. Blair, Clay, Jr. Silent Victory (New York: Bantam, 1976), pp.83 & 223.
- ^"Faculty - Naval Postgraduate School".
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