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Fremantle War Memorial

A 21-inch-diameter mounted torpedo dedicated to the memory of United States Navy submariners who died at sea during the Second World War was unveiled by Rear Admiral Herman J. Kossler on 8 September 1967, jointly financed by the City of Fremantle and the United States Submarine Veterans Association.

HMS Ambrose

The Dundee International Submarine Memorial has been built there to commemorate the submariners lost during the war from Dundee.

Patrick Hrabe

He is the creator of Hey, Shipwreck (a series about U.S. Navy submariners) and Join the Navy* (a comic about U.S. Navy recruiting).

Personal flotation device

The Mark 10 Submarine Escape Immersion Equipment (SEIE) suit is intended to allow submariners to escape from much deeper depths than currently possible with the Steinke hood.

Rescue Chamber

McCann Rescue Chamber, a device for rescuing submariners from a submarine that is unable to surface

Soviet submarine K-159

Shortly after the loss of the submarine, the widows of four of the nine deceased submariners filed a lawsuit against the Russian Defence Ministry demanding compensation of one million rubles (about $37,500) each in moral damages, a lawyer acting for them said.

Submarine Command Course

The SMCC is attended by submariners from other navies, including the Royal Australian Navy, the Brazilian Navy, the Royal Canadian Navy, the Royal Danish Navy (prior to their withdrawal of their submarine capability), the Republic of Korea Navy, and the United States Navy.

Virginia Beach Piranhas

The Submariners' excellent early form also took them to the US Open Cup for the first time, but they lost first time out, 3-1 to USL Second Division side Wilmington Hammerheads.


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