Our Creed To perpetuate the memory of our Shipmates who gave their lives in the

pursuit of their duties while serving their country;

That their dedication, deeds and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishments.

Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution.

Two Submarines Had An

Underwater Battle

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Arthur Forest Robb Torpedoman’s Mate, First Class

Arthur was born in Smithville, Ohio on April 15, 1917 to William Ethel-burt and Clara Robb. William was a farmer in Baughman, Ohio. In 1930, the family had moved to Chester, Ohio. Arthur’s father, William, passed away in September of 1931. His mother then moved the family to Wooster, Ohio where he lived until he enlisted on April 20, 1938 at the age of 21. After training, Arthur reported to the USS New Mexico (BB-40) on September 3, 1938. New Mexico was in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, where she and several other ships were sent to help the Navy evaluate fight-ing in sub-arctic conditions. As the pros-pect of war grew, New Mexico was returned to be based at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. During his time aboard, he was advanced to Seaman First Class on August 16, 1939. In the first months of 1940, Arthur was transferred to SubBase New Lon-don. Then, on February 19, he reported aboard the S-25. When he re-ported aboard the S-25 was in a yard period for repairs and in February 1940, she was assigned to a test and evaluation division there. In Decem-ber, she was detached and ordered to Key West, Florida, where she

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Commander’s Log pg.2 Secretary’s Minutes pg.4 Corn from the COB pg.4 Treasure’s Report pg5 Kap(SS) 4Kid(SS) pg.6 Chaplain’s Message pg.7 Cover story pg.8 Shipmates on Eternal Patrol pg.11 Lost Boats in November pg.11 Booster Club pg.11

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Base Commander Dale Poe 843-6648

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Vice Commander Rick Johns

392-1615 rickjohns060@gmail.com

Secretary Mike Augenstein

750-4974 augy1kanobi@gmail.com

Treasurer

Dave Aunkst 410-7266

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COB Paul Young

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Recruiting

Dave Chute 223-5135

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Chaplain Ted Henson

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Newsletter/Web Norm Peterson

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Ad Hoc

Leif Larsen 972-0583

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Assistant Chaplain Marcedes Parsons

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K4K Chairman

Bill Conklin 423-1451

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Past Base Commander/POC Steve Salzman 703-887-8933

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provided training services into May 1941, then returned to New London to prepare for transfer under the terms of the lend-lease agreement. On November 16, 1940, Arthur changed rate to Torpedoman’s Mate, Second Class and then on November 1, 1941 to First Class. In early 1941, Arthur met and married and set up housekeeping in rural Norwich, Connecticut with his wife, Dorothy Arlene.

On November 5, 1941 he reported to USS R-15. Being home ported in New London, Patrol duties off the coast followed the entry of the United States into World War II. In February 1942 she again sailed south. In early March she patrolled in the Virgin Islands area then shifted to train-ing and patrol duties out of Trinidad. Relieved in early August, R-15 returned to the Virgin Islands thence con-tinued on to Bermuda and with the fall, back to New London. In December the R-15 left for a home port change to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba and left Arthur behind at SubBase New London to be assigned to new con-struction. As part of the new construction crew he was received aboard the USS Corvina at commissioning. ==============================================================================

Maxwell Howard Roberts Yeoman, First Class

Maxwell was born in Norfolk, Virginia on December 25, 1920, to Merle Wilder Roberts and Willie Dell (Robinson) Roberts. Merle and Willie were married the previous year at the age of 16 and 17. Maxwell grew up in Norfolk and attended Deep Creek High School in Chesapeake, Virginia. He enlisted in his home town at the Naval Receiving Station Norfolk, on April 6, 1939 at the age of 19. He was immediately transferred to N.T.S. Norfolk for Recruit Training. He must have volunteered for subma-rines in training, because, four months later he boarded USS Nitro (AE-2) for transport to Coco Solo, Canal Zone and COMSUBRON 3. They must have been doing some missions on the way because he did not arive until October 10. Maxwell was assigned to the COMSUBRON 3 Flag which was aboard the R-12 for a year before he was as-signed to USS S-44 on October 1, 1940, as a Seaman First Class. The S-44 was doing patrol and training mis-sions. While on board Maxwell changed rate to Yeoman Third Class on February 16, 1941. On May 28, 1941, Maxwell was transferred to the R-3 for duty. They must have wanted to keep him in Coco Solo, because two months later he was transferred back to R-12 when the R-3 was rotated back to New Lon-don. In September 1941, Maxwell was transferred to the S-17 (SS-122), which was operating out of Coco Solo and was patrolling all around St. Thomas and the Virgin Islands. On December 1, 1941, he was advanced to Yeo-man Second Class. Maxwell stayed with S-17 until it was rotated back to New London in September of 1942 when he was transferred to S-13. On board S-13, Maxwell was advanced to Yeoman First Class on February 1, 1943 and was then transferred off to the USS Skate (SS-305) via the Naval Hospital Mare Island. The Skate was in new construction at Mare Island. Skate was to depart Mare Island for Pearl Harbor on September 24, however, Maxwell had been transferred to the USS Yorktown (CV-10) for transport to Pearl Harbor on September 14, reporting in to COMSUBFORPAC on September 19. Maxwell reported aboard USS Corvina in Pearl Harbor on November 4 only as part of the relief crew but stayed with the boat when she left on her first patrol.

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This will be my last minutes report and I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for your Support during my time as Base secretary. There were 30 members and guests present. The meeting was called to order at 1400 by Base Commander Dale Poe. After an Invocation, The Pledge of Allegiance, reading of the USSVI Creed, Tolling of the Bell for Boats lost, and a moment of silent prayer was held for all departed. We held introductions for our guests, who were 2 Members of the Sparks Police Dept. XO Rick: Thanks to all who attended the Nevada day parade. Secretary Augy: No report, Past Base Commander Steve: No report Treasurer Dave: gave his report. He is accepting Base dues. Recruiter: New member Perry Armsworth. Dave is Research-ing opening a kiosk at the Veterans Hospital for all local Vet-eran organizations to promote recruitment. Chaplin Ted Henson: Report on Pete and Nancy. Newsletter/Web/POC: Website improvements, added events, still looking for “then/now” members photos. COB Paul: Reminder that new member dues are no cost for the first year. Kaps-4-Kids: Visit to Renown. Visited with 5 kids, another great visit. St. Mary's is now on an On-Call basis. The Kaps-4-Kids P.O. Box is now transferred to the Base Box. Ad/Hoc Leif: Reports a visit with Bob Lewis, WWII Vet. Events coordinator Terry: December Christmas Luncheon, Saturday December 7th. $35.00 per person. It's being held at the same location as last year, The Nugget Casino. Parade chairman Reno Veterans Day Parade, Downtown Reno, November 11, at 11:11 a.m. Commanders Corner: Lunch Bunch held at the Tamarack. Wreaths Across America December 14th at 2 locations, Fernley and Eastside Memorial park in Minden. Contact Rick for details on the Minden ceremony. Unfinished Business: Still researching Christmas gifts for the Veterans at the Veter-ans home.

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New Business: Base Elections results were reported by Steve. Base Com-mander: Dale Poe, Vice Commander: Rick Johns, Secretary: Eric Meagher, and Treasurer: Dave Aunkst. Dale brought up a suggestion to have a second vehicle and trailer for seating of extra members during parades. The Monthly Raffle and 50/50 was held. After all subjects had been discussed and a Benediction, the meeting was adjourned.

Respectfully Submitted,

Mike Augenstein

Base Secretary ———————————————————————-

How times have changed

Treasurer’s Report 1. All account balances are available at the Base meetings. 2. Deposits for November: Base Meeting Raffle/BH Fund Proceeds $ 129.00 USSVI/Base 2020 Dues 200.00 Christmas Lunch Prepayments 1085.00 USSVI 2020 Calendar Prepayments(Final) 24.00 Base Booster Club 60.00 Veterans Home Gift Donation 100.00 3. Checks issued in November: Norm Peterson/Newsletter postage 55.00 USSVI Nat Office/2020 Dues 180.00 USSVI/Base share 2020 Liability Insurance 25.00 US Bank/New Check printing 33.05 Wamart/Award supplies 8.98

DK Details: Check out a new movie made this year- The Command. It deals with the final days of the Russian sub Kursk (K-141), after an explosion from a faulty exercise torpedo. “My kingdom for an O-Ring” (Sorry Shakespeare’s Richard III)- They probably could have saved 23 men if their rescue vessel would have had a functioning O-Ring seal to couple with the Kursk’s after escape trunk.

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KAP(SS) 4 KID(SS) TEAM VISITS

RENOWN CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL

On November the Kap(SS) 4 Kid(SS) Team visited nine year old Landon at Renown Chil-dren’s Hospital. He was very bright and interested in seeing our pictures and hearing about submarine life and operations, and he asked some very good questions. He was thrilled to receive the submarine related gifts, including a cap and certificate designating him as an “Honorary Submariner”. He said “My brother is going to be really jeal-ous” (we sent a cap for his brother as well). Unfortunately, Landon’s parents were not available to sign a permission slip, so we could not take his picture. We also attempted to visit with another five year old boy, but he was just too ill, and his parents agreed he would not have enjoyed the visit. He did give us a big smile when we gave him an “Honorary Submariner “ cap. Team Members Bill Conklin, Rick Johns and Dan Delorey participated in the visit.

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Navy Trivia

STRIPES AND STARS ON JUMPER UNIFORMS - On 18 January 1876, Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce recommended a collar with stars and stripes as a substitute for the plain collar used on the frocks of seamen. Three stripes on the collar was proposed for all grades, with the stripes on the cuffs to indicated grade. One stripe for E-1, etc.

DISTINGUISHING MARKS/RATING BADGES - In 1841, insignia called "distinguishing marks" were first prescribed as part of the official uniform. An eagle and anchor emblem, forerunner of the rating badge, was the first distinguishing mark. In 1886 rating badges were established, and some 15 specialty marks were also provided to cover the various ratings. On 1 April 1893, petty officers were reclassified and the rating of chief petty officer was established. Until 1949 rating badges were worn on the right or left sleeve, depending on whether the person concerned was on the starboard or port watch. Since February 1948, all distinguishing marks have been worn on the right sleeve between the shoulder and elbow.

RIGHT ARM RATES - Established in 1841 and disestablished 2 April 1949, originally signified men of the Seaman branch. During WW II these rates included Boatswains Mate, Turret Captain, Signalman, Gunners Mate, Fire Control-man, Quartermaster, Mineman, and Torpedomans Mate. Other ratings wore rates on the left sleeve.

KEELHAUL - An extreme punishment given in which an offender was tied hand and foot, with heavy weights attached to his body. He was slowly lowered over the ship's side and dragged under the ship's hull. If he didn't drown, which was usually the case, then barnacles usually ripped him, causing him to bleed to death.

ENLISTED WOMEN - The first enlisted women's uniform was comprised of a single breasted coat, blue in winter and white in summer, long gull bottomed skirts and a straight-brimmed sailor hat, blue felt in winter and white straw in sum-mer, black shoes and stockings.

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Binnacle List Rod Friedline – Rod's room in Heaven is not ready yet. Keep him and family in your prayers Ken McCray – Talked with Ken, had a few laughs and heard a couple sea stories. All seeems to be well, but he would welcome drop-in's. Don't go barefoot. The Goatheads really hurt, even Rocky's four feet. Pete Akerson – Is doing very well. Went to see the "MIDWAY" movie. Was well enough to criticize some of the battle he remembers. The conn and the torpedo room views were fairly accurate though. Dan Moran – Seems to be doing well. They were enjoying family/friends when I called. Del & Mary Ellen Schwichtenberg – Del and Mary Ellen seem to be doing well. As long as there is improvement, that's a good sign. They plan to be at the Christmas Luncheon. Zoe Noland – Doing much better and hopes to be at the Christmas Luncheon with her sister Beverly Paul Allen – Had a rough week when I talked to him. Sounds good and in good spirits. If you don't already know, it takes a very strong person to deal with Parkinson's. Please remember, health and welfare of all our members, and their family members, is always in order. Please let me know those who could use a prayer and I'll add them to my prayer list. 775-392-0354 December Birthdays: (no ages given, except mine) 11 Dave Aunkst – Qual Year 1962 23 Jerry Atkins - Qual Year 1975 25 Oscar Rambeau - Qual Year 1954 26 Pete Peterson(Norm) – Qual Date 1962 24 Dave Craig - Qual Year 1961

Commentary: Ahoy Shipmates. I certainly hope you all had an event filled Nevada Day, Veterans Day, and have a filling Thanksgiving. Strange, I never noticed the hand bars on our Corvina float until this year. I guess I am getting on in years and my Merry-go-Round brain is getting over crowded. But, even with the bars, it is getting difficult to rise to the occasion and sit with Rocky on the Bow, listening for the Klaxon. I only messed with the sound ONCE this year. Rocky and I really enjoy riding with such a fun-loving crew. But, sure glad we didn't have to ride the float from Wal-Mart to our parade station. Dale mentioned having a trailer following our Corvina float. It would be great to have wife's, or girlfriends, join in the fun we have. We could ride in front of the Corvina float, with our banner draped across the trailer, high and wide. All of us "old-timers" could sit the whole parade and do the "parade wave". Yes, Rocky and I should sit in the very front so our hollering won't hurt any ears. Thank you all for tolerating me all year. Living up to the standards that Paul Allen set has been a very big task and I have tried my best. But, I have to say, there is only one Paul Allen and he can never be replaced. God Bless you my friend. I want to take this last newsletter of the year, to thank you all for your support. I haven't been fired, or relieved of command, and that's a good sign. PS In the event I forget, someone please remind me that December 7th is my Daughters Birthday. You women know how us guys forget those things. God Bless you all and take the time to be thankful at Thanksgiving. We all have a lot to be thankful for. Ted Henson Chaplain Submarine Veterans Corvina Base

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In 1945, Two Submarines Had An Underwater Battle To The Death For The First Time Who made it out? by Sebastien Roblin The only time to fully-submerged submarines did battle. The Hunt for Red October dramatized for the public one of the tensest forms of warfare imaginable: combat between subma-rines submerged deep under the ocean’s surface, the nerve-wracked crews scouring the fathomless depths for their adver-sary’s acoustic signature using hydrophones. However, while hunting undersea enemies is one of the primary jobs of modern attack submarines, only one undersea sub engagement has ever taken place, under decidedly unique circumstances. This is not to say that submarines have not sunk other submarines. Indeed, the first such kill occurred in World War I, when U-27 sank the British E3. Dozens other such engagements occurred in the two world wars. However, in all but one case, the victims were surfaced, not underwater. This was foremost because the submarines of the era needed to spend most of their time on the surface to run their air-breathing diesel engines; they could only remain underwater for hours at a time with the power they could store on batter-ies, moving at roughly one-third their surface speed. Therefore, submerged action was reserved for ambushing enemy ships and evading attackers.

There were additional problems intrinsic to having one submarine hunt another underwater in an era that predated ad-vanced sensors and guided torpedoes: how could submerged subs detect each other’s position? During World War II, submarines came to make greater use of hydrophones as well as active sonar; however, the latter models could only plot out a submarine’s location on a two-dimensional plane, not reveal its depth. Furthermore, the torpedoes of the time were designed to float up to near the surface of the water to strike the keel of en-emy ships. Although the “tin fish” could be reprogrammed to an extent, it was not standard to adjust for depth, and guessing the azimuth of an enemy submarine with the limited targeting information available posed an immense challenge. U-864’s Secret Mission On February 5, 1945, the U-Boat U-864 slipped from its quay in Bergen as it departed on a secret mission known porten-tously as Operation Caesar. U-864’s compartments were filled with key technology and resources that Nazi Germany planned on transferring to Ja-pan. These included schematics and components for Jumo 004 turbojets to aid in the development of a Japanese jet fighter, and even two engineers from the aviation manufacturer Messerschmitt. There were also guidance components for V-2 ballistic missiles and two Japanese technical experts. U-864 also carried more than sixty-seven tons of liquid mercury, carried in 1,857 steel flasks. The mercury had been purchased but not entirely delivered from Italy in 1942, and was a key material for manufacturing explosive primers. Capt. Ralf-Reimar Wolfram’s mission was to sail the long-range submarine north around Norway, then across the Arctic Circle past Soviet territory to deliver the goods. Germany was only months away from falling, but Berlin hoped that the technology and materials would allow Japan to stay longer in the fight and divert Allied combat power. U-864 was a Type IXD2 “cruiser submarine,” and at 87.5 meters long was larger than the more common Type VII U-Boat. It was designed for long-range transoceanic patrols, and the -D2 model in particular was even bigger to accommo-date enlarged cargo compartments. Before departing, U-864 had been modified with a piece of technology then unique to Germany—a snorkeling mast, allowing the submarine to sip air from the surface while shallowly submerged. Despite this formidable advantage, Wolfram’s mission proved ill-omened from the start. U-864 initially set off from Kiel on December 5, 1944, but ran aground while transiting through the Kiel canal. Wolfram decided to have the ship undergo repairs in Bergen, Norway. But in Bergen, its armored pen was hit with twelve-thousand-pound Tall Boy bombs dropped by British Lancaster bombers on January 12, 1945, causing even more damage. Unfortunately for Wolfram, the United Kingdom had long ago cracked the Enigma code, which German U-Boats used to communicate with the Naval headquarters. By February, the British Navy had decoded messages relating U-864’s mission, and decided to set a trap. HMS Venturer, the first of the new V-class submarines, received orders from the Royal Navy Submarine Command to hunt down and destroy U-864 off the island of Fedje, Norway. The smaller, shorter-range British submarine carried only eight torpedoes to U-864’s twenty-two, but it was nearly 50 percent faster underwater, at ten miles per hour. Venturer arrived at its station on February 6. Its skipper, twenty-five-year-old Lt. James S. Launders, was a decorated sub-marine commander, who in addition to sinking twelve Axis surface ships, had dispatched the surfaced submarine U-711 in

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November 1944. Though he disposed of an ASDIC active-sonar system that offered greater detection range by emitting sound waves into the ocean, which could be tracked when they pinged off submerged ships, Launders elected to rely on shorter-range hydro-phones. This was because the ping from ASDIC could be heard by adversaries from even further away. But Launders didn’t realize he was engaged in a hopeless hunt. U-864 had slipped past him. Back to Bergen Many war stories tell of protagonists who avoid horrible fates out of sheer coincidence and dumb luck. More or less the op-posite happened to Captain Wolfram. U-864 was safely out of range of the Venturer when its diesel engine began noisily misfiring, hampering acoustic stealth and threatening to break down entirely. Only a few days out from port, Captain Wolfram decided he should play it safe by re-turning to Bergen for repair. He could not have known he was leading his submarine straight back into danger. On February 9, the hydrophone operator on the Venturer overheard a contact that he at first believed was coming from the diesel motor of a fishing boat. Launders moved his submarine closer to the sound pickup, and spotted on the periscope what appeared to be another periscope in the distance. This was actually most likely U-864’s snorkel. Running submerged on batteries, Launders slipped the Venturer behind the German submarine and began tailing it. He was waiting for U-864 to surface before launching his torpedoes, but thanks to its snorkel, U-864 could operate underwa-ter for extended periods of time. The German submarine began zigzagging side to side, likely having detected the British sub. After three hours of pursuit, the Venturer was running short on battery and would soon have to surface itself. Launders de-cided he would simply have to attack U-864 while it remained submerged. He calculated a three-dimensional intercept for his torpedoes, estimating his adversary’s depth by the height of the snorkel mast protruding above the water. However, he knew the enemy submarine would quickly detect a torpedo launch, and planned his firing solution to account for evasive maneu-vers. At 12:12, Venturer ripple-fired all four of its loaded torpedoes in a spread, with 17.5 seconds between each launch. Then the British submarine dove to avoid counterattack. The U-Boat immediately crash dove as well, then swerved evasively. After four minutes, it had managed to duck under three of the incoming torpedoes. But Launders had launched the second pair of torpedoes at lower depths. The fourth torpedo struck U-864, breaking it in two; the gruesome sound of popping rivets and cracking metal filled the Venturer’s hydrophones. The U-Boat fell 150 meters to the bottom of the ocean, taking with it all seventy-three onboard and sinking Operation Cae-sar along with it. More than a half century later, the wreck of U-864 was found in 2003 by the Norwegian Navy, two miles off Fedje. It was discovered that the cargo of poisonous liquid mercury had been slowly seeping from the flasks into the surrounding ocean. After spending fifteen years evaluating the risks of raising the wreck and its dangerous, unexploded torpedoes, in February 2017 the Norwegian government finally “entombed” the broken submarine with a half-meter of sand and 160,000 tons of rocks to prevent further contamination, thus forming a cairn for the German submarine that had met its terrible fate under unique circumstances. ========================================================================

WORD PLAY Practice safe eating; always use condiments. Shotgun wedding: A case of wife or death. He used to work in a blanket factory, but it folded. A hangover is the wrath of grapes. Sea captains don't like crew cuts. Does the name Pavlov ring a bell? A successful diet is the triumph of mind over platter. When you dream in colour, it's a pigment of your imagina-tion. Reading while sunbathing makes you well-red.

A man's home is his castle, in a manor of speaking. Dijon vu - the same mustard as before. A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired. When a clock is hungry, it goes back four seconds. The man who fell into an upholstery machine is fully recov-ered. You feel stuck with your debt if you can't budge it. A lot of money is tainted. 'Taint yours and it taint mine. Once you've seen one shopping centre, you've seen a mall. Acupuncture is a jab well done.

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Boats lost in November

USS Corvina (SS-226) lost on 16-Nov-1943 with the loss of 82

crew when it was sunk just south of Truk.

USS Sculpin (SS-191) lost on 19-Nov-1943 with the loss of 40

crew when it was sunk north of Groluk Island near Truk.

USS Growler (SS-215)

lost on 8-Nov-1944 with the loss of 84 crew when it was sunk in South China Sea.

USS Albacore (SS-218)

lost on 7-Nov-1944 with the loss of 86 crew when it was sunk in channel between

Hokkaido and Honshu.

USS Scamp (SS-277) lost on 16-Nov-1944 with the loss of 83

crew when it was sunk off Inubo Saki near Tokyo Bay.