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Encyclopedia > Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet

The Submarine Force US Atlantic Fleet (SUBLANT) is the Type Commander for U.S. submarines in the Atlantic Fleet. It was established in 1941 but U.S. submarine operations in the Atlantic go back to before the First World War. Established on 7 December 1941 RADM Richard S. Edwards, was assigned as the first Force Commander. USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... The Atlantic Fleet (USLANTFLT) of the United States Navy is the part of the Navy responsible for operations in around the Atlantic Ocean. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Star Wars: Force Commander is a real time computer game released in 2000. ...


The principal responsibility of the Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (COMSUBLANT) is to operate, maintain, train, and equip submarines in support of Fleet and National tasking. Today the Atlantic Fleet Submarine Force numbers 40 submarines and more than 15,000 officer, enlisted, and civilian personnel providing combat ready submarines in the Atlantic, Arctic, Eastern Pacific, and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea.


The Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet, has additional duties as commander of NATO's Allied Submarine Command and also Commander, Naval Submarine Forces. Subordinate to COMSUBLANT are three Submarine Groups and eight Submarine Squadrons. SUBRON is the USN abbreviation for Submarine Squadron. ...

  • Submarine Group Two, Groton, Conn.
    • Submarine Squadron Two
    • Submarine Squadron Four
    • Submarine Squadron Six
    • Submarine Squadron Eight
    • Submarine Development Squadron Twelve
  • Submarine Group Eight, La Maddalena, Italy (SSBNs)
    • Submarine Squadron Twenty-Two
  • Submarine Group Ten, Kings Bay, Georgia
    • Submarine Squadron Sixteen
    • Submarine Squadron Twenty

The town of Groton, Connecticut is host to SUBASE New London and the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics. ... Country Italy Region Sardinia Province Olbia-Tempio Population 11,369 Density 230. ... Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay is a base of the United States Navy in Camden County, in southeast Georgia. ...

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