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.

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.

*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
**Submarine Squadron Twenty-Two
*Submarine Group Ten, Kings Bay, Georgia
**Submarine Squadron Sixteen
**Submarine Squadron Twenty

ComSubLant

ComSubLant is the approved U.S. Navy abbreviation for "Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet."

Officers Serving as COMSUBLANT

The following is an incomplete list:
*Rear Admiral John Wilkes, 1946-1947
*Rear Admiral James Fife, Jr., 1947–1950
*Rear Admiral Stuart S. "Sunshine" Murray, 1950-1952
*Rear Admiral George C. "Turkey Neck" Crawford, 1952-1954
*Rear Admiral Frank T. Watkins, 1953-1957
*Rear Admiral Charles W. "Weary" Wilkins, March 1957-September 1957^†
*Rear Admiral Frederick B. Warder, Semptember 1957-1960^†
*Rear Admiral Lawrence R. "Dan" Daspit, January 1960-September 1960^†
*Rear Admiral Elton W. "Joe" Grenfell, September 1960-1964^† (also COMSUBPAC, 1964-1966)
*Rear Admiral Vernon L. "Rebel" Lowrance, 1964-1966^†
*Rear Admiral Arnold F. Schade, 1966-1970^†
*Rear Admiral Eugene P. Wilkinson, 1970-1972^‡
*Rear Admiral Robert L.J. Long, 1972-
*Vice Admiral Steven A. White, 1980-1983

^† Wartime submarine skipper
^‡ Last WW2 submarine skipper in the job

ee also

*COMSUBPAC.

References

*Blair, Clay, Jr. "Silent Victory". Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975.
*DANFS

* [http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=2100&tid=600&ct=2 COMSUBLANT]

External links

* [http://www.sublant.navy.mil/ Official site]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/comsublant.htm Globalsecurity.org link]