Sea Robin, 1953
Scope and Content Note
The Sea Robin series contains six logbooks from a 1953 cruise.
Dates
- Creation: 1953
Access
Open: materials are available for research.
Historical Note
Sea Robin (SS-407) was laid down by the Portsmouth (N.H.) Navy Yard on 1 March 1944; launched on 25 May 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Homer Ambrose, wife of Capt. Ambrose, the Navy Yard's Production Superintendent; and commissioned on 7 August 1944, Lt. Comdr. Paul C. Stimson in command.
... engaged in local fleet and training operations in the New London area.
On 1 October 1970, Sea Robin was decommissioned and struck from the Navy list. She was sold for scrap on 3 June 1971 to the North American Smelting Co., Wilmington, Del.
Sea Robin received three battle stars for World War II service.
[Taken from the entry on Sea Robin in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.]
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6 logbooks
Language
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: English
Arrangement
Logbooks are arranged alphabetically.
Repository Details
Part of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Data Library and Archives Repository