Subs for Subs?Today we celebrate National Submarine Day. No, not the sandwich, but the actual underw

Subs for Subs?

Today we celebrate National Submarine Day. No, not the sandwich, but the actual underwater vessels and the men and women who serve on them. We wonder if they serve submarine sandwiches on board a submarine vessel. 

On this day in 1900, the Navy commissioned its first submarine called the USS Holland. Pictured here is the crew from the USS Jimmy Carter during the ship’s Christening Ceremony in 2004.

Series: Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files, 1982 - 2007. Record Group 330: Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, 1921 - 2008.  

If you are interested in diving into the history of submarines check out the links below.

https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/education/distance-learning/history-of-submarines/submarine-development–a-short-history.html

https://www.military-history.org/feature/submarine-the-history-of-submarine-war.htm