Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Explained

Unit Name:Commander Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
Dates:1914-Present
Country:United States of America
Branch:United States Navy
Type:Type Commander
Current Commander:Rear Admiral Richard E. Seif Jr.
Garrison:Pearl Harbor
Role:Advisory

The Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) is the principal advisor to the Commander, United States Pacific Fleet (COMPACFLT) for submarine matters. The Pacific Submarine Force (SUBPAC) includes attack, ballistic missile and auxiliary submarines, submarine tenders, floating submarine docks, deep submergence vehicles and submarine rescue vehicles throughout the Pacific.

The Force provides anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, precision land strike, mine warfare, intelligence, surveillance and early warning and special warfare capabilities to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and strategic deterrence capabilities to the U.S. Strategic Command.[1]

COMSUBPAC's mission is to provide the training, logistical plans, manpower and operational plans and support and tactical development necessary to maintain the ability of the Force to respond to both peacetime and wartime demands.[2]

Submarines and Units

These are the submarines and related units reporting to COMSUBPAC.[3]

Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

Commander, Submarine Squadron 1 (COMSUBRON One)

Commander, Submarine Squadron 7 (COMSUBRON Seven)

Bremerton, Washington

Bangor, Washington

Commander, Submarine Squadron 19 (COMSUBRON Nineteen)

Commander, Submarine Development Squadron 5 (COMSUBDEVRON Five)

San Diego, California

Commander, Submarine Squadron 11 (COMSUBRON Eleven)

Western Pacific

Commander, Submarine Group 7 (COMSUBGRU Seven) (Yokosuka, Japan)

Commander, Submarine Squadron 15 (COMSUBRON Fifteen) (Guam)

Commander, Submarine Squadron 21 (COMSUBRON TWENTY ONE) (Bahrain)

Virginia Beach, Virginia

Officers Serving as COMSUBPAC

† Wartime submarine skipper

See also

References

. Silent victory: the U.S. submarine war against Japan. Clay Blair. Naval Institute Press. 1-55750-217-X. March 2001. (Google books online preview)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: COMSUBPAC About Us . U.S. Navy . August 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110601014824/http://www.csp.navy.mil/about_us.shtml . 2011-06-01 . dead .
  2. Web site: COMSUBPAC About Us . U.S. Navy . August 22, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110601014824/http://www.csp.navy.mil/about_us.shtml . 2011-06-01 . dead .
  3. Web site: COMSUBPAC Submarines . U.S. Navy . September 11, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131143101/http://www.csp.navy.mil/content/comsubpac_subsquadrons.shtml . 2012-01-31 . dead .
  4. Web site: USS Missouri arrives at new home port at Pearl Harbor. Staff reports. stltoday.com. 30 January 2018 . en. 2019-11-15.
  5. Web site: USS Illinois Arrives in Pearl Harbor in Time for Thanksgiving. Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. en-US. 2019-11-15.
  6. Web site: Pearl Harbor welcomes USS Chicago to new homeport. Affairs. Navy Region Hawaii Public. www.cpf.navy.mil. en-US. 2019-11-15.
  7. Web site: Submarines Commander, Submarine Squadron 7 CSS-7 COMSUBPAC. 2021-11-01. www.csp.navy.mil.
  8. Web site: USS Bremerton Departs Pearl Harbor for Final Time. Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. en-US. 2019-11-15.
  9. Web site: USS Jacksonville (SSN 699) Arrives in Bremerton for Decommissioning. Affairs. This story was written by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda R. Gray, Commander, Submarine Group 9 Public. www.navy.mil. en. 2019-11-15.
  10. Web site: USS Louisiana, last of the ballistic missile submarine fleet, to begin refueling at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Kitsap Sun. en. 2019-11-15.
  11. Web site: Deep Submergence Unit Shifts ISIC, Changes Name . U.S. Navy . June 16, 2012 . September 11, 2015.
  12. Web site: Submarine Group 7. COMSUPPAC. 14 April 2016.
  13. Web site: Los Angeles-class submarine USS Asheville completes homeport change to Guam. Naval Today. 14 December 2017. en-US. 2019-11-15.
  14. Web site: Naval Ocean Processing Facility Whidbey Island WA. Commander, Undersea Surveillance (CUS). U.S. Navy. June 29, 2012.
  15. On 7 December, COMSUBPAC was Admiral Thomas Withers, Jr., who relieved Wilhelm L. Friedell that fall. Blair, Clay, Jr. Silent Victory (New York: Bantam, 1976), pp.83 & 223.
  16. Web site: Faculty - Naval Postgraduate School.
  17. Web site: Pacific Submarine Force Holds Change of Command . U.S. Navy . September 3, 2015 . September 9, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150913150143/http://www.csp.navy.mil/releases/release_15017.shtml . 2015-09-13 . dead .
  18. Web site: Pacific Submarine Force welcomes new commander. Hinton. MC1 Danial. Pacific. Submarine Force. www.cpf.navy.mil. en-US. 2019-11-15.
  19. Web site: Rear Admiral Jeffrey T. Jablon, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet. 2021-05-02. www.csp.navy.mil.

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