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USS GRENADIER (SS 525) center, USS ARCHERFISH (SS 311) left, and USS CHOPPER (SS 342) right
USS GRENADIER (SS 525) center, USS ARCHERFISH (SS 311) left, and USS CHOPPER (SS 342) right

Date: 14APR22

From: Brad Williamson, Lead Administrator

RE: Current activity on the coldwarboats.org website.

    • Seven fully functional sites, including the USS WILLIAM H. BATES (SSN 680). (Located by menu items shaded light orange):
      • USS GRENADIER (SS 525)
      • USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571)
      • USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN 600)
      • USS STURGEON (SSN 637)
      • USS ASPRO (SSN 648)
      • USSVI - USS HADDO Base (Cleveland, TN)
  • Ten sites currently under development. (Located by menu items shaded light yellow):
    • USS ATULE (SS 403)
    • USS BASS (SS 551)
    • USS HADDO (SSN 604)
    • USS LAFAYETTE (SSBN 616)
    • USS PUFFER (SSN 652)
    • USS GEORGE C. MARSHALL (SSBN 654)
    • DSV3 TURTLE
    • USS BUSHNELL (AS 15)
    • SUBMARINE SCHOOL NEW LONDON CT ⁃
    • NPTU BALLSTON SPA NY
  • Features added:
    • File upload capability added for 571, 637, 648, 600, 616 for images and documents. Found at the bottom of each of the four boat menus - The Boat, The Men, The Logroom, The Reunions.
    • Historical timelines for 571, 637, and 648, under The Logroom >> History.
  • Shipmates Added:
    • USS GRENADIER (SS 525) All Enlisted Personnel from 1957 and 1958, registered as MISSING or ETERNAL PATROL, if known.
  • Deck Logs Added:
    • USS GRENADIER (SS 525) Deck Logs - JAN-DEC 1956
    • USS ASPRO (SSN 648) Deck Logs - NOV-DEC 1968, FEB, APR-DEC 1969, and JAN-DEC 1970
  • Personnel Reports Added:
    • USS GRENADIER (SS 525) Enlisted and Officer Personnel Diaries - 1957, 1958
    • USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN 600) Enlisted and Officer Personnel Diaries, Blue/Gold Crews - 1960
    • USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN 600) Officer Distribution and Control Reports, Gold Crew - 1960
    • USS LAFAYETTE (SSBN 616) Enlisted and Officer Personnel Diaries, Blue/Gold Crews - 1962
    • USS LAFAYETTE (SSBN 616) Officer Distribution and Control Reports, Blue/Gold Crews - 1962
  • Staff Added:
    • None
  • Staff Needed:
    • USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571) - Site Lead
    • USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN 600) - Site Lead
    • USS LAFAYETTE (SSBN 616) - Site Lead
    • Plus every other boat not mentioned!
  • Next near-term action items:
    • Finish 616 site.
    • Populate existing historical timelines.
    • Add file upload capacity for USSVI - USS HADDO Base
    • Complete tools for receiving financial donations & subscriptions
    • Complete basic site menus for TENCH class smoke boats.
  • On-going action items: 
    • Continue data-entry on shipmates from 571, 525, 600, 616.
    • Acquire personnel reports for boats commissioned after 1963 from the National Archives.
  • Contact Brad Williamson, Lead Administrator, or active Site Leads if you have questions, would like to volunteer, or wish to support us financially, at any level.
  • End of Message
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