Fleet Plan of the Day

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