Submarine Squadron Two (SUBRON 2) is a

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submarine squadron based at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in

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History

Submarine Squadron 2 started World War II at Mariveles Naval Section Base in the Philippines as part of the

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. It was equipped with twelve s. Following the end of World War II, Submarine Squadron Two was established in October 1945 at the

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in Groton, Connecticut under the command of Captain L. S. Parks, USN. The squadron was based in Groton throughout its subsequent history. It was a subordinate command of Submarine Group 2 (designated as Submarine Flotilla 2 prior to the mid-1970s). During the course of its history, SUBRON 2 had almost 100 submarines assigned to it ranging from World War II era ''Gato''-class submarines to ''Los Angeles''-class nuclear attack submarines. From the 1950s to the 1970s SUBRON 2 had

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submarines (modified World War II

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s) assigned to it. The first nuclear submarine, was assigned to SUBRON 2 at one point. SUBRON 2 had up to 12 submarines assigned to it at any given time. SUBRON 2 was an administrative command. When its submarines were on patrol they were under the operational command of Commander, Submarines, Atlantic Fleet ( COMSUBLANT). SUBRON 2 was disestablished on 13 January 2012. In December 2021, Submarine Squadron 2 was re-established at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to provide administrative support for Los Angeles- and Virginia-class fast attack submarines homeported at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard during periods of maintenance and improvement. Capt. Daniel J. Reiss was the first commanding officer of the newly re-established squadron.

References

External links

Submarine Squadron Two
– ''official'' Submarine Squadron 2 Patch

Submarine squadrons of the United States Navy Military units and formations established in 1945 {{US-navy-stub