Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
ComSubPac (or COMSUBPAC) is the approved U.S Navy abbreviation for "Commander, Submarine (forces), Pacific (Ocean)". It also refers to "Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet," the submarine component of the United States Pacific Fleet.
Submarine forces under the command of ComSubPac are known as SubPac, or SUBPAC.
Officers Serving as COMSUBPAC
The following is an incomplete list:
- Rear Admiral Wilhelm Lee Friedell, 1939–1941
- Rear Admiral Thomas Withers, Jr., 1941–May 1942
- Rear Admiral Robert H. English, May 1942–20 January 1943 (killed in an aircraft accident)
- Captain John H. "Babe" Brown (pro tem), 20 Jan 1943–1943
- Rear Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, 1943–1946
- Rear Admiral Allan R. McCann, 1946–1948
- Rear Admiral Oswald S. Colclough, 1948–1949
- Rear Admiral John H. "Babe" Brown, 1949–1951
- Rear Admiral Charles B. "Swede" Momsen, 1951–1953
- Rear Admiral George L. Russell, 1953–1955
- Rear Admiral Leon J. Huffman, 1955–1956
- Rear Admiral Elton W. "Joe" Grenfell, 1956–1959†
- Rear Admiral William E. "Pete" Ferrall, 1959–1960†
- Rear Admiral Roy S. "Ensign" Benson, 1960–1962†
- Rear Admiral Bernard A. "Chick" Clarey, 1962–1964†
- Rear Admiral Eugene B. Fluckey, 1964–1966†
- Rear Admiral John H. Maurer, 1966–1968†
- Rear Admiral Walter L. Small, 1968–1970†
- Rear Admiral Paul L. Lacy, Jr., 1970–1972‡
- Rear Admiral Frank D. McMullen, 1972–
† Wartime submarine skipper ‡ Last WW2 submarine skipper in the job
References
- Blair, Clay, Jr. Silent Victory. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975.
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.