• USS Barb (SS-220)
    The last two war patrols conducted by Barb (SS-220) are deserving of special mention. Under Commander E. B. Fluckey she commenced her 11th patrol 19 December 1944. The patrol was conducted in the Formosa Straits and East China Sea off the east coast of China, from Shanghai to Kam Kit. During this patrol, which lasted until 15 February 1945, Barb sank four Japanese merchant ships and numerous enemy small craft. On 22-23 January Barb, displaying the ultimate in skill and daring, penetrated Namkwan Harbor on the China coast and wrought havoc upon a convoy of some 30 enemy ships at anchor. Riding dangerously in shallow waters, Barb launched her torpedoes into the enemy group and then retired at high speed on the surface in a full hour's run through uncharted, heavily mined, and rock-obstructed waters. In recognition of this outstanding patrol, Commander Fluckey was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor and Barb received the Presidential Unit Citation.
    Commander E. B. Fluckey
  • Hunley
    H.L. Hunley a small, hand-powered submarine, was privately built at Mobile, Alabama, in 1863, based on plans furnished by Horace Lawson Hunley, James R. McClintock and Baxter Watson. She began a series of attempts to attack United States Navy ships on blockade duty off Charleston. On 17 February 1864, these efforts were successful. H.L. Hunley approached the steam sloop of war USS Housatonic and detonated a spar torpedo against her side. The Federal ship sank rapidly, becoming the first warship to be lost to a submarine's attack.
  • Intelligent Whale
    Intelligent Whale was one of a number of submarines built during the Civil War. She was hand-propelled, and steered by horizontal and vertical rudders. Wooden doors on the bottom allowed a diver to exit with a mine. She was purchased by the U.S. Navy in 1869, and brought to the Brooklyn Navy Yard for testing. In September 1872, in her only official Navy test, Intelligent Whale flooded. The crew escaped, but the Navy's interest in her ceased. Intelligent Whale was an early experiment in a field now of great importance.
  • Plunger
    Submarine Plunger on a slipway circa the late 1890s, possibly while under construction at the Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland. Plunger was built under an 1895 Navy contract with the Holland Torpedo Boat Company but was not accepted for Naval service. Note her triple propeller shafts. This halftone reproduction was published in the "Journal of the American Society of Naval Engineers", May 1938.
    Plunger
  • The Fenian Ram
    The Fenian Ram is the second experimental submarine built by Irish-born inventor and educator John P. Holland. It was financed by the Fenian Brotherhood, an Irish revolutionary movement in the United States that sought Ireland's independence from British rule. It carried a crew of three, and made frequent dives in New York Harbor. It led Holland to perfect four other experimental craft that eventually resulted in his Holland submarine of 1898, which was adopted by the U.S. Navy and commissioned as SS-1. Fenian Ram was placed in Paterson's West Side Park in 1928 as a monument to the inventor. In 1980, it was moved inside the Paterson Museum where today it serves as a reminder of the ingenuity of the "father of the modern submarine."
    The Fenian Ram
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Worthington Memorial Day Parade

Memorial Day 2022 Columbus Base participated in the Worthing Memorial Day Parade on May 30'th. The following members were present Tim Barker, Dave Creekmore, Walt Fleak, Dave Hamel, James 'Clutch' Koogler, Dave O'Carroll, Scott Steele, James 'Tis' Tisdale and John Wegman. Photos courtesy of John Wegman are posted and available for viewing.

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May Meeting

May 2022 Columbus Monthly Meeting was held on 7 May 2022 at the Worthington American Legion Post 239. Our float has completed it's overhaul and is ready for the upcoming Worthington Memorial Day Parade (see Upcoming Events for Details). Meeting Minutes and Photos are Posted and available for review.

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2022 Holland Club Dinner

Oct 2021 Columbus Base Holland Club Induction was held on April 2, 2022 at the Hilliard VFW #4931. Following a social hour and Dinner the following members were inducted into the USSVI Holland club having completed 50 years of Submarine qualification: David A.Creekmore, 1972 on USS Nathanael Greene SSBN-636; Charles M. Sabino, 1972 on USS Tinosa SSN-606; R. E. Hogan, 1968 on USS Mariano G. Vallejo SSBN-658; Paul E. Gant, 1969 on USS Tautog SSN-639; Kelly W. Graham, 1970 on USS Alexander Hamilton SSBN-617. Photos are viewable by clicking the picture to the left or via the menu button "PHOTOS" at the top of the page.

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2022 March Meeting

NameColumbus Monthly Meeting was held on 5 March 2022 at the Worthington American Leigon Post 239. The Vice Commander Bob Frier was sworn in by Chaplain Sharon Lloyd.  Minutes are posted and Photos are viewable by clicking the picture to the left or via the menu button "Photos" the top of the page.

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2022 Febuary Meeting

Camera MalfunctionColumbus Monthly Meeting was held on 5 Febuary 2022 at the Worthington American Leigon Post 239. The Secretary George Petershagen was sworn in by Chaplain Sharon Lloyd.  There were no photos of the meeting as there was a camera malfunction at the meeting.

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6 November 2021 Meeting

Oct 2021 Columbus Monthly Meeting was held on 6 November 2021 at the Worthington American Leigon Post 239. We celebrated Sharon Lloyd's birthday with a cake. Photos are viewable by clicking the picture to the left or via the menu button "PHOTOS" at the top of the page.

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