Base Projects

     The USSVI, Nautilus Base, Ocala, Florida and its members, have completed a very ambitious project; a submarine memorial section within the Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park in coordination with the Ocala Historical Society. The Park is located in the center of Ocala at the junction of 25th Street and Purple Heart Blvd. One block from the County Complex and a short drive from the famous Silver Springs Preserve; it is expected to become the largest Veterans Park in the State of Florida. There will be an amphitheater, stage, court of flags, museum, and a library. Highlights are the Medal of Honor Plaza and the Walk Of History. In all, more than nine acres will be a lasting educational center for the future. Management and upkeep will be provided by Marion County and the City of Ocala.
     Nautilus Base has funded a place of honor within the park to record the accomplishment of submarines and their place in the history of our country. The location is ten yards from the Medal of Honor Plaza, Site East Two in the Walk of History. It is just after the USS Constitution at East One Site.

     A podium plaque (right picture) and a plaque (left picture) within a stand of individual bricks with the name of each submarine lost, the date and number of men who perished is next to the podium. The granite plaque mounted on the podium is headed by Submarine Dolphins and reads:

"DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED
AND ARE SERVING THEIR COUNTRY IN THE
UNITED STATES SUBMARINE SERVICE. EST. 1900AD"
SPONSORED BY : U.S. SUBMARINE VETERANS, NAUTILUS BASE, OCALA.

      The podium was in place for Veterans Day 1998 and the individual boat bricks on Jan. 12 1999.

DEDICATION CEREMONY

"TOLLING THE LOST BOATS"

     Our major Base project, Ocala/Marion County Veterans Memorial Park site East Two, which is dedicated to the historical documentation of the Submarine Service, was officially dedicated on Thursday 8 April 1999 during a ceremony at 1300. Members of the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc and Submarine Veterans of World War II held this Marion County first ever special ATolling of the Lost Boats@ tribute to our shipmates on eternal patrol. The event was very well attended.
     Two granite plaques and a bay of 65 individual memorial bricks recording the names of the 65 lost submarines, date of loss and the number of men lost are now a part of the Memorial Park. Our Base has sold the bricks to interested parties, as a part of their project.
     In late 2004, a new granite plaque was added to the Memorial Bricks honoring the Submarine Service Medal Of Honor Awardees. This was added to the right of the Memorial Bricks in the space left open for future expansion, which we all hope will never, ever be needed.

Wide angle shot showing stand of bricks and plaque.

2004 Addition to Memorial Brick Display
Submarine Service Medal of Honor Awardees
(Photo by Raymond Aten)

**Submarine Memorial Brick Sponsors**
*Date Lost*	*Boat Name*	*Sponsor*
3/21/15	Skate SS23	USSVI National
12/17/17	USS F-1 SS20	USSV Triton Base, Texas
3/12/20	USS H-1 SS28	Nautilus Base Membership
9/1/20	USS S-5 SS110	Nautilus Base Membership
10/11/23	USS O-5 SS66	In Memory of Ronald J. Walling
9/25/25	USS S-51 SS162	Bob Fennell, Triton Base
12/17/27	USS S-4 SS109	In Memory of Isaac B. Sexton
5/23/39	Squalus SS192	Raymond Aten, Nautilus Base
6/20/41	USS O-9 SS70	Nautilus Base Membership
12/10/41	Sealion SS195	Kings Bay - Triton WWII Chapter
1/20/42	USS S36 SS141	Long Island Base, NY
1/24/42	USS S-26 SS131	Long Island Base, NY
2/11/42	Shark I SS174	Sun Coast Chapter USSV
3/3/42	Perch SS176	Arizona Perch Base
8/1/42	USS S-39 SS144	Warren Pospisil, Nautilus Base
8/16/42	Grunion SS216	Leo Fochtman, Nautilus Base
8/19/42	USS S-27 SS132	Edger & Jean Chase, USSVWWII
1/10/43	Argonaut SS166	Dale Danielsen, Nautilus Base
2/16/43	Amberjack SS219	Weeki Wachee Chapter USSVWWII
3/5/43	Grampus SS207	George Allen, Charles Wells, Nautilus Base
3/15/43	Triton SS201	John Baker, Nautilus Base
4/3/43	Pickerel SS177	John Baker, Nautilus Base
4/22/43	Grenadier SS210	John Baker, Nautilus Base
5/28/43	Runner SS275	John Baker, Nautilus Base
6/12/43	USS R-12 SS89	Nautilus Base Membership
8/29/43	Pompano SS181	Memory Of Thomas Beaver: Graham & Werner Families
9/12/43	Grayling SS209	Angelo Telesca, Nautilus Base
9/28/43	Cisco SS290	Daniel O'Dwyer, Nautilus Base
10/7/43	USS S-44 SS155	Loren J. Schoenholtz, Nautilus Base
10/11/43	Wahoo SS238	USS Wahoo SS565 Crew
10/12/43	Dorado SS248	Douglas Baker, Nautilus Base
11/16/43	Corvina SS226	USSV Corvina Base, Reno NV
11/19/43	Sculpin SS191	Raymond Aten, Nautilus Base
11/23/43	Capelin SS289	USSV Tang Base, FL
1/5/44	Scorpion SS278	Harold Cook, Nautilus Base
2/26/44	Grayback SS208	Dale Danielsen, Nautilus Base
2/29/44	Trout SS202	Virgil Klotzner, Nautilus Base
3/26/44	Tullibee SS284	Ken Cole, Nautilus Base
4/7/44	Gudgeon SS211	Don Krust & Warren Pospisil, Nautilus Base
6/1/44	Herring SS233	USSV Mobile Base, AL
6/4/44	USS S-28 SS133	Memory of George W. Allen & Nautilus Base
6/14/44	Golet SS361	Redfish Base, Covington River Region, LA
7/26/44	Robalo SS273	In Memory of George W. Allen; Pauline Allen
8/13/44	Flier SS250	In Memory of George W. Allen; Pauline Allen
8/24/44	Harder SS257	USSV Groton Base, CT
10/1/44	Escolar SS294	USSV Escolar Base, MI
10/24/44	Darter SS227	Ron Martini - Internet USSV
10/24/44	Shark II SS314	Warren Nelson, USSVWWII
10/25/44	Tang SS306	North Central Florida Chapter, USSVWWII
10/30/44	Seawolf SS197	In Memory of RADM Frederick B. Warder (by Raymond Aten)
11/7/44	Albacore SS218	Douglas Baker, Nautilus Base
11/8/44	Growler SS215	USSV Pasadena Base, CA
11/16/44	Scamp SS277	San Jacinto Chapter, USSVWWII
2/4/45	Barbel SS316	William Haskins, Nautilus Base
2/16/45	Swordfish SS193	C.W. Whitten Chapter, USSVWWII
3/1/45	Kete SS369	Gene Ludlow, Nautilus Base
3/28/45	Trigger SS237	Al Keeler & Buck Rodgers, USSVWWII
4/8/45	Snook SS279	USSV Snug Harbor Base, Micco, FL
5/30/45	Lagarto SS371	Brandon (FL) Chapter, USSVWWII
6/18/45	Bonefish SS223	C.W. Whitten Chapter, USSVWWII
8/6/45	Bullhead SS332	USSV Ponce DeLeon Base, FL
8/26/49	Cochino SS345	Orem "Soupy" Campbell, Nautilus Base
5/30/58	Stickleback SS415	Jim Johnson & Arnold Walling, Crewmen
4/10/63	Thresher SSN593	Raymond Aten, Nautilus Base
5/27/68	Scorpion SSN589	Raymond Aten, Nautilus Base

Submarine Memorial Brick Sponsors

Date Lost

Boat Name

Sponsor

3/21/15

Skate SS23

USSVI National

12/17/17

USS F-1 SS20

USSV Triton Base, Texas

3/12/20

USS H-1 SS28

Nautilus Base Membership

9/1/20

USS S-5 SS110

Nautilus Base Membership

10/11/23

USS O-5 SS66

In Memory of Ronald J. Walling

9/25/25

USS S-51 SS162

Bob Fennell, Triton Base

12/17/27

USS S-4 SS109

In Memory of Isaac B. Sexton

5/23/39

Squalus SS192

Raymond Aten, Nautilus Base

6/20/41

USS O-9 SS70

Nautilus Base Membership

12/10/41

Sealion SS195

Kings Bay - Triton WWII Chapter

1/20/42

USS S36 SS141

Long Island Base, NY

1/24/42

USS S-26 SS131

Long Island Base, NY

2/11/42

Shark I SS174

Sun Coast Chapter USSV

3/3/42

Perch SS176

Arizona Perch Base

8/1/42

USS S-39 SS144

Warren Pospisil, Nautilus Base

8/16/42

Grunion SS216

Leo Fochtman, Nautilus Base

8/19/42

USS S-27 SS132

Edger & Jean Chase, USSVWWII

1/10/43

Argonaut SS166

Dale Danielsen, Nautilus Base

2/16/43

Amberjack SS219

Weeki Wachee Chapter USSVWWII

3/5/43

Grampus SS207

George Allen, Charles Wells, Nautilus Base

3/15/43

Triton SS201

John Baker, Nautilus Base

4/3/43

Pickerel SS177

John Baker, Nautilus Base

4/22/43

Grenadier SS210

John Baker, Nautilus Base

5/28/43

Runner SS275

John Baker, Nautilus Base

6/12/43

USS R-12 SS89

Nautilus Base Membership

8/29/43

Pompano SS181

Memory Of Thomas Beaver: Graham & Werner Families

9/12/43

Grayling SS209

Angelo Telesca, Nautilus Base

9/28/43

Cisco SS290

Daniel O'Dwyer, Nautilus Base

10/7/43

USS S-44 SS155

Loren J. Schoenholtz, Nautilus Base

10/11/43

Wahoo SS238

USS Wahoo SS565 Crew

10/12/43

Dorado SS248

Douglas Baker, Nautilus Base

11/16/43

Corvina SS226

USSV Corvina Base, Reno NV

11/19/43

Sculpin SS191

Raymond Aten, Nautilus Base

11/23/43

Capelin SS289

USSV Tang Base, FL

1/5/44

Scorpion SS278

Harold Cook, Nautilus Base

2/26/44

Grayback SS208

Dale Danielsen, Nautilus Base

2/29/44

Trout SS202

Virgil Klotzner, Nautilus Base

3/26/44

Tullibee SS284

Ken Cole, Nautilus Base

4/7/44

Gudgeon SS211

Don Krust & Warren Pospisil, Nautilus Base

6/1/44

Herring SS233

USSV Mobile Base, AL

6/4/44

USS S-28 SS133

Memory of George W. Allen & Nautilus Base

6/14/44

Golet SS361

Redfish Base, Covington River Region, LA

7/26/44

Robalo SS273

In Memory of George W. Allen; Pauline Allen

8/13/44

Flier SS250

In Memory of George W. Allen; Pauline Allen

8/24/44

Harder SS257

USSV Groton Base, CT

10/1/44

Escolar SS294

USSV Escolar Base, MI

10/24/44

Darter SS227

Ron Martini - Internet USSV

10/24/44

Shark II SS314

Warren Nelson, USSVWWII

10/25/44

Tang SS306

North Central Florida Chapter, USSVWWII

10/30/44

Seawolf SS197

In Memory of RADM Frederick B. Warder (by Raymond Aten)

11/7/44

Albacore SS218

Douglas Baker, Nautilus Base

11/8/44

Growler SS215

USSV Pasadena Base, CA

11/16/44

Scamp SS277

San Jacinto Chapter, USSVWWII

2/4/45

Barbel SS316

William Haskins, Nautilus Base

2/16/45

Swordfish SS193

C.W. Whitten Chapter, USSVWWII

3/1/45

Kete SS369

Gene Ludlow, Nautilus Base

3/28/45

Trigger SS237

Al Keeler & Buck Rodgers, USSVWWII

4/8/45

Snook SS279

USSV Snug Harbor Base, Micco, FL

5/30/45

Lagarto SS371

Brandon (FL) Chapter, USSVWWII

6/18/45

Bonefish SS223

C.W. Whitten Chapter, USSVWWII

8/6/45

Bullhead SS332

USSV Ponce DeLeon Base, FL

8/26/49

Cochino SS345

Orem "Soupy" Campbell, Nautilus Base

5/30/58

Stickleback SS415

Jim Johnson & Arnold Walling, Crewmen

4/10/63

Thresher SSN593

Raymond Aten, Nautilus Base

5/27/68

Scorpion SSN589

Raymond Aten, Nautilus Base

	United States Submarine Veterans, Inc.
	Nautilus Base
	Projects

	The USSVI, Nautilus Base, Ocala, Florida and its members, have completed a very ambitious project; a submarine memorial section within the Ocala - Marion County Veterans Memorial Park in coordination with the Ocala Historical Society. The Park is located in the center of Ocala at the junction of 25th Street and Purple Heart Blvd. One block from the County Complex and a short drive from the famous Silver Springs Preserve; it is expected to become the largest Veterans Park in the State of Florida. There will be an amphitheater, stage, court of flags, museum, and a library. Highlights are the Medal of Honor Plaza and the Walk Of History. In all, more than nine acres will be a lasting educational center for the future. Management and upkeep will be provided by Marion County and the City of Ocala. Nautilus Base has funded a place of honor within the park to record the accomplishment of submarines and their place in the history of our country. The location is ten yards from the Medal of Honor Plaza, Site East Two in the Walk of History. It is just after the USS Constitution at East One Site. A podium plaque (right picture) and a plaque (left picture) within a stand of individual bricks with the name of each submarine lost, the date and number of men who perished is next to the podium. The granite plaque mounted on the podium is headed by Submarine Dolphins and reads: "DEDICATED TO THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED AND ARE SERVING THEIR COUNTRY IN THE UNITED STATES SUBMARINE SERVICE. EST. 1900AD" SPONSORED BY : U.S. SUBMARINE VETERANS, NAUTILUS BASE, OCALA. The podium was in place for Veterans Day 1998 and the individual boat bricks on Jan. 12 1999.







	The final cost of the Podium and stand of bricks was $3,200 total, installed. The members of our Base took on the task of raising this amount. The first sponsored boat selected by North Central Florida WWII Chapter is the Florida State Boat, USS TANG SS306. MEMORIAL BRICKS IN PLACE Raymond Aten (Nautilus Base) and Tom Needham (Memorial Park Chairman) DEDICATION CEREMONY "TOLLING THE LOST BOATS" Our major Base project, Ocala/Marion County Veterans Memorial Park site East Two, which is dedicated to the historical documentation of the Submarine Service, was officially dedicated on Thursday 8 April 1999 during a ceremony at 1300. Members of the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc and Submarine Veterans of World War II held this Marion County first ever special ATolling of the Lost Boats@ tribute to our shipmates on eternal patrol. The event was very well attended. Two granite plaques and a bay of 65 individual memorial bricks recording the names of the 65 lost submarines, date of loss and the number of men lost are now a part of the Memorial Park. Our Base has sold the bricks to interested parties, as a part of their project. In late 2004, a new granite plaque was added to the Memorial Bricks honoring the Submarine Service Medal Of Honor Awardees. This was added to the right of the Memorial Bricks in the space left open for future expansion, which we all hope will never, ever be needed. Wide angle shot showing stand of bricks and plaque. 2004 Addition to Memorial Brick Display Submarine Service Medal of Honor Awardees (Photo by Raymond Aten)