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 Photo by AN Laura Correa USS Emory S. Land (AS-39) and USS Norfolk (SSN-714) sit pier-side at Koper, Slovenia. |
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Norfolk (SSN-714) wrote its name in history 2 April 2001 by becoming the
first nuclear-powered vessel to make a port visit to Slovenia on the
northern Adriatic Sea. The visit was part of a scheduled port visit by
Norfolk, a Sixth Fleet attack submarine homeported in Norfolk, Virginia,
and USS Emory S. Land (AS-39), the Sixth Fleet Repair and Support ship
homeported in La Maddalena, Italy. Emory S. Land provided the logistical
support to Norfolk while in Koper, Slovenia. Emory S. Land is one of the
few remaining submarine tenders and was originally designed to support Los
Angeles class attack submarines, such as Norfolk.  During
a press conference with local Slovenian media, RADM Chuck Munns, Commander
Submarine Group 8, said both ships visited Koper to give the ship's
crews operating experience in all Mediterranean waters. "This is a great
opportunity for our Sailors to experience Slovenian hospitality and to
increase the crew's quality of life by having shore leave." During the
visit, both ships hosted many distinguished Slovenian visitors, including
the country's equivalent to our Secretary of State and Chief of Naval
Operations. |
On The Back "Score
Another for the Subs" by American artist Thomas Hart Benton is well
known throughout the Submarine Force.
Born in 1889, Benton began his art education at the age of 16, and by 19
was studying in the Latin Quarter of Paris. Deeply moved by the attack on
Pearl Harbor, he shortly thereafter completed "The Year of Peril," a
series of grim and powerful war paintings. In 1943, he produced the Abbott
Collection of Submarine Paintings, primarily aboard the submarine USS
Dorado.
This particular painting depicts Dorado firing on a derelict cargo ship for target practice during its shakedown cruise in the summer of 1943. Following its commissioning in the fall of that year, Dorado sailed for the Canal Zone, but never arrived. Air searches discovered oil slicks and widely scattered debris, but no specific identification was ever made. A German submarine was known to be operating in the area, but the actual fate of Dorado remains unknown. Artwork and information courtesy of the Navy Art Gallery. |
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