USS Sealion (SS-315)-- Part 6: The Rest of Her Career

The Sealion ended the war with five Battle Stars and a Presidential Battle Unit Citation.  It was decommissioned in 1946 and brought back into service in 1948 and converted into a troop carrier which could carry 123 troops and a support helicopter on its deck.  It conducted many  exercises and patrols off the coast of the United States.  

And these included training with the U.S. Marines and  the Navy's Underwater  Demolition Teams until it was again decommissioned in 1960.

That didn't last long as she was again brought back during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1961 where it supported the blockade of that island.  During the rest of the 1960s, the Sealion continued to help train the U.S. Special Forces, including the Seals.

In 1970, this legendary submarine was decommissioned a final time.  Eight years later she was sunk as a target off Rhode Island.  

A Famous Submarine.  --GreGen

Civilian Helicopter Crashes Near USS Arizona Memorial

From the Feb. 19, 2016, Navy Times.

A private helicopter giving Pearl Harbor tours crashed with five aboard, including a teenager, crashed at 10:30 a.m. local time near the Ford Island Bridge and the National Park Pearl Harbor visitor center.  Sad to find out yesterday that the teenager died, but the other four are alright.

This is the second mishap within a year in the area.  In 2015, the hospital ship mercy struck the USS Arizona memorial's dock, causing it to be closed for over a week.

--GreGen