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MENU:  USS Robert E. Lee in the News

(Newspaper articles about our boat)
New Construction & Commissioning (1958-60):
     1960 - Robert E. Lee Delivered In Record Breaking Time
    1960 - Newport News Shipyard Bulletin
    1961 - Newport News Shipyard Bulletin
    1960 - Commissioning pamphlets & documents
Patrols 1-16 (1961-65):
   1962 - Crews on Polaris Subs Grow Vegetables Aboard
1st Overhaul (1965-66):
    1966 - Lee the Submarine of the Month
    1966 - Work finished on scopes, masts, air systems, etc.
    1966 - Lee "Open House" & Completes 1st Overhaul in record time at Mare Island
Patrols 17-33 (1966-70):
     1966 - Lee leaves Mare Island after 17 months
    1966 - Lee visits Ballast Point on way to Atlantic
    1968 - French Trawler Nets US Nuclear Sub
    1969 - Lee crew learns of drug problems in New London
2nd Overhaul (1971-72):
      1971 - Lee arrives at PSNS for overhaul

Patrols 34-49 (1973-76):

3rd Overhaul / Refueling (1976-78):

Patrols 50-55 (1979-81):
   1979 - Petty Coat Cruise in Hawaii
   1980 - Subs Reassigned, Lee reassigned to Hawaii
   1980 - Peace protesters get the Lee kicked off Hawaii's Big Island
   1981 - Generator repaired, Lee's Last Patrol (#55)

OPS as a SSN (1982-83):
    1982 - Polaris program retired & Lee transformed to SSN
   1983 - Lee says 'Aloha' to Hawaii