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Pacific Islands Monthly, 21 December 1937Vol. VIII, No. 5

More Teeth For ” Uncle Sam "

p. 31 · Read in the full issue

In The Pacific

From Our Own Correspondent

Honolulu, Dec. 2.

ADDING more teeth to the potent U.S. navy base at Pearl Harbour, near Honolulu, the Navy administration an nounced in November that an entire di vision of submarines is to be transferred from San Diego, California, for patrol work in the Hawaiian Islands.

At present there are three divisions based at Pearl Harbour. The new division will include the latest long-range subs.

Nautilus, Dolphin and Narwhal. They will be replaced at San Diego by the brand new subs. Perch, Pickerel, Plunger, Pollack, Pompano and Permit.