ComSubLant

ComSubLant (or COMSUBLANT) is the approved U.S. Navy abbreviation for "Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet."

Submarine forces under command of ComSubLant are known as SubLant, or SUBLANT.

[edit] Officers Serving as COMSUBLANT

The following is an incomplete list:

Rear Admiral John Wilkes, 1946-1947
Rear Admiral James Fife, Jr., 1947–1950
Rear Admiral Stuart S. "Sunshine" Murray, 1950-1952
Rear Admiral George C. "Turkey Neck" Crawford, 1952-1954
Rear Admiral Frank T. Watkins, 1953-1957
Rear Admiral Charles W. "Weary" Wilkins, March 1957-September 1957^†
Rear Admiral Frederick B. Warder, Semptember 1957-1960^†
Rear Admiral Lawrence R. "Dan" Daspit, January 1960-September 1960^†
Rear Admiral Elton W. "Joe" Grenfell, September 1960-1964^† (also COMSUBPAC, 1964-1966)
Rear Admiral Vernon L. "Rebel" Lowrance, 1964-1966^†
Rear Admiral Arnold F. Schade, 1966-1970^†
Rear Admiral Eugene P. Wilkinson, 1970-1972^‡
Rear Admiral Robert L.J. Long, 1972-

^† Wartime submarine skipper
^‡ Last WW2 submarine skipper in the job

Blair, Clay, Jr. Silent Victory. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1975.
This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.