the history behind the name

Preparing to launch the USS Sargo (SSN-583) – the West Coast's first Nuclear submarine – at Mare Island on October 10, 1957.

Preparing to launch the USS Sargo (SSN-583) – the West Coast's first Nuclear submarine – at Mare Island on October 10, 1957.

A full-sized wooden mockup of the USS Theodore Rosevelt, one of the eleven "41 for Freedom" nuclear submarines to be built at Mare Island.

A full-sized wooden mockup of the USS Theodore Rosevelt, one of the eleven "41 for Freedom" nuclear submarines to be built at Mare Island.

The former Nuclear Power School building on Mare Island in 1962. The U.S. Navy's demanding nuclear training program was located on here from 1958 - 1972.

The former Nuclear Power School building on Mare Island in 1962. The U.S. Navy's demanding nuclear training program was located on here from 1958 - 1972.