USSVI Creed: “To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country.  That their dedication, deeds and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishments.  Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution.

US Submarine Veterans Hampton Roads Base, with the Support of the North Carolina Submarine Veteran Bases, will host the 2012 USSVI and SVWWII National Conventions in Downtown Norfolk

 

    Norfolk, VA is the ideal East Coast location for a Submarine Convention.  Home to Commander, Submarine Forces and Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic, Commander, Submarine Squadron SIX, NOB D&S Piers (Naval Station Norfolk), Newport News Shipbuilding and the Norfolk Naval Shipyard.  All major contributors to the Submarine Force.  To the north of Norfolk is the Submarine Capital of the World, Groton, CT.  Further to the north is the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, NH.  To the south of Norfolk is the once bustling Charleston Naval Base in Charleston, SC.  Further to the south is Naval Submarine Base, Kings Bay in Kingsland, GA. 

 

    Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 234,403 as of the 2000 census, it is Virginia's second largest city behind its eastern neighbor, Virginia Beach. Norfolk is located at the core of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area, named for the large natural harbor of the same name located at the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. It is one of nine cities and seven counties that constitute the Hampton Roads metro area, officially known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA. The city is bordered to the west by the Elizabeth River and to the north by the Chesapeake Bay. It also shares land borders with the independent cities of Chesapeake to its south and Virginia Beach to its east. One of the oldest of the Seven Cities of Hampton Roads, Norfolk is considered to be the historic, urban, financial, and cultural center of the region. The city has a long history as a strategic military and transportation point. Norfolk Naval Base is the world's largest such base, and the world's largest military alliance, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has its defense headquarters here. The city also has the corporate headquarters of Norfolk Southern Railway, one of North America's principal Class I railroads, and Maersk Line, Limited, who manages the world's largest fleet of US-flag vessels. As the city is bordered by multiple bodies of water, Norfolk has many miles of riverfront and bay-front property. It is linked to its neighbors by an extensive network of Interstate highways, bridges, tunnels, and bridge-tunnel complexes.

2-9 September 2012

USSVI 2012 National Convention

SVWWII 2012 National Convention