London. Charleston 1959 to 1995 In 1959, the squadron was moved to the Charleston Naval Shipyard, South Carolina. Its new home port was Pier Mike. The move was part of a plan to disperse the Atlantic Fleet so it would be less vulnerable to nuclear attack. The squadron soon came to be known as the Swamp Fox squadron. This was in reference to Francis Marion, an American Revolutionary War general nicknamed the Swamp Fox. The squadron commanders at Charleston included: Richard C. Latham (August 1959 - 27 October 1960) Morton H. Lytle (27 October 1960 - TBD) Phillip A. Beshany (TBD - 10 August 1962) Murray F. Frazee, Jr. (10 August 1962 - July 1963) Raymond W. Alexander (July 1963 - TBD) George F. Morin (TBD - 5 July 1966) Henry Hanssen (5 July 1966 - TBD) R. G. Black (TBD - 11 October 1966) Max C. Duncan (11 October 1966 - TBD) William R. Banks (TBD - 11 October 1970) John A Walsh (11 October 1970 - 1972) Stan Anderson (1972 - 1974) Al Baciocco (1974 - 1976) Larry Burkhart (1976 - 1978) Claude C. Cross (TBD-1980) Thomas C. Maloney (TBD - 1980s) James E. Collins (July 1982 - 8 August 1984) William A. Owens (8 August 1984 - TBD) Mario P. Fiori (July 1986 - June 1987) John Jordan (June 1987 - August 1989) Dennis Napior (July 1991 - July 1993) Stanley R. Szemborski (July 1993 - Late 1995). Squadron tenders while at Charleston included USS Howard W. Gilmore (AS-16), USS Orion (AS-18), USS Frank Cable (AS-40), USS Canopus (AS-34), USS Ortolan (ASR-22), and USS Petrel (ASR-14). Submarines included USS Sturgeon (SSN-637), USS Grayling (SSN-646), USS Ray (SSN-653), USS Sand Lance (SSN-660), USS Sea Devil (SSN-664), USS Seahorse (SSN-669), USS Narwhal (SSN-671), USS Bluefish (SSN-675), USS Billfish (SSN-676), USS Batfish (SSN-681), USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN-686), USS Sunfish (SSN-649), and the Barbel-class submarine USS Bonefish (SS-582). The Base Realignment and Closure Commission announced on 26 February 1993 that the Charleston Naval Shipyard would be closed. The squadron was deactivated in late 1995 just prior to the official closure of Charleston Naval Shipyard on 1 April 1996. Reactivation at Groton, Connecticut On 9 July 1997, the squadron was reactivated at Naval Submarine Base Groton in Connecticut. From July 1997, commanders included: Carl V. Mauney (9 July 1997 - 16 April 1999) Melvin G. Williams, Jr. (16 April 1999 -