UNITED STATES PACIFIC FLEET
FLAGSHIP OF THE COMMANDER SubDiv EIGHT    
 

Date:        October 1, 1941

From:       Executive-Office-SubDiv-Eight

To:           All SubDiv Eight Commanders    
   
Subject:   Standing Orders Effective 10/31/41

Primary Mission:

1. To organize, train and, concurrently with execution of the expansion program, to continue development of doctrine and tactics, in order to, provide an efficient Submarine Observation and Attack Force for independent operations or operations coordinated with other forces.

2. To conduct patrols in areas and at times prescribed by the Commander-in-Chief, United States Fleet, in order to, improve security of Fleet units and bases.

   No later than 10/31/41 the submarines of SubDiv eight will proceed to the following prescribed bases of operation.
         Tarpon, Permit, Swordish, Sealion & Seawolf   - Submarine Base Manila P.I.
         Triton                                               - Practice War patrol Wake Island, based in Pearl Harbor T.H.
         Cuttlefish                                         - Naval yard, Mare Island for repairs then Submarine Base
                                                                    Pearl Harbor T.H. when repairs are completed 1/42.

3. If you have not already done so you should review the Rules of Engagement for PTC-V on the official SubSoWesPac.org Web site.  Some items of note.
   a)    ECOPTC encoding will be optional and only used for "radio
           communications".  Orders will be forwarded in plain text.
   b)    Ship limit restrictions will be enforced.  Thus each SubRon can only receive
           credit for sinking each capital ship one time.  I will include on this web site with each
           cycles orders, a current list of already sunk capital ships.  These
           can not be sunk if encountered. 

LT Ray McNeice  - XO SubDiv 8A   -  SS-197 SEAWOLF