VIPs aboard U-2513
Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, CNO, goes aboard U-2513 at Key West Naval Station, Florida. Vice Admiral Forrest Sherman, Deputy CNO, is to his left holding the attack periscope - 11 May 1946 |
President Truman often vacationed at Key West Naval Station. On 21 November 1947 he visited U-2513. The boat got underway and submerged to 440 feet, the first time a a President had submerged in a submarine. |
| President Truman and his party returned to visit U-2513 on 5 December 1947 at Key West Naval Station, Florida. The President then presented two gold stars, and two bronze stars to Naval officers who had been selected for these awards. |
President Truman leaves U-2513 after visiting on 5 December 1947. Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, former CNO and Naval Advisor to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, is at the far right. |