Marine Corps · SSN history

753 Chief Submarine Mine Planter

Appendix B lists SSN 753, Chief Submarine Mine Planter, under the September 1942 AR 615-26 and supplements heading and marks it “None,” meaning no Marine Corps specialty. This establishes deletion for Marine Corps use, with no specified successor, rather than a rename or automatic conversion.

Documented history

Chief Submarine Mine Planter

June 1945 is the manual’s publication date. No effective date is given for this deletion.

  • Selecting a replacement classification required review of the individual’s qualifications against the manual’s job specifications.
Source extraction notes

Predecessor title from the AR 615-26 column: Chief Submarine Mine Planter. Suggested conversions/remarks: None. The table gives no row-level effective date. June 1945 is the manual publication date, not an effective conversion date.

Source documents (1)

Reviewed September 24, 2026 against references 3 and 4.

Historical information is drawn from the sources linked above. Classification dates are not personal service dates. Spot an error? Let us know.