Did people really smoke on submarines?

In 1984, I was a plankowner (first crew) on USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730) during construction. A few weeks before going to sea for the first time, a shipyard worker came by, wanting to know where we wanted the butt-kits to be mounted, in Sonar. read more

Smoking is still permitted on US submarines (last time I witnessed this was in 2007, but some of my friends are still active submariners and have confirmed this). read more

Life aboard a submarine may soon get a little harder to take for thousands of sailors. The Navy announced today a ban on smoking aboard submarines while they are deployed below the surface after medical testing showed non-smokers suffered effects of second-hand smoke. It will take effect by Dec. 31, 2010. read more