Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility successfully undocked USS Charlotte (SSN-766) on Jan. 26, 2021. US Navy Photo
The commander of a Hawaii-based submarine was removed during an investigation prompted with the suicide of a sailor last month.
Cmdr. Joseph Lautenslager, commander of USS Charlotte (SSN-766), was relieved by Submarine Squadron 7 commander Capt. Michael Majewski “due to a loss of confidence in his ability to serve as commanding officer,” reads a late...