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familygram wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 references 2 external links toggle the table of contents familygram add languages add links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia personal message sent to submariners a familygram is a personal message sent by their families to sailors of the united states navy or the royal navy serving in submarines the word is a portmanteau of family and telegram because submarines normally maintain radio silence to avoid detection personal messages from the outside world are severely restricted familygrams were originally limited to 15 words though later as many as 50 words were permitted content was also severely restricted familygrams were not private communications familygrams were scanned for content before being transmitted and scanned again before delivery to the intended recipients there are many examples of such familygrams on the internet dating from the vietnam war and earlier currently the royal navy permits twice weekly messages of 60 words or a weekly message of 120 to submariners serving in trident submarines ssbns the content of the messages is vetted before being sent and by the commanding officer of the submarine coded messages are not permitted and bad news will not be passed to crew without approval from navy personnel the term is also used colloquially by families wishing to communicate news to friends and extended family via printed or email newsletters references edit external links edit discussion of use of familygrams in the cold war this united states navy article is a stub you can help wikipedia by adding missing information v t e this united kingdom navy related article is a stub you can help wikipedia by adding missing information v t e retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title familygram oldid 1361093580 categories telegrams united states navy royal navy submarine service united states navy stubs united kingdom navy stubs hidden categories articles with short description short description matches wikidata all stub articles this page was last edited on 25 june 2026 at 16 04 utc page was rendered with parsoid text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike 4 0 license additional terms may apply by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc a non profit organization privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia legal safety contacts code of conduct developers statistics cookie statement mobile view search search toggle the table of contents familygram add languages add topic