USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:
Calvin Underwood Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 117
Scope and Contents
Calvin Underwood served aboard Growler as a missile technician third class from 1962 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his decision to enlist in the Navy a week after graduating high school, explaining that the only jobs available to him in his hometown involved working in the cotton mill. Underwood then stated that he was sent to boot camp in San Diego and described what it was like to leave home for the first time. He also explained that he decided to apply for sub school while...
Dates:
September 16,2016
Dennis Y. Sloan Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 114
Scope and Contents
Dennis Y. Sloan served aboard Growler from 1959 to 1960, as a commissary officer and a torpedo officer. He began his interview with a summary of his service, from his time in the Naval Academy to his time on Growler. Sloan then discussed his life before the Navy, noting that his father was in the Air Force and that his family spent the war years in Iowa before moving to Arlington, VA. The conversation then returned to the Naval Academy, and Sloan stated that after graduating from the...
Dates:
September 14, 2016
Duane F. Heatwole Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 057
Scope and Contents
Duane F. Heatwole served aboard Growler as a commissaryman petty officer second class from 1960 to 1964. Heatwole began his interview by discussing Growler’s galley. He also described how he acquired different types of food, how this food was loaded into the boat, and how the food was stored. Heatwole then discussed some of the meals that he prepared for the crew, including filet mignon, lobster, and crab legs from Alaska. He then continued, describing a process called snorkeling, which...
Dates:
October 1, 2014
Herman F. Nascimento Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 058
Scope and Contents
Herman Nascimento served aboard Growler from 1958 to 1961, as an engineman petty officer third class. Nascimento began his interview by providing a brief overview of his time in the Navy. He then explained his family history, discussed growing up in Hawaii, and recounted some of his memories of growing up in Hawaii during WWII. Nascimento next discussed his motivation for joining the Navy and volunteering for the submarine service. The interview then shifted toward submarine training...
Dates:
October 01, 2014
John "Andy" Anderson Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 112
Scope and Contents
John “Andy” Anderson served aboard Growler from August 1961 to May 1963, as a fire control technician (missile guidance systems) third class and was the torpedo fire controlman aboard Growler. Anderson began his interview by stating that his father served aboard German submarines during World War I, which influenced his decision to join the Navy and serve aboard submarines. He then briefly discussed his childhood before explaining why he joined the Navy. Anderson continued, describing his...
Dates:
September 14, 2016
Lance Nowland Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 119
Scope and Contents
Lance Nowland served on Growler as a missile technician second class from 1959 to 1962. He began his interview by recalling his decision to join the Navy and stating that he was in the Coast Guard Reserve while in high school. Nowland then continued, noting boot camp, as well as Temporary Active Duty at Anacostia Naval Air Station in Washington DC, before stating that he attended guided missilman A school in Dam Neck, VA. The topic of guided missileman A school then led to a discussion on...
Dates:
September 16, 2016
Wayne J. Mehl Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 137
Scope and Contents
Wayne Mehl served aboard Growler as the engineering officer and the nuclear weapons officer from 1961 to 1964. He began his interview by discussing his childhood growing up on a naval base in San Francisco during World War II and noting how his father, a lieutenant during the First World War, heavily influenced his decision to join the Navy. Mehl then discussed his education at Stanford University and explained his decision to join the NROTC program, stating that his engineering degree,...
Dates:
June 29, 2017
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Hygiene 8
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 6
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 5
- Growler -- control room and attack center 5
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 5
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 5
- Recreation 5
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 5
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 5
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 5
- Growler -- sail 4
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 4
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 4
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 4
- Strategy -- Deterrence 4
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 4
- Accidents 3
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 3
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 3
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 3
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 3
- Growler -- crew's quarters 3
- Growler -- enlisted mess 3
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 3
- Hazing 3
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
- Recreation -- Games 3
- Celebrations -- Holidays 2
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
- Damage Control 2
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Growler -- galley 2
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 2
- Liberty 2
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 2
- Sonar 2
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 2
- Bering Sea (sea) 1
- Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
- Communications Technicians, CTs 1
- Damage 1
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
- Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
- Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
- Food -- Cake 1
- Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- sonar room 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Growler -- washroom 1
- Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa-ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited place) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
- Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
- Morale -- Awards 1
- Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
- Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 1
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 1
- Ordnance -- Fire Control Systems -- Fire Control System Components -- Fire Control Computers -- Torpedo Data Computers 1
- Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
- Russia (nation) 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
- Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
- Sonar Equipment 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
- Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
- Swimming 1 ∧ less
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