USS Growler (SSG-577)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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
Richard Lee Meyers Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 037
Scope and Contents
Richard Meyers served aboard Growler as a machinist’s mate second class from October 1961 to September 1963. Meyers began his interview by explaining his decision to leave his construction job in Wyoming and join the Navy. He then discussed boot camp and volunteering for the submarine service. Meyers continued, recounting the first time he saw Growler. The submarine was in dry dock in Pearl Harbor, which gave Meyers the opportunity to walk underneath Growler and see the submarine from a...
Dates:
July 2, 2014
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- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 2
- Food 2
- Growler -- engine room 2
- Growler -- engine room control booth 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
- Celebrations -- Holidays 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
- Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
- Growler -- crew's quarters 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
- Growler -- sail 1
- Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
- Hazing 1
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
- Hygiene 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
- Inventory 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
- Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
- Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 1
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Recreation 1
- Recreation -- Games 1
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
- Storekeeper 1st Class Petty Officer, SK1 1
- Strategy -- Deterrence 1
- Swimming 1
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Maui (county) -- Maui (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
- Ventilation -- Venting 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1 ∧ less
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