USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 5 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
David E. Bishop Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 118
Scope and Contents
David Bishop served on Growler as a torpedoman third class from December 1959 to September 1961. He began his interview by explaining his decision to join the Navy when he was seventeen years old. Bishop then noted boot camp in San Diego and submarine schools in San Francisco, stating that submarined schools taught you the basic systems aboard a submarine and that the actual operation of these systems occurred once you were on board a boat. As Bishop continued, he described his first day on...
Dates:
September 16, 2016
Herman F. Nascimento Oral History
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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
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- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 4
- Food 4
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 4
- Growler -- control room and attack center 3
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 3
- Recreation -- Games 3
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 3
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
- Accidents 2
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
- Growler -- crew's quarters 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Growler -- sail 2
- Hazing 2
- Liberty 2
- Ordnance -- Ammunition -- Antiship Ammunition -- Torpedoes 2
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 2
- Recreation 2
- Celebrations -- Holidays 1
- Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
- Damage Control 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 3rd Class, FTG3 1
- Food -- Cake 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- enlisted mess 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
- Growler -- toilet 1
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
- Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
- Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
- Maintenance -- Ship Maintenance 1
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
- Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Celestial Navigation 1
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 1
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
- Ordnance -- Fire Control Systems -- Fire Control System Components -- Fire Control Computers -- Torpedo Data Computers 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Quartermaster 3rd Class Petty Officer, QM3 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
- Sonar 1
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
- Strategy -- Deterrence 1
- Structures -- Buildings -- Churches 1
- Swimming 1
- Torpedoman's Mate Petty Officer 3rd Class, TM3 1
- Tubes -- Torpedo Tubes 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Maui (county) -- Maui (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
- United States (nation) -- Virginia (state) -- Virginia Beach (independent city) -- Virginia Beach (inhabited place) -- Fleet Training Center Dam Neck (naval base) 1 ∧ less
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