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USS Growler (SSG-577)

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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

Robert L. Owens Oral History (Second Interview)

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Identifier: OHP 126
Scope and Contents Robert L. Owens served aboard Growler, first as executive officer, then as commanding officer, from February 1960 to December 13, 1963. He began his second interview by recalling his early Navy career when he was drafted during World War II. Owens stated that he attended boot camp in Farragut, ID, and electrician school, before volunteering for submarine service and completing five war patrols on Tinosa. After discussing his experiences in the submarine service during World War II, Owens...
Dates: March 14, 2017

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  • Subject: Intelligence -- Military Intelligence X
  • Subject: Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines X

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Celebrations -- Holidays 1
Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
Commanding Officer 1
Communications Technicians, CTs 1
Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
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Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
Discipline 1
Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
Executive Officer 1
Growler -- control room and attack center 1
Growler -- engine room 1
Growler -- engine room control booth 1
Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 1
Growler -- officer stateroom 1
Growler -- sail 1
Growler -- wardroom 1
Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
Hygiene 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 1
Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
Recreation -- Games 1
Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 1
Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 1
Strategy -- Deterrence 1
Swimming 1
United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 1
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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
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