USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Duane F. Heatwole Oral History
Item
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
Jack Gabler Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 142
Scope and Contents
Jack Gabler served aboard Growler as a sonarman third class from 1963 to 1964. He began his interview by stating that he had initially planned to become a veterinarian, however he explained how a turn of events and a chance meeting with a Navy recruiter resulted in him joining the Navy. Gabler then discussed boot camp, which he described as a “real eye awakening moment.” He also recounted his introduction to the submarine service, stating that submarines sailors came to speak with the...
Dates:
August 23, 2017
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
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- Accidents 4
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 4
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 4
- Food 4
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 4
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 3
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 3
- Growler -- sonar room 3
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 3
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 3
- Recreation 3
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 3
- Communications Technicians, CTs 2
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 2
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Growler -- sail 2
- Growler -- wardroom 2
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 2
- Hygiene 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Recreation -- Games 2
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
- Sonar 2
- Sonar Equipment 2
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Kauai (county) -- Kauai (island) 2
- Bering Sea (sea) 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Commissaryman Petty Officer 2nd Class, CS2 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
- Damage 1
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 1
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
- Executive Officer 1
- Food Dispensing -- Food Service -- Meals 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- officer stateroom 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Handling -- Loading(Handling) 1
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 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
- Liberty 1
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Navigation 1
- Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 1
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Russia (nation) 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
- Sea Trials, November 1958 1
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 1
- Signatures -- Ship Signatures 1
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 2nd Class, SO2 1
- Sonarman Petty Officer 3rd Class, SO3 1
- Soviet Union (former nation/state/empire) 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) 1
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 1
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Burns(Injuries) 1 ∧ less
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