USS Growler (SSG-577)
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Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:
Robert L. Owens Oral History (First Interview)
Item
Identifier: OHP 059
Scope and Contents
Robert L. Owens served aboard Growler, first as executive officer, then as commanding officer, from February 1960 to December 13, 1963. Owens began his interview by stating where he was born and raised and discussing his service in WWII. Owens explained that after boot camp and electrical school, he rode Intrepid from Alameda to Pearl Harbor, where he served aboard the submarine tender USS Bushnell. He then went aboard the USS Tinosa and made seven war patrols. After providing additional...
Dates:
October 1, 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
Wayne J. Mehl Oral History
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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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- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 9
- Food 8
- Hygiene 7
- Strategy -- Deterrence 7
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 6
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 6
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 6
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 6
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 6
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 6
- Accidents 5
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 5
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 5
- Growler -- control room and attack center 5
- Growler -- enlisted mess 5
- Growler -- sail 5
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 5
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 5
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 5
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 5
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 4
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 4
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 4
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 4
- Recreation 4
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 4
- Recreation -- Games 4
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
- Communications Technicians, CTs 3
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 3
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 3
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 3
- Executive Officer 3
- Growler -- crew's quarters 3
- Growler -- engine room 3
- Growler -- engine room control booth 3
- Growler -- officer stateroom 3
- Growler -- wardroom 3
- Hazing 3
- Liberty 3
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 3
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 3
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 3
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 3
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
- Commanding Officer 2
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 2
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 2
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 2
- Growler -- galley 2
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 2
- Growler -- sonar room 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 2
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 2
- Recreation -- Sports 2
- Sonar 2
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 2
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
- Celebrations -- Holidays 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
- Damage -- Foreign Object Damage 1
- Damage Control 1
- Discipline 1
- Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Survival Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- War Games 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 3rd Class, EN3 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
- Germany (nation) -- Schleswig-Holstein (state) -- Flensburg-Mürwik (neighborhood) -- Naval Academy Murwik (naval academy) 1
- Growler -- commanding officer's stateroom 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
- Growler -- toilet 1
- Growler -- washroom 1
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Communications Intelligence 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
- Inventory 1
- Japan (nation) -- Nagasaki (prefecture) -- Sasebo (inhabited place) 1
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
- Maintenance -- Preventive Maintenance 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
- Morale -- Awards 1
- Navigation 1 ∧ less
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