USS Growler (SSG-577)
Organization
Found in 14 Collections and/or Records:
Robert L. Owens Oral History (Second Interview)
Item
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
Uel W. Smith Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 113
Scope and Contents
Uel Smith served aboard Growler as a seaman from 1958 to 1960. Smith began his interview by discussing the first time he saw Growler and explaining how he came to serve aboard Growler. He then backtracked and stated that he joined the Navy with a group of friends from Missouri when he was 17 years old. Smith continued, noting that he attended boot camp in Bainbridge, Maryland, and sub school in New London, CT. He described the submarine specific training he received, such as exercises...
Dates:
September 14, 2016
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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- Subject: Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 X
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- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 13
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 10
- Food 9
- Recreation 9
- Strategy -- Deterrence 9
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 8
- Growler -- control room and attack center 8
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 7
- Growler -- sail 7
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 7
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 6
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 6
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 6
- Growler -- enlisted mess 6
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 6
- Hygiene 6
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 6
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 6
- Accidents 5
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 5
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 5
- Liberty 5
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 5
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 4
- Communications Technicians, CTs 4
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 4
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 4
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 4
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 4
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 4
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 4
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Honolulu (inhabited place) 4
- Detection -- Submarine Detection 3
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 3
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 3
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 3
- Growler -- crew's quarters 3
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 3
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 3
- Growler -- sonar room 3
- Growler -- wardroom 3
- Hazing 3
- Navigation 3
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 3
- Sonar 3
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 3
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 2
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 2
- Discipline 2
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
- Executive Officer 2
- Growler -- officer stateroom 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 2
- Navigation -- Inertial Navigation 2
- Navigation -- Radio Navigation -- Hyperbolic Navigation -- Loran 2
- Noise -- Noise(Sound) -- Submarine Noise 2
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 2
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 2
- Petty Officer 3rd Class, E-4 2
- Recreation -- Games 2
- Recreation -- Sports 2
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 2
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 2
- Sonar -- Passive Sonar 2
- Sonar Equipment 2
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- San Diego (county) -- San Diego (inhabited place) -- Naval Training Center San Diego (naval base) 2
- Atmospheric Sciences -- Meteorology -- Meteorological Phenomena -- Storms -- Hurricanes 1
- Commanding Officer 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Damage 1
- Damage Control 1
- Defense Systems -- Countermeasures -- Electronic Countermeasures 1
- Detectors -- Acoustic Detectors -- Hydrophones 1
- Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
- Engineman Petty Officer 2nd Class, EN2 1
- Fire Control Technician (Missile Guidance Systems) Petty Officer 2nd Class, FTG2 1
- Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- radio room 1
- Growler -- stern room 1
- Growler -- storekeeper’s office 1
- Growler -- washroom 1
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
- Inventory 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
- Lieutenant, O-3 1
- Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 3rd Class, MT3 1
- Morale -- Awards 1 ∧ less
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