USS Halibut (SSGN/SSN-587)
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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Lance Nowland Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 119
Scope and Contents
Lance Nowland served on Growler as a missile technician second class from 1959 to 1962. He began his interview by recalling his decision to join the Navy and stating that he was in the Coast Guard Reserve while in high school. Nowland then continued, noting boot camp, as well as Temporary Active Duty at Anacostia Naval Air Station in Washington DC, before stating that he attended guided missilman A school in Dam Neck, VA. The topic of guided missileman A school then led to a discussion on...
Dates:
September 16, 2016
Richard Lee Meyers Oral History
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Identifier: OHP 037
Scope and Contents
Richard Meyers served aboard Growler as a machinist’s mate second class from October 1961 to September 1963. Meyers began his interview by explaining his decision to leave his construction job in Wyoming and join the Navy. He then discussed boot camp and volunteering for the submarine service. Meyers continued, recounting the first time he saw Growler. The submarine was in dry dock in Pearl Harbor, which gave Meyers the opportunity to walk underneath Growler and see the submarine from a...
Dates:
July 2, 2014
Robert L. Owens Oral History (First Interview)
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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
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- Growler -- crew's quarters 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 2
- Hazing 2
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 1
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 1
- Commanding Officer 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- War Games 1
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
- Executive Officer 1
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 1
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
- Food 1
- Germany (nation) -- Schleswig-Holstein (state) -- Flensburg-Mürwik (neighborhood) -- Naval Academy Murwik (naval academy) 1
- Growler -- commanding officer's stateroom 1
- Growler -- control room and attack center 1
- Growler -- engine room 1
- Growler -- engine room control booth 1
- Growler -- forward torpedo room 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
- Growler -- officer stateroom 1
- Growler -- wardroom 1
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
- Hygiene 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
- Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Norway (nation) -- Vest-Agder (county) -- Kristiansand (inhabited place) 1
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 1
- Personnel -- Military Personnel -- Guided Missile Personnel 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Recreation 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
- Strategy -- Deterrence 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- San Nicolas Island (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Port Hueneme (inhabited place) 1
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Colorado (state) -- El Paso (county) -- Cheyenne Mountain (peak) -- Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station (Air Force base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Connecticut (state) -- New London (county) -- Groton (inhabited place) -- Naval Submarine Base New London (submarine base) 1
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) 1
- United States (nation) -- Midway Islands (possession) 1
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
- Ventilation -- Venting 1
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1 ∧ less
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