USS Tunny (SS/SSG/APSS/LPSS-282)
Organization
Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:
Dennis Y. Sloan Oral History
Item
Identifier: OHP 114
Scope and Contents
Dennis Y. Sloan served aboard Growler from 1959 to 1960, as a commissary officer and a torpedo officer. He began his interview with a summary of his service, from his time in the Naval Academy to his time on Growler. Sloan then discussed his life before the Navy, noting that his father was in the Air Force and that his family spent the war years in Iowa before moving to Arlington, VA. The conversation then returned to the Naval Academy, and Sloan stated that after graduating from the...
Dates:
September 14, 2016
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
Item
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
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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- Growler -- sail 5
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 4
- Maintenance Equipment -- Drydocks 4
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 3
- Executive Officer 3
- Families (Human) -- Family Members -- Wives 3
- Food 3
- Growler -- control room and attack center 3
- Growler -- missile hangar(s), port missile hangar, starboard missile hangar 3
- Growler -- officer stateroom 3
- Growler -- wardroom 3
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 3
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 3
- Strategy -- Deterrence 3
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 3
- Celebrations -- Holidays -- Christmas 2
- Cleaning -- Laundry Operations 2
- Commanding Officer 2
- Communications Technicians, CTs 2
- Disposal -- Garbage Disposal 2
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 2
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Growler -- crew's quarters 2
- Growler -- enlisted mess 2
- Hazing 2
- Hygiene 2
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence 2
- Optical Equipment -- Periscopes -- Submarine Periscopes 2
- Petty Officer 2nd Class, E-5 2
- Recreation 2
- Russia (nation) -- Primorskiy Kray (kray) -- Vladivostok (inhabited place) 2
- United States (nation) -- Alaska (state) -- Aleutians West (national division) -- Adak (inhabited place) -- Naval Air Facility Adak (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- California (state) -- Ventura (county) -- Point Mugu (cape) -- Naval Air Station Point Mugu (air base) 2
- United States (nation) -- Maine (state) -- York (county) -- Kittery (inhabited place) -- Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (shipyard) 2
- Accidents 1
- Commissioning, August 30, 1958 1
- Cuban Missile Crisis, October 16 - 28, 1962 1
- Damage -- Damage Assessment 1
- Damage Control 1
- Decommissioning, May 25, 1964 1
- Discipline 1
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 1
- Disposal -- Waste Disposal -- Sewage Disposal 1
- Education -- Training -- Basic Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- War Games 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Crankcases -- Crankshafts 1
- Engines -- Engine Components -- Engine Fuel Systems Components -- Fuel Injectors 1
- Fluids -- Liquids -- Water -- Distilled Water 1
- Germany (nation) -- Schleswig-Holstein (state) -- Flensburg-Mürwik (neighborhood) -- Naval Academy Murwik (naval academy) 1
- Growler -- commanding officer's stateroom 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 -- sonar room 1
- Growler -- washroom 1
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
- Hygiene -- Shower Facilities 1
- Intelligence -- Military Intelligence -- Naval Intelligence 1
- Japan (nation) -- Kanto (region (administrative division)) -- Kanagawa–ken (prefecture) -- Yokosuka (inhabited Place) -- Yokosuka Naval Base (naval base) 1
- John F. Kennedy Assassination, November 22, 1963 1
- Lieutenant Junior Grade, O-2 1
- Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Petty Officer, MM2 1
- Missile Technician Petty Officer 2nd Class, MT2 1
- Morale -- Awards 1
- Navigation 1
- Norway (nation) -- Vest-Agder (county) -- Kristiansand (inhabited place) 1
- Panama (nation) -- Panama Canal (canal) 1
- Personnel -- Military Personnel -- Guided Missile Personnel 1
- Physiology -- Stress(Physiology) -- Motion Sickness 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Performing Arts -- Music 1
- Recreation -- Sports 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (inhabited place) 1
- Sea Trials, November 1958 1
- Social Sciences -- Psychology -- Social Psychology -- Human Relations -- Race Relations 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) -- 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
- Ventilation -- Venting 1
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 1
- Wounds and Injuries -- Bone Fractures 1 ∧ less
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