Owens, Robert L.
Dates
- Existence: June 3, 1924 - April 8, 2017
Biography
Robert L. Owens, from Sanger, California, served aboard the submarine USS Growler (SSG-577), first as executive officer, then as commanding officer, from February 1960 to December 13, 1963. Owens began his submarine service during WWII aboard the USS Tinosa. After the war, he pursued his education, and then returned to the Navy, this time in the reserves. Owens became involved in the Regulus Program, switched from the reserves to regular Navy, and eventually joined Growler. After decommissioning Growler at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Owens continued his naval career, returning to COMSUBPAC Staff as the Polaris Targeting Officer, commanding the fast attack boat Sea Leopard, and joining CINCLANT as part of the team that would send the go-message to the Polaris boats. He was then the Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans and Operations for SubFlot 6, received orders to the Pentagon for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he was the Submarine Officer attached to the Chairman’s SALT negotiation team, and ended his 28 years in the submarine service as the 688 Project Officer. After his career in the submarine service, Robert Owens returned to Sanger, California, where he ran his family’s plumbing business.
Chronology:
- 1943
- Start of Military Service (WWII)
- 1946
- End of Military Service (WWII)
- 1952
- Start of Military Service
- February 1960
- Start of Service Aboard Growler
- December 13, 1963
- End of Service Aboard Growler
- 1975
- End of Military Service
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
James W. Day Oral History
Robert L. Owens Oral History (First Interview)
Filtered By
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Communications Technicians, CTs 2
- Discipline -- Captain's Mast 2
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training -- Qualifying 2
- Families (Human) -- Family Members 2
- Growler -- crew's quarters 2
- Military Forces (United States) -- Navy 2
- United States (nation) -- Hawaii (state) -- Honolulu (county) -- Oahu (island) -- Pearl Harbor Naval Reservation (defense installation) 2
- World War II, December 1941–September 1945 2
- Business Administration -- Finance -- Income -- Salaries 1
- Commanding Officer 1
- Communication And Radio Systems 1
- Discipline 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- Naval Training -- Submarine Training 1
- Education -- Training -- Military Training -- War Games 1
- Engineering -- Marine Engineering -- Shipbuilding 1
- Engines -- Heat Engines -- Internal Combustion Engines -- Compression Ignition Engines -- Diesel Engines 1
- Executive Officer 1
- Food 1
- Germany (nation) -- Schleswig-Holstein (state) -- Flensburg-Mürwik (neighborhood) -- Naval Academy Murwik (naval academy) 1
- Growler -- chief petty officer quarters 1
- Growler -- commanding officer's stateroom 1
- Growler -- control room and attack center 1
- Growler -- enlisted mess 1
- Growler -- galley 1
- Growler -- missile checkout and guidance center 1
- Growler -- officer stateroom 1
- Growler -- sail 1
- Guided Missiles -- Cruise Missiles -- Regulus 1 1
- Hospital Corpsman Petty Officer 1st Class, HM1 1
- Humor -- Practical Jokes 1
- Hygiene 1
- Liberty 1
- Lieutenant Commander, O-4 1
- Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Dentistry 1
- Life Sciences -- Medicine -- Military Medicine 1
- Logistics -- Supplies -- Medical Supplies 1
- Master Chief Petty Officer, E-9 1
- Medical Services -- First Aid 1
- Norway (nation) -- Vest-Agder (county) -- Kristiansand (inhabited place) 1
- Performance Tests -- Psychological Tests 1
- Personnel -- Military Personnel -- Guided Missile Personnel 1
- Personnel Management -- Promotion (Advancement) 1
- Pest Control -- Insect Control 1
- Petty Officer 1st Class, E-6 1
- Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, RMCM 1
- Recreation 1
- Recreation -- Entertainment -- Movies 1
- Russia (nation) -- Kamchatskiy Kray (kray) -- Kamchatka (peninsula) 1
- Security -- Information Security -- Classified Materials 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
- Vacuum -- High Vacuum 1
- Weapons -- Antisubmarine Weapons -- Depth Charges 1 ∧ less