Do you have a list of the uss razorback world war ii crew members. Uss illinois ssn 786 is a virginiaclass nuclear powered attack submarine in the united states navy. Uss dace ssn607, a permitclass submarine, was the second ship of the united states navy to be named for the dace, any of several small north american freshwater fishes of the carp family. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Scorpion was made by the electric boat division of the general dynamics corporation in groton, connecticut at a cost of 40 million dollars and was commissioned on july, 29th 1960. See public content that teddi2727 has shared about their family history.
Uss chicago ssn721 simple english wikipedia, the free. As a permitclass submarine, the dace the second submarine for this freshwater fish in the carp family could accommodate 14 officers and 105 enlisted men. Isaksen, mm3ss we were on one of countless patrols, well settled into our grooves for life at sea until our transit was over. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss pollack ssn 603. Her keel was laid down by electric boat company of groton, connecticut, 22 july 1942.
Hearings before the joint committee on atomic energy congress of the united states. Dace ssn 607, ships history files, naval history and heritage command soon after her commissioning on 4 april 1964, cmdr. I arrived in quincy in july 1967 to report to the uss sunfish ssn 649 precommissioning precom unit. Several species are found on the atlantic coasts of europe and north america. If you have images to add to this page, then either contact the curator or edit this page yourself and add them. Uss dace ssn 607 deactivation ceremony 27 february 1988 symposium address u. The contract to build her was awarded to ingalls shipbuilding in pascagoula, mississippi on 3 march 1959 and her keel was laid down on 6 june 1960. Uss dace was one of the permit class nuclearpowered attack submarines and the second ship in the navy to bear the name. Her construction was assigned to portsmouth naval shipyard and the keel laid down on may 28th of that year. Richard and his wife carol reside in alexandria, new hampshire. Another word art file i designed and can be purchased in pdf format and i can customize to most boats logos and colors. Uss chicago ssn 721 is a submarine, the fourth ship of the united states navy to be named for the city of chicago, illinois the contract to build her was awarded to newport news shipbuilding and dry dock company in newport news, virginia on august 1981 and her keel was laid down on 5 january 1983. Nuclear accident reference pages for 1970 through 1979. Uss dace submarine ssn 607 resin plaque historiastore.
Uss thresher ssn593 lost with all hands on april 10, 1963 while on sea trials after repairs. She was struck from navy lists 10151972 and then scrapped 5141975. Suspect email indicates that mail sent to this last known address has been returned undeliverable. Plaque from the 1962 uss dace submarine ssn607 this plaque from the uss dace is. Since the cruise book was produced shortly after the end of the war, this is probably the best source of information available about who served aboard uss razorback ss 394 during the war.
Uss tullibee ssn 597 was a small asw submarine with turbine electric propulsion. Uss dace ss247, a gatoclass submarine in commission in the usn from 1943 to 1947, from 1951 to 1954, and from 1954 to 1955. After leaving the abraham lincoln, kamuf was sent to submarine school to teach others how to make air. Low png, 319x319px, 60kb med jpeg, 1280x1280px, 207kb. Sep 12, 2018 uss permit ssn 594 was ordered on january 27th, 1958 and built by the mare island naval shipyard in vallejo, california. Mcclintock, left brisbane for a period of training enroute to her fourth war patrol. Boats in the development group conducted special operations to innovate and evaluate submarine. Proceeding thence to the south china sea with dace commanded by cdr. I was a navy diver in the late 70s early 80s and served on the uss dace 607 a fast attack nuclear submarine. There have been fiftyseven other vessels in the united states navy that have names associated with arkansas, one of which is still in service today. Named for the state of illinois, she is the third vessel to actively serve with the name, the previous two being battleships bb7 and bb65. District court judge ordered the navy to start releasing unclassified documents related to the sinking of uss thresher ssn 593, 57 years after 129 officers, sailors and shipbuilders died in t. Anyone from the uss dace ssn 607 or the dsv3 turtle out there. This site is dedicated to the men who served aboard uss scamp ssn 588.
The item for sale is a brand new copy of a book i recently completed on the history of the naval submarine base new london in groton, connecticut. Uss dace ssn 607 crest 5 inch bc patch cat no c5398. Stylish graphic featuring photo of uss dace, submarine name, hull number and submarine insignia appears on back of shirt, and front left breast of shirt features your choice of either the general united states navy logo or a united states navy submarine veteran logo. The difference between fiction and reality is that everything goes as planned in fiction. Sunfish was a member of the uss sturgeon ssn 637 class. The untold story of american submarine espionage isbn 006103004x by sherry sontag, christopher drew, and annette lawrence drew, published in 1998 by public affairs press, is a nonfiction book about u. Uss dace ssn 607 guestbook forum uss dallas ssn 700 guestbook forum uss daniel boone ssbn629 guestbook forum uss daniel webster ssbn626 guestbook forum uss darter ss 576 guestbook forum uss dentuda ss 335 guestbook forum uss devilfish ss 292 guestbook forum. This section of the list of united states navy ships contains all ships of the united states navy with names beginning with d, e and f.
It is the same patch used by the united states armed forces and is of the highest quality. More than just an artistic concept of the ship, this display includes a custom designed ship crest plaque and an engraved ship statistics plaque. Uss dace ss 247, a gatoclass submarine, was the first submarine of the united states navy to be named for any of several small north american freshwater fishes of the carp family. Uss thresher ssn593 nuclearpowered attack submarine.
The boat was formally commissioned for service on may 29th, 1962. Judge orders navy to release uss thresher disaster documents. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. He then served on the uss dace ssn 607, making many trips around the world. Lee ssbn 601 which included a deterrent patrol and a major overhaul. Some salty language may be found in this post i belong to a number of very fine military organizations that all have special purposes. He was later promoted to be the executive officer of the uss dace ssn 607 under the command of cdr. Uss dace ssn607 framed navy ship display navy emporium. We are not takingprocessing orders at this time due to the covid19 virus. This is a beautiful ship display commemorating the uss dace ssn 607. The following history was taken from the booklet twenty five proud years which was provided at the deactivation ceremony on 16 november 1988 at the mare island naval complex, vallejo, ca. Uss sculpin ssn 590, a skipjackclass nuclearpowered submarine, was the second ship of the united states navy to be named for the sculpin.
Patch 607 dace nautilus ships store at the submarine. Director of naval history n09bh, wasington navy yard. I think this is important because of the dangers still present in the world at. The permitclass submarine, originally known as the thresher class, was a class of nuclearpowered fast attack submarines in service with the united states navy from the 1960s until 1994.
The small sail of thresher the smallest fitted to an american ssn compensated for the increased drag of the longer hull, giving thresher a top speed of 33 knots, the same as the skipjacks. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. Dace, bream, roach, gudgeon vintage 1984 fish book plate. Upon completion of this assignment commander mckee took command of the nuclear submarine uss dace ssn 607, earning for dace a fleetwide reputation for exceptional performance over the next 3. Btw, timoothy, if applicable, i would highly suggest that you, or others, read the joint committee on atomic energys 192 page book on the loss of the uss thresher. The navy league for instance is a group that supports and promotes the sea services. Navshipso navsea shipbuilding support office norfolk naval shipyard code 284, bldg 705 portsmouth, va 237091020 757 9673484 757 9672957 fax. Eightyeigth congress, first and second sessions on the loss of the uss thresher. The use of the social security number ssn has expanded significantly since its inception in 1936. The uss dace ssn 607 is docked at new london, ct for maintenance.
Launched on july 9th, 1960, uss thresher was formally commissioned on august 3rd, 1961, fighting under the motto of vis tacita silent strength. He tells of his experiences serving on the uss bang ss 385, the uss sea poacher ss 406, and the uss abraham lincoln ssbn 602, which made patrols in the atlantic ocean. Both decommissioned and stricken from the navy list on december 2, 1988, the dace spent the following years berthed at the puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton wash. Sixtytwo submarines of this class have been completed, 41 are still in active service.
Crew list, photos and reunion information for ssn 607. For a list exclusively of currently commissioned ships, see the list of us navy ships currently in commission. The uss dace ssn 607 patch is usually shipped with 15 business days. I qualified on the uss dace ssn607 and the uss robert e. Joe rocheforts subsequent career showed how navy politics worked.
Department of the navy uss ssn naval history and heritage. Lister award for exceptional leadership and motivation while serving as a chief of the boat. Social media search naval history and heritage command. Cute fish book folding pattern unusual unique gift pdf blushbookdesign. The torpedo problems of the early war showed how good the navy was at covering up mistakes.
The images left and right are of the uss helena ssn 725 challenge coin. Staff tours in the office of the chief of naval operations followed. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. She was at one point loaned to the italian navy and later returned. Ssn 590 uss sculpin cold war warrior theleansubmariner.
June 26, 27, july 28, 1963, and july 1, 1964 34920. Aug 29, 2019 crew list, photos and reunion information for ssn 607. Ssn 607 uss dace 2sided photo t shirt navy pictures. A spiny, largeheaded, broadmouthed, usually scale less fish of the family cottidae. Registration and communicating with shipmates at is free forever. Dace was decommissioned and recommissioned two more times as needs arose. Uss dace ssn 607, uss whale ssn 638, uss puffer ssn 652 and the uss bergall ssn 667. Uss scorpion ssn 589 was a united states nuclear submarine of the skipjack class. His grant memories posted in the ships log book include the time the. Bob joined thresher base chapter as a dual member on 27 october and has been a member of ussvi since march 1999. Trying to reserch history of the bergall including crew and shipmates.
Have to be 2nd class po to qualify for helmsman or planesman anymore. The item you are bidding on is a collectible in great condition fitting the following description. Please note that content about living individuals wont be listed. We are using cookies for the best presentation of our site. Media in category uss dace ss 247 the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total.
Department of the navy uss philadelphia ssn 690 fpo ae 095822370 5000 ser. The following list was compiled from the world war ii cruise book. During a routine transfer of reactor coolant water from the submarine to the uss fulton as11, 500 gallons of coolant are inadvertentaly spilled into the thames river. Subjects covered 12 march 2000 birth in 1929growing up in kentucky, tennessee, mississippi. Several operations are described in the book, such as the use of uss parche to tap soviet undersea. Show your military pride with the finest quality military patches, pins and gifts from all branches of the military. Jun 01, 2017 the 2018 budget lays the groundwork to get attack sub uss boise into an overdue maintenance availability in 2019, with a private shipyard taking the job. Very shortly after commissioning and the completion of weapons and electronic testing and calibration in the caribbean, uss philadelphia ssn 690 was assigned to an exercise in the mediterranean sea to demonstrate the superior. She topped off with fuel at darwin on 10 september and left that place on the same day to perform routine reconnaissance duty in the celebes sea from 14 september to 24 september. Uss pittsburgh ssn 720 returns from deployment news. Ssn 637, followed by uss dace ssn 607 where he served as navigator, and then uss skate ssn 578 as xo.
An illustrated history of the uss pollack the fourth of the permit class of attack submarines. Since the end of world war ii, the worlds navies have had over 1,200 documented major accidents, resulting in dozens of ship sinkings, hundreds of explosions and. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license. It shows dace in essentially the same general configuration as during the latter part of world war ii, with a 525 deck gun mounted aft and single 40mm guns at each end of the conning tower. Created merely to keep track of the earnings history of u. An illustrated design history, during trials of the skipjack class, it was found that the propeller produced. Submarine uss dace ssn607 naval cover 1977 cachet fort. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss dace ssn 607. Uss dace ssn 607, a permitclass submarine, was the second ship of the united states navy to be named for the dace, any of several small north american freshwater fishes of the carp family. Thanks for everything you do for pcu delaware and its families like comment share. Minutes of the ussvi northern virginia base meeting held on saturday, may, 2017 the base cdr, chuck martin, called the meeting to order at 1118 on may, 2017 at. Uss dace ssn607 19641988 constructed by ingalls shipbuilding, work began on the uss dace ssn607 on june 6, 1960.