First piece of Key being laid. |
Down
the ways.
Day
1.
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Launching
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At the Cape
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Breaking the champagne bottle on the Key's bow.
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Launching brochure showing FS Keys relatives and first
COs. Submitted by Charlie Burrow |
Bob Sprecher sent in this picture of the crew
assembling for the commissioning ceremony
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Commissioning ceremony
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Ron Chim |
Liberty call
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Topside - Ron Chim
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Swim Call |
View from AMR1 hatch
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Off crew office
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Ron Chim blue nose
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On the beach - literally |
Swim call
Bill Satchell & Bill Stovall
near Cape Canaveral, Florida
April 1967
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Underway after swim call
near Cape Canaveral, Florida
April 1967
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First sea trials -Liberty call!
Jerry Barry
Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico
February 1967 |
Shoeshines & Suds
Dick Neal, Charlie Burrow & G.W. Rose
Catano, Puerto Rico
February 1967
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Topside liberty - during sonar trials
off St. Croix, Virgin Islands
February 1967
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Cruisin' off St. Croix, Virgin Islands
February 1967 |
Deep sleep fishing
John Glenn, civilian technician, with pole
off St. Croix, Virgin Islands
February 1967
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Don't spit into the wind
Charlie Burrow
off St. Croix, Virgin Islands
February 1967
Thanks Charlie for all these great pictures!
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Returning from daily trials
Tom Doran, line handler, at the ready
Frederickstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
February 1967
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SSBN 657
returning from daily trials
Frederickstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
February 1967
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Tied up for the night
Joe Dooley & R.L. Abernathy
Frederickstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
February 1967
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Sightseers
Fred “Mo” Vavra, J.P. Smith & Tom Cowart
Christianstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
February 1967 |
Loading liquor
1 gallon (5 “fifths”) per box
Frederickstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
February 1967
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Loading liquor
Watch for that “moisture in tube” alarm!
Frederickstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
February 1967
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Manning the capstan controls
Captain Graham supervising (on left, without hat)
Frederickstad, St. Croix, Virgin Islands
February 1967 |
Departing on 1st patrol
Captain Frank Graham, on the bridge & under the bridge
Cooper River, Charleston, South Carolina
June 1967
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Departing on 1st patrol
with destroyer escort
Cooper River, Charleston, South Carolina
June 1967 Pictures taken by Clyde R Lewis MT2 - Lookout.
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Departing on 1st patrol
with dolphin escort
Cooper River, Charleston, South Carolina
June 1967 |
Departing on 1st patrol
ready to dive
off Charleston, South Carolina
June 1967
First of many, many patrols. Dive! Dive!
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Submitted by Gary Walters MM2. Key Gold's first patrol
Aug 22, 1967 - Rota.
L to R: Edward Vatentine, Harry Salvato, Gary Walters,
William Lightcap
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John Linville in UL Engine Room in the late 1960s
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Crew's Mess on the Key. From the commissioning
Booklet. Harold Wilber SK1 rear left.
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From the Commissioning Brochure - Torpedo Room.
Left to Right: Eugene Kretowitz - TM1; James Mustin TMC; WR Carter TM2; FJ
Haigh TM3; Thomas Cowart TM2.
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Haigh and Joe Heflin in 1967 - First patrol |
Jerry Berry (coat) and Joe Heflin Before first patrol
at EB
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MT's LaChapelle and Lafferty - 1966
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Weapons - Christmas, 1966
Standing - Left: Pinkert, Stovall, Dooley, Melher,
Burrow
Sitting - Front: Satchell
Sitting - Left: Berry, Smith, Valella
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Davenport on the right
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Scanlon in front at Launcher
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Hamil, Ivan Meixell, Jeff Trexler 1968ish Holy Lock
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First Blue Crew change of command 1968 submitted by
Jim Keach
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Jim Keach getting his dolphins from CDR Yarger, February
1969
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TM1 David Lyons with Jerry Berry sitting in rear.
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MT 1 Joe Milazzo
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Back to camera is LT Murphy - A-Weps
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2nd from left is LT Murphy
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Jerry Berry in the middle
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lt to rt: LTJG Tom Turner, Lee Williams (in back), RM Tom Miner
and Lee Williams in Radio. From commissioning brochure.
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Crew's mess decked out for a "Weapons Party" in 68/69 time
period. Submitted by Bil Hole.
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Looks like Wally Greene snuggling up to Marion
"Stokes" Carmichael.
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LCDR Chuck Harner (Francis Scott
Key Jr. as "Daddy Wags" Wagner named him). Catfish Tom
Cowart in the yellow and Jesse Sims in the red stripes.
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CO Yarger always seemed to have a lovely lass nearby.
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Party Time! and our families thought we were
defending freedom...
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Christmas 1969 sent in by Bil Hole. CO Yarger
opens his gift.
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XO Chuck Harner stirring the pot (again) of dehydrated
egg nog. CS3 Burgess Washington standing.YN3 Griswald sitting facing
forward.
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CS3 Burgess Washington pouring the egg
nog into the 5 gallon stainless steel milk container as YN3 Griswald holds
the container. XO Harner looks on while the work is done
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Bil Hole adding salt to some recipe in the Hobart ca
68 or early 69. Notice no sheetpan/pie rack above Hobart machine
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CS1 Charlie Sabbath mixing up some fine meatloaf ca 68
or early 69
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CSC Nordahl and CSSN Bathalow ca 1971. Notice
sheetpan/pie rack now above the Hobart machine
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John Drago (The only guy we knew who spend 1/2 an hour
combing his hair before watch while on patrol) threatening CSSN
Hole with a cleaver ca 68-69. Must not have liked the way his eggs
came out that morning
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Bil Hole in front of family shrine to him
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Casino night late 1968 or early 69 LTJG Mercer.
Submitted by Bil Hole
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Casino night Greg Snell on left
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Chief Tiny Kirkwood
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Casino night Kermit Sparks dealing.
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68-69 CS1 Charlie Sabbath with his
loot, cigarettes (Salems of course) and his
ever-present coffee cup in the Chief's Locker. MM2 Richard Macko
on left.
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Casino night Carmichael and Sam Lewis
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Carmichael try his luck with the slot machine in middle
level missile
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Bob Sprecher and wife leaving home for the submarine
ball 1968
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At Submarine Ball 1968
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Bob Sprecher mess decks 1967.
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Bob Sprecher home after patrol 5.
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Christmas 1968
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Christmas 1968
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