Before one of the cruises I made between 1962-1965 a lot of the guys
on the Blue Crew decided to quit smoking. The isolation of a two month cruise was one sure
fire way to quit so they chose not to order sea stores. As the weeks went by">
Below are stories that have been sent to me to remember the sometimes
great/sometimes challenging times we had aboard USS Ethan Allen (SSBN 608). I do not
authenticate the stories. I just believe they are worth passing along.
Please forward all stories to
ssbn608@ssbn608.org
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These two stories are both from Charles
W. Everet |
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SMOKE OUT |
| Before one of the cruises I made between 1962-1965 a lot of the guys
on the Blue Crew decided to quit smoking. The isolation of a two month cruise was one sure
fire way to quit so they chose not to order sea stores. As the weeks went by, more and more of the
reformers broke down and started bumming cigarettes. It was pitiful to see guys so desperate that
they were emptying the butt kits & stripping and re-rolling the used butts. Those of us who
didn't join the crusade took pity and as the cruise neared the end we were all running out of
smokes. My supply was replenished by one of the cooks who had his sea stores but quit on sheer will
power. |
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NORWEGIAN TANKER |
| I was standing a quiet watch at the navigation console just aft of
the CON. It was a quiet watch. We were logging readings on the SINS console and fighting the boredom
by swapping sea stories. On the other side of the curtain we could hear activity in the CON as the
ship started going up for a radio check. The curtain between the NAV Center and Con muffled sounds
so we didn't make out the phrase "TAKE HER DOWN DEEP AND FAST!" until after the actions
that followed.... The Ship began what became an extreme down angle....The 1MC announced
"COLLISION PORT SIDE AFT!" and I suddenly found myself securing the watertight door
between the Nav Center and Missile Compartment...We hit with a tremendous BANG! and the sharp down
angle continued...As thoughts of going to the bottom went through my head we began to level out and
soon the words (never sounded sweeter) "SURFACE, SURFACE, SURFACE!" wrang out over the
1MC...Meanwhile, back in the States sometime latter, my wife bolted upright in the bed...answered
the phone and before the caller (Don Anderson's wife) could speak asked "Are they
alright?". We made it and now I'm a Father & Grandfather! |
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