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The final watch.

The final watch. All of us who ever served on submarines experienced the first watch. The training we received mostly prepared us for that watch. Technical details, readings and normal operations were the expected results. But in the back of our minds, we were trained for the unexpected. What if a system failed. What if […]

The Big House

The family once owned a beautiful mansion in Elizabeth Township. I am including pictures from my collection.

THE TRIP TO THE SUBMARINE – Key West 1960

Field Trips are Fun I remember as a kid we used to go to businesses on field trips to get a glimpse into what our parents and others did for a living. One year it was a bakery with all of the delicious smells you might expect. Another trip brought us to Menzie Dairy where […]

Happy 711 Day 2026

“Every man seen was at his station” – The tragic loss of the S-51

Every man seen was at his station – The tragic lass of the S-51 Caution – The descriptions are pretty graphic. I have written about the sinking of the S-51 before but today is the hundredth anniversary of the beginning of her recovery and restoration. In their day, the U. S. submarines S-50 and S-51 were the latest and […]

From the wayback machine: Submarines in 1952

USS Robert E. Lee SSBN 601 revisited

July 1, 2019… remembering the USS Abraham Lincoln SSBN 602

Guest Post: How Navy Veterans Can Boost Health and Thrive in Later Life

Note from Mister Mac: I get requests on a fairly regular basis to include articles that might be of interest to the readers of the blog. It’s pretty rare when I accept them. Because June Duncan provided the following article and was patient while I reviewed it, I decided to make one of those rare […]