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1947 - USS Cusk Year by Year History
Crewmembers, Pictures, and
Memorabilia
The Cusk becomes the world's first missile submarine
1947 was the year of the Cusk's
first historic missile launch. The date was the 12th of February, 1947
when submarine warfare was changed forever. Cusk's first launch was
unguided and it flew out over the Pacific until it ran out of fuel. The
next launch later the next month was guided using the Cusk's on board missile
guidance equipment. The following summer, the Cusk was sent to Mare Island
Naval Shipyard to have a hanger installed for the missile. This hanger
would enable the Cusk to submerge with a missile and surface at a later time for
launching.
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Click
here to see the crewmembers who were aboard the Cusk in 1947
Memorabilia
and pictures from 1947:
5...4...3...2...1...
The countdown is
almost to T-0 as
the Cusk makes another successful launch.
(Photo courtesy
of Nick Spark and his movie,
"Regulus, the First Nuclear Missile Submarines" ) |
...0 Fire!
The gasoline
turbine engine ignites
(Photo courtesy
of Nick Spark and his movie,
"Regulus, the First Nuclear Missile Submarines" ) |
Missile Away
(Photo courtesy
of Nick Spark and his movie,
"Regulus, the First Nuclear Missile Submarines" ) |
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Ship's Party at Pt. Mugu |
The Day Before the Historic
Launch
Crew
Picture 11 Feb 1947
Taken at Point
Mugu, California
(Photo courtesy
of Karl Kramer) |
Pt. Mugu ship's party |
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More party pictures at Pt. Mugu |
Ship's
Party Collage - Pt. Mugu, California |
Early Missile Launch - Pt. Mugu |
Portside view
of Cusk just after missile hanger
was installed,
September 29, 1947.
(US Navy
Photo) |
Stern view of ramp and
hanger
September 29, 1947
Mare Island, California
(US Navy Photo) |
Another view
of Cusk just after missile
hanger was installed,
September 29, 1947.
(US Navy
Photo) |
Cusk's Missile
Hanger and
Launch Ramp being installed
(Cocoa Library
Photo) |
Starboard view
of Cusk just after
missile hanger was installed.
(Cocoa Library
Photo)
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View of Cusk
just
before her
historic
missile launch.
(Cocoa Library
Photo) |
Loon Missile being tested at Pt. Mugu
(Photo courtesy
of Tom Roseland )
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Door sign from the Missile Center
located just below the
Crew's Mess.
(Photo courtesy of Tom
Roseland) |
Artist conception of a Loon Missile
Circa 1947
(Photo courtesy
of Tom Roseland |
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Loon Missile in Museum |
Missile Test
Ramp - Pt. Mugu, California |
Another Loon Missile |
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Loon |
Crewmembers who were aboard the Cusk in 1947:
| Last Name |
City |
State |
Rank/Rate |
Svc. Date |
Comments |
| Allen, Henry Walker |
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46 - 47 |
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| Brown, Lawrence |
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CM1(SS) |
46 - 47 |
Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown |
| Carroll, Loren A |
Ozawkie |
KS |
EM3(SS) |
46 - 47 |
Eternal Patrol 4-6-2007 |
| Conforti, John J. |
Torrington |
CT |
EN1(SS) |
46 - 47 |
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| Culp |
|
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ET1(SS) |
47 |
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| Drury, Roy |
|
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SN |
47 |
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| Fisher, Walter Curtis |
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VA |
EN1(SS) |
46 - 48 |
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| Graham, Herbert W. |
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RM1(SS) |
46 - 53 |
Eternal Patrol - Date Unknown |
| Hazlett, G. |
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GM1 |
46 - 47 |
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| Albert O. Herbst |
Fort Washington |
MD |
RM3(SS) |
45 - 48 |
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| Jordan, Robert |
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MA |
EM2(SS) |
46 - 47 |
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| Kunkel, Leo P. |
Jacksonville |
FL |
MoMM2c |
45 - 48 &
52 - 58 |
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Leo, L. |
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ETC(SS) |
47 - 48 |
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| Lindstrom, D. E. |
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EM1(SS) |
47 |
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| Longnecker, E. G. |
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EM1(SS) |
47 - 50 |
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| Mikolay, J. R. |
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MoMM3c |
46 - 47 |
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| Norrington, William E |
Los Alamitos |
CA |
LCDR |
45 - 47 |
1st Executive
Officer, Eternal Patrol 24 October 2010 |
| Patterson, Hugh |
Fair Oaks |
CA |
EM3(SS) |
46 - 48 |
Eternal Patrol - 2002 |
| Rawding, William Burt "Scottie" |
Bedford |
MA |
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46 - 49 |
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| Shelp, J. J. |
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TM2(SS) |
47 |
Eternal Patrol - Date
Unknown |
| Senior, Harry B |
Orange Park |
FL |
SDC(SS) |
46 - 52 |
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| Strosser, Robert J |
Tucson |
AZ |
TM2(SS) |
47 |
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| Summers, Paul E. "Pete" |
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CDR |
46 - 48 |
1st Captain, Eternal Patrol -
28 August 1993 |
| Taylor, Ted |
Renton |
WA |
FNEM(SS) |
47 |
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| Ullman, Robert W. |
Chula Vista |
CA |
EM1(SS) |
45 - 50 |
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| Wilkerson, Dennis |
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LCDR |
47 - 48 |
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| Zellmer, Ernest J.
"Zeke" |
Satellite Beach |
FL |
LT |
46 - 48 |
1st Engineering Officer |
| Zimmerman, R. C. |
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SM2c |
46 - 47 |
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If you have any information, pictures,
history, or crewmember names/information from the Cusk in 1947 (or any year),
please contact the
Cusk Webmaster.
Thanks!
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