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1963 - USS Cusk (SS-348) Year by Year
History
Crewmembers, Pictures and
Memorabilia
In 1963, Captain Frank Comstock took
the Cusk south of the equator and the crew had a rare visit to Tahiti. As
mandated by crossing the equator, all of the "Pollywogs" on board were required
to undergo Kink Neptune's initiation as "Shellbacks.
Click here to see a list of the Cusk
crewmembers who came aboard in 1963
Cusk memorabilia
and crew pictures from 1963:
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Shellback Initiation - July
1963
Herman Strickland (front center) and
other
Cusk crewmembers look like they've
just
crawled out of the "garbage chute" during an
initiation while enroute to Tahiti.
(Photo courtesy of
Herman Strickland)
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Eric Copt's Shellback
Initiation
Tahiti, July 1963
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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Swim Call
Somewhere
near Tahiti, July 1963
(Photo courtesy of
Herman Strickland)
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Control Room
Looking forward and
starboard at 3000# Air
and Low Pressure Air Manifolds
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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Bow Planes & Dive Manifold
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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Cusk steaming toward Tahiti, 1963
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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Cusk in Pearl Harbor Drydock
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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Cusk Overhaul, Pearl Harbor
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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Scaffolding around Cusk's Sail
Pearl Harbor,
1963
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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Cusk's hull cutaway for generator
overhaul
Pearl Harbor,
1963
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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Submarine Mom & Grandmother
Eric Copt's grandmother who also lost a
son,
(Eric's uncle) on the
USS Trout in 1944.
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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A very young Eric Copt
(Photo courtesy of
Eric Copt)
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Cusk Publicity
Photo, 1963
(Source of photo
unknown)
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Crewmembers who came aboard the Cusk in
1963:
| Last Name |
First &
MI |
City |
State |
Rank/Rate |
Svc. Date |
Comments |
| Bisler |
Larry |
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63 |
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| Carr |
Gary |
Bremerton |
WA |
EMCM(SS) |
63 - 69 |
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| Copt |
Eric |
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EM3(SS) |
63 - 66 |
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| Gallagher |
Lawrence |
Maryville |
TN |
ET1(SS) |
63 - 66 |
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| Greenwalt |
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63 |
XO |
| Griffith |
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CDR |
63 |
XO |
| Hakke |
L. E. "Roy" |
Reading |
PA |
EM2(SS) |
63 - 66 |
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| Heral |
Ed |
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63 - 64 |
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| Keelin |
Mike |
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STS |
63 - 66 |
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| Kilpatrick |
Al "Killer" |
Palm Springs |
CA |
MM3(SS) |
63 - 66 |
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| Knapp |
Gerald |
Grand Rapids |
MN |
RMC(SS) |
63 - 64 |
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| Lee |
John S. |
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MM1(SS) |
63 - 69 |
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| Mabry |
Gene |
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ET1(SS) |
63 - 63 |
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| O'Meally |
Art |
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RM1(SS) |
63 - 66 |
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| Phillips |
Jack A. |
Vacaville |
CA |
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63 |
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| Probert |
William E. |
Renovo |
PA |
EM3(SS) |
63 - 64 |
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| Provins |
Bob |
Santee |
CA |
STS3(SS) |
63 - 65 |
Eternal Patrol - 11 Jan 2003 |
| Sessions |
Thomas |
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LT |
63 - 64 |
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| Smith |
Peter B. |
Center Conway |
NH |
ETR3(SS) |
63 - 65 |
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| Strickland |
Herman |
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RM2(SS) |
63 |
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| Swift |
Charles J. |
Tigard |
OR |
LTJG |
63 - 65 |
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| Vogel |
Frank |
Cherokee |
KS |
IC3(SS) |
64 - 66 |
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| Watterson |
Rodney |
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LTJG |
63 - 64 |
If you have any information, pictures,
history, or crewmember names/information from the Cusk in 1963 (or any year),
please contact the
Cusk Webmaster.
Thanks!
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