1st Ship's Patch

Photo courtesy of Zeke Zellmer)

Photograph of 1st Patch signed

by the 1st crew of the Cusk

(Photo courtesy of Zeke Zellmer)

First Missile Patch - 1948

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland

2nd Missile Patch - 1950

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

"SSG" Designation added to Ship's Patch

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland

Last Missile Patch, 1957

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

RFUQ (Rig for Ultra Quiet) Patch

Patch created in Yokosuka, Japan, Fall, 1960

(Photo courtesy of Billy Hrbacek)

"Aloha" Patch, 1962

This patch was created shortly after the

AN/BPQ-1 (XN-1) Regulus guidance

equipment was removed.  At the time, the

Cusk was home-ported in Pearl Harbor

(Information courtesy of Billy P. Hrbacek)

Last Ship's Patch of the Cusk, 1966

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Enlisted Shoulder Patch (E-2 to E6)

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Custom Engineering Section patch, 1964-1968

(Patch Photo courtesy of Brian Errigo)

Custom Dolphins & Name Patch

(Photo courtesy of Brian Errigo)

1967 WestPac Patch

(Photo courtesy of Jim Branske)

Another version of the 1968 WestPac Patch

(Photo courtesy of John Schmitt)

1968 WestPac Patch

(Photo courtesy of John Schmitt)

San Diego Submarine Squadron Five

(Photo courtesy of Don Killian)

Photo of SubRonFive on Sail of Cusk

(Photo courtesy of Don Killian)

Submarine Base, New London, Connecticut

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Vietnam Service Medal

Awarded to the Cusk 9 SEP to 30-SEP 1965,

(Info per OPNAV 1650, Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

National Defense Service Medal

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Awarded to the Cusk 12 Aug to 21 Sept, 1964

and 2 Oct to 18 Oct, 1964

(Info per OPNAV 1650, Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Vietnam Service Patch

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Republic of Vietnam

Meritorious Unit Citation - Gallantry

Awarded to Cusk 09 SEP to 30 SEP 1965,

22-OCT to 10 NOV 1965, 19 JUL to 03 AUG 1967,

10 AUG to 19 AUG 1967, 15 NOV to 16 NOV-1968,

18 JAN to 22 JAN 1969, and 26 JAN to 01 FEB 1969

(Info per OPNAV 1650, Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

1st laying of the Cusk's Keel

26 May 1944

(Photo courtesy of Zeke Zellmer)

2nd laying of the Cusk's keel

For unknown reasons, the Cusk's keel was

moved to another part of the Electric Boat

yards and re-laid

2 December 1944

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

The launch of the USS Cusk

28 July 28 1945

(Photo courtesy of Zeke Zellmer)

Cusk Commissioning Cover

5 February 1946

(Photo courtesy of Zeke Zellmer)

Submarine letterhead with the

Cusk's name and mailing address

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)