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SSR-572 Photos | WestPac '74 Photos | Post Decom Photos
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Underway Photo Galley

 
Topside Manuvering Watch jpg   Topside Maneuvering Watch - Preparing to pull into port.  
Preparing to pull into Sub Base - Point Loma California.
 
Topside Pulling into Pt Loma jpg
 
The 572 sail jpg A shot of the "Sail" of the Sailfish. One of the most distinguishable characteristics of the 572 was it's enormous "Sail".
"Swim call"!! - Taken during the West Pac of 72-73.
Swim Call
Topside BBQ EN1(SS) Henry "Hank" Severin burnin' some burgers & steaks during swim call. Topside underway BBQ's were always a treat!
TM3(SS) Ron Slack with snorkel gear.
Ron Slack
Underway Photo of Sailfish This is one of the many "underway" photos that were taken of the 572. This one was taken while deployed for operations since the hull numbers were removed.
Photo of Sailfish pulling into Pearl Harbor in 1969.
572 Pulling into Pearl Harbor 1969
                       

Crew Photos

Shipmates1 Bowlin, Hammerstad, and Whitaker    
Governor Joy, Steve "Willie" Williams, and Dave Coppin on liberty.
Shipmates2
 
Shipmates3 EM1(SS) Salvador Quintavis Quintavis. (His middle & last names were the same)    
"Hoot" Gibson, Reggie Roe, John Burnet, Carl Wannamaker.
Shipmates4
 
Shipmates5 Arlin "Hammer" Hammerstad and Jim "Santa" Klaus.
"Doc" Linahan. "Doc" use to double as the midnight "Baker". He was notorious for spraying everything for cock roaches after drinking, and making "Dangerous" pickled eggs.
Shipmates5
Eddie Ryan "Fast Eddie" Ryan on the Bongo's during a ships party in Manila, Philippines.    
Ron Bowlin and Ron Lundeby.
Ron Bolin and Ron Lundeby
 
Party Animals Ron Slack, Rick Weisner, Eddie Ryan, and Russ "Bogie" Bogar on liberty.    
EM1 (SS) Quintavis, RM1 (SS) "Pete" Peters or Peterson, Reggie Roe is next to the puff dome. Contact me if you have any more information
Shipmates
 
Crewmember ET2 (SS) Randy Bedle    
FTG3 Alan Meerscheidt as a "Non-qual" wearing his famous "Watch Cap".

Shipmate

 
                       

 

Shipyard Photos

Bow shot - Drydock Looking down the "Bow" of the Sailfish as she sat in drydock.    
Photo of the backside of the 572.
Drydock - Aft Photo
 
Rudder Rudder, Screw, and Stern Planes.    
Forward tube outer doors and Sonar Dome.

Tubedoors

 
                       
 
 
 

Engine Room Photos

 
  Aft Engine Room Photo of the After Engine Room. Taken from the front of the room looking aft.      
Photo of Russ "Bogie" Bogar in the After Engine Room. Photo taken from Forward Engine Room.
Bogie
 
  Hank Severin EN1(SS) Henry "Hank" Severin on Throttleman Watch in the Forward Engine Room.      
EN2(SS) Bill "Lanny" Lanahan on Throttleman Watch in the Forward Engine Room.
Lanny
 
  Sweeny & Lanny EN2(SS) Lanahan & EN2(SS) "Viking" Sweeny on "Cold Iron" watch during underwater operations.      
ENFN Thompson in the Forward Engine Room outboard #1 Main Engine.
Thompson
 
Pulling Upper Crank on OP EN1(SS) Gribble & EN2(SS) Cross preparing to pull the upper crankshaft on #2 Main Engine.
Photo of the Forward Engine Room during blower overhauls in Yokosuka, Japan (1972).
Blower Overhaul
J.W. Gribble EN1(SS) J.W. Gribble on throttleman watch in the After Engine Room.
Russ "Bogie" Bogar in the lower level of the After engine room in front of the "Prairie Masker low pressure blower.
Bogie in Lower Level of AER
Lanny - Lower Level Bill "Lanny" Lanahan in the lower level of the after engine room.   Bogie & Lanny during the 1972 blower overhauls in Yokosuka.
bogie and Lanny - Enginemen
     

                                       
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