R. Scott Gipson FTG1(SS)
US Navy Submarine Service 1966 - 1975

Dolphins - a sub sailor's most prized possession

Here's to us, and those like us...Damn Few !

USS Permit SSN 662 "Underway" USS Gurnard SSN 662
 I was fortunate enough to be a member of the Commissioning Crew of the 662 in 1968 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard and subsequently made first WESTPAC cruise from October 1969 to May of 1970. The crew was awarded the Vietnam Service Medal and the Korean Winter Campaign Medal.
Jacket patch that the Permit crew wore

Ever wonder how the diving alarm sounded on the old submarines? Just double click on the Klaxon below.

USS Permit SSN 594
After four years as an instructor at the FBM School, Naval Submarine Base, New London, Ct. I reported to the Permit. This was my last boat - October 1974 to September 1975 - after which I left the Navy to finish college.

For more information in the "brothers of the phin", check out the link below.

submarinesailor.com


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