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Ric

Posted 2019-07-08 11:23 AM (#95417)

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Subject: NR-1 page

A friend sent me this page about the NR-1.
http://www.hisutton.com/NR-1.html

My NR-1 story:
On Feb 25, 1965 I was assigned to the USS Flasher SSN 613 at Electric Boat in Groton, CT.
While assigned there I had to walk around the shipyard from time to time. While needing to visit a dentist one day I had to walk through the North building ways. While passing through I got to see a number of subs under construction and many types of machines. One of which was rolling 6 inch thick plates for hull sections. Turns out these were for the NR-1 since "regular" subs didn't have hulls that thick. HY-100 steel. That picture has stuck in my head all these years.

Later in 1966 the yard was visited by the USS Marlin (T-2) one of two "sonar trainers" that were normally stationed at Key West so the Surface ships could practice finding submarines. Small subs with a crew of only 14 and one torpedo tube and carried 5 torpedoes. Anyway, turns out she was about the same size as the NR-1 and and was going to be used to test the wheel systems that was to go on the NR-1. Those trials ended after we had been commissioned and had left for Hawaii. Once trials were completed the wheels were removed and placed on the NR-1.

One of the officers we had aboard Flasher was a young Lieutenant JG named Michael McGowan. He was to later, as a Commander, given command of NR-1. One morning when driving to work he was killed in an auto accident. The man who took his place, Toby Warson, is a member of Seattle Sub Vets Base.

subsk

Posted 2019-07-08 11:53 AM (#95419 - in reply to #95417)

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Location: Falls Church, VA

Subject: RE: NR-1 page

Hi Ric;
I sailed with Toby Warson on James Madison. We commissioned her together. He was a great officer. If memory serves me, he was in
command of NR1 when she located the missing bomb in the Med. Pleas pass along my regards to Toby the next time you see him.
Bill Kreher SK2SS

Ric

Posted 2019-07-08 1:04 PM (#95420 - in reply to #95419)

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Subject: RE: NR-1 page

Will do Bill

Runner485

Posted 2019-07-09 8:47 AM (#95423 - in reply to #95420)

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Subject: Ric-about that jumper

Ok Ric. I know that ain't your boot camp jumper...C'mon tell the truth now!

Ric

Posted 2019-07-09 10:24 AM (#95425 - in reply to #95423)

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Subject: RE: Ric-about that jumper

Of course not. I was 135 pounds in Boot and 145 most of my active duty. My gaberdines I haven't been able to get into since the 1970's. (They're still in my closet). A few years ago I was looking for something for a Halloween Dance costume and found this cheap and it fit, (then).

I lost so much weight from the Bypass I could fit back in it for Veterans Day parade. Sound fun so I wore it.

JrKrup, Skimmer

Posted 2019-07-09 11:27 AM (#95427 - in reply to #95425)

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Location: Oxnard, CA

Subject: RE: Ric-about that jumper

Like I said before, I still have my boot camp issue dress blues. The only thing that still fits is the photograph.

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