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At random: Interests in submarines extends to royalty and presidents. The King of England and the King and Queen of Spain are among those who have made submerged cruises in submarines. As a result of a trip in an early United States submarine, President "Teddy" Roosevelt ordered extra compensation for personnel serving in the "Silent Service." President Harry Truman made a 440 foot dive in a captured German submarine. The first President to cruise aboard a nuclear submarine was President Eisenhower who rode the USS SEAWOLF out of Newport, Rhode Island on September 26, 1957.

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Posted 2008-05-20 10:42 AM (#16076)

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Subject: USVI's top books include two sub-based ones

USNI's May Proceedings magazine lists 20 best books for 2007.

These include:

The Galloping Ghost, Carl LaVO's extraordinary book about an extraordinary man -- Admiral Eugene Flxxcky.

Submarine Stories: Recollections from the Diesel Boats, edited by Paul Stillwell for the USNI Press. (about 60 DBF contributors)

For complete list:

http://www.usni.org/magazines/proceedings/story.asp?STORY_ID=1460

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