Submarine Service In The 1970s

[Otswartz]

I was never on a "boomer". Served on "Smoke Boats" and one fast attack. (688)

[MrThelt102]

1967-1985, SSBN641(B), SSBN625(B), SSBN627(B) & SSBN657(G), FBMSTC ChasnSC, MOTU-14 Kings Bay, GA.

[derfdeer]

1972 - 1980

[poggio5822]

KAMEHAMEHA (SSBN 642 BLUE) 72-75

[jodifu6274]

Kamehameha (SSBN-642 Gold) 85-88 Tied up to the Hunley in Holy Loch

[jodifu6274]

Kamehameha (SSBN-642 Gold) 85-88

[54Ripster]

i was on the USS Daniel Boone SSBN 629 1973 to 1979

[derfdeer]

I was on the USS Bergall SSN667 for 5 years and then the Sam Rayburn SSBN 635

[Dewdad30]

@derfdeer When did you do your time??

[cheekster96]

I served on the USS Spadefish SSN 668

[TheAGAPETUS]

USS Hunley was my first duty station.

[Nanjing03]

There probably is not much footage of these submarines of the 616 and 640-class FBM submarines and the 613 and 637-class attack submarines because they operated during the height of the Cold War. I served aboard the 631 when it was decided that American submarines would have their orange emergency radio transmitter buoys painted black and welded in place so they could not be released.  We also painted out the white hull numbers to confuse Soviet observers. Those were exciting times then.

[CaptainNemoful]

I wish today's submarines could be like the SSRN. SEAVIEW, from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

thanks,

C.N.