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16 January 1955, Change of command ceremonies in Port Hueneme |
New Cusk CO LCDR Richard M Clark takes command from LCDR
Eugene Pridonoff
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Cusk crew at
ease on deck after the change of command ceremony is completed |
Topside Watch in Pearl, 1955 |
Rare 1955 photo of the three original missile
submarines. Left to right is the first missile boat, Cusk (SS-348)
and across the pier is the Tunny (SSG-282) and the Carbonero (SS-337).
Note that only the Tunny still has a missile hanger and ramp. |
View of Subron Five
submarines and tender at the Change of
Command aboard the USS Nereus
(AS-17), November 1955. The Cusk is the second boat inboard
from the Tunny. This unusual view shows eleven vessels
of Submarine Squadron Five (nine submarines, a submarine rescue vessel
and a submarine tender) moored side by side for a recent change of
command ceremony at San Diego, California. Captain Eugene B. Fluckey,
USN, Medal of Honor recipient, relieved Captain Francis B. Scanland,
USN, as Commander, Submarine Squadron Five on 1 August 1955. Nested
alongside the submarine tender Nereus (AS-17) are:
Tunny (SSG-282), Cusk (SS-348), Carbonero
(SS-337), Tilefish (SS-307), Spinax
(SSR-489), Rock (SSR-274), Remora (SS-487),
Catfish (SS-339), and Volador (SS-490), and
the submarine rescue vessel, Florikan (ASR-9). Photograph
released 3 August 1955
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Subron Five Change of
Command aboard the USS Nereus
(AS-17), November 1955. Cusk is the second
inboard boat. Subs moored right to left from the
Nereus are:
USS Tunny (SSG-282),
USS Cusk (SS-348),
USS Carbonero (SS-337),
USS Tilefish (SS-307),
USS Spinax (SSR-489),
USS Rock (SSR-274),
USS Remora (SS-487),
USS Catfish (SS-339),
USS Volador (SS-490)
and the Submarine Rescue Vessel Florikan (ASR-9) |
Cusk Captain CDR & Mrs. Eugene Pridonoff
cutting
a cake at a ship's party
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View from USS Cusk's
After
Engine Room hatch while
underway
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USS Cusk Crew at EM Club
Kodiak, Alaska
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USS Cusk Radio Gang
Kodiak, Alaska, 10 March 1955 |
