Bill Syzmanski smiles as the Cusk

enters Yokosuka for the last time.  Another

21 days and we'll be home.

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Arriving at the Reserve Pier in San Diego

on return from WestPac, March 12, 1969

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Article in the "Periscope" magazine for the

San Diego Ballast Point Submarine Base

March 21, 1969

(Document courtesy of John Schmitt)

Welcome Home!

Keith Cisewski's children await their dad

as the USS Cusk returns home from her

last WestPac

(Photo courtesy of Sam Houston)

Mrs. Gayda and husband Gary

(Photo courtesy of Sam Houston)

Crew and families reunited

at the USS Cusk's homecoming

Left center - Chris Quijada & wife.

Just above Chris is Captain Houston

(Photo courtesy of Sam Houston)

Chief Babb & daughter

(Photo courtesy of Sam Houston)

USS Cusk Welcome Home Cake

Representatives of the San Diego Navy

League present a welcome home cake to

Captain Houston and Chief Babb

(Photo courtesy of Sam Houston)

Charlie Tinkle relaxing in Sonar

(Photo courtesy of Dave Lawrence)

Tom Roseland standing on the Stern Planes

Picture taken when the Cusk was in the yards

at 32nd Street in San Diego

(Photo courtesy of Tom Roseland)

Relaxing in the Control Room

Steve "Codger" Rogers and Gerald "Audie"

Johnson talk with an unidentified crewman

in the forward end of the Control Room

(Photo courtesy of Dennis Schultz)

Entering Newport, Ca. 13 June 1969

The USS Cusk's last R&R port visit was

to Newport Beach, California

(Article courtesy of Sam Houston)

Don't take my picture.

John "Jay" Lee stands in front of the

high pressure air manifold

(Photo courtesy of Dennis Schultz)

Newport News Article

Article describes the USS Cusk and

her weekend visit to Newport Beach

(Article courtesy of Sam Houston)

Another Newport Beach News Article

This one describes how a local bank helped

make sure the crew got paid when

they arrived for a weekend of R&R.

(Article courtesy of Sam Houston)

Change of Command Ceremonies

LCDR Thomas Arnold prepares to

assume command of the Cusk from

Captain Sam Houston

(Photo courtesy of Sam Houston)

Last Change of Command

LCDR Thomas Arnold assumes

command of the Cusk from

CDR Sam Houston

(Photo courtesy of Sam Houston)

Change of Command - Inside

(Photo courtesy of Sam Houston)

Article about the USS "Kusk"

(Article courtesy of Sam Houston)

Decommissioning Brochure Front Cover

(Photo courtesy of Doug McQueen)

Decommissioning Brochure Interior

(Photo courtesy of Doug McQueen)

Cusk makes top fold of the front page

Article in Vallejo-Times Herald about the

USS Cusk's decommissioning

(Article courtesy of Sam Houston)

"Congratulation on completion of WestPac"

Message from COMSUBFLOT7

as the Cusk departed Yokosuka, Japan

February 25, 1969

(Document courtesy of John Schmitt)

Final Crew of the Cusk

(Article courtesy of Doug McQueen)

Final Colors

Jerry "Audie" Johnson and Jim "Tip" Tipton remove the Cusk's

flag at the end of decommissioning ceremonies

(Photo courtesy of Sam Houston)

Article about the USS Cusk's

decommissioning ceremony

(Article courtesy of Sam Houston)

Last known picture of the USS Cusk

The Cusk is shown in mothballs at Mare Island.  This picture was taken

30 April 1971, two years after her decommissioning and one year before

she was sold for scrap.  Other boats shown to the to right of the Cusk

are the USS Rock (SS-274), USS Bashaw (SS-241), USS Spinax

(SSR-489), USS Pomodon (SS-486), USS Medregal (SS-480), and

USS Diodon (SS-349)

(Photo courtesy of NavSource.org website)

James "Jim" Branske

Steve "The Codger" Rogers