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USS Virginia Base Deep Water Gazette Third Quarter – July 2014 USS Virginia Base Deep Water Gazette Third Quarter – July 2014 The Little Base That can Does To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country. That their dedication, deeds and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishments. Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution. Base to go into more detail but if you want a blow by blow account just ask me at one Commander of our meetings. MEETING DAY/TIME CHANGE By the time you read this newsletter you REGIONAL should have read several e-mail CONFERENCE: messages from me outlining a couple of proposals I’m making – one of which is I wanted to let that we change our monthly meeting day everyone know that Della and I had a from Thursday to Saturday – and make great time at the 2014 USSVI SE it a lunch meeting instead of a dinner Regional Conference in Cary, NC April meeting. This would allow those of us 7-11. This conference was hosted by the who either don’t drive at all at night, or Tarheel Base and they and the host just prefer not to drive at night hotel, Holiday Inn Cary, did a bang up (particularly at night in the rain) a job. The accommodations and staff were chance to get to the meetings and return first rate – with the daily hot breakfast home while it’s still daylight. Whether bar that was included with the room rate we make this a first, second, third or being outstanding (Don’t you know sub fourth Saturday of every month will be sailors learned to eat well on the boats!). voted on at our July 10th meeting. I also Conference Coordinator “Butterbean” want us to consider a suggestion by Paul Dixon did a great job with everything Benton that we shorten the lunch/happy (except he briefly let the beer keg run hour/fellowship period by 30 minutes dry). Activities besides outside tours thus making the new time: Lunch & included a daily 50/50 raffle (none of Happy Hour: Noon to 1:30pm; which I won) and morning meetings Meeting 1:30-2:30pm. This new time with guest speakers – including WWII would also make it more reasonable to vet George Bass; active duty CAPT start a movie during or shortly after our Doug Wright (the ROTC CO); and, at business meeting and not have to be the gala dinner banquet on Thursday, concerned about running late. The VADM Al Konetzni (big Al, the sailor’s meeting location and buffet menu would pal). Good food, good fun, good remain unchanged - as Anna’s says they fellowship - all for a very reasonable can handle that change without price. I highly recommend that our difficulty. members do their best to attend at least ANNUAL PICNIC VENUE one of these regional and/or district As you all know Bill & Carol Wellner conferences whenever the opportunity have opted to discontinue hosting our presents itself. Thanks again to Pete annual Sub Vet picnic at their beautiful Fortier for taking the helm for the April home in Amelia – and we again thank meeting! I won’t take up the space here them profusely for having initiated and hosted our picnics for ten years! Marie 19 of our 42 eligible voting members Padgett’s daughter, Carolyn Seay, has have voted (your primary Base suggested we meet for our picnic at Bear determines how your vote is counted). If Creek Lake State Park, which is in you need assistance voting please don’t Cumberland. I sent out some of the hesitate to contact me details about this park in several e-mail at [email protected] or call me messages and announced that I have at 434-286-2529. already reserved Shelter #1 there for the first Saturday in October – the God bless, Greenboard/Straightboard 4th (there is only one shelter but that’s and all the best! what they call it). If the membership decides not to use this venue or this date this year we can cancel and will be refunded all but $10 of the $63.18 rental fee. Each car will be charged $4 LT, USN (Ret) (regardless of how many people are in the car) and the Base will pay the total fee with one check at the end of the day. John Lamsens is scoping out restaurants Boats Lost This Quarter where we can purchase good barbeque to-go - with Bill’s Barbeque and Famous Dave’s being in the running right now. The Base will pick up the tab for the barbeque also – plus the basics such as paper plates, plastic ware, cups, napkins, etc. Everyone is encouraged to invite family and friends to this event – and bring a covered dish or desert, and whatever you want to drink as we have done in the past. I believe that alcoholic beverages are not permitted – but I’m sure we can rough it with other drinks, JULY -- at least for this year. There is no electricity at this facility and generators USS Runner (SS-275) was declared are not allowed so we’ll have to lost 1-Jul-1943 with the loss of 78 submerge the boat the old fashioned way. Although this year’s picnic is crew when it was sunk somewhere coming together pretty well – new between Midway and Hokkaido. member Al Ptasznik has said he may Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR offer his home as our picnic venue for Remarks: Location not known, cause 2015. If he does that we can stand down not known, date of loss not known. from planning any future picnics at Bear Declared lost date used. WDR gives Creek. Thanks for considering this Al J! date spread as 5-28 to 7-4-43 VOTE USS S-28 (SS-133) was lost on 4-Jul- If you haven’t yet voted for the USSVI 1944 with the loss of 50 crew when it National Officers and the various foundered off Hawaii, while operating Proposed Amendments to the Constitution and Bylaws you have until with USCGC Reliance August 28th to do that. As of June Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR 27th while I’m writing this column, only USS Robalo (SS-273) was lost on 26-Jul- USS Cochino (SS-345) was lost on 26- 1944 with the loss of 84 crew when it was Aug-1949 when it was sunk in Norwegian sunk 2 miles off west coast of Palawan. Sea after fire, one man from Cochino and Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM,WDR 6 men from USS Tusk were lost in the Remarks: Possibly diveable water. rescue operation. Sources: R, D, SFLM AUGUST -- SEPTEMBER -- USS Grunion (SS-216) was lost on 1-Aug- 1942 with the loss of 70 crew when it was USS S-5 (SS-110) was lost on 1-Sep- sunk near entrance to Kiska (Alaska) 1920 when it foundered off Deleware Capes Harbor 1Sept20 40 miles offshore. All the crew Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM escaped through a hole cut in hull in the Remarks: Possibly diveable water. WDR tiller room. states 7-30-42 to 8-6-42 Sources: R, D, SFLM Remarks: Hull towed by US Battleship Ohio USS S-39 (SS-144) was lost on 14-Aug- until it foundered about 5 miles from sinking 1942 when it was destroyed after grounding point. Dived. Metal from hole in Navy on reef south of Rossel Island Louisande Memorial Museum. Archipelago. All the crew was rescued. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR USS S-51 (SS-162) was lost on 25-Sep- Remarks: Hulk reported sighted in 1978 1925 with the loss of 32 crew when it was sunk after collision with SS City of Rome off USS Harder (SS-257) was lost on 24-Aug- Block Island. 1944 with the loss of 80 crew when it was Sources: R, D, SFLM sunk off Caiman Point, Luzon, RPI Remarks: Hull raised, studied and Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR scrapped. Remarks: Possibly diveable water. USS Pompano (SS-181) was lost on 1- USS Flier (SS-250) was lost on 13-Aug- Sep-1943 with the loss of 76 crew when it 1944 with the loss of 80 crew when it was was sunk off the northeast coast of Honshu sunk in Balabac Strait near Mantangule Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Island. Remarks: WDR gives date spread as 8-20 Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR to 9-27-43 Remarks: One secondary source stated 8 men survived and were taken prisoner. Ros USS Grayling (SS-209) was lost on 9-Sep- and SFLM state correctly that eight men 1943 with the loss of 76 crew when it was survived and were rescued by USS sunk in or near Tablas Strait, PI. Redfin on 30 August 1944. Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR Remarks: WDR gives date spread as 9-9 to USS Bullhead (SS-332) was lost on 6-Aug- 9-12-43 1945 with the loss of 84 crew when it was sunk in West end of Lombok Strait. USS Cisco (SS-290) was lost on 28-Sep- Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR 1943 with the loss of 76 crew when it was sunk in Sulu Sea west of Mindinao, 9° 47N; 12° 144E Sources: R, D, Ros, SFLM, WDR District this organization, just like the boat, will NOT run on its own. It needs people to organize and Commander make sure things move along.
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