Before I turn the podium over, I’ve got to tell a little story. You’ve got to get into the “Way Back Machine” for this one,…
Before I turn the podium over, I’ve got to tell a little story. You’ve got to get into the “Way Back Machine” for this one,…
Butch and Tim served with Admiral Chiles at Naval Reactors. He was a Navy Captain at the time, and he was the person who interfaced…
Hovering an SSBN (maintaining the ship in a neutral state of buoy- ancy at a specified depth at very low speed) is a challenge for…
During the early and mid-1950s two television shows captured my interest in the United States Navy (USN). First, the great chronicle of WW2, Victory at…
It was January 1984, and I had just relieved CDR Ken Lee as Com- manding Officer of USS Gato (SSN 615). Tradition held that each…
Interviewers: Okay. We’ll start from the beginning. Where’d you grow up? VADM Nicholson (hereafter VADM): Well, I was born in Salt Lake City, but I…
This transcript has been edited for clarity and readability. The original is available upon request. —Ed. Tim: A little bit of your thoughts as to…
In the mid-197Es, I was assigned under VADM Chuck Griffiths (OP 02) as Trident Program Coordinator and Director Strategic Submarine Division (OP 21). Later, I…
“I’m floating around in this raft, paddling, and then all of a sudden I saw this conning tower come up and saw this submarine surface.”…
Since the end of the Second World War, there have been countless wars and conflicts of varying size and scope around the globe. Very few…
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