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A young visitor wanted to know who gets to control the rudder on the submarine.
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OTHER EPISODES IN THIS PODCAST
An interview with Dave Pierce, a Boiler Technician who was aboard the destroyer USS Hamner during the Vietnam War.
Read the blog post on this story at the following link:
http://thetidesofhistory.com/2025/03/23/sea-stories-a-tin-can-sailor-off-vietnam-feat-dave-pierce/
Studying USS Hamner's deck logs reveals where she was during the Battle of Dong Hoi and some other interesting activities she did during April 1972.
Discussing the ongoing maintenance issues on the submarine and the limitations of the crew.
A correction from my Blueback tour video regarding what it takes to become an Independent Duty Corpsman (IDC) on a submarine.
An interview with Scott Thingelstad, the longest-serving tour guide on Blueback and our first paid staff member interviewed. Scott talks about his time in the U.S. Navy and serving on a guided missile cruiser during Operations Desert Shield/Storm in 1990 - 1991.
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