The Key West Citizen Newspaper, March 5, 1954, Page 5

T-Boats Are Tried Out Midget Submarines Begin Operation Here: Development Forces, Atlantic Fleet, on January 29th when they left the U. S$. Submarine Bse, New London, . En route the crews were afforded liberty and Uncle Sam’s two midget subma- fines, the smallest underwater warriors constructed for the Navy since 1908, completed the last leg of their journey recently when the a USS’s T-1 and T-2 moored along-) recreation at Norfolk, Va.; Ch side their mother ship, the subma- leston, S. Car.; and Ft. Laude rine tender Bushnell, based here.| dale, Fla. | {marine School at New London. Since then he has served on board the submarines Conger and Spike-| |fish and on the Staff, Submarine \School, New London. Commanding officer of the ‘T-2) jis Lt. Edward Holt, of Perrysburg, T-Boats Complete Cruise f ‘Copter Group Christens New = Fishing Boat Recently the officers and men of Helicopter Squadron One watched e their fishing boat, the ‘Miss Ap- propriation,” christened with pre- tentious humor and launched from the.Seaplane Base ramp. ing of the hull and eomplete over-ward to the day their names will haul of the powerplant, and end appear on the list to “Go Fishin’ ”, with the last coat of paint, put the whole buying, re- The project, under the ning, and launching on a few hours before tau success, of Lieutenant Junior Grade Jos N. Tulino, USN, was follov ly by the men of the further interest was “Name The Squadron Boat est offered a cash prize winner. Lieutenant C. Pierce, USN, was the winner of the test with his entry, ‘““Miss Appro- Overall, n pairing, ch SALT LAKE CITY (®—An “une determined” amount of bottled beer was stolen from the refrig- con- The tiny 131-foot subs, which were assigned duty here, be: Lt. Joseph M. Snyder, Jr., Of Ohio, who graduated from the Na- | The christening was almost a dis- priation.” Hyattsville, Md., a 1945 class grad-) val Academy with the class of, aster when Mrs. Joanne Ray, wife Now all hands are looking for- erator of Mrs. Joseph Hemingway, i | Nav; é she told police yesterday. their cruise to join Submarine juate of the Naval Academy, com- ioe He served two years aboard of James W. Ray, AE2, “missed ue ee ne Division 122 for operations with mands the T-1. He.served on de- sonar school and the Operational stroyers and then completed Sub- destroyers prior to being selected jfor Submarine School and duty. NEBLETT For State Senator COME TO... BENNY'S CAFETERIA * for Coffee, Doughnuts and Conversation, at 9:00 A.M., Saturday, March 6 and March 13. Meet BILL NEBLETT Ask Questions from Your MONROE COUNTY CANDIDATE First question: What State Senator has recently |Since Submarine School “he has served in the submarines Cobbler and Entemedor and on the Staff, |Submarine School, New London. Commenting on the cruise to | Key West, Snyder said, “The trip was fine and everyone seemed to | enjoy it, although it meant a lit- | tle more work for all hands. Gen- | | but we did hit some rough water | coming into Charleston. It’s quite | a relief coming to such a warm climate as this after those tem- | peratures at New London, too, he added. | Holt presented some interesting) facts on the T-2 and its crew, as! | well as commenting on the. size of the midget subs. The average age} of the T-2 sailors is 26 years, and| their average time spent in sub-| marines is six years. An especially | unique fact about these subma-}| erally, the weather was good, | | THE T-2, second “target” submarine to be constructed for the Navy and under the command of Lieut. Edward Holt, arrived at Key West recently after her cruise from New London, Conn. Accompanying the T-2 was the T-1 commanded by Lieut. Jo- seph M. Snyder, Jr. Both subs will serve as units of Submarine Squadron Twelve, based at Key West. size of the subs may be gathered from comparison of the size of the men shown on deck.—Official U.S. Navy Photo. the boat” with the Champagne bot- tle, but it quickly became a suc-| cess when, with the shattered re-! mains of the bottle, Mrs Ray de- terminedly crashed it against the bow and the boat slid gently into ithe water. The thirty-foot boat, purchased ,;with money from the Squadron Re- jereation Fund, went through a jcomplete overhaul from the time of its purchase to the day it was launched. James Ray, AE2, Charles H. ‘ Johnson, AO3, Niles 0. Farar, SN, An idea of the midget and William W. Fewell, AN, were the mainstays of the project and saw the repairs begin with replank- Friday, March 5, 1954 Page 5 Key West's No. 1 THE KEY WEST CITIZEN ae Tourist : Altraction MUNICIPAL AQUARIUM SEE TROPICAL FISH, SHELLS and GIANT TURTLES Turn Left at the End of Duval Street Oilmen Vie In Okla. Campaign OKLAHOMA CITY —A two-| lriners is that they are volunteer) way race for the Democratic nom- volunteers—that is, besides volun- teering for submarine duty, they are volunteers for duty in these particular submarines. ination for U. S. senator from Ok- lahoma shaped up today between ja couple of millionaire oilmen, discovered the Overseas Highway? (Paid Political Advertisement) | “The T-2 people are treally turn- both ex-governors, in what prom-} ers and burners, though,” stated ises to be a very spirited cam-| Holt. “When it come to painting the, KEY WEST SUPPLY Smart { I‘VE BEEN COOKING FOR YEARS AND AoE HAD COMPLAINT / |sub, it took two men with two paint) brushes two days.” | Because of the numerous duties | performed by the crews of both boats, each man serves as a jack- of-all-trades. He takes his turn paign. Winning the Democratic nomina-' tion usually assures election in tra- jditionally Democratic Oklahoma. Roy J. Turner, 59, Oklahoma |City oilman who owns a widely as cook, helmsman, bow handler, known hereford ranch at Sulphur, phone talker, etc. The T-2 is especially proud of their Chief-of-the-Boat, J. H. 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