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| Dedicated to the many subschool dives I made on board the USS Diablo SS-479 in op areas HE and HW, Long Island Sound. These were officer and enlisted alike and sometimes they got scary, especially the officers. |
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| Dedicated to the many subschool dives I made on board the USS Diablo SS-479 in op areas HE and HW, Long Island Sound. These were officer and enlisted alike and sometimes they got scary, especially the officers. |
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he comes from all over our nation. Us old timers take him under our wing and teach him in timely fashion. |
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he’s learned quite lot. So let’s take him to sea and see what he has got. |
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to rig the ship for dive. We follow him round and check his work so we’ll all come back alive. |
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but they’re nervous as bees in a hive. The Captain's informed by XO and COB, the boat is ready to dive. |
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let’s see if they done it right." The klaxon is sounded and down the sub goes into waters as dark as the night. |
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as they pray they’ve done it right. The boat angles down and slushes and gurgles as the chief checks each little light. |
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all hands now breathe easy except for the students whose stomachs are kinda queasy |
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has it been closed and locked? The chief’s done this for 25 years, he don’t go off half cocked. |
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Her students will survive Now all they need do is get her back up For the second group to dive. |