Down Periscope, Up Periscope: Tales of Submarine Tours Tim Migaki

On 24 April 1988, USS Bonefish (SS-582) suffered a major battery fire. This is that story.

More information can be found at the following links:

(Youtube video)

(Blog post on Fair Winds & Following Seas)

Every museum has an interpretation of its exhibits. In this episode, I'll discuss why every tour guide has a different interpretation of Blueback and why every tour we give is different.

Navy submarines, being warships, aren't particularly comfortable. In fact, even trained submariners can get claustrophobic. Let's hear a story about that.

Read the blog post (w/transcript) for this episode at the following link: https://thetidesofhistory.com/2024/03/17/sea-stories-uss-uncomfortable-claustrophobia-on-a-submarine-feat-robert-talbert/

Many things can go wrong at sea aboard a submarine. This is the story of that time the Captain lent Admiral Rickover some underwear. This is also available as a blog post at the following link: https://thetidesofhistory.com/2024/02/25/sea-stories-the-admirals-drawers-feat-the-captain/

Sailors run on coffee, but not every sailor, particularly officers, knows how to make coffee.

Read the blog post of this episode at the following link:

http://thetidesofhistory.com/2023/10/01/that-time-i-taught-a-u-s-navy-captain-how-to-make-coffee/

Discussing my childhood memories of taking two submarine tours. One on an operational submarine, and one of Blueback herself.