Favourite submarine officer

Linton · 04-17-06, 04:28 PM

Who is your favourite submarine captain in the real world?Mine is the late Tubby Linton VC of the Royal Navy.

http://www.submariners.co.uk/VC_Winners/linton.htm

Kapitan · 04-17-06, 04:31 PM

Captain Nikolai Zatayev who commanded submarine K19 when she had her first reactor accident in 1961, he had to send his own crew into the reactor to die just to save the boat.

He is an unsung hero and deseres the Hero of the soviet union medal, but sadly Zatayev died a few years ago aged only 61, he was 33 when he took K19 to sea.

Takeda Shingen · 04-17-06, 04:32 PM

I have to go with the classic choice and say Otto Kretschmer. A good mix of guts and sensibility.

No need to give further information, as everybody here is well acquainted with his exploits.

Onkel Neal · 04-17-06, 04:48 PM

Sam Dealey

TLAM Strike · 04-17-06, 04:50 PM

The most decorated living American; RADM. Eugene B. Fluckey.

Bill Nichols · 04-17-06, 04:56 PM

I'll say Dick O'Kane, if only because I once had breakfast with him.

Linton · 04-17-06, 04:58 PM

Would those of you posting please give some background info on your choice.

Kapitan · 04-17-06, 05:15 PM

This is captain 1st rank Nikolai Zatayev born in 1939 died in the 1990's cant remember the exact date.

He had commanded his first submarine iat the age of only his mid 20's on soviet diesel submarines and made command early on and was noticed as a rising star in the northern fleet, for that he had been promoted, and given command of the first soviet SSBN.

JSLTIGER · 04-17-06, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan

This is captain 1st rank Nikolai Zatayev born in 1939 died in the 1990's cant remember the exact date.

He had commanded his first submarine iat the age of only his mid 20's on soviet diesel submarines and made command early on and was noticed as a rising star in the northern fleet, for that he had been promoted, and given command of the first soviet SSBN.

Holy cow...Harrison Ford actually does look kinda like him!

kiwi_2005 · 04-17-06, 06:06 PM

Otto Kretschmer
Sucesses:
40 ships sunk for a total of 208.869 GRT
3 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 46.440 GRT
1 warship sunk for a total of 1.375 tons
5 ships damaged for a total of 37.965 GRT
1 ship taken as prize for a total of 2.136 GRT
2 ships a total loss for a total of 15.513 GRT

Born 1 May, 1912 Heidau, Liegnitz
Died 5 Aug, 1998 Bavaria

He left U-23 in April 1940 and in the same month commissioned U-99. After two months of training U-99 left Kiel for her first patrol in June 1940. In the course of the next patrols Otto Kretschmer became famous on his U-99 for his night-time surface attacks against convoys, and there his motto "One torpedo ... one ship" was created!

Especially notable was the sinking of three British Armed Merchant Cruisers, Laurentic (18,724 tons), Patroclus (11,314 tons) and Forfar (16,402 tons) in November 1940 for a total of more than 46,000 tons. At that time Silent Otto became the "tonnage king" among U-boat men, never to be dethroned.

On his last patrol he was also very successful and attacked 10 ships. He was captured after scuttling U-99 at 0343hrs on 17 March, 1941 (Schepke was lost in the same battle) south-east of Iceland in approximate position 61N, 12W after depth charge damage inflicted by the British destroyer HMS Walker. Kretschmer managed to surface his badly damaged boat and save 40 out of his 43-man crew (his chief engineer died) before the boat sank again for the last time.

After his capture he spent more than six and a half years in British captivity. For more than four years he was held in Canada in Camp 30 (often referred to as Camp Bowmanville), from where he maintained contact with BdU. In December 1947 he returned to Germany.

In 1955 Otto Kretschmer joined the Bundesmarine (postwar German navy), in 1957 becoming commander of the 1. Geleitgeschwader (1st Escort Squadron). In November 1958 he became commander of the Amphibische StreitkrÃ¤fte (Amphibian Forces). Starting in 1962 he served in several staff positions before becoming Chief of Staff of the NATO Command COMNAVBALTAP in May 1965, a position he held for four years. He retired in September 1970 with a rank of Flotillenadmiral.

During a vacation during the summer of 1998 Otto Kretschmer died in hospital in Bavaria after an accident.

http://uboat.net/men/kretschmer.htm

Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense · 04-17-06, 06:24 PM

well... the Captain may command the boat... and the Weapons and Missile Officers get to press the fire buttons... and the 'nukes' get to go in the back where all the secrets are...

.... but i've always felt that the cooks are the most important people aboard a submarine.

that said, i've always liked Ed Beach... Yogi Kaufman would be a close second... why... because they both wrote books that took me there...

--Mike

DeepSix · 04-17-06, 06:43 PM

My favorite submariner is Don Rickles.

Actually, my hat is off to Howard Gilmore (Growler). He attacked a ship on the surface at night, and in the poor visibility neither he nor anyone else on the bridge noticed the target turn into their path. At the last minute, Gilmore tried to avoid the collision, but the Japanese machine gunned the bridge, killing two and wounding Gilmore. He became famous for clearing the bridge and then yelling down the hatch, "Take her down!" Gilmore was left on the bridge when the boat dived; he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor (first submariner to be so decorated).

04-17-06, 04:28 PM	#1
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Favourite submarine officer Who is your favourite submarine captain in the real world?Mine is the late Tubby Linton VC of the Royal Navy. http://www.submariners.co.uk/VC_Winners/linton.htm __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

04-17-06, 04:31 PM	#2
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,132 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	Captain Nikolai Zatayev who commanded submarine K19 when she had her first reactor accident in 1961, he had to send his own crew into the reactor to die just to save the boat. He is an unsung hero and deseres the Hero of the soviet union medal, but sadly Zatayev died a few years ago aged only 61, he was 33 when he took K19 to sea. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

04-17-06, 04:50 PM	#5
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	The most decorated living American; RADM. Eugene B. Fluckey. __________________

04-17-06, 04:56 PM	#6
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	I'll say Dick O'Kane, if only because I once had breakfast with him. __________________ My Dangerous Waters website:

04-17-06, 04:58 PM	#7
Linton Sea Lord Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,898 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Would those of you posting please give some background info on your choice. __________________ http://lintonsview.blogspot.com/

04-17-06, 04:32 PM	#3
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I have to go with the classic choice and say Otto Kretschmer. A good mix of guts and sensibility. No need to give further information, as everybody here is well acquainted with his exploits.

04-17-06, 04:48 PM	#4
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	Sam Dealey

04-17-06, 05:15 PM	#8
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,132 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	This is captain 1st rank Nikolai Zatayev born in 1939 died in the 1990's cant remember the exact date. He had commanded his first submarine iat the age of only his mid 20's on soviet diesel submarines and made command early on and was noticed as a rising star in the northern fleet, for that he had been promoted, and given command of the first soviet SSBN. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

04-17-06, 06:06 PM	#10
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Otto Kretschmer Sucesses: 40 ships sunk for a total of 208.869 GRT 3 auxiliary warships sunk for a total of 46.440 GRT 1 warship sunk for a total of 1.375 tons 5 ships damaged for a total of 37.965 GRT 1 ship taken as prize for a total of 2.136 GRT 2 ships a total loss for a total of 15.513 GRT Born 1 May, 1912 Heidau, Liegnitz Died 5 Aug, 1998 Bavaria He left U-23 in April 1940 and in the same month commissioned U-99. After two months of training U-99 left Kiel for her first patrol in June 1940. In the course of the next patrols Otto Kretschmer became famous on his U-99 for his night-time surface attacks against convoys, and there his motto "One torpedo ... one ship" was created! Especially notable was the sinking of three British Armed Merchant Cruisers, Laurentic (18,724 tons), Patroclus (11,314 tons) and Forfar (16,402 tons) in November 1940 for a total of more than 46,000 tons. At that time Silent Otto became the "tonnage king" among U-boat men, never to be dethroned. On his last patrol he was also very successful and attacked 10 ships. He was captured after scuttling U-99 at 0343hrs on 17 March, 1941 (Schepke was lost in the same battle) south-east of Iceland in approximate position 61N, 12W after depth charge damage inflicted by the British destroyer HMS Walker. Kretschmer managed to surface his badly damaged boat and save 40 out of his 43-man crew (his chief engineer died) before the boat sank again for the last time. After his capture he spent more than six and a half years in British captivity. For more than four years he was held in Canada in Camp 30 (often referred to as Camp Bowmanville), from where he maintained contact with BdU. In December 1947 he returned to Germany. In 1955 Otto Kretschmer joined the Bundesmarine (postwar German navy), in 1957 becoming commander of the 1. Geleitgeschwader (1st Escort Squadron). In November 1958 he became commander of the Amphibische StreitkrÃ¤fte (Amphibian Forces). Starting in 1962 he served in several staff positions before becoming Chief of Staff of the NATO Command COMNAVBALTAP in May 1965, a position he held for four years. He retired in September 1970 with a rank of Flotillenadmiral. During a vacation during the summer of 1998 Otto Kretschmer died in hospital in Bavaria after an accident. http://uboat.net/men/kretschmer.htm __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

04-17-06, 06:24 PM	#11
Mike 'Red Ocktober' Hense Commander Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 445 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	well... the Captain may command the boat... and the Weapons and Missile Officers get to press the fire buttons... and the 'nukes' get to go in the back where all the secrets are... .... but i've always felt that the cooks are the most important people aboard a submarine. that said, i've always liked Ed Beach... Yogi Kaufman would be a close second... why... because they both wrote books that took me there... --Mike

04-17-06, 06:43 PM	#12
DeepSix Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Music City Posts: 683 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	My favorite submariner is Don Rickles. Actually, my hat is off to Howard Gilmore (Growler). He attacked a ship on the surface at night, and in the poor visibility neither he nor anyone else on the bridge noticed the target turn into their path. At the last minute, Gilmore tried to avoid the collision, but the Japanese machine gunned the bridge, killing two and wounding Gilmore. He became famous for clearing the bridge and then yelling down the hatch, "Take her down!" Gilmore was left on the bridge when the boat dived; he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor (first submariner to be so decorated). __________________ Jack's happy days will soon be gone, To return again, oh never! For they've raised his pay five cents a day, But they've stopped his grog forever. For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, For tonight we'll merry, merry be, But tomorrow we'll be sober. - "Farewell to Grog"