One of a Kind Book: United States Submarines

Donner · 02-25-07, 11:19 PM

I have two real passions and both are related to submarine history....books and collecting signatures of famous and not-so-famous submariners. And with the upcoming release of SH4 I thought I would share this with the community.

About six years ago I bought this little beauty from eBay, a slightly misused first edition of Robert Hadfield Barnes' United States Submarines, copyright 1944. It originally had been owned by a US Navy veteran (name and serial number on inside cover.) Several pages had been scribbled on with a crayon by some over-enthusiastic grandchild I'm sure. It is a nice little book covering the development of US submarines up to the publication date. The appendices lists medal winners of the submarine force..officers and enlisted men. It also listed the construction records of US Submarines. Imagine my great surprise when I leafed through this section of the book and discovered these wonderful gems!!

Signatures of some of the greats:

(p.193): Thomas W. Hogan, skipper of Bonefish (7 ships sunk for 34329 tons); James C. Dempsey, skipper of S-37, Spearfish, Cod (7 ships for 30794 tons); Arthur H. Taylor, skipper of Haddock (5 ships for 18747 tons); Reuben T. Whitaker, skipper of S-44, Flasher (14.5 ships for 60846 tons)

(p.194) Ian C. Eddy, skipper of Pargo (4 ships for 13804 tons); Eugene T. Sands, skipper of Sawfish (3 ships for 6260 tons); and Slade D. Cutter, skipper of Seahorse (19 ships for 72000) tons.

flintlock · 02-26-07, 12:54 AM

What an amazing treasure and wonderful piece of history!

Thanks for sharing that (you lucky bugger).

Wow, simply wow.

dean_acheson · 03-04-07, 08:42 PM

WOW

Slade Cutter!

Crosseye76 · 03-08-07, 04:24 PM

Very nice find !

Onkel Neal · 01-19-21, 09:50 AM

Nice!

02-25-07, 11:19 PM	#1
Donner Officer Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: On patrol... Posts: 244 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 0	One of a Kind Book: United States Submarines I have two real passions and both are related to submarine history....books and collecting signatures of famous and not-so-famous submariners. And with the upcoming release of SH4 I thought I would share this with the community. About six years ago I bought this little beauty from eBay, a slightly misused first edition of Robert Hadfield Barnes' United States Submarines, copyright 1944. It originally had been owned by a US Navy veteran (name and serial number on inside cover.) Several pages had been scribbled on with a crayon by some over-enthusiastic grandchild I'm sure. It is a nice little book covering the development of US submarines up to the publication date. The appendices lists medal winners of the submarine force..officers and enlisted men. It also listed the construction records of US Submarines. Imagine my great surprise when I leafed through this section of the book and discovered these wonderful gems!! Signatures of some of the greats: (p.193): Thomas W. Hogan, skipper of Bonefish (7 ships sunk for 34329 tons); James C. Dempsey, skipper of S-37, Spearfish, Cod (7 ships for 30794 tons); Arthur H. Taylor, skipper of Haddock (5 ships for 18747 tons); Reuben T. Whitaker, skipper of S-44, Flasher (14.5 ships for 60846 tons) (p.194) Ian C. Eddy, skipper of Pargo (4 ships for 13804 tons); Eugene T. Sands, skipper of Sawfish (3 ships for 6260 tons); and Slade D. Cutter, skipper of Seahorse (19 ships for 72000) tons. __________________ "Sink 'Em All!"- Uncle Charlie....."Angriff, Ran, Versenken!"- Onkel Karl

03-08-07, 04:24 PM	#4
Crosseye76 Lieutenant Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 258 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Very nice find ! __________________ There are only two kinds of ships. Submarines and Targets.

01-19-21, 09:50 AM	#5
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,283 Downloads: 534 Uploads: 224	Nice! __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

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02-26-07, 12:54 AM	#2
flintlock Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,177 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	What an amazing treasure and wonderful piece of history! Thanks for sharing that (you lucky bugger). Wow, simply wow.

03-04-07, 08:42 PM	#3
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	WOW Slade Cutter!