Edward Beach - Around the World Submerged

The man whose inspiration, genius, and perseverance created the power plant without which Triton ’s voyage could not have been conceived has never been categorized as easy to deal with, nor is his high resolve entirely without problems for himself and others. But his single-minded determination, his idealism, his relentless insistence upon the right, and his love for the United States of America distinguish him as one of the great men of our time.

To Vice-Admiral H. G. Rickover, United States Navy, who made Triton possible, and without whom the fantastic power of the nuclear reaction would still, in my opinion, be harnessed only for atomic explosives, this book, without his permission, is very respectfully dedicated.

LCDR Will Mont Adams, Jr., Executive Officer

CDR James Ellis Stark, MC, Medical Officer

LCDR Robert Dean Fisher, SC, Supply Officer

LCDR Robert William Bulmer, Operations Officer

LT Donald Gene Fears, Engineer Officer

LT Robert Brodie III, Communications Officer

LT Robert Patrick McDonald, Reactor Control Officer

LT Tom Brobeck Thamm, Auxiliary Division Officer

LT George John Troffer, Electrical Officer

LT Curtis Barnett Shellman, Jr., Machinery Division Officer

LT George Albert Sawyer, Jr., Gunnery Officer

LT Richard Adams Harris, CIC/ECM Officer

LT Milton Robert Rubb, Electronics Officer

LT James Cahill Hay, Assistant A Division

MACH Phillip Brown Kinnie, Jr., Assistant M Division

Chester Raymond Fitzjarrald, TMC Chief of the Ship

Alfred E. Abel, ENCA

Hugh M. Bennett, Jr., ICC

Joseph H. Blair, Jr., EMCA

James J. DeGange, EMCA

John F. Faerber, ENCA

Loyd [sic] L. Garlock, FTC

William L. Green, SDCA

Harry W. Hampson, ETCA

Herbert F. Hardman, EMCS

William R. Hadley, CTC

Clarence M. Hathaway, Jr., ENCA

Robert L. Jordan, ICC

Jack R. Judd, ETCS

Ralph A. Kennedy, ENCA

James T. Lightner, ENCA

Lynn S. Loveland, MMCA

William J. Marshall, QMC

George W. McDaniel, SOCA

Walter H. O’Dell, EMCA

Mack Parker, EMCA

Richard N. Peterson, ICCA

Bernard E. Pile, RDCS

“L” “E” [sic] Poe, EMC

John R. Poole, RDCA [1] * Did not complete voyage.

Edwin C. Rauch, ENCS

Joseph Rosenblum, EMCS

Fred Rotgers, ENC

Frank W. Snyder, ENC

Joseph W. Walker, YNC

Joseph E. Walsh, RMC

Hosie Washington, ENCA

Roy J. Williams, Jr., HMC

Marion A. Windell, RMCA

Walter J. Allen, ET1

Ronald Everett Almeida, RM2

Edward G. Arsenault, RM2

Erland N. Alto, EN1

Ramon D. Baney, CS2

Robert F. Barrila, EN3

Horace H. Bates, EN2

Curtis K. Beacham, QM1

Lawrence W. Beckhaus, SO1

James C. Bennett, RM2

Nathan L. Blaede, ET1

George M. Bloomingdale, EM1

David E. Boe, SN

John S. Boreczky, Jr., EN3

Robert U. Boylan, ETNSN

Richard L. Brown, EM1

Earl E. Bruch, Jr., CS2

Franklin D. Caldwell, EMFN

Edward C. Carbullido, SD2

Robert M. Carolus, EN1

Robert C. Carter, MM1

Leslie R. Chamberlin, Jr., CS3

Gerald J. Clark, RD3

Charles E. Cleveland, EM1

Colvin R. Cochrane, MM1

Raymond J. Comeau, Jr., EM2

William E. Constantine, FT1

William J. Crow, CS1

Bertram Cutillo, DK3

Raymond R. Davis, EN1

James Obie Dixon, Jr., YN2

Martin F. Docker, ET1

Gary L. Dowrey, SOSSN

Ralph F. Droster, EN2

Alan T. Ferdinandsen, IC3

Richard R. Fickel, HM1

James A. Flaherty, RM1

Joseph R. Flasco, EN1

Fred J. Foerster, FN

René C. Freeze, RD1

Gerald W. Gallagher, IC1

Bruce F. Gaudet, IC3

Adrian D. Gladd, HM1

Edward R. Hadley, EN3

Carl C. Hall, QM3

Lawrence C. Hankins, Jr., EN1

Carlus G. Harris, EN2

Ralph W. Harris, EN2

David L. Hartman, EN2

Gene R. Hoke, IC1

William C. Holly, RD2

Floyd W. Honeysette, QM2

Berten J. Huselton, IC1

Wilmot A. Jones, TM2

Edward K. Kammer, EM1

Fred Kenst, SN

Ronald D. Kettlehake, EMFN

Peter P. J. Kollar, GM1

Richard R. Knorr, ENFN

John F. Kuester, CS3

Raymond R. Kuhn, Jr., FN

Leonard F. Lehman, EM1

Larry N. Mace, EM1

Ross S. MacGregor, FT2

Edward J. Madden, EN2

Anton F. Madsen, QM3

Robert M. Maerkel, FN

Harry A. Marenbach, MM1

Harold J. Marley, Jr., RM1

Arlan F. Martin, EN3

George W. Mather, ET1

Boyd L. McCombs, EN1

Douglas G. McIntyre, EN1

William A. McKamey, SN

“J” “C” [sic] Meaders, HM1

Charles F. Medrow II, ETN3

Roger A. Miller, QM3

Philip P. Mortimer, Jr., EN2

John Moulton, FA

Larry E. Musselman, MM1

Bruce H. Nelson, FN

Ronald D. Nelson, EN1

Rudolf P. Neustadter, IC3

Raymond J. O’Brien, SK1

Harry Olsen, EN2

Charles S. Pawlowicz, ETRSN

Charles P. Peace, ET2

Robert C. Perkins, Jr., RM2

Richard H. Phenicie, IC3

Russell F. Pion, ET1

George V. Putnam, TM2

Donald R. Quick, EN1

Kenneth J. Remillard, SO1

Max L. Rose, SN

Richard M. Rowlands, TM1

Jerry D. Saunders, RD2

Russell K. Savage, QM2

Paul K. Schulze, EN1

Thomas J. Schwartz, TM3

Stanley L. Sieveking, TM1

Donald P. Singleton, EN3

Gordon E. Simpson, ET1

James H. Smith, Jr., SN

Peter F. Springer, EN1

Allen W. Steele, TM3

Richard W. Steeley, EN3

James A. Steinbauer, EN3

Gerald Royden Stott, ET1

Leonard H. Strang, EN3

Robert R. Tambling, TM1

Joseph W. Tilenda, SN

Jessie L. Vail, EM1

James O. Ward, SD3

William R. Welch, MM1

Henry H. Weygant, EN1

Robert W. Whitehouse, EN1

Lamar “C” Williams, EN2

William Williams, EN1

Audley R. Wilson, RD1

Donald R. Wilson, SD3

John W. Wouldridge, RM1

Gordon W. Yetter, EN1

Raymond F. Young, YNSN

Robert C. Zane, YN2

Herbert J. Zeller, EM1

Ernest O. Zimmerman, RD2

CDR Joseph B. Roberts, USNR, Office of Information, Navy Department

Earnest R. Meadows, PH1

Dr. Benjamin B. Weybrew, Psychologist, Naval Medical Research Laboratory, Submarine Base, New London

Mr. Michael Smalet, Geophysicist, USN Hydrographic Office

Mr. Gordon E. Wilkes, Civil Engineer, USN Hydrographic Office

Mr. Nicholas R. Mabry, Oceanographer, USN Hydrographic Office

Mr. Frank E. McConnell, Engineer, General Dynamics

Mr. Eldon E. Good, Inertial Guidance Division, Sperry

In the account of Triton ’s voyage which follows, I have drawn freely upon the narrative section of the official report of our trip. When assembled, this report formed a tome about three inches thick. It contained many detailed tabulations and much succinctly presented raw information, and all the officers of the ship participated in its preparation. My contribution was the narrative section, which was made public when we arrived back in the United States.

Here, interspersed between the sections of the “Log” and forming the major portion of this book, are my own personal thoughts and observations as later reconstituted at my typewriter at home after all the excitement had died down.