Ronquil Officers & CPO's at Commissioning Party

Top (L-R): Norris, Bellows, Beers, Mitchell, Maloney

Btm (L-R): Floyd, Whitacre, Marcy, Monroe, Ragan, Stevens, Unrich

Photo from Max Thiele

 

Ronquil Crew at Commissioning Party

Photo from Max Thiele

 

Expense account of ships commissioning party

 

Ronquil Crew topside

Photo from Max Thiele

 

USS Ronquil & ... in dry dock ready to launch 1944

Photo from US Navy

 

Late WWII (2nd 5" deck gun)

Photo from Jim Hyland

 

Don Griffith

Photo from Bob Griffith

 

Ronquil's 5" shell damage to super structure

and after torpedo loading hatch.

Photo from Don/Bob Griffith

 

USS Ronquil SS-396 - 1944

Photo from US Navy

 

Bob Waldeck

Photo from Bob Waldeck

 

James Greco

Photo from James Greco

 

USS Ronquil SS-396 - 1944

Photo from Bob Fedor

 

"MOTHER AND CHILDREN"

Submarines nest alongside tender for replenishing in Tanapag Harbor, Saipan,
November 11,1944. Vessels (from left to right); USS Salmon, USS Saury, USS Besugo,
USS Burrfish, USS Pipefish, USS Sea Cat, USS Fulton (tender), USS Ronquil, USS Tambor,
USS Perch 11, USS Pampanito, USS Archerfish and USS Searaven. Today, the USS Pampanito
(SS-383) is a museum ship berthed at Pier 45 as San Francisco's Fishermens Wharf.

U S Navy Photograph, NMMA Collection

 

 

USS Ronquil SS-396 Commissioning Tag

 

Provided by Max Thiele: USS Ronquil menu

 

Provided by Max Thiele

 

Provided by Max Thiele

 

Provided by Max Thiele

 

Provided by Max Thiele

 

Provided by Max Thiele

 

Provided by Max Thiele

 

USS Ronquil SS-396 Battle Flag

 

US Navy WWII Recruiting Poster

 

US Navy WWII Recruiting Poster

 

Letter of commendation from Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz

 

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