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Cloth dolphins that 
were sewn on the right sleeve of a mans jumper after he qualified in submarines
"... The Navy's best are found upon;   The pigboats black and trim;   For men must be of sturdy stuff;   To sink and still to swim ..."
USS Hackleback SS 295
Rick's Corner
Rick's Bio
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The original Disney WW II artwork for the Hackleback Patch


This is how that artwork translated into a cloth patch. This is an original WW II era patch, which is evident by the stitch work seen in the image below on the back of the patch..


Back of patch



Rick Larson, MMCM (SS)(Retired)
© September 2007








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Ric's Pages

Through The Looking Glass
Subs from 1900 to 1940

USS Flasher SS 249

USS Flasher SSN 613

Saga of the Submarine

WW I German UB-88

WW II Sinkings by US Subs

Lost Boats

Lost Sub Crew 1900 - 2007

Submarine Squadron 3,
San Diego, Ca 1949

Submarine Fins

Submarine Silhouettes

Compartments

Rontini.com

Submarine Sailor.com

Jim Christley's Page

Eternal Patrol

The After Battery Rat
( Caution-Adult Language )

USS Cusk SS 348

Submarine Research Center

NAVSOURCE.ORG

PigBoats.COM Pages

A few pieces of poetry

Mystery Picture

The Slop Chest

Rope Yarn Sundays

Crewsmess

...and then Irish Pennants


USS S-43 in San Francisco Bay January 24, 1944

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