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Irish Pennants
Dave Johnston's Corner
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Rick Larson's Corner

...Irish Pennants

Irish Pennants, in Navy parlance, are loose threads or bits of string that need to be tied up or cut off or generally "squared away". For our purposes, with this page, they are miscellaneous "threads" of interest, mostly submarine related but generally Navy focused, that add further to the knowledge of the topic or bring the subject to a conclusion.

Thanks,
Ric, Rick & Dave




'This one's for you, Brother' Ruth Anders Taylor reached out her right hand, clad in a special white cotton glove, and gave a strong pull on the rope dangling from the shiny gold bell of the Wahoo submarine. "This one's for you, Brother," she said...

































































































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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

USS Sealion SS 315
&
WW II War Patrol Reports

Submarine Research Center

NAVSOURCE.ORG

SubVet Pauls' Story Page

PigBoats.COM Pages

A few pieces of poetry

A Few Pictures

PigBoats.COM Guest Log

PigBoats.COM BBS

Rope Yarn Sundays

Crewsmess

...and then Irish Pennants



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

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