USS Torsk SS-423
1947-49
Photographs from the collection of Robert "Bob" Alexander RM3
USS Torsk Crewmember 1947-49
Torsk crew on deck
Torsk crew fishing from the stern.
Torsk crewmember John M Schwier EM3 on the Cigarette Deck.
Schwier developed appendicitis while Torsk was returning from a cruise
to Cuba and had to be evacuated by float plane.
(See the 1947 Schwier photo set for more on this event!)
Crew members blowing up life raft to transfer man to float plane.
Leroy Tombs SDC (left) and Ken Guilfoil EN3