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From the Family Album of
David Tinkle FCS1c (SS)
USS Salmon SS-182
USS Stickleback SS-415

PigBoats.COM was gifted these wonderful photos by Granddaughter Kellie, of WW II veteran David (Dave) Tinkle and his family. Not wanting them to become lost or discarded.

Dave was born in either 1924 or 1925. He joined the Navy on August 25, 1942 from Little Rock, Arkansas. Probably after Submarine School Dave joined the crew of the USS Salmon on February 5, 1943 as a Seaman 1/c, joining her while she was at Mare Island for overhaul after her fifth War Patrol. Dave transferred to the USS Stickleback SS-415 in 1945 after the crew had successfully returned Salmon to the US after having suffered the worst battle damage ever seen on a submarine that survived an enemy attack.

Dave was a proud member of the United Sates Submarine Service during WW II and had the fortune (or misfortune) to be aboard the USS Salmon for her last War Patrol where she was badly damaged by Japanese gunboats and almost sank.

Salmon managed to surface and then commenced a remarkable and unprecedented charge into the enemy vessels coming as close as 150 feet. With all guns blazing she raked her adversary with withering gun fire killing 29 members of the enemy crew.

Coming as close as she did made it impossible for the enemy to depress her guns enough to hit the submarine. The enemy vessel came to a stop, fires burning. She next charges the other vessel which moved off. Salmon sighted a rain squall and made her escape. Due to Battle Damage Salmon was unable to submerge. In fact she never dove again.

She was joined by several other submarines and was escorted to Saipan for repairs and then to Hawaii and Mare Island and then Portsmouth, New Hampshire where she was declared too badly damaged to repair. She was finally scrapped in 1946.

As a reward for bringing the Salmon home the captain and crew were given the newly commissioned submarine, USS Stickleback SS-415, (displacing the commissioning crew) to take back to the Pacific and the war. Stickleback saw only 3 days on station in the Sea of Japan before the war ended.

Records are sketchy but there is one transferring Dave from Stickleback to the Navy Hospital at Mare Island at the end of June 1945 "...for treatment...". No other record has been discovered at this time transferring him back and we no-longer see him on the muster rolls. We can only assume Dave did not make that patrol before the war ended.

After looking these photos over we have come to the conclusion that these photos pre-date David Tinkle and WW II. The only reason we can come up with as to why Dave would have had them is most likely other members of the family had been in the Navy some time between WW I and WW II. Unfortunately that is all we have at this time. The photos are a wonderful snapshot in time to a now lost world. We will try and do them justice as best we are capable.

A full account of Salmons' last war patrol and battle can be read HERE

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Boot Camp

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The first thing that happens when a person joined the Navy was Boot Camp. This is where they learned how to be sailors. The language, the discipline, the dress. We know this is Boot Camp because the men are wearing leggings called "Gaters" and Boot Camp was one of the few places at that time they were worn. Gaters were also worn by Shore Patrol and a few other ceremonial occasions.

In this photo the men are all lined up waiting for a "bag inspection". They had all their belongings laid out on their sleeping hammock and all the clothing folded and placed in a pre-prescribed location. This is the "kit" the men would take with them as they sailed the fleet and stations around the world. Location is unknown as is the date.

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Submarines

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Five "S" class submarines from the mid 1930's most likely in China during the summertime. Awnings are set to shade the hull from the hot summer heat.

The submarine on the left is unknown. Possibly the USS S-39. Next to her on the right is the USS S-38, then the S-41, the S-40 and finally the USS S-36. All were attached to the Asiatic Station out of Manila during the 1930's. From the mid 1930's to 1940 Pacific based submarines were painted Black,

The ship in the left background is probably the USS Pigeon ASR-6 that was likewise attached to the Asiatic Station. The destroyer is unknown. The background maybe the coast around Tsingtao, China where the US has a Navy Base.

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Torpedo tube doors aboard an unidentified "R" class submarine.

The row of hand wheels across the center of the tubes are for opening the shutter doors that fair the outer ends of the tubes and outer doors from damage.

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The "Deck Gang" manhandling a fired training torpedo back aboard. Before the days of Torpedo Retriever vessels, who's job it was to do this, submarines were expected to retrieve their own fired torpedoes.

What makes us think this is a retrieval is the fact that the chief, (in hat), has a chock cut to the shape of the torpedo that will be placed under one end or the other to hold it in place on the submarines' deck. Very little detail but it is probably an "R" class submarine this photo was taken on.

The photo has been damaged by "Bookworms" as have a number of other photos from this collection.

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A Sailor and His Car

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This is a 1935 Nash 4 Door Sedan minus the rear fender skirts. This could be the six cylinder or 8 cylinder model. (Thanks to Gary Parker for the ID)

It isn't known if this car is really belonging to the sailor seated on the running board. The way he has his pants rolled up, (to keep his cuffs clean from dust and dirt), he may have been walking along a highway with some buddies and had his photo taken. Still, a nice car.

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Divers

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Navy diver being dressed for a dive. Location is unknown. Could possibly be Hawaii.

The suits were tremendously heavy and awkward to move in on land. Many parts had to be lifted and fit and bolted together to ensure the diver was safe. Many eyes and many hands.

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In this following three images it is unclear if the men are going into the water or coming out. The pictures pretty much tell their own story.

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Hawaii

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Photo taken in Hawaii by off duty sailors circa 1935.

The photo is a bit fuzzy but this may be a photo of the Hawaiian Musical Legend Alfred Apaka at the left. This is possibly taken at an early broadcast of the famous radio program "Hawaii Calls". Just below his left arm is what looks to be a microphone stand. "Hawaii Calls" began broadcasting, live, via Short Wave Radio, in 1935 from the Banyan Court of the Moana Hotel on Waikiki Beach. The show was broadcast through 1975.

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Since this photo and the one above are the same size it is a good guess the same camera took both photos. These are the probably sailors that were watching the show seen above. The location is most probably the Banyan Court of the Moana Hotel on Waikiki Beach where the radio program "Hawaii Calls" was broadcast from.

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Moving on to the island of Maui, we have some sightseeing sailors taking in the old Lahainaluna School. The school was founded in 1831 as a private school. Today Lihainaluna is still operating as a public school, Lahainaluna High School.

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In this photo the sailors are sightseeing on the island of Maui around the town of Lahaina and have come to the Lighthouse on the Lahaina Harbor waterfront. A small boy is climbing a coconut tree in hopes of someone wanting to buy a coconut for refreshment. The lighthouse is still there today but the beacon has been changed.

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Photo ID by Jeff Gales of the U.S. Lighthouse Society. www.uslhs.org

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The stamping on the photo back indicates that this and photo above were taken from the same camera and developed at the same time. A sailor and a young woman are having their photo taken together. No way of knowing their relationship. Photo probably taken on Maui.

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The Orient

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This photo taken from an upper story window shows a street scene in what is thought to be Hong Kong, China. The reasoning for this conclusion rests on the side of the street vehicles are driving. Hong Kong being a British colony would have driven on the Left Hand side of the street. China proper drives on the Right Hand side as does the USA.

If anyone can read Chinese please let us know what the signs say.

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The photo taker seems to have just turned and looked the other way from the last photo and snapped this one looking along a Hong Kong street.

If anyone can read Chinese please let us know what the signs say.

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A photo believed to have been taken in Hong Kong and at a popular tourist location.

The woman looks to be of non-Asian decent and maybe a local British woman or maybe the sailors wife, though this would be rare at this time. The sailor is wearing an older style uniform from the 1914 to 1925 time frame.

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Another tourist photo taken on the steps to large round windowed building. Location is unknown.

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An interesting scene taken of a large monument or statue featuring an elephant. The area surrounding has numbers of old cannon on display. Note that the photo has been damaged by "bookworms" or other insects.

We have no idea where this may have been taken. If you recognize it please let us know.

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This photo has the feel of Japan due to the manner of dress of the woman. The sailor is wearing an older style of uniform first introduced in 1914 and had been replaced by about 1925. No other information known about the photo.

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Two young men who might be waiters or porters pose for a photo. The significance of the men to the photo taker is lost to time. The background looks to be either a hotel or restaurant.

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Two older men pose for the camera. Like above, the significance to the photographer is lost to time. Note the pair of shoes set out to dry in the window on the left and the umbrella hanging from the wall between the men. The large baskets hint that this may have been a laundry but that is unknown. Maybe they make baskets!

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The Ships

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A dramatic photo, worthy of being a patriotic recruiting poster, of a sailor standing atop the #1 turret of what is believed to be the Battleship California BB-44 circa the mid 1930's. Consulting other photo archives we believe this to be better than 95% certain. The ships bridge and mast can be seen at the right. If this is the California the guns are 14"/50 caliber in size. She had 12 in 4 turrets.

The sailor is a Seaman 1st Class (white stripe around right shoulder) and he is wearing "undress blues" meaning the uniform had no cuffs with white piping around them, no piping on the jumper collar and no neckerchief around the neck. This uniform could not be worn off base. It was a "dressy" work uniform.

The black ball hanging from the rigging is a "day signal" the ball meaning the vessel was anchored letting other vessels know that the ship will not be maneuvering. The signal flags can not be read clearly. They look to be the "4" pennant and "6" pennant. The meaning is unknown.

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At first it was thought that this photo was taken off the after deck of a ship but after further analysis the view is looking forward to the bow of a large ship as the bow crashes into large waves that wash over the bow. The chains are to the port and starboard anchors.

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The Boats

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This is a Captains' Gig or maybe an Admirals' Gig. Enlisted men crewed the boat but weren't allowed ride in it as passengers unless expressly stated by the officer.

In the background is a Destroyer Tender with 3 Destroyers moored to her.

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A Captains Gig moored to a mooring Spar attached to the side of a large ship.

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A "Liberty Launch" coming along side what looks to be a submarine. You can see the bulge of the hull beneath the curved railing.

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Mooring Spar rigged from the side of a ship. A launch can be seen moored to it and another mooring empty, waiting for another small boat to come alongside.

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Some of the other small boats are akin to Life Boats and have the ability to sail as well as be rowed. Here a ketch rigged boat is sailed by sailors. Maybe for training or possibly as recreation. The large sail looks to be rigged "barefoot" meaning there is no boom to stretch the foot of the sail out though this one looked to be "poled" out with a man steadying the pole.

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This photo looks to be a Liberty Launch as well as performing messenger or transfer duty. The Coxswain or a Boatswain's Mate, with his hand on the tiller, steering the boat has a left arm full of tattoos.

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The Barges

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The Navy Truck

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The Men

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