In Latchaw’s case, he was a young seaman who had just been transferred from the USS Jallao (SS 368), an old World War II diesel-powered sub slated for decommissioning. The importance of their work is immeasurable - once a particular new system or piece of equipment had been perfected aboard AGSS 569, it would then be incorporated into other subs in the fleet.
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These daring attacks helped end the fighting in the Pacific – and also served as basis for the 1957 film Hellcats of the Navy, the only movie to star Ronald and Nancy Reagan together.Īpostolos spent five years as chief quartermaster aboard the Albacore during his career at sea, and when he died his obituary requested those who wished to honor him to send donations to Friends of Albacore.Īs a result, he noted, the Navy made a point of making sure those manning key positions on board were highly qualified and experienced. In addition to service aboard the Albacore, Apostolos was also on the USS Flying Fish (SS 229) during the famous “Hellcats of the Sea” World War II patrols in the Sea of Japan, according to his obituary. More local news: Green Elephant owners opening Thai bistro in Portsmouth. He joined the Navy during World War II and, as previously noted, served aboard an even dozen submarines during his long military career. But it’s also pretty fitting that this member of the Greatest Generation should be the first so honored.Īlthough born in Rhode Island, Apostolos later moved to New Hampshire and attended Central High School in Manchester. So as Albacore Park counts down to the submarine’s 70th birthday this December, a different former crew member of AGSS 569 will be honored each Saturday from the end of this month into November.Īs it appears the order of honorees was scheduled alphabetically, Apostolos was perhaps fated to be the first.
No matter how special a vessel might be, she’s ultimately only as good as her crew. in Portsmouth as a unique museum, she was used to test “control and propulsion systems, sonar equipment, dive brakes, escape mechanisms, and various innovative theories and equipment.” She obtained a world-record speed of nearly 40 mph in 1966, making her the fastest sub on the planet at that time.ĭuring a special retirement ceremony at the Yard in September 1972, the Albacore was reportedly described as “the submarine that gave its body to science.” She was decommissioned three months later. Before the Albacore, submarines were essentially surface ships capable of submerging beneath the ocean’s surface.Īccording to the website of Albacore Park, where the sub now sits at 600 Market St. She was also the first boat specifically created to operate underwater. AGSS 569 was the first vessel to feature the classic teardrop-shaped hull later featured in generations of submarines that followed. She was launched in the Piscataqua River in August 1953, and commissioned that December. The Albacore was a research vessel, designed and built and maintained right here locally at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Her legacy is defined simply but eloquently in the sub’s motto Praenuntius Futuri - Latin for “Forerunner of the Future.” She’s one of the more fabled submarines in our history, but didn’t carry weapons and never served in a war. The Albacore has a unique place in Navy lore.
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