Eternal Patrol: Charles Quimby

Seattle Base member Charles Quimby departed on eternal patrol on March 23, 2020.

Charles was born on July 21, 1936 to Fred and Francis Quimby of Everson WA in their family home. After graduating from Mount Baker High School, Charles went into the Navy as a submarine sailor. He qualified on USS Diodon (SS-349) in 1958, and also served on USS Aspro (SS-309). After his service, Charles went to work for the Northern Pacific Railroad and eventually retired from BNSF in 2998 with 41 years of railroad service. Charles spent his retirement years gold panning, gardening, beekeeping, and discovering his spirituality. Charles will be loved and missed by surviving wife Jerrylann; sons Keven and Keith; daughter-in-law Karen; and grandsons Lucas, Jon, and Ian.

At Charles request, a small family gathering was held to celebrate his life.

Sailor, Rest Your Oar.

Memorial Day 2020

Even with restrictions on gatherings we are still remembering our fallen shipmates and commemorating the service of all veterans with a few photos of submarine memorials.

US National Submarine Memorial East, Groton CT

US National Submarine Memorial East Wall of Honor, Groton CT

US National Submarine Memorial West, Seal Beach CA

USSVI memorial plaque -Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent WA

USS Grayling Memorial, Denver CO

USS Tang plaque - Liberty Station Submarine Memorial, San Diego CA

Memorial plaque - US Navy Memorial, Washington DC

Submariner's Walk Heritage Trail, Brisbane Australia

Hopefully, you'll have a safe Memorial Day and that this post gives you some ideas for places to visit in the future. For a list of other submarine memorials, see the Memorials page on the USSVI website.

May - June 2020 Dolphin Brotherhood Posted

The May-June 2020 issue of the Seattle Base newsletter, The Dolphin Brotherhood has been posted and is ready to view and download. You can get to it by clicking the link or clicking the top link under Seattle Base Links to the right. (Note: The newsletter is stored on Dropbox, but you do not need to sign-up for a Dropbox account to view and download the newsletter; you can just close the window asking you to create or sign-in to your account.)

Nordenfelt I steam submarine during testing in 1884

We haven't had a lot of Seattle Base news to include in the newsletter. However, this issue has an article on early (1880s) steam submarines, along with submarine articles and news from around the world.

I'm working on getting hardcopies printed and mailed out later this week.

As always, remember to check back here for base updates and other articles of interest.

Dave Schueler
Seattle USSVI Base Newsletter Editor