USS SARGO   USS Sargo (SSN 583)

Sinking of the USS Sterlet (SS 392)
31 Jan 1969

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USS Sterlet (SS 392)

On 31 January 1969 the USS SARGO (SSN 583) sank the USS STERLET (SS 392) in torpedo exercises off of the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Jerre Wethington FTG1(SS), a submarine sailor who started out on diesel boats, was at the Fire Control panels when the STERLET was sunk.

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Periscope Sequence Photo 1
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Periscope Sequence Photo 2
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Periscope Sequence Photo 3
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Periscope Sequence Photo 4
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