1953 Pictures - pg 1

Underway from Key West, 1953 (Don Boberick) (b53b0096).

1953 - The are large tides in the Canal Zone. CHIVO moored in Panama at high tide (Hedum) (b53h0739).

1953 - The are large tides in the Canal Zone. CHIVO moored in Panama at low tide (Hedum) (b53h0740).

CHIVO in drydock in the early 50's (Hedum) (b53h0741).

1953 - Loading torpedos onboard Chivo in Key West (Norton) (b53n0192).

1953 - Lt Read supervises the torpedo loading in Key West (Norton) (b53n0193).

1953 - ET1(SS) Willis Jones (before he made chief) puts the pedal to the metal in Key West (C. Davis) (c53d0446).

1953 - ET2(SS) Charlie Davis figures that it will only take him fourteen hours to reach Miami from Key West (C. Davis) (c53d0448).

1953 - TM2(SS) John Hedum (52-56) on CHIVO's helm (Hedum) (c53h0748).

1953 - TM2(SS) John Hedum (52-56) in CHIVO's Forward Torpedo Room (Hedum) (c53h0749).

1953 - TM2(SS) John Hedum (52-56) in one of CHIVO's engine rooms (Hedum) (c53h0750).

1953 - TM2(SS) John Hedum (52-56) sits on CHIVO's after rescue buoy (Hedum) (c53h0751).

1953 - CS3(SS) Angelo Cerchia (50-53) (Hedum) (c53h0752).

Swim Call 1953 - ICFN(SS) Don Birney (52-53) and EN2(SS) George Cunningham (53-56) rest on CHIVO's bow plane (Hedum) (c53h0753).

1953 - QM1(SS) Louis Sardo (51-53) (c53l1231) (Lopez).

1953 TM2(SS) Joseph Gerwin with QM3(SS) Paul "Lupe" Lopez (Norton) (c53n0032).

1953 (L to R) Sal Salerno (52-53) and Winton "Hoppy" Hewitt (53-56) at Gatune Lake, Panama (Jack Norton) (c53n0033).

1953 - Lt Read after swim call in Panama (Jack Norton) (c53n0034).

1953- EN1 Earl (Bill) Risher, his wife Rose, & ENC Spence (Norton) (c53n0071).

Jack Norton SN(SS) looking cool in 1953 (Norton) (c53n0072).

The Brown Derby bar outside the main gate in Key West. A favorite hangout for the Chivo crew (Norton) (m53n0186).