News Brief

February 2019 Volume 20, Issue 2

Lest We Forget — “The USSVI Submariner’s Creed”

To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving their country. That their dedication, deeds, and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward greater accomplishments. Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America and its Constitution.

Inside This Issue: Meeting minutes 2

Lost Boats 3

Undersea Warfare Hist 3

Cobia working party 4

Chicago Auto Show 5

USO at O’Hare visit 7

Contact information 9

Application form 10

1. Next Meeting: At 1100, third Saturday of each month at the Knollwood Sportsman’s Club. Mark your calendars for these upcoming dates:

a. FEBRUARY 16

b. MARCH 16

c. APRIL 20

2. Duty Cook Roster:

a. FEBRUARY – MAURICE YOUNG

b. MARCH – BRET ZACHER’S SUPERB CORNED BEEF

c. APRIL – SEE YOUR NAME HERE!

3. February Birthdays: Leon Lemma 6th; Eric Hansknecht 11th; Larry

Heckelsmiller 12th; Scott Jaklin 17th. Happy Birthday, Shipmates!

4. Shop for USS ILLINOIS-themed items and help the FRG raise money here:

https://shop.spreadshirt.com/uss-illinois-786-frg/.

5. Become part of the ‘Lifetime Alliance Between Crew and Citizens” of the

USS ILLINOIS by joining the 786 Club. Annual dues are modest. The only requirement for membership is a desire to support the crew. Our efforts are greatly appreciated. You can become part of the ILLINOIS Family today. Contact Chris Gaines or go to www.786Club.org.

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Crash Dive Meeting Minutes

January 26, 2019 Postponed from January 19, 2019

1. Attendees:

a. Clay Hill b. Greg Miller c. Frank Voznak, Jr. d. Maurice Young e. Frank Walter f. Ted Rotzoll g. Larry Warnke h. Herman Mueller i. Glenn Barts, Sr. j. Chris Gaines k. Bret Zacher

2. Meeting was called to order by Clay

Hill at 1120 followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

3. Secretary’s Report was given by Chris

Gaines. Minutes are published in the

newsletter that is posted on the

Website.

4. Treasurer’s Report given by Glenn

Barts. Savings $1,173.69; Checking

$3,773.13; Sub Memorial Checking

$110,444.14, Savings $5.00 and held

by national $64,252.08.

5. Committee Reports a. Newsletter – Posted on

Webpage. b. Membership – Send dues to

Chris Gaines, 513 W. Downer Place, Aurora, IL 60506.

c. Charitable Service – Thoughtful thank you letter from WMM for $500 donation to Operation Santa. Greatly appreciated. An excerpt is posted on the Website.

Will repeat next year on December 7, 2019.

d. Community Outreach – No news. e. Hospitality – No news. f. Webmaster – If you have

something to post on the Website, send it to Frank Voznak.

g. Storekeeper – Calendars are sold out.

h. Procedures – No news. i. Eagle Scout – No news. j. Memorial –

i. Parking is very tight; Glenn and Frank Voznak suggest some buses to meet at Oak Brook or similar and transport to the site. Chris Gaines ACTION: ASK Michelle about buses.

ii. 2FM has started construction with clearing trees and excavation.

iii. Ready to refine our Lagarto picture prior to etching onto the bulkhead.

iv. Frank has samples of the actual stones.

v. Upgrading to granite stone to acknowledge major donors.

vi. Have sold about 30 pavers out of a possible 300.

vii. Still accepting orders for pavers but no longer promoting them.

6. Old (Unfinished) Business

a. Holland Club Class 2018 – Clay will mail the materials.

7. New Business a. None.

8. Good of the Order item: a. Duty Cook

i. Thanks to our chili donors Frank Walter, Clay Hill, Glenn Barts,

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Bret Zacher, Frank Voznak, Larry Warnke, and Ted Rotzoll for a terrific Ninth Annual Chili Dump.

ii. February – Maurice Young. iii. March – Brett Zacher’s Superb

Corned Beef. b. 786 Club –

i. Next meeting will be February 12, 2019. Speaker will be recently-retired ADM Cecil Haney.

ii. Chris Gaines is likely to attend COMSUBPAC CoC.

c. Make Some Noise – Will discuss at a staff meeting.

d. Cobia working party February 4-6, 2019; contact Greg for info. WMM is on winter hours and is closed to the public.

9. Adjourn. Glenn Barts moved to adjourn; Bret Zacher seconded. Meeting adjourned at 12:47.

Support the Cobia

Crash Dive is committed to keeping the Cobia healthy. You can help too, even from afar. Join the WI Maritime Museum; www.wisconsinmaritime.org.

Lost Boats

USS Barbel (SS-316) 2/4/45

USS Shark I (SS-174) 2/11/42

USS Amberjack(SS-219) 2/16/43

USS Grayback (SS-208) 2/27/44

USS Trout (SS-202) 2/29/44

Undersea Warfare History January 21, 1943 | USS USS Trout (SS

202) fired two torpedoes at a cargo ship

from 700 yards and watch as the

unidentified ship sank immediately.

January 22, 1943 | USS Tinosa (SS

283) sank the Koshin Maru and Seinan

Maru and damaged a third ship in a

running attack on a convoy off Viper

Shoal.

January 23, 1945 | USS Guardfish (SS

217) sinks the Japanese destroyer

Hakaze off New Ireland.

January 24, 1942 | USS Blackfin (SS

322) sank the Japanese destroyer

Shigure in the Gulf of Siam.

January 25, 1945 | USS Silversides

(SS 236), despite the presence of

auxiliary submarine chasers, sank the

Japanese army cargo ship Malay Maru

off Kuro Jima.

January 29, 1941 | USS O-4 (SS 65)

was recommissioned and trained

students at the sub school until the end

of WWII.

January 29, 1944 | USS Tambor (SS

198) attacked a Japanese convoy in the

Nansei Shoto and sank the freighter

Shuntai Maru north of Okinawa.

January 30, 1919 | USS S-3 (SS 107)

was commissioned Cmdr. John W.

Lewis in command.

January 31, 1945 | USS Boarfish (SS

327) attacked the Japanese HI 88

convoy and sank the freighter Enki

Maru and damaged another cargo ship

which ran aground.

February 1, 1902 | USS Plunger (SS

2), the lead ship of the Plunger-class

submarine, was launched. She was

commissioned Sept. 19, 1903, at the

Holland Company yard at New Suffolk,

Long Island, N.Y. Ensign Chester W.

Nimitz is the submarines final

commander when Plunger is

decommissioned Nov. 6, 1909 at the

Charleston Navy Shipyard.

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February 4, 1941 | USS O-6 (SS 67)

was recommissioned at Philadelphia,

PA. and then returned to New London,

CT. to train students at the sub school.

February 5, 1944 | USS Pogy (SS 266)

departed Midway on her 5th war patrol

for an anit-shipping sweep of the

Formosa area.

February 6, 1945 | U.S. Navy

submarine USS Pampanito (SS 383)

attacks a Japanese convoy and sinks

merchant tanker Engen Maru about 200

miles northeast of Singapore. Also on

this date, USS Spadefish (SS 411) sinks

Japanese merchant passenger-cargo

ship Shohei Maru off Port Arthur,

Korea.

February 7, 1945 | USS Parche (SS

371) sighted and sank the 984-ton

Okinoyarna Maru.

February 8, 1946 | Seadragon was

recommissioned to assist in the

inactivation and preservation of

submarines, including U-boats, at

Hingham, MA.

Greetings Submarine Lovers Submitted by: Greg Miller

NOTE: The dates were changed to February 25-28 due to cold weather.

Wisconsin winters are once again taking their toll on Cobia and a working party is being planned for February 4-7. The plan is to arrive at the Wisconsin Maritime Museum by 1600 Monday, February 4, for those staying at the museum. Tuesday and Wednesday, February 5 and 6, are to be work days, departing either late Wednesday, February 5, or February 6 morning. Berthing accommodations are available both on the boat or, if you prefer, inside the museum. Bring your sleeping bag.

The engine rooms are in serious need of attention. They are also some of the coldest spaces on the boat so dress warm--sweatshirts, coveralls and stocking caps. For tools, we will be needing brushes, scrapers, wire brushes, drop cloths, and sandpaper (60 grit) as well as eye protection and rags. Breakfast and lunch will be supplied by the museum and we expect a good time to be had by all. If you need further information, just give me a shout, 630-543-7855 home or 331-307-9497 cell. DBF Greg Miller Vice Commander Crash Dive Base

Chicago Auto Show Again this year, Crash Dive Shipmate Pete Almeroth kindly invites us to the Chicago Auto Show. The auto show will be available for our shipmate's & family. Just give them my number to meet at the show 630 464-1163. I'll be their for the whole show. The Chicago Auto Show, starts Sat Feb 9th thru Monday the 18th. 10 - 10 daily and 10 - 8 on the 18th. www.chicagoshow.com for more details or just Google. Take care, Pete

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The Truth Behind Russia’s 'Apocalypse

Torpedo' David Hambling, Popular Mechanics Online, Jan. 20

Poseidon is a Putin’s showpiece.

First revealed in 2015, this nuclear-powered underwater drone—one of Russia's next-generation nuclear weapons—is nicknamed the "tsunami apocalypse torpedo" for its multi-megaton warhead that could create city-smashing waves.

A succession of news reports have carried wildly disparate accounts of Poseidon’s capabilities. So this another example of overblown Russian military vaporware or is there something more to it?

Here's what we can say: At more than six feet in diameter and 65 feet long, weighing perhaps a hundred tons, Poseidon is the largest torpedo every developed, coming in at thirty times the size of a heavy torpedo. In fact, the torpedo is so big it can be carried only by specially-modified submarines.

Powered by a miniature nuclear reactor, the apocalypse torpedo also has effectively unlimited range. Unlike an ICBM or one of Putin's new hypersonic missiles, it would take Poseidon hours to reach its target. On the other hand, it would bypass current missile defenses. Because of this, Poseidon—at least according to the Russians— is unstoppable.

Making Waves As is the case with all hyped Russian

military hardware, the big question comes down to how much of it is real. Well, such a weapon is certainly possible, at least in theory.

“People were exploring the idea of a large nuclear torpedo back in the Cold War,” Justin Bronk of British military think tank RUSI told Popular Mechanics.

Just how large? Initially Poseidon was described as having a yield of 100 megatons, even bigger than the Soviet’s record-breaking air-dropped bomb, Tsar Bomba. The idea is that this explosion could produce a giant tsunami far offshore, meaning the Poseidon would not even need to get close to the target and could destroy coastal cities from long range.

Poseidon’s size makes the 100-megaton capacity just about possible, though it’s a squeeze. In the 1950s, the Soviets planned a similarly giant nuclear torpedo, known as the T-15, to carry a warhead in the Tsar Bomba-class, mainly because there was no other means of delivering it. However, in May 2018 a military source told the Russian TASS news agency that Poseidon’s warhead would actually be "up to two megatons." That’s far more realistic, but not enough to create an effective tsunami—if it could create a tsunami at all.

The U.S. military carried out studies on this area in the 1950s and 60s and found that waves generated out at sea, whether by a nuclear blast or a meteor impact, were not efficient weapons.

"Most wave energy is dissipated by breaking on the continental shelf before reaching shore,” concluded lead scientist WG Van Dorn’s in his final report on “Explosion Generated Water Waves” for the Office of Naval Research. The phenomenon of giant waves breaking while still far out at sea has since become known as the Van Dorn effect and has been validated by later studies using advanced computer techniques.

The threat then is less likely to be from long-distance waves, but from a more orthodox type of nuclear blast.

Super-Speedy Supercavitation Poseidon’s supposed speed is also

another unknown. Initially, Russia

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tossed out estimates of speeds up to 115 mph, but this is incredibly fast for an underwater vehicle—about twice the speed of any U.S. torpedo—and barely credible even with nuclear propulsion. A later leak, again to the TASS news agency, downgraded the speed claim to a more credible (but still swift) 68 to 81 mph.

However, the latest leak to TASS pushes the speed up to over 124 mph. The information, from an unnamed military source, says that Poseidon uses the same supercavitating technology as Russia’s current high-speed torpedoes, Shkval and Khishchnik. These are propelled by underwater ramjets rather than propellers and travel inside a bubble of gas to reduce friction, achieving speeds in excess of 200 mph.

But the claim that Poseidon uses supercavitation is unconvincing, according to sub expert HI Sutton, who runs the Covert Shores website exploring submarine technology. Sutton told Popular Mechanics that several features, including the size of the steering fins, the shape of the nose, and Poseidon’s length make supercavitation unlikely with this design.

Also, Sutton notes that a previous video released of Poseidon being tested shows that it is driven by a pump jet, which is a form of propulsion which would not work within the gas cavity around a supercavitating torpedo. And it would make a lot of noise.

“A supercavitating nuclear weapon would be very loud, sacrificing the stealth which is its main advantage,” says Bronk. “It doesn’t make any sense on tactical level. “

Steel Beneath the Vaporware Other questions linger. Why is

Poseidon always called a drone rather than a torpedo? Are its real targets cities, naval bases, or carrier groups as shown in the video? Given so much

contradictory information, it would be easy to doubt whether Poseidon even exists.

Certainly, many people have questioned that fact. Its first appearance was in a Russian news report in 2015, when a military commander talking to Putin could be seen holding what appeared to be plans for the top-secret weapon, then called Status-6. This was such a clumsy "leak" that is looked like a case of obvious disinformation.

However, a 2016 Pentagon report appeared to confirm that the weapon was real. In 2018, the Russian Ministry of Defense held a public vote and Status-6 was renamed Poseidon, making it one of the most high-profile secret weapons ever.

Then there are all those leaked stories to TASS from "military sources." Now, TASS isn't an independent news organization, but a state media outlet wholly owned by the Russian government. What they print is what Putin’s people want—and what they want the West to read. “There’s no reason to believe these Poseidon reports wouldn’t be information ops by Russian intelligence,” says Bronk.

Russian military theory places great emphasis on what they call Maskirovka, deceiving the enemy. As we have seen before, many hyped Russian weapons were never actually built. “Such a weapon system is needed only for nuclear deterrence,” notes the Russian defense website MilitaryRussia.Ru. “But here is a seditious thought–it is not obligatory for the system to exist, just for there to be some chance that it does exist.”

That said, Sutton doubts the entire Poseidon project is a scam to get the West to waste money on defending against a non-existent threat. “Basically, the verified elements are too expensive and too long term to be fake,” says

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Sutton. “Mainly the submarine Sarov, which was built specifically to test the weapon. It cannot be explained by any other project or plausible other purpose.”

The Sarov is a one-off nuclear-powered submarine, with no missiles or torpedo tubes. Instead it has an underwater hangar door where tubes would normally be. It looks to be a purpose-built carrier for Poseidon.

“Think about how expensive building and running Sarov is," Sutton says. "It's not a ruse."

Impressing the Neighbors Russia is now building two more

nuclear submarines , Khabarovsk and the Belgorod, which look like Poseidon carriers. If it’s a fake, it is costing as much as the real thing. Bronk says Putin might be trying to reassure Russians that they are still a great power and partly to remind the rest of the world as well.

“Putin needs to keep raising the profile of Russian nuclear weapons on the world stage, because they are literally the only thing that Russia has that puts it in the same class as the U.S.,” says Bronk. “Otherwise it’s just another backward and corrupt middling power.”

In other words, Poseidon is less a doomsday torpedo, more a vanity project to impress the neighbors.

Visit to USO at O’Hare Submitted by: Greg Miller

On Friday, February 8, 2019, members of

Crash Dive Base and the Needles Nest

Chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of

America, visited USO O'Hare with

donations of custom pillowcases (101) and

toiletries for the benefit of our service men

and women. The Needles Nest stitchers

have made and donated about 300

pillowcases since 2014. Members of Crash

Dive base have been gathering hotel-size

toiletries from across the country so that

service members can freshen up while

traveling. These are just a couple of

services that USO provides for our military

personnel and their families, and it's an

honor to support them.

Columbia Program News Navy’s stealthy Columbia subs set to launch

first patrol in 2031, with a new missile

variant.

Read more here:

https://www.foxnews.com/tech/navys-

stealthy-columbia-subs-set-to-launch-first-

patrol-in-2031-with-a-new-missile-variant

Senator: Chinese buildup in South China Sea like

‘preparing for World War III’ Geoff Ziezulewicz, Navy Times, Jan 30

WASHINGTON – China’s ongoing military buildup on islands in the South China Sea is akin to “preparing for World War III,” the chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee declared on Tuesday. The comment by Republican Sen. James Inhofe of Oklahoma came during a hearing to discuss the challenges posed by rising military powers China and Russia, a discussion that included ideas on how the people can better understand the threats to the world order that America built and has benefited from for decades. While the U.S. military has a presence in and around the South China Sea and the larger western Pacific Ocean, Inhofe said America largely watched

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China lay claim to its rocks and islets before turning other reefs into fortifications, brimming with arms and stockpiled with materiel. Beijing’s ongoing expansion into the Spratly archipelago agitates neighboring nations and continues to challenge international law, an assertiveness the U.S. Navy attempts to check through routine freedom of navigation operations, or FONOPs. A Chinese warship nearly rammed the guided-missile destroyer Decatur last fall near contested reefs that are occupied by Beijing’s troops but also claimed by Vietnam, Taiwan and the Philippines. “It’s like you’re preparing for World War III,” Inhofe said. “You’re talking to our allies over there and you wonder whose side they’re going to be on.” Inhofe and other senators, as well as experts who testified before the committee, noted that the urgency of the Chinese threat against America and today’s world order may not be fully appreciated by U.S. citizens. “I’m concerned our message is not getting across,” said Inhofe, who took over the committee this month. The days of indisputable American military dominance in the Pacific following the defeat of Japan in 1945 and the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 has ended, he warned. “There’s this euphoric attitude people have had since World War II

that somehow we have the best of everything,” Inhofe said. But Elbridge Colby, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and force development and now a director at the Washington-based Center for a New American Security think tank, told lawmakers Tuesday that America also has “immense reservoirs” of national power. A fellow hand at CNAS, Ely Ratner, added that it’s important for Senators and all other Americans to know that Washington’s rocky relationship with China is neither "an episodic downturn” nor a problem that began with President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies. Saying that the American people "should be preparing for long-term competition with China,” Ratner also warned Beijing’s support for embattled Venezuelan strongman Nicholas Maduro should be viewed as a sign of things to come. “I think it’s a harbinger of what a China-led order would look like…in terms of protecting and defending non-democratic regimes and impeding the ability of the international community to galvanize and respond,” said Ratner, a former deputy national security advisor to Vice President Joe Biden. “If we don’t get our act together in Asia, we’re going to see this movie over and over and over again throughout the developing world.”

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Commander – Clayton Hill, 195 Clover Lane, Cedarburg, WI 53012; 262-377-5332 (work number) or bisi@ameritech.net Vice-Commander – Greg Miller, 964 Fischer Drive, Addison, IL; (630)543-7855 or fourkats4me@yahoo.com Secretary (POC) – Chris Gaines, 513 West Downer Place, Aurora, IL 60506; 630-892-5718 or ccgaines@mindspring.com Treasurer – Glenn C. Barts, Sr., 2000 Jamestown Drive, Palatine, IL 60074; 847-934-7418; gcbarts@msn.com COB – Larry Warnke, l_warnke@msn.com Chaplain – Cris Pascual; crispasses@aol.com; 285 Southridge, Gurnee, IL 60031; 847-855-0772 Membership – Tom Polzin, 1305 Winslow Circle, Woodstock, IL 60098; 847-867-8668; tapolzin@aol.com Storekeeper – Herman Mueller, 503 Lynn Terrace, Waukegan, IL 60085; 847-445-5034; hermanandlorimueller@comcast.net Newsletter Editor – Chris Gaines Base Historian – Frank Voznak, Jr. 9 South 255 Madison, Burr Ridge, IL. 60527; 630 986-0175 franklin2@comcast.net

Inhofe alluded to studies showing that U.S. or NATO forces could potentially lose a war with Russia. The Chinese and Russians already know that, Colby said. “I’m more concerned that the American people understand that and have the urgency to stay ahead of this threat,” he said. Sen. Roger Wicker pointed to the announcement Monday of indictments against the Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, a company with ties to Beijing’s military and security services. The Pentagon banned sales of their products on base stores last year and Navy Secretary Richard Spencer has sounded the alarm about Huawei’s

technology sneaking into the American military supply chain. Colby said companies like Huawei give Beijing economic leverage against countries unsure of whether to side with America or China. “This dissolves or corrodes the resolve of countries to potentially stand up to Chinese coercion,” he said. At the same time, Colby testified, alliances and partnerships with Pacific Rim countries can forestall the belief that a Chinese world order is inevitable, which is why Washington should value and strengthen the ties. “These alliances are enlightened self-interest, and not charity,” he said.

Crash Dive Base Contact Information

February 17, 2010

Rev. F

APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP Regular Life Associate OUR CREED: “To perpetuate the memory of our shipmates who gave their lives in the pursuit of their duties while serving

their country. That their dedication, deeds and supreme sacrifice be a constant source of motivation toward greater

accomplishments. Pledge loyalty and patriotism to the United States of America & its Constitution.”

With my signature below I affirm that I subscribe to the Creed of the United States Submarine Veterans, Inc., and agree to abide by the Constitution, all Bylaws, Regulations and Procedures

governing the U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc., so long as they do not conflict with my military or civil obligations. I will furnish proof of my eligibility for Regular membership, including my

discharge under honorable conditions, and proof of my U.S. Navy (SS) Designation, if required by the Base or the national Membership Chairman. If I am not discharged, the discharge

requirement is waived. If I am not U.S. N. submarine qualified, I am applying as an Associate and my sponsor is indicated below.

□ I certify that I was designated qualified in USN Submarines aboard ______________________ in _________ (Yr) (Honorary designations regardless of source do not apply under any circumstances.)

□ I certify that I received a discharge under Honorable Conditions (if not currently in military service) in _______ (Yr)

Name: (Print /Type)___________________________________ Address: ____________________________________

City: _________________________ State: ____ Zip Code: _______-______ Tel: (______) ______-__________

Signature: ____________________________________________________ Date: ______/______/________

Your E-Mail Address ________________________________ Base/Chapter Desired: ___________________

The Member Dues year runs from Jan 1st

thru Dec 31st

. Please indicate your term preference: ______________________

Nat’l Dues: 5 Yr term: $ 90.00; 3 Yr term: $ 55.00; 1 yr term (Jan thru Sep) $ 20.00; (Oct thru Dec adds the next yr): $ 25.00

Nat’l Life: 76+ yrs = $100.00; 66 thru 75 yrs = $200; 56 thru 65 yrs = $ 300.00; 46 thru 55 = $400.00; Thru 45 yrs = $ 500.00

Local Base/chapter dues are separate and additional. Crash Dive Base dues are $15 annually.

How did you find USSVI? □ Friend, □ Boat Assn, □ Local Event/News, □ Internet, □ Other (________________)

Who is your sponsoring USSVI Regular Member?: (Mandatory for Assoc Mbrs) ____________________________

Associate Applicant is: Veteran Spouse of Veteran Other (specify) _______________________

YOUR U.S. NAVY BIOGRAPHICAL DATA

Date Of Birth (MM/DD/YY) ____/____/____ If other military service, What Branch? __________

Highest Rate & Rank Attained: _____________ Mil Retired (Y/N): _____ On Active Duty? (Y/N): ____

YR entered Mil Service: ______ YR left Mil Service _____ (Active/Inactive reserve time also counts.)

Submarines and ships served aboard as ship’s company (Use back if you need more space.)

1. ___________________________ Hull#______________ From Yr.____ to Yr. _____

2. ___________________________ Hull#______________ From Yr._____ to Yr. _____

3. ___________________________ Hull#______________ From Yr.____ to Yr. _____

4. ___________________________ Hull#______________ From Yr._____ to Yr. _____

5. ___________________________ Hull#______________ From Yr.____ to Yr. _____

Next of Kin: Name: ________________________________ Relationship: ________ (Spouse, Partner, Son, Dau, Parent, Other)

Addr:________________________ City: ___________________ State: ___ Zip: _________ Tel: _______________________

(Leave this address line blank if the same as your home address)

Applicants on active duty are requested to provide a permanent home address.

Upon completion, give this form, including your National and Base membership dues to the appropriate base officer, or mail to: Crash Dive Secretary, Chris Gaines, 513 W. Downer Place, Aurora, IL 60506; 630-892-5718