Down Periscope, Up Periscope: Tales of Submarine Tours

Navy submarines, being warships, aren't particularly comfortable. In fact, even trained submariners can get claustrophobic. Let's hear a story about that. Read the blog post (w/transcript) for this ep...

17 Mar 202418min

Many things can go wrong at sea aboard a submarine. This is the story of that time the Captain lent Admiral Rickover some underwear. This is also available as a blog post at the following link: https:...

25 Feb 20249min

Sailors run on coffee, but not every sailor, particularly officers, knows how to make coffee. Read the blog post of this episode at the following link: http://thetidesofhistory.com/2023/10/01/that-tim...

11 Feb 20249min

Discussing my childhood memories of taking two submarine tours. One on an operational submarine, and one of Blueback herself.

23 Jan 202430min

Recounting the story of USS Torsk (SS-423), the last submarine to fire torpedoes in WWII and the last U.S. Navy submarine to fire torpedoes at an enemy. Read the blog post for this episode at the foll...

21 Jan 202414min

Discussing the requirements for becoming a tour guide on USS Blueback and what it generally involves.

12 Jan 202425min

Introduction to the podcast. Down Periscope, Up Periscope: Tales of Submarine Tours is the unofficial podcast of the tour guide staff on USS Blueback, the U.S. Navy's last diesel-electric attack subma...

9 Jan 20245min

Using the head (toilet) at sea is usually a fairly straightforward process. On a submarine, it can be frought with danger. Read the blog post for this episode at the following link: http://thetidesofh...

9 Jan 20248min