Nuclear Submarine Experiences

by David Barth

Overview

This is a 12,850 word true short story about serving aboard a nuclear fleet ballistic missile submarine during the early 1960s. It tells about Jackie Kennedy christening the boat and being on patrol during the Cuban Missile Crisis and, on a later patrol, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. It explains how submariners get qualified on a boat to wear the coveted dolphins pin. It discusses the general patrol routine with two rotating crews, blue and gold.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015937091
Publisher:	David V. Barth
Publication date:	11/06/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	840,440
File size:	636 KB

About the Author

David V. Barth served in the U.S. Navy from 1960 to 1966, was assigned to a nuclear ballistic missile submarine christened by First Lady Jackie Kennedy, made seven patrols during the Cold War, and was on patrols during the Cuban Missile Crisis and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The computer training and experience in the Navy prepared him for a career as a mainframe computer programmer/analyst (1967 - 2007). He earned a B.S. degree in aviation management/computer science with highest honors from the Metropolitan State University of Denver (1977), a M.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Northern Colorado (1982), and a Ph.D. in Computer Management Science from Kennedy-Western University (1995). He earned a pilot’s license and became a flight instructor, teaching part-time (1976 - 2004). He was employed in information technology departments of several Denver banks and worked as a consultant for Perot Systems, Accenture, and Computer Sciences Corporation. He was Assistant Director of the Forney Museum of Transportation in Denver, Colorado (2009 – 2011) where he developed web pages of automobile museum collections at barthworks.com. Since 1961 he has written short stories, both fiction and non-fiction, and is a speaker. He has traveled extensively while pursuing his interests in photography and writing.