Welcome Aboard the USS Segundo (SS-398)

News & Updates

Our Next Reunion Reno 5/18-22/08
Ken Owen wil have Segundo coins for sale. See the BBS for a photo and detail. He will bring them to Reno or send them to your address with a slight fee for shipping.
4/28/08 Less than 3 weeks to go! I'm adding to the list of names on the BBS as more are received. I've posted 100 names so far on our BBS. See you in Reno! See Reunion section for info from Ken Owen. Jim Dundas says he's bringing his golf clubs and is looking for a foursome.

3/8/08 Ellsworth (Bud) Quam, one of our WWII crew, was written up in The MN Legionnaire. I put a link to the article on our BBS, posted it in Segundo in Print and added the photos to WWII photos section. Thanks, Bud.

4/1/08. Shipmate passing. I saw on the USSVI website that our shipmate, August Brenzinger, died. He was an EM, aboard in the 1949 time frame. I put his bio in our BBS and added his name to the Eternal Patrol List. Sailor, Rest your Oar.

4/14 08 John Geoghegan sent me an article he wrote for the May 08 AVIATION HISTORY He'd like to speak to anyone aboard during the 5th War Patrol. I put the article in Segundo In Pint section of pictures. If you were aboard and want to be interviewed by John, let me know.

4/15/08 Shipmate passing. Ken Owen sends US Mail info to shipmates who don't use the internet. He received a returned envelop indicating that Kenneth Rubino is deceased. I added his name to the eternal Patrol List. Sailor, rest your oar.

4/17/08. Shipmate passing. I noticed on the USSVI website that Bert Ebaugh is on Eternal Patrol 12/2/06. Shipmate, rest your oar.

4/24/08 Jerry Drumm sent photos of Stan Nicholls' memorial service. I put them on the BBS in the Stan Nicholls thread. Thanks Jerry!

Welcome Aboard the Official Website for the USS Segundo
This web site is dedicated to the USS SEGUNDO, (SS398), a diesel submarine which served in the US Navy 1944-70 and to the crew that manned her. The legacy of the crew began in 1775 with the birth of our Navy and stretches to today. The leadership of the Officers, Chiefs and petty officers was an example to thousands of young men and I was lucky enough to be one of them.

The work was hard, the food was good and there was extra pay for “hazardous duty”. Mostly there was the close bond we felt with our shipmates and the pride we felt when we had achieved that coveted status - Qualified in Submarines and were allowed to wear silver dolphins. We had fun in exotic ports and found something bigger that ourselves to believe in, We knew we were on the best boat, in the best squadron, in the best ocean and without a doubt the best navy in the world.

I served from 1957-59 and was an EN3(SS) when I left the SEGUNDO, but the Segundo has never completely left me. I have attended reunions and renewed friendships with men I served with 47 years ago as well as with others who served at other times. Memories flood back and the smell of submarine, a mixture of diesel fuel, sanitary tanks, smoke and unwashed bodies, returns. We laugh at the sea stories, remember absent shipmates and the fun we had when we were all “steely eyed killers of the deep”.

The idea for creating this site came from a question that a shipmate of mine, Danny Graham asked at our 2004 Segundo reunion in Laughlin, NV. "Why don't we have a web site?". I thought about that question and figured out that the answer was that no one had the time, interest and knowledge to take this task on. Since I'm now retired, I have plenty of time. I am interested, but knew nothing about setting up a web site. Ray Krause is a web designer in Milwaukee, WI who gave me encouragement, had patience with my ignorance, and gave generously of his time.

So Danny, The answer to your question is ...we do.