Tyler Almquist, a guest of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, peers through a periscope aboard the US Navy (USN) LOS ANGELES CLASS: Attack Submarine, USS ALBUQUERQUE (SSN 706), as USN MASTER CHIEF Electronics Technician (ETCM) John C. Ketcham, lends assistance. The Make-A-Wish Foundation helps sick and terminally ill children with a chance to fulfill a wish. Almquist, who suffers from Leukemia, was given a tour of the submarine, and was designated an honorary submariner onboard the USN ship
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: USS Albuquerque (SSN 706)
State: Connecticut (CT)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: JO1 (Sw/Aw) Mark A. Savage, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Beginning in ancient times, humans sought to operate under the water. The legendary origins of the submarine stretch back to 332 BC with a tale about Alexander the Great being lowered into the sea in a glass barrel to study fish. The submarine concept was thereafter consigned to the backwaters of history for some 1,800 years. This collection presents various submarines: from small and simple to nuclear-powered underwater behemoths.
Tags
Date
Source
Copyright info