Tunny Visit to Tahiti - Jan 1961

Last Update:  March 22, 2023


USS TUNNY NOTE 1700 dated 29 Dec 1960 (Posted: 22 Mar 2023 by Ray Olszewski

This is a scan of the aforementioned official business note and posted as a word.doc.  It is a MUST READ as it outlines how the crew was to conduct themselves during this historic visit to Tahiti.  Enjoy reading a bit of Tahitian's history along with it.

Tunny and Tahiti

News Article published by Les Nouvelles, appeared in local newspaper (in French)

French News

 

After it was all over, the following is a news article written by former Tunny crewmember, Lieutenant John Horace MacLaren, USN appeared in Patrol.  Because of the size of the article that appeared in Pearl Harbor's Submarine Base Patrol newspaper, there are two images.  Again, Courtesy of Dennis Splane

Tunny Tahiti Article by MacLaren

2nd half of Article by MacLaren

 


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