USS TUNNY SS-SSG-APSS-LPSS 282 Information

THE TUNNY 282 WEBSITE

The USS TUNNY (SS-SSG-APSS-LPSS) 282 Information

Raymond Vance Olszewski

Former Crewmember and Boat Yeoman

USS TUNNY (SSG-282) 1958-1962

Tunny SS 282 Ship's Patch Tunny SSG 282 Ship's Patch Tunny Ship's Patch SSG Tunny APSS 282 Ship's Patch Tunny LPSS 282 Ship's Patch

Last Update: March 30, 2023

New Postings - 23 March 2023

USS Tunny Visit to Tahiti Jan 1961

Tunny 282 Historical New Items

Tom Rose (APSS Era) Shares New Photos

Regulus Missile Launch (link to YouTube)

The Tunny Association, an entity that is dedicated to perpetuate the memory of USS Tunny 282 and 682 has re-established a website. Below is a list of the links associated with it.

http:usstunny.org (Note: Not secure)

https://usstunny.com/ (secure)

https://usstunny.com/crew-contact/ (secure)

https://usstunny.com/forums/index.php (secure)

https://usstunny.com/2022-reunion-notes/ (secure)

One particular feature that new site offers is that it gives former crewmembers the opportunity to add their name and contact information. Also, there is a blog or comment feature.

Since there are still many of us left who served on Tunny 282 when it served as an SS, SSG, APSS, and LPSS, all under the hull number 282, my website continues to serve to perpetuate those who served on her and offers new found historical information relative to the USS Tunny 282. My book did a fair job of that, but more information about the old gal continues to surface. The objective here is to continue to perpetuate its memory and all those who served on her, as long as I am able.

Of note is that as far as can be determined, all those former crewmembers who served on Tunny SS 282 during World War II have departed on Eternal Patrol.

Contact me directly about any and all posts on this website about Tunny 282. If you need to make contact with the Tunny Association you need to contact Jim Diervorst.

If you want a copy of the latest roster of former Tunny 282 crewmembers, please contact JJ (John Joseph Jenkins, Jr.) directly by email and he will send you a copy. You can update your status with JJ.

THE LATEST NEWS

Gail Splane, the widow of former Tunny SSG crewmember shown on the right with Dennis Splane who served as an electrician's mate on Tunny SSG 282 sent me a box containing an abundance of Dennis' archives. Dennis was an avid researcher, an effective communicator and was one of the first former crewmembers who initiated an effort to find and make contact with former Tunny 282 crewmembers. Dennis along with a number of others, worked diligently to produce the earlier construction of Tunny's Roster.

Among Dennis' items was a VHS tape of Tunny's Jan 1961 Tahiti visit. I had the tape converted to digital format and it is published on youtube.com at the following link: Click here. The no sound 17-minute video captures the initiation of 67 Tunny crew polliwogs into Neptune's realm of Shellbacks. The video also shows Tunny's arrival at Papeete, Tahiti and its departure a few days later. From a historical account, it turns out that this was Tunny's second visit in its history to cross the equator and conduct the initiation Click here to take you to the page that contains photos of the time when Tunny SS 282 crossed the equator during World War II. SSG Jan 1961 trip as well as a list of those crewmembers who made the 1961 trip. Maybe your name is on it?

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