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Painting of USS Diodon with Northern Sail
Newspaper Clipping from 1946 describing Operation Iceberg
USS Sperry endangering the Diodon and four other boats of Squadron 7, in 1947
USS Diodon (SS-349) Shake-Down Cruise - December, 1949
More from Roger on the Shake-Down Cruise of 1949
The Gray Ghost of the Korean Coast and our USS Diodon in January of 1951
Diodon gets Korean Service Medal 1950-1954
Air raid-Warning-Yellow which involved USS Diodon in 1954
The DBF Flag Caper - Was the Diodon the Victim?
A Diodon Sailing List, Ca Jun 1955 & Photo from 1957
1957 WestPac - Florikan's Diving Bell on the Diodon
Diodon crew while crossing the Equator in 1957 - from forward looking aft to bridge
Diodon crew while crossing the Equator in 1957 - pollywog
Diodon crew while crossing the Equator in 1957 - bum cut
Photo Memories from Don Messner of Diodon in 1957
Bob Frier, A Diesel Boat sailor, remembers Diodon Shipmate Frank Dostal
and more, 1959 -1960 or 1961
(New 10-30-02)
USS Diodon (SS-349) Video in 1960, '61 or '62
Diodon Crew during April of '61 had a long weekend in Avalon Bay, Catalina Island for Buccaneer Days
Photos of Diodon Crew in the early '60's
Diodon and the Fire at Hunter's Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, CA in 1962
Bill Weinhardt has some memories of the 1962 Pier Fire at San Francisco Naval Ship Yard
Part 1 of Deck Log of Diodon On New Year's Day just after Midnight 1967
Part 2 of Deck Log of Diodon On New Year's Day just after Midnight 1967
Barry Lebens Memories of the Travails of Diodon in 1967
Memories of Shipmate Jay Mack from 1967
Story of Diodon's travails in 1967