I WAS NOT A MEMBER OF THE 658 CREW BUT HAD ONE ENCOUNTER WITH HER IN 1966-OR 1967 IN THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA (WASHINGTON STATE) NEAR THE NAVAL GUNNERY RANGE AT DUNGANESS.

I WAS A SN IN THE US COAST GUARD STATIONED ON A 95 FT GUN BOAT OUT OF ANACORTES.  WE WHERE FIRING LIVE AMMO FROM A 20 MM MOUNT FIXED TO HER FORWARD MAIN DECK WHEN THE CAPTAIN (YOUNG LT JG) SPOTTED A SUBMARINE CRUISING WITH HER DECKS AWASH AT A GREAT DEAL MORE SPEED THAN WE WHERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN (12 KNOTS W/ A FOLLOWING  SEA WAS IT). THE CAPE FLORIDA WAS BUILT FOR TOWING

THIS YOUNG JG DECIDED TO PERSUE AS HE COULD NOT ID AN OBVIOUS US SUB. THE CAPT HAD THE ENGINES RUNNING WIDE OPEN BUT IT WAS A FUTAL EFFORT. WE PERSUED THE SUB FOR SOME DISTANCE BUT THE 658 KEPT WAY OUT IN FRONT. THE 658 DECIDED THAT IT WAS TIME TO PUT A STOP TO THE PURSUIT AND SLOWED ALMOST TO A STOP SO WE COULD CATCH UP.

WE (THE GUN CREW) WANTED TO CRAWL IN A HOLE. AN OFFICER WITH SRAMBELED EGGS ON HIS HAT COMMENCED TO QUESTION OUR PERSUIT. "WHAT DO YOU PEOPLE WANT?" CAME A VOICE FROM THE CONNING TOWER.

OUR CAPT CAME BACK WITH "WE HAVE ORDERS TO ID ALL SUBS IN INLAND WATERS" AND THE SUB ANSWERED "THIS IS THE UNITED STATES SUBMARINE  MARIJANOS VALLEJO, DON'T YOU PEOPLE KNOW A U S NUCLEAR SUBMAINE WHEN YOU SEE ONE.

I THOUGHT THE CREW ON THE BRIDGE WERE GOING TO BUST OUT LAUGHING  BUT DID NOT.

I THOUGHT YOU SUBMARINERS WOULD LIKE THIS STORY

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USS Mariano G Vallejo (SSBN-658)

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