It was the fall of 1982. The USS Trepang, the nuclear fast-attack submarine I served on, had set the Maneuvering Watch as we made our way back to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard after two weeks at sea. On a submarine, the maneuvering watch is set when running on the surface— typically entering or leaving port. What made it unique was its simplicity. Only two men stood topside on the sail: the Commanding Officer and a phone talker, relaying orders below to the con and engineering spaces…

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