Hedman, Ric

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The list at the link below was compiled over a period of time by searching through the society pages of newspapers across the country. Military officers in the pigboat era were considered to fall into the social elite, as oftentimes they came from prominent families. Their movements from command to command, their marriages, and even their deaths were reported in the social columns.

A list of Submarine Officers and their movements

Lighthouse Rendering By Ron Lloyd, Architect, Seattle, WA © 2017, Made from Architectural Drawings Seen Above. Used with permission
Lighthouse Rendering By Ron Lloyd, Architect, Seattle, WA © 2017, Made from Architectural Drawings Seen Above. Used with permission
The Honolulu Harbor Lighthouse on Sand Island was an omnipresent fixture of maritime life around Oahu for 24 years. Many sailors, both U.S. Navy and civilian mariners, became very familiar with the light. The page at the link below provides a photographic journey of the lighthouse from 1910 to 1934.

Honolulu Harbor Lighthouse

William Henry Delamain Seaman/1 Class
William Henry Delamain Seaman/1 Class

William Henry Delamain lost his life along with three others when the submarine USS H-1 grounded off Santa Margarita Island, Mexico March 12, 1920. He was washed overboard and was drown.

Delamain

WW I German Sub UB-88
WW I German Sub UB-88

At the end of WW I the US received four German submarines to examine. UB-88 was one of those.

UB-88

Photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman
Photo in the private collection of Ric Hedman

A list of early submarine movements, taken from the shipping news columns of newspapers around the country.

Submarine Movements

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