Pictures from 1953.

Underway from Key West, 1953 (Don Boberick) (b53b0096).

1953 - The are large tides in the Canal Zone. CHIVO moored in Panama at high tide (Hedum) (b53h0739).

1953 - The are large tides in the Canal Zone. CHIVO moored in Panama at low tide (Hedum) (b53h0740).

CHIVO in drydock in the early 50's (Hedum) (b53h0741).

USS CHIVO in Kingston, Jamaica in the early 50's (Hedum) (b53h0742).

Circa 1953 - CHIVO underway (Pat McWaters) (b53m0031).

1953 - Loading torpedos onboard Chivo in Key West (Norton) (b53n0192).

1953 - Lt Read supervises the torpedo loading in Key West (Norton) (b53n0193).

1953 - Looking aft from Chivo with the tender in the background as the training sub SST-1 approaches (Norton) (b53n0194).

Chivo with a step sail, circa 1953 (Rainwater) (b53r0030).

1953 - ET1(SS) Willis Jones (before he made chief) puts the pedal to the metal in Key West (C. Davis) (c53d0446).

1953 - ET2(SS) Charlie Davis figures that it will only take him fourteen hours to reach Miami from Key West (C. Davis) (c53d0448).

1953 - TM2(SS) John Hedum (52-56) on CHIVO's helm (Hedum) (c53h0748).

1953 - TM2(SS) John Hedum (52-56) in CHIVO's Forward Torpedo Room (Hedum) (c53h0749).

1953 - TM2(SS) John Hedum (52-56) in one of CHIVO's engine rooms (Hedum) (c53h0750).

1953 - TM2(SS) John Hedum (52-56) sits on CHIVO's after rescue buoy (Hedum) (c53h0751).

1953 - CS3(SS) Angelo Cerchia (50-53) (Hedum) (c53h0752).

Swim Call 1953 - ICFN(SS) Don Birney (52-53) and EN2(SS) George Cunningham (53-56) rest on CHIVO's bow plane (Hedum) (c53h0753).

Swim Call 1953 - TM3(SS) Daniel Doar (52-56) (Hedum) (c53h0754).

Swim Call 1953 (Hedum) (c53h0755).

Swim Call 1953 - (in front) TM2(SS) John Hedum (52-56) and YN3(SS) Richard Reitz (53-56) (Hedum) (c53h0756).