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Fiction and Fact From Greg's Almanac! Ski

Greg Lee, circa 1968. He made the final Med Cruise, then transferred to another submarine. He left the Navy in 1977 as an RM1(SS). Sea Sea Story #1:
Sea Owl was in Bermuda in 1968. Sam goes to the Naval Station Special Services Office and checks out a 20 ft. knockabout sailboat with no engine. Sam asks if any one would like to go sailing and Greg Lee volunteered. They sailed all over Hamilton Harbor with winds 12-15 knots. On the way back to the ship, they ran across a motor launch that had crapped out. Two sailors were attempting to get the engine running. It was the Captain's gig of CO, Naval Station. We towed them under sail back to their berth. Nobody ever believed this sea story until Greg recently E-mailed Sam recalling the incident. That's when Sam decided to publish this account. Shown above is a photo of Greg who had just recently won his Silver Dolphins.

Sea Owl Sea Story #2: Not really a sea story.
Greg Lee sent these photos of Sea Owl in Dry Dock in 1968:
Bow View of USS Sea Owl in Dry Dock: 1968 Stern View of USS Sea Owl in dry dock: 1968

Sea Owl Sea Story #3: Also not really a sea story.

Here's a photo that Greg sent me. It's Mr. Navy: Bill Dornsife!!

If Mr. Navy Himself! Bill Dornsife. What a shiphandler! anybody

Sea Owl Sea Story #4: In January 1969 we went on Operation Springboard. Ski
Sam (XO) remembered one of his old skippers who always inspired his crew by telling
them that "Submarining Is Fun!!!". At quarters prior to getting underway, Sam stood up
and told the troops: "Submarining is Fun!!". We snorkeled most of the way down. Every
time Sam passed through the After Engine Room, Ski would always exclaim through the
heat and noise: "This is Fun!!". Sometimes we're better off devising our own original
inspirational bywords. The farther south we got the hotter it got and the less funny it
seemed. Recently, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Fulkowski stopped by St. Pete Beach enroute
to South Florida. Below is a photo showing from left: Pat, Ski, Sam, and Daisy, prior to
going out and getting blasted. Ski: Submarining really WAS Fun!! (Photo March 1999).

Pat and Henry (Ski) Fulkowski with Daisy and Sam Morris in St. Pete Beach before going out and getting blasted.Both girls were of little use in the fights as each was recovering from recent surgery. Click the below thumbnail to enlarge the photo of the Throw Rug designed and made by Ski and Pat Fulkowski!

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