USS Diodon (SS-349) WestPac 1967
By: James R. Santos 
on Diodon - TMSN(SG) to TM3(SS)

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Forward to Buckner Bay, Okinawa (link fixed 06-10-03)

Return to Dennis Wheeler, at work in the Control Room

Here comes one of the Officers' stewards,  Renato Duplon

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This is photo shows Renato coming from the Forward Battery (Chiefs berthing and Officer's Country, and the Yeoman Shack) into the Control Room.   He is carrying somebody's shoes, which he may have just shined.   Renato, a very nice and well mannered fellow, went on to become a 1st Class Engineman.

Stewards took care of the officers.  There were two or three of them, as I recall.  They would prepare the meals, serve and clean up after each meal or soup call.  They would maintain the officers clothing and berthing and support them, as appropriate.

Each steward had to qualify in submarines, just like every other crew member.

To the right in this photo, you can see a sound powered phone.  Each one had a station dialer, so each station could call any other station, i.e. Tubes Forward from Control, Control from Tubes Aft, etc.