Operation White Out

Chapter 3

Cast of Characters & Ships

Cast of Characters & Ships

Cast of Characters

Cast of CharactersUSS Teuthis (See Organizational Chart on previous page)

USS Teuthis (See Organizational Chart on previous page)USS TeuthisUSS Teuthis Deck Gang (partial)

USS Teuthis Deck Gang (partial)USS TeuthisSeaman Julius Hoppenstein (Hoppy)—

Topside Watch, Lookout / Helmsman / Planesman

Topside Watch, Lookout / Helmsman / PlanesmanSeaman Fritz Able—

Topside Watch, Lookout / Helmsman / Planesman

Topside Watch, Lookout / Helmsman / PlanesmanSeaman Billy-Bob Yokum—

Topside Watch, Lookout / Helmsman / Planesman

Topside Watch, Lookout / Helmsman / PlanesmanSeaman Aiken Beverton (Bever)—

Topside Watch, Lookout / Helmsman / Planesman

Topside Watch, Lookout / Helmsman / PlanesmanSeaman Basil Walton—

Topside Watch, Lookout / Planesman

Topside Watch, Lookout / PlanesmanSeaman Clive Orfutt—

Topside Watch, Lookout / Planesman

Topside Watch, Lookout / PlanesmanSeaman Ezra Ben-Gurion (Ben)—

Topside Watch, Lookout / Planesman

Topside Watch, Lookout / PlanesmanTest Operations Group (TOG) (the divers)

Test Operations Group (TOG) (the divers)Warrant Officer Hamilton Comstock (Ham)—

Officer-in-Charge (OIC).

Officer-in-Charge (OIC).Chief William Fisher (Bill)—

Master Saturation Diver—Sonar Tech.

Master Saturation Diver—Sonar Tech.Petty Officer First-class Harry Blackwell (Harry)—

Electronics Tech.

Electronics Tech.Petty Officer First-class James Tanner (Jimmy)—

Battlefield medic turned saturation diver.

Battlefield medic turned saturation diver.Petty Officer First-class Wlodek Cslauski (Ski)—

Engineman.

Engineman.Petty Officer Second-class Jeremy Romain (Jer)—

Auxiliaryman.

Auxiliaryman.Petty Officer Second-class José Romero (José)—

Electronics Tech; Recent graduate of saturation dive school.

Electronics Tech; Recent graduate of saturation dive school.Petty Officer Second-class Gilbert Ross (Gil)—

Torpedoman; Recent graduate of saturation dive School.

Torpedoman; Recent graduate of saturation dive School.Sergyi Andreev—

DIA Team member..

DIA Team member.Mascot

MascotMascotBorysko—(Ukrainian name means fighter/warrior) a 30-foot-long, 12,000-pound Orca.

fighter/warriora 30-foot-long, 12,000-pound Orca.Mystic (DSRV 1)

Mystic (DSRV 1)MysticLt. Robert Taggert—Chief Pilot.

Chief Pilot.Lt. James Deckhart—Second Pilot.

Senior Chief Sonar Tech Gaspard Abelé—Mystic technician.

MysticElectronics Tech First-class Parker Flanger—Mystic technician.

MysticMare Harbour Garrison—Falkland Islands

Mare Harbour Garrison—Falkland IslandsCol. Harry Brisbane—Commanding Officer

Lt. William Akins—Adjutant

Lt. Ainsley Geoffery—Supply Officer

Lt. Heather Wells—SOSUS Group Commander

Thomas Navarro—Geoffery grunt—Argentine undercover agent

Little Bird

Little BirdLittle BirdLt. Cmdr. Josh Riggans—Pilot

Lt. Jolene Kaper (Joey)—Co-pilot

ROCS Hi Bào

ROCS Hi BàoROCS Hi BàoTiong-hāu Zhang Min—Commanding Officer (Cmdr.)

Siáu-hāu Li Wei—Executive Officer (Lt. Cmdr.)

Siáu-hāu Chen Kai—Engineer (Lt. Cmdr.)

Incidental Characters

Incidental CharactersV. Admiral Roger F. Bacon—ComSubLant.

Siōng-ùi George Baker (Lt.)—Interpreter from Kaohsiung City.

Cmdr. Jeffrey Banes—Commanding Officer, HMS Splendid (S 106).

HMS SplendidR. Adm. Michael Colley—ComSubPac (relieved Darby during Operation White Out)

R. Adm. Jack M. Darby—ComSubPac (incoming, relieved R. Adm. Scott)

Cmdr. Archibald Desmond—Former Commanding Officer, USS Los Angeles.

USS Los Angeles.Lt. Drake Emerson—Garrison Commander, King Edward Point—South Georgia Island.

Capitán de Fragata Santiago López Fernández—Commanding Officer, ARA San La Muerte (S 43).

ARA San La MuerteProf. Maximilian Hedgepeth, Zoology Department Head, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Lt. Randal Jeffrey—First Lieutenant, USS Pigeon (ASR 21).

USS PigeonAdm. David E. Jeremiah—CinCPacFlt.

Capt. Ronald Masters—ComSubPac Operations Officer.

Lt. Cmdr. Roger Packard—Executive Officer, HMS Conqueror (S 48).

HMS ConquerorMaster Mariner Jack Petrikoff— Skipper of the Kodiak fishing boat St. Kate. Personal friend of Mac.

St. KateCapt. Fred Roken—Commands Submarine Development Group One (former skipper of USS Teuthis).

USS TeuthisCmdr. Alfred Roscoe—Commanding Officer, HMS Conqueror (S 48).

HMS ConquerorR. Adm. Austin B. Scott, Jr.—ComSubPac (outgoing).

Captain First Rank Vladimir Ivanovich Vasnetsov—Commanding Officer, Soviet Submarine Volgograd.

Soviet Submarine Volgograd.Cmdr. Archibald Wiggins—Commanding Officer, USS Pigeon (ASR 21).

USS PigeonUSS Teuthis Underway Watch Sections

USS Teuthis Underway Watch SectionsUSS TeuthisSection One—0600 to 1200

Section One—0600 to 1200Deck—Deck—Lt. Cmdr. Waverly Denver (Weaps)

DeckJOOD— Assigned as needed

JOODDive—Chief Torpedoman Jasper Cedrik (Tubes)

DiveCOW—Senior Chief Engineman Sam Dokey

COWNav—Chief Quartermaster Gary Fonzarelli (Fonzie)

NavFairwater/Helm—Seaman Julius Hoppenstein (Hoppy)

Fairwater/HelmStern/Lookout—Seaman Basil Walton

Stern/LookoutStern/Lookout—Seaman Clive Orfutt

Stern/LookoutSonar—Chief Sonar Tech Royal Bennett (King)

SonarEOOW—Lt. Zeb Trainer

EOOWSection Two—1200 to 1800

Section Two—1200 to 1800Deck—Lt. Seth Beaumont (Ops/Nav)

DeckJOOD—Assigned as needed

JOODDive—Chief Ocean Tech Bart Davidson

DiveCOW—Senior Chief Firecontrol Tech Ogden Winder (Oggy)

COWNav—Quartermaster First-class Jubal Henshaw (Juby)

NavFairwater/Helm—Seaman Fritz Able

Fairwater/HelmStern/Lookout—Seaman Ezra Ben-Gurion (Ben)

Stern/LookoutStern/Lookout—Seaman Gus Harvard

Stern/LookoutSonar—Sonar Tech First-class Godfry Mason

SonarEOOW—Chief Warrant Officer Bert Cobb

EOOWSection Three—1800 to 2400

Section Three—1800 to 2400Deck—Cmdr. J.R. McDowell (Mac)—until O’Hara qualified

DeckJOOD—Lt. j.g. Wilbur O’Hara (becomes OOD when qualified)

JOODDive—Chief Ocean Tech Francis Oberst

DiveCOW—Chief Electrician William Panner (Pots)

COWNav—Quartermaster Second-class Henry Bass (Hank)

NavFairwater/Helm—Seaman Greg Patterson

Fairwater/HelmStern/Lookout—Seaman Ivan Tuxin (Tux)

Stern/LookoutStern/Lookout—Seaman Lloyd Boxer

Stern/LookoutSonar—Sonar Tech Second-Class William Farrell (Billy)

SonarEOOW—Lt. Cmdr. Doug Watson (Eng)

EOOWSection Four—2400 to 0600

Section Four—2400 to 0600Deck—Lt. Cmdr. Franklin James

DeckJOOD—Assigned as needed

JOODDive—Chief Electronics Tech Rusty Jackson

DiveCOW—Senior Chief Radioman Garth Walkman (Sparks)

COWNav—Quartermaster Second-class Marcel Theron (Frenchy)

NavFairwater/Helm—Seaman Billy-Bob Yokum

Fairwater/HelmStern/Lookout—Seaman Randolph Zimmerman (Zimm)

Stern/LookoutStern/Lookout—Seaman Aiken Beverton (Bever)

Stern/LookoutSonar—Sonar Tech Second-class Frank Sportsman (Sport)

SonarEOOW—Lt. Morgan Atley

EOOWList of Ships and Submarines

List of Ships and SubmarinesUSS California (CGN-36)—Nuclear Guided Missile Cruiser.

USS CaliforniaChángzhēng 3, 35, 4—ChiCom Han-class nuclear submarines.

Chángzhēng 3, 35, 4Han-classUSS Elliot (DD-967)—Spruance-class destroyer.

USS ElliotSpruance-classUSS Haddo (SSN-604)—Permit-class nuclear submarine.

USS HaddoPermit-classROC Hi Bào—Taiwanese Hai Lung-class submarine with AIP instead of diesels. A modified version of the Dutch Navy’s Zwaardvis-class which itself is based on the US Barbel-class.

ROC Hi Bào— Hai Lung-class Zwaardvis-classBarbel-classUSS Houston (SSN-713) )—Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine.

USS HoustonLos Angeles-classMystic (DSRV-1)—One of two US Navy deep submergence rescue vehicles.

Mystic Avalon (DSRV-2)— One of two US Navy deep submergence rescue vehicles.

Avalon DPRK Najin-class light frigate

Najin-classUSS Omaha (SSN-692)—Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine.

USS OmahaLos Angeles-classUSS Pigeon (ASR-21)—One of two catamaran submarine rescue/saturation diving ships designed to carry two DSRVs.

USS PigeonQiántng Yóuchuán Yī & Èr—Taiwanese drone tanker submarines with AIP.

Qiántng Yóuchuán Yī & Èr— drone tanker USS Teuthis (SSNR-2)—A specially modified nuclear submarine outfitted for special operations.

USS TeuthisVega—A project B-419 fishing trawler outfitted as a spy ship.

VegaVolgograd—Advanced Soviet Victor-III-class nuclear fast-attack submarine.

VolgogradVictor-III-classDPRK Wuhan-class submarine with AIP.

Wuhan-classZhaotong— ChiCom Jianghu-II-class light cruiser.

Zhaotong— Jianghu-II-class USS Teuthis—Cross-section

USS Teuthis—Cross-sectionUSS Teuthis

USS Teuthis—Cutaway

USS Teuthis—CutawayUSS Teuthis