Here are a couple of things for the story book.
1. The Segundo was the only boat that I knew of that had a barbecue area built into a forward deck locker. When underway on transiting, the Commissarymen would make a topside barbecue a real pleasure. Looking back on these moments, I never heard anyone that was connected with this operation to complain about all the extra work it took, to set up this area,prepare the barbecue,haul all the necessary gear and food topside, and then clean up the mess. Events like this were what made the crew a closer group..

2. While serving on the Segundo 1951-1952, the boat underwent overhaul at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco. She was converted from a fleet boat to a snorkel.- During this period I was qualifying to get my coveted "Dolphins" and my rating was an engineman. 

Snorkeling took a great deal of expertise and knowledge. Now remember that this was in the very early days of snorkeling and the snipes had to go to snorkel school that was conducted at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard. To get the Inlet air piping drained down,and stand by in the engine room to commence snorkeling was somewhat of an adrenalin rush. After all the Engines had to be started,the inboard and outboard exhaust valves opened and the exhaust pressure would blow the water from the exhaust piping.

At first the Fairbanks-Morse engines had a pretty tough time, lots of cracked liners ,around the adapters, some problems with the blowers, and until the team had it down to a science,a lot
of false starts, and some flooding back into the engines.. At first the cylinder test cocks had to be opened,the engines rolled over to make sure they weren't trying to compress sea water , and then getting them shut for a running engine.. This was quite  a job for the oiler, as he had to go outboard the engines to do this, and with all the big cans of coffee,etc. stowed outboard, it was very crowded and usually very hot.
3.  During  operations in the San Diego area in 1952,the Segundo was operating with the  the USS Agerholm, she had lost contact with the Agerholm and was coming to periscope depth for a look around.  The Agerholm had been in Segundo's baffles and had not been heard. The Agerholm came across Segundo's sail from aft stbd. and did some major damage to Segundo's sail
and scopes. At the time. I was on the trim manifold and we did get some water in the boat,but not enough to cause a catastrophe. Upon surfacing there were big chunks of Agerholms screw on our deck..
4. In the later forties and very early fifties the Segundo had a Chief Of The Boat that was called Gizzel- As I recall, his real name was George Zelena. He was a tough old COB and did not believe in bunks down while underway.  If  you had the four to eight watches, you would be up from about  0330 to 2000. This, and lots and lots of field days were the bad thing about Segundo. Anyway, It was either just before or just after Gizzel got relieved that the following incident happened. The Cob would either come back to the boat or maybe have came back in the middle of the night. , When the Friday duty section would get their act together on Saturday morning to get their 48- The COB would always inspect the boat,and if it was not clean enough ,he would not grant liberty. This happened one Saturday morning, we were at quarters topside and he announced that the boat was filthy. He said "there will be no liberty until the boat is clean" ,Somebody in back yelled "Give me liberty or give me death",  The Cob a little irate yelled "Who said that?" ,from the rear "Patrick Henry,you dumb shit."  We did get our liberty that afternoon.