Submarine Sea Stories | Ever wonder what it’s like to spend the cold war under water with 100 other guys?
by Bill Nowicki
July 8, 2025 6:21 am
During the height of the cold war when Ronald Regan called the Soviet Union the evil empire, Bill Nowicki was in the Navy. He was a nuclear-trained electrician’s mate aboard the Los Angeles class fast attack submarine, the USS Minneapolis / St. Paul (SSN 708) with 100 highly trained shipmates. These are the memories of those difficult (and sometimes hilarious) times told by the men who depended on one another for their lives.
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