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Has a baby ever been born on a submarine in active service?

Question #141897. Asked by Walneto.
Last updated May 08 2017.
Originally posted Nov 20 2015 10:49 PM.

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Believe it or not, the answer is yes! During WWII, the USS Crevalle (SS-291) was evacuating refugees from the Philippines, and one of her passengers gave birth on the trip to Darwin, Australia.

"Crevalle (SS-291) During a battle in the Pacific, a baby is born aboard the submarine USS Crevalle. He is the son of a Filipino woman being evacuated from the besieged islands. Somewhere in the Philippines today, a young man answers to the name of Elma Walker Crevalle Talcaban. How he received his name provides an absorbing story of wartime heroism aboard a U.S. submarine."

The story is told in an episode of the TV series "The Silent Service."

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Crevalle_(SS-291)

May 08 2017, 10:42 AM
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