Got another little story that might tickle the crews memory,I call it " IN SERVENTIUM BENTUM" and goes like this;

Back around 1962 SPINAX'S then skipper, LCDR Frank Schlosser, who was really into training his officers as well as the crew. In keeping with this philosophy it was his practice to have junior officers make the landings when we returned to San Diego from weekly ops. On this one occasion we were coming alongside the nest at Ballast Point, great day, no wind or current to speak of, then something came adrift on the bridge and we ricocheted off the outboard boat and in so doing did in not only our inboard screw but also the other boats outboard screw, well, you know, shit happens.

The Main Power Mafia decided that this remarkable feat should not go unhonored, so, as the leader of the MPM I went ashore to a model shop and procured a 3-bladed brass propeller about 2 1/2" in diameter whose blades were suitably bent in the vise in the forward engine room and a medal ribbon was attached with a medal clasp affixed bearing the logo in pseudo-Latin: "IN SERVENTIUM BENTUM" With the skippers permission, at quarters, the officer involved, a full fleet JG as best I recall, was called out of ranks and duly presented with this honorarium being pinned on his blouse with the admonishment from the Captain that this fine medal was his to wear at all dress functions until another luckless ship handler was to relieve him.

Bob Dwinell ex-don of the SPINAX Main Power Mafia