Deep Venture: A Sailor's Story of Cold War Submarines

A U.S. Navy submariner's account of his adventurous life in service beneath the waves.

Beginning on a cattle ranch in Colorado, this memoir follows a young sailor on his voyage around the world. After enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1960 and completing the Nuclear Power School program, Gary Penley embarks on a series of adventures-often at risk of his life-while serving on a submarine as a power plant operator.

During his seven years with the navy, Penley and his shipmates encounter several ...