Captain John Ryan, US Navy (Retired)

Guest speaker at May luncheon

Captain John Ryan, US Navy (Retired)

Topic: 'Submarines'

Captain John Ryan, US Navy (Retired), entered the Navy in the fall of 1954 and his Navy career involved assignments within several different and interesting Naval warfare communities. His assignments included service on cargo ships; three submarines and staff of the Commander Submarine Force, Pacific Fleet; an aircraft carrier; a guided missile cruiser; and later as Captain of both a Destroyer and a Guided Missile Cruiser. He also served as Commanding Officer, Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes; was on the staff of the Chief of Naval Operations; served as Plans Officer for Commander Surface Forces, Atlantic Fleet; and “Commodore”, Fleet Training Group, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Captain Ryan will share some of his very interesting submarine service related experiences.