Keywords: USS Guavina (SSO-362) underway in 1950.jpg The U S Navy submarine oiler USS Guavina SSO-362 From March 1949 Guavina underwent extensive overhaul and modification for conversion to a submarine oiler at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard California USA and was even equipped with a snorkel Guavina recommissioned in the active fleet as SSO-362 1 February 1950 http //www navy mil/ah_online/department_arch html U S Navy All Hands magazine http //www navy mil/ah_online/archpdf/ah195005 pdf May 1950 p 7 1950 U S Navy All photographs published in ALL HANDS are official U S Navy photographs unless otherwise designated PD-USGov-Military-Navy USS Guavina SS-362 |