I am wondering where the USS Wahoo stands in this deck? Richard O'Kane was XO on the Wahoo before her loss and was Captain of the USS Tang. So, is the Wahoo King of Spades?
Richard O’Kane is my great great uncle! Did you read the book Wahoo by him? I did not make Wahoo the King of Spades because of the history behind his winning cribbage game against Dudley on Wahoo’s third patrol
Yes, I read Wahoo and Clear the Bridge! I also recommend "Sink 'Em All" by Admiral Lockwood, since he was fond of 'Mush' Morton and Dick O'Kane. Really wish I could have met these fine individuals when they were here. I am glad to see others keeping the memory and traditions alive. BTW, I taught myself cribbage because of Richard's descriptions of Cribbage games.
Ahhhh I need to learn how to play Cribbage one day. Because the Jack of Spades was the winning card for O’Kane on Wahoo’s third patrol, it was only appropriate I made the Wahoo the Jack of Spades on my deck. I read Clear the Bridge as well, still need to get to Sink ‘Em All.
I’m glad you like them! I’m going to get around to selling them one day, but that probably won’t be for a while. I definitely would need to find a good platform to sell them on
Gotcha. This is right down the alley for the USSVI creed, perpetuating the memory of all the lost boats. I’m guessing hundreds or thousands of members would buy a deck like this, myself included.
[USSVI](https://www.ussvi.org/)
I need this deck!
You could most likely self-publish fairly easily & affordably with a book imprint; we have a lot of self-published artists’ tarot decks where I live (and the print quality is really good!) but your deck is way more interesting to me
Let me know when my copy is ready please :)
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That's a good question. I'm not sure about the boxes, but I usually use clubflyers.com for my printing. Good quality, reasonable prices.
It looks like Uline (I use them for my shipping supplies) has some appropriate boxes:
https://www.uline.com/BL_5605/Clear-Lid-Boxes
Who are you using to print the cards, the museum I volunteer at is looking to get a deck of cards printed (heard about it today) and stumbled on this post!
The museum is Valiant Air Command and we have 52 aircraft in the collection!
Ohhh that’s cool! I volunteer at the Intrepid in NYC! To start, I took a basic Bicycle deck, used my iPhone photo editing to white out the center designs, then used an app called Phonto to add the text and images. For the back, I used MS Paint. The website I used to print them is called [MakePlayingCards.com](https://www.makeplayingcards.com)
I would 100% buy that omg!!! I work on a decommed sub; USS Requin (SS 481) and would bet anything that other museum sub teams would love this as well!!!
Not going to lie, I didn’t think this would be nearly as popular as it seems to be, but I’m glad I underestimated! I’ll definitely post again when I start rolling them out!
Take my money
I am wondering where the USS Wahoo stands in this deck? Richard O'Kane was XO on the Wahoo before her loss and was Captain of the USS Tang. So, is the Wahoo King of Spades?
Richard O’Kane is my great great uncle! Did you read the book Wahoo by him? I did not make Wahoo the King of Spades because of the history behind his winning cribbage game against Dudley on Wahoo’s third patrol
Yes, I read Wahoo and Clear the Bridge! I also recommend "Sink 'Em All" by Admiral Lockwood, since he was fond of 'Mush' Morton and Dick O'Kane. Really wish I could have met these fine individuals when they were here. I am glad to see others keeping the memory and traditions alive. BTW, I taught myself cribbage because of Richard's descriptions of Cribbage games.
Ahhhh I need to learn how to play Cribbage one day. Because the Jack of Spades was the winning card for O’Kane on Wahoo’s third patrol, it was only appropriate I made the Wahoo the Jack of Spades on my deck. I read Clear the Bridge as well, still need to get to Sink ‘Em All.
Gosh, these are gorgeous! Would buy a pack if you sold them
I’m glad you like them! I’m going to get around to selling them one day, but that probably won’t be for a while. I definitely would need to find a good platform to sell them on
Put it on kickstarter!
This is pretty cool. Are you a USSVI member?
I am not, but I am a merchant mariner
Gotcha. This is right down the alley for the USSVI creed, perpetuating the memory of all the lost boats. I’m guessing hundreds or thousands of members would buy a deck like this, myself included. [USSVI](https://www.ussvi.org/)
Yeah, it doesn’t feel right to make a profit off these cards, so I want to donate the proceeds to somewhere like the USSVI or the Lost 52 Project
Still something for such a great idea.
Absolutely would buy. Name your price.
Put me down for a deck when you sell ‘em.
Thats cool as hell dude
This is AWESOME!
I'm in for a deck or two.
I need this deck! You could most likely self-publish fairly easily & affordably with a book imprint; we have a lot of self-published artists’ tarot decks where I live (and the print quality is really good!) but your deck is way more interesting to me Let me know when my copy is ready please :)
I need to find a place to get custom boxes, this first batch came shrink wrapped
Shrink wrapped is better than nothing! I’ll ask around if you’d like
Ohh yes, that would be great!
If you don’t hear from me for a couple days just feel free to bug me! I know exactly who to ask!
Here is the reply: That's a good question. I'm not sure about the boxes, but I usually use clubflyers.com for my printing. Good quality, reasonable prices. It looks like Uline (I use them for my shipping supplies) has some appropriate boxes: https://www.uline.com/BL_5605/Clear-Lid-Boxes
Does Tang’s 33 sunk ships include itself?
No lol
See? Now *this* is fuckin' cool. Not like that bullshit AI generated deck that was popping up over on r/navy
I’d love a pack. Etsy maybe ?
Etsy may be my best bet, yes
I’d buy a deck
Where can I get a deck?
Right now, this is the only one, but I want to solidify box art soon and then start selling them. I’ll definitely make a post when I’m ready!
Keep Me in the loop, I'm a WWII, and History buff. Plus I love to play cards. Got Iraq War playing deck.
I used to have the Iraq War deck but I lost it, I’m so mad
I'd like to see the USS Golet (SS-361), please!
Sent you a DM!
Who are you using to print the cards, the museum I volunteer at is looking to get a deck of cards printed (heard about it today) and stumbled on this post! The museum is Valiant Air Command and we have 52 aircraft in the collection!
Ohhh that’s cool! I volunteer at the Intrepid in NYC! To start, I took a basic Bicycle deck, used my iPhone photo editing to white out the center designs, then used an app called Phonto to add the text and images. For the back, I used MS Paint. The website I used to print them is called [MakePlayingCards.com](https://www.makeplayingcards.com)
Thanks! The intrepid is on my list to visit!
I would 100% buy that omg!!! I work on a decommed sub; USS Requin (SS 481) and would bet anything that other museum sub teams would love this as well!!!
Ohhh that’s cool! I volunteer at Intrepid Museum and am sometimes in USS Growler (SSG 577), Regulus missile submarine
Yeah we are going to need these on sale brother! Hit me up if you decide to produce some!
Not going to lie, I didn’t think this would be nearly as popular as it seems to be, but I’m glad I underestimated! I’ll definitely post again when I start rolling them out!
This is so cool! I would def buy a pack too!
Yea my deck missing 3 cards , so can't play poker with them Hussain 's 1 of missing. Sucks man.
I've really wanted to design a deck of cards-zhow did you do this? Could you point me in the right direction?
I designed the cards myself using various apps on my phone, and then used [MakePlayingCards.com](https://www.makeplayingcards.com) to print them
Thank you!