the history behind the name

Mrs. John McNay Taylor christens the Guitarro shortly before its launch at Mare Island on July 27, 1968.

Mrs. John McNay Taylor christens the Guitarro shortly before its launch at Mare Island on July 27, 1968.

Raising the Mud Puppy. It needed over $20 million in repairs, which prompted the workers on Mare Island to take up a collection to try to repay the US government.

Raising the Mud Puppy. It needed over $20 million in repairs, which prompted the workers on Mare Island to take up a collection to try to repay the US government.

An article published in the Oakland Tribune on May 17, 1969 stated the $50 million dollar Nuclear submarine "plunged 35 feet to the bottom" of the Napa River in just five minutes.

An article published in the Oakland Tribune on May 17, 1969 stated the $50 million dollar Nuclear submarine "plunged 35 feet to the bottom" of the Napa River in just five minutes.