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These ships provided support to destroyers and other surface ships. Uss puget sound, only navy vessel with totem on its bow, immortalized in model the daughter of the first skipper of the uss puget sound is donating a handmade model of the ship to the kitsap historical society and museum. Uss puget sound was the second samuel gompers class destroyer tender. Vintage antique college pledge paddle ups university puget sound college hazing. Uss puget sound ad 38 mediterranean cruise book 198687. Cruise books in the navy department librarys collection. The keel was laid 15 february 1965, and she was launched 16 september 1966. As most i walked aboard a kid and when that final salute came i left a man. Welcome to the uss puget sound ad38 guestbook forum navy. Destroyer tenders are generally named for geographic area.
Crew members aboard the destroyer tender uss puget sound ad38 wave from an open hatch as their ship departs for the persian gulf region to support operation desert storm. Uss puget sound ad38 newport, ri 7071 navy advisor for the ferrocement boat building program vietnam 7172 the above boat is 63 long, has twin diesel engines and is made of cement, chicken wire and rebar. Puget sound and alaska steamship company signed by wm. Ad38 uss puget sound, samuel gompers class support ship, us navy history and characteristics. Uss puget sound ad38 puget sound ad38, the second of the ad37 class destroyer tenders, was laid down 15 february 1965 at puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton, wash launched 16 september 1966. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. The cruise book contains many photos and easily identified names of the various divisions. Small, who was promoted to the fourstar rank of admiral, was relieved by vice admiral william h. Navy emporiumplease view our commemorative uss puget sound ad 38 products in our ships store. Uss puget sound ad38 19861987 mediterranean cruise book ebay. Uss puget sound ad 38 1989 persian excursion cruise book. Uss puget sound ad38 1994 mediterranean cruise book ebay. The uss puget sound in hong kong, 1945 tattered and.
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After sea trials, uss puget sound transited the panama canal and then spent her entire srevice career with the atlantic fleet. Initially equipped with one single 5 38 dual purpose gun mount, this gun was later removed from the ship. Uss puget sound ad 38 was a samuel gompersclass destroyer tender, the second ship of the united states navy to bear the name puget sound. Maintenance supervisor for comcrudeslant, newport, ri 7274. Shreveport lpd 12 naval cruise book, class of 1983. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Uss puget sound ad 38 street sign us navy ship veteran sailor gift. Uss puget sound ad 38 newport, ri 7071 navy advisor for the ferrocement boat building program vietnam 7172 the above boat is 63 long, has twin diesel engines and is made of cement, chicken wire and rebar. Uss obannon dd987, a spruanceclass destroyer, was the third ship of the united states navy to be named for lieutenant presley obannon 17761850, an early hero of the us marine corps.
Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. Crew members aboard the destroyer tender uss puget sound. The first uss puget sound was a seaplane tender, av. Uss puget sound ad 38 uss puget sound ad38 19681996. Uss puget sound cve1 was a commencement bayclass escort carrier of the united states navy. I had the privilege to spend some great years on the sound. Uss puget sound ad38 and asbestos exposure asbestos ships. Uss puget sound ad38 was a samuel gompersclass destroyer tender, the second ship of the united states navy to bear the name puget sound. Uss puget sound ad 38 puget sound ad 38, the second of the ad 37 class destroyer tenders, was laid down 15 february 1965 at puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton, wash launched 16 september 1966.
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Initially equipped with one single 538 dual purpose gun mount, this gun was later removed from the ship. She was laid down on 12 may 1944 at toddpacific shipyards, inc. Navy sixth fleet flagship, destroyer tender uss puget sound ad 38, fires a salute during change of command ceremonies at gaeta, italy, on 5 june 1981. The building contract was awarded 29 december 1964 to puget sound naval shipyard in bremerton, washington. It was an auxiliary maintenance vessel that provided technical support to many other ships for almost 29 years. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing.
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It is a story of who they were and where they went. Cuton valve and hose for a remote fogfoam station, 11 december 1969. Puget sound ab38 1972, 1976, 1987 puget sound ad38 1991 putnam dd757 1954, 1960, 1962 pyro ae24 1980, 1983 q. Gale mcgee, wife of the senior united states senator from wyoming. Back to last page back to cruise book page back to uss puget sound page.
Puget sound ad 38, the second of the ad 37 class destroyer tenders, was laid down 15 february 1965 at puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton, wash launched 16 september 1966. The uss puget sound ad 38 was a samuel gompersclass destroyer tender. It was commissioned on april 27, 1968 with the hull number ad 38 and served in the us navy for 29 years until it was decommissioned on january 27, 1996. Navy destroyer uss dale dd353 off the puget sound navy yard, washington usa, on 5 octo vivid imagery laminated poster print 24 x 36. Sumner dd692 and uss new dd818, and the destroyer tender uss puget sound ad38. Puget sound ab 38 1972, 1976, 1987 puget sound ad 38 1991. Uss puget sound was a samuel gompersclass destroyer tender laid down on february 15, 1965 and launched on september 16, the following year. He was designated a surface warfare officer in april 1973.