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USS THUBAN (AKA-19) Andromeda class attack cargo ship in service 1943 to 1967

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USS ARCADIA (AD-23) Klondike class destroyer tender in service 1945 to 1968. Atlantic Fleet and Mediterranean Fleet Cold Warrior

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Cut edge patch circa 1950's - 1960's

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Gemsco version 1960's

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USS CASCADE (AD-16) Destroyer Tender, only ship in it's class, in service 1943 to 1974

 

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Hilborn Hamburger version made during her Cold War assignment as flagship Sixth Fleet. During this time Cascade served as flagship, and carried the flag of Commander, Service Force, 6th Fleet, and the flag of Commander, Destroyer Flotilla 6. She also served as flagship for Commander, Destroyer Force, Atlantic. She served in this role as flagship and tender up through 1963. From 1970 to 1974, the Cascade was forward deployed to the Mediterranean, homeported in Naples Italy.

 

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USS CASCADE AD-16 Cut edge rate patch

 

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USS CASCADE (AD-16) Destroyer Tender, only ship in it's class, in service 1943 to 1974

 

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Unfinished patch, gold thread ran out

 

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USS PRAIRIE (AD-15) Dixie class Destroyer Tender in service 1940 to 1993, "the oldest Navy ship on continuous active duty."

 

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USS PRAIRIE Supply Department (S-1 Division) Service to the Fleet

 

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USS ACADIA (AD-42) "The Love Boat" - Yellowstone class destroyer tender in service 1981 to 1994

Cold War, USS STARK incident, Desert Shield-Desert Storm mining campaign

 

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USS ACADIA (AD-42) "The Love Boat" - Yellowstone class destroyer tender in service 1981 to 1994

Cold War, USS STARK incident, Desert Shield-Desert Storm mining campaign

 

She was the first ship to house a wartime mixed sex crew and was unofficially nicknamed "The Love Boat" in the 1991 Persian Gulf War after 36 women (10% of women in crew) became pregnant during deployment

 

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Cut edge gold commissioning patch made by Swiss Tex circa 1981

 

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Cold War A-Gang (propulsion) Division patch 6" x 5"

 

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USS ACADIA (AD-42) Yellowstone class destroyer tender named after Acadia National Park in service 1981 to 1994. Cold War, USS STARK incident, Desert Shield-Desert Storm mining campaign

 

Although originally slated to deploy in January 1987, Acadia provided repair services to ships in the San Diego area into the spring. On 14 April, the tender sailed for the western Pacific, and after touching at Pearl Harbor (21 – 22 April) and Subic Bay (8 – 18 May), was enroute to Diego Garcia when she was rerouted to the Persian Gulf.
 
An Iraqi Mirage F.1 had attacked and severely damaged the guided missile frigate Stark on 17 May 1987. The crippled ship had limped into Bahrain, where Acadia was dispatched soon thereafter. Between 1 and 27 June, Acadia provided berthing, messing, and repair services to Stark, "doing what she (Acadia) was designed to do, providing forward deployed support and battle damage repair..."

 

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Merrowed edge patch circa 1987 received from a crewman aboard during the Stark Incident cruise.

 

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USS STARK (FFG-31) On fire after being struck by the Iraqi Exocet missile 1987

 

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USS ACADIA (AD-42) rendering repairs and assistance to USS STARK (FFG-31) in Bahrain 1987

 

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USS ACADIA (AD-42) Yellowstone class destroyer tender named after Acadia National Park in service 1981 to 1994. Cold War, USS STARK incident, Desert Shield-Desert Storm mining campaign

 

On 5 September 1990 the ship departed San Diego for the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. She was responsible for the first reload of shipboard Tomahawk missiles outside the continental U.S. while pierside in Mina Jebel Ali. The reload recipient was the guided missile destroyer John Paul Jones.

 

This was the first wartime deployment of a mixed male-female crew on a U.S. Navy combat vessel. Just over one third of her crew were women, which caused some controversy when during the course of the mission 1 in 10 of the female crew either became pregnant or discovered they already were.

 

On 30 October 1990, USS Iwo Jima sustained a catastrophic mechanical failure when a high pressure steam valve burst. This cost the lives of ten of the crew but repairs kept her fully operational for Desert Storm after six weeks of repairs by Acadia.

 

On 18 February 1991, the cruiser Princeton struck two influence mines in the Persian Gulf just forward of her after 5-inch (127 mm) gun mount during Operation Desert Storm, resulting in a cracked superstructure, a jammed port rudder and leaking port shaft seal. Despite severe damage to her stern, her forward weapon systems and Aegis combat system were back online within fifteen minutes. Princeton remained on station for 30 hours until relieved. Repairs in the Mina Jebel Ali near Dubai took five weeks, performed by the destroyer tender on duty: Acadia, after which Princeton returned to the United States under her own power for additional repairs.

 

The ship returned to San Diego from the deployment. Acadia received the Navy Unit Commendation for her exemplary service during the Gulf War.

 

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USS ACADIA (AD-42) Desert Shield mining campaign

 

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USS ACADIA (AD-42) Desert Shield mining campaign 1990-1991

ENGINEERS - If You're Not An Engineer, You're Just A Passenger

 

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Patch circa 1990

 

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USS ALDERBARAN (AF-10) Stores ship SS Stag Hound purchased by the Navy in 1940, In USN service 1941 to 1974. Two battle stars WWII & 6th Fleet cold war service.

 

Quantum Libet - As Much As You Wish

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USS Jamestown AG 166 Misc Aux she was an AG for 1 short year from '63 to '64 then was redesignated the ATGR 3

I believe this is a very tough to come by patch.

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USS ATLAS (ARL-7) One of 39 Achelous class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Atlas (in Greek mythology, the son of the Titan Iapetus and Clymene and the brother of Prometheus), She was originally laid down as LST-231 and commissioned as ARL-7 in 1943, serving at Normandy (D+2) repairing damaged landing craft in the European theater and then in the Pacific until 1946. This is her Korean War era patch when she was recommissioned between 1951 and 1956. She operated in Yokosuka, Japan & Okinawa repairing battle damaged ships in the Korean theater. She also served in Indochina (Vietnam) during the 'Passage to Freedom' sealift by the USN in 1954.

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USS ALSTEDE (AF-48) Class leader stores ship in service 1946 to 1969. Four battle stars Korean War

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USS CAPRICORNUS (AKA-57) Andromeda class amphibious cargo ship in service 1944 to 1970

 

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USS ZELIMA (AF-49) Alstedes class stores ship in service 1945 to 1969, Korea, Quemoy-Matsu, Cuban Missile Crisis, RVN Advisory period, Vietnam.

 

USS ZELIMA earned one battle star for Korean War service, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal with five campaign stars for Vietnam War service

 

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Crewman's Vietnam era patch - Feeding the Fleet

 

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Crewman's 1966 WESTPAC Vietnam Cruise, PN (Personelman) YN (Yeoman)

 

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USS HAMUL (AD-20) was the lead ship of a class of two destroyer tenders acquired by the Navy for service in WWII.  She was designated as (AK-30) from 1940 to 1943, and then redesignated as a Destroyer Tender (AD-30) serving the Navy until 1962.

 

Laid down on 6 March 1940 as SS Sea Panther, a Maritime Commission type (C3 Cargo) hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 40) by the Federal Shipbuilding & Drydock Company of Kearney, New Jersey. Launched in May 1940 she was delivered to the Lykes Brothers Steamship Company of New Orleans and renamed Doctor Lykes. After two trips to the Orient she was acquired by the United States Navy and commissioned as a cargo ship, USS Hamul (AK-30), on 14 June 1941 at Charleston, South Carolina, Commander F. M. Tillson in command.  Flagship of the Destroyer-Escort Shakedown Task Group in Bermuda. In the following 19 months she tended some 348 DD's as well as removing demolition charges from U-505. This German submarine was the first capture of a regular enemy warship on the high seas by the U.S. Navy since 1815.

 

USS HAMUL (AD-20) 

 

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Here is a USS Hunley AS 31 submarine tender, the first tender of its class built to service Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines, 

This has the added ROV over SS  which I can only assume means Remotely Operated Vehicles      

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Another possibility

 

In USN repair parlance we use the abbreviation ROV on our paperwork which could mean

 

Repair of Other Vessels but I believe you're right about it being Remotely Operated Vehicle

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On 4/21/2018 at 3:53 PM, Salvage Sailor said:

 

Different version, 1960's cut edge with more details

 

USS SYLVANIA (AFS-2) Mars class combat stores ship in service 1964 to 1994

 

Flagship of Service Force Sixth Fleet, Service Squadron Four and Service Group Two (Second Fleet)

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USS SYLVANIA (AFS-2) Mars class combat stores ship in service 1964 to 1994

Flagship of Service Force Sixth Fleet, Service Squadron Four and Service Group Two (Second Fleet)

 

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ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT HEART OF THE SHIP

 

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Flagship of Service Force Sixth Fleet, Service Squadron Four and Service Group Two (Second Fleet)

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On 3/4/2014 at 3:22 AM, Bearmon said:

USS Shenandoah AD 26 Destroyer tender...

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The fourth USS SHENANDOAH (AD-26) lead ship of her class of Destroyer Tenders in service 1945 to 1980

 

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Made by Gemsco

 

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Gemsco in package

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USS SHENANDOAH Sales and Services Division patch made by Swiss Tex 1978

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On 9/14/2019 at 9:07 AM, Salvage Sailor said:

USS ACADIA (AD-42) "The Love Boat" - Yellowstone class destroyer tender in service 1981 to 1994

Cold War, USS STARK incident, Desert Shield-Desert Storm mining campaign

 

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USS ACADIA (AD-42) "The Love Boat" - Yellowstone class destroyer tender in service 1981 to 1994

Cold War, USS STARK incident, Desert Shield-Desert Storm mining campaign

 

She was the first ship to house a wartime mixed sex crew and was unofficially nicknamed "The Love Boat" in the 1991 Persian Gulf War after 36 women (10% of women in crew) became pregnant during deployment

 

AD 42 USS ACADIA 003.jpg

 

AD 42 USS ACADIA 004.jpg

 

Cut edge gold commissioning patch made by Swiss Tex circa 1981

 

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AD 42 USS ACADIA A-GANG 001.jpg

 

Cold War A-Gang (propulsion) Division patch 6" x 5"

 

AD 42 USS ACADIA A-GANG 002.jpg

 

USS ACADIA (AD-42) Yellowstone class destroyer tender named after Acadia National Park in service 1981 to 1994. Cold War, USS STARK incident, Desert Shield-Desert Storm mining campaign

 

Although originally slated to deploy in January 1987, Acadia provided repair services to ships in the San Diego area into the spring. On 14 April, the tender sailed for the western Pacific, and after touching at Pearl Harbor (21 – 22 April) and Subic Bay (8 – 18 May), was enroute to Diego Garcia when she was rerouted to the Persian Gulf.
 
An Iraqi Mirage F.1 had attacked and severely damaged the guided missile frigate Stark on 17 May 1987. The crippled ship had limped into Bahrain, where Acadia was dispatched soon thereafter. Between 1 and 27 June, Acadia provided berthing, messing, and repair services to Stark, "doing what she (Acadia) was designed to do, providing forward deployed support and battle damage repair..."

 

AD 42 USS ACADIA 006.jpg

 

Merrowed edge patch circa 1987 received from a crewman aboard during the Stark Incident cruise.

 

AD 42 USS ACADIA 007.jpg

 

FFG 31 USS_Stark 1987 Persian Gulf 002.jpg

 

USS STARK (FFG-31) On fire after being struck by the Iraqi Exocet missile 1987

 

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USS ACADIA (AD-42) rendering repairs and assistance to USS STARK (FFG-31) in Bahrain 1987

 

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USS ACADIA (AD-42) Yellowstone class destroyer tender named after Acadia National Park in service 1981 to 1994. Cold War, USS STARK incident, Desert Shield-Desert Storm mining campaign

 

On 5 September 1990 the ship departed San Diego for the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm. She was responsible for the first reload of shipboard Tomahawk missiles outside the continental U.S. while pierside in Mina Jebel Ali. The reload recipient was the guided missile destroyer John Paul Jones.

 

This was the first wartime deployment of a mixed male-female crew on a U.S. Navy combat vessel. Just over one third of her crew were women, which caused some controversy when during the course of the mission 1 in 10 of the female crew either became pregnant or discovered they already were.

 

On 30 October 1990, USS Iwo Jima sustained a catastrophic mechanical failure when a high pressure steam valve burst. This cost the lives of ten of the crew but repairs kept her fully operational for Desert Storm after six weeks of repairs by Acadia.

 

On 18 February 1991, the cruiser Princeton struck two influence mines in the Persian Gulf just forward of her after 5-inch (127 mm) gun mount during Operation Desert Storm, resulting in a cracked superstructure, a jammed port rudder and leaking port shaft seal. Despite severe damage to her stern, her forward weapon systems and Aegis combat system were back online within fifteen minutes. Princeton remained on station for 30 hours until relieved. Repairs in the Mina Jebel Ali near Dubai took five weeks, performed by the destroyer tender on duty: Acadia, after which Princeton returned to the United States under her own power for additional repairs.

 

The ship returned to San Diego from the deployment. Acadia received the Navy Unit Commendation for her exemplary service during the Gulf War.

 

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USS ACADIA (AD-42) Desert Shield mining campaign

 

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USS ACADIA (AD-42) Desert Shield mining campaign 1990-1991

ENGINEERS - If You're Not An Engineer, You're Just A Passenger

 

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Patch circa 1990

 

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More from the 2nd USS ACADIA (AD-42)

 

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Another A Gang EA05 patch, We Keep You Cool

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Dental Department

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Made with Gold thread

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USS CASCADE (AD-16) Destroyer Tender, only ship in it's class, in service 1943 to 1974

 

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Hilborn Hamburger version made during her Cold War assignment as flagship Sixth Fleet. During this time Cascade served as flagship, and carried the flag of Commander, Service Force, 6th Fleet, and the flag of Commander, Destroyer Flotilla 6. She also served as flagship for Commander, Destroyer Force, Atlantic. She served in this role as flagship and tender up through 1963. From 1970 to 1974, the Cascade was forward deployed to the Mediterranean, homeported in Naples Italy.

 

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USS CASCADE AD-16 Cut edge rate patch

 

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USS CASCADE (AD-16) Destroyer Tender, only ship in it's class, in service 1943 to 1974

 

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Unfinished patch, gold thread ran out

 

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here is a nice bullion version of the Cascade 

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Atlantic & Mediterranean Fleet Cold Warrior

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USS TIDEWATER (AD-31)

Shenandoah class destroyer tender in service 1946 to 1971

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1950's Made by Gemsco

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USS SAN DIEGO (AFS-6)

Mars class Combat Stores Ship in service 1969 to 1993 (until 1997 as USNS)

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Starboard bow view of USS San Diego (AFS-6) underway off Cape Henry, VA., 22 March 1988. US Navy photo by PH2 T, Beveridge

 

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Swiss Tex 1970's

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USS BELLATRIX (AF-62)

Alstede class stores vessel in USN service 1961 to 1968

Transferred from MSTS to serve in RVN

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USS Bellatrix earned the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and the Vietnam Service Medal with five campaign stars for Vietnam War service

 

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On 12/28/2017 at 11:42 AM, Salvage Sailor said:

 

Nice Gemsco example Bearmon,

 

Here's a Japanese made version

 

USS PICTOR (AF-54) Alstede class stores ship in service 1950 to 1969

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USS PICTOR (AF-54)

Alstede class stores ship in USN service 1950 to 1969

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SS GREAT REPUBLIC - Refrigerated Turkey Transport - WWII Merchant Ship in  Commercial service (1943-1950)

 

From 29 June 1943 until April 1950, she served as SS GREAT REPUBLIC for various private companies, including United Fruit Co., and Pacific Far East Lines of San Francisco, California. Great Republic was responsible for bringing 1,600 tons of turkey to the soldiers serving in France for Thanksgiving 1944. In April 1950, she was returned to the Maritime Commission and was moored in an inactive status in Suisun Bay, California.

 

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U.S. Navy (1950-1969) Korean War & Vietnam War

 

During the Korean War, she made tours of the Far East to supply perishable foods and dry stores to personnel in Korea and on the Taiwan patrol.  After the Korean War, she continued to store refrigerate, transport, and issue, underway and in port, perishable foods and dry stores for the U.S. 1st Fleet and the U.S. 7th Fleet off the U.S. West Coast and in the western Pacific Ocean.

 

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During the Vietnam War, she supplied food and dry goods to the 7th Fleet on station off Vietnam.  USS PICTOR earned one battle star for Korean War service, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and Vietnam Service Medal with eight campaign stars for Vietnam War service

 

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U.S. Navy stores ship USS Pictor (AF-54), highlines cargo to the fast combat support ship USS Camden (AOE-2), center, while the fleet oiler USS Hassayampa (AO-145) replenishes Camden's fuel oil tanks, circa February 1969. 091914527 - U.S Navy photo

 

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