Salvage Sailor Posted April 24, 2022 Share #326 Posted April 24, 2022 USS WILLIAM R. RUSH (DD/DDR-714) Gearing class in service 1945 to 1978. Korean War - Cold War After her Korean War shore bombardment duty she was converted to a DDR Radar Picket from 1952 to 1965 1950's DDR Radar Picket Gemsco version On 10 April 10 1952 the destroyer USS William R. Rush (DD-714) was docked in Dry Dock 1 at the Boston Naval Shipyard as a part of the yard’s work in converting the vessel into a radar picket destroyer (DDR-714). Rush a Gearing-class destroyer named in honor of the World War I Navy Yard Commandant had decommissioned for conversion in December 1951. This drydocking took place at not quite the mid-point of the work, which was completed in September 1952. Note that the vessel has been shorn of her masts at this point in time. This sequence documents the movement of the ship into the dock. (All images, U.S. Navy photographs, Boston National Historical Park Collection, NPS Cat. No. BOSTS-14719) Note the caisson floating at left as the ship passes the sill of the dock. Ball Cap patch 1970's USS WILLIAM R. RUSH (DD-714) Both Blue & Gold versions of her DD patch circa 1970's Port broadside view of the USS William R. Rush (DD-714) underway circa 1965 immediately after the completion of her FRAM I conversion. Official US Navy, courtesy commanding officer; 1967-68 Jane’s Fighting Ships. Blue Version of (DD-714) USS WILLIAM R. RUSH (DD-714) In the Atlantic, September 1965 Gold Version of (DD-714) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busternfo Posted April 25, 2022 Share #327 Posted April 25, 2022 Bearmon post 325. Beautiful DDR-715 William M Wood patch. Please tell me the size of this patch. Thanks, Dennie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted April 25, 2022 Author Share #328 Posted April 25, 2022 13 hours ago, busternfo said: Bearmon post 325. Beautiful DDR-715 William M Wood patch. Please tell me the size of this patch. Thanks, Dennie It is about 7.5 inches tall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 13, 2022 Share #329 Posted September 13, 2022 On 6/12/2017 at 1:59 PM, Salvage Sailor said: Rediscovered, I've been sorting out my collection Another version of USS HIGBEE (DD-806) Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee was born in Chatham, New Brunswick, on 18 May 1874. She completed nurses' training at the New York Postgraduate Hospital in 1899 and entered private practice soon thereafter. In October 1908, she joined the newly-established U.S. Navy Nurse Corps as one of its first twenty members and was promoted to Chief Nurse in 1909. In January 1911, Mrs. Higbee (she was the widow of Lieutenant Colonel John Henley Higbee, USMC) became the second Superintendent of the Nurse Corps. For her achievements in leading the Corps through the First World War, Chief Nurse Higbee was awarded the Navy Cross, the first woman to receive that medal. She retired from the Navy in November 1922. Chief Nurse Lenah H. Higbee died at Winter Park, Florida, on 10 January 1941. Photo #: 80-G-1037198. Lenah H. Sutcliffe Higbee, (NC) USN, portrait photograph, taken in uniform during the World War I era. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. More from the Pig Pen, USS HIGBEE (DD-806) "The Leaping Lenah", Gearing class in service 1945 to 1979. Higbee's Mount 52, destroyed by a North Vietnamese bomb in 1972. On 19 April 1972 Higbee became the first US warship to be bombed during the Vietnam War, when two VPAF (also known as the NVAF-North Vietnamese Air Force) MiG-17s from the 923rd Fighter Regiment attacked, one of which, piloted by Le Xuan Di, dropped a 250 kilogram (500 lb) bomb onto Higbee's rear 5-inch gun mount, destroying it. The 5-inch gun crew had been outside their turret, due to a misfire within the mount, when the air attack occurred, which resulted in the wounding of four US sailors. The second MiG-17 flown by Nguyen Van Bay B (the "B" to differentiate from the more famous ace pilot Nguyen Van Bay). Higbee was repaired at Subic Bay in the Philippines, with the wrecked gun mount removed, to be replaced later and the structural damage repaired. Although there were no official aircraft losses reported by either side during the aerial attack, witnesses aboard accompanying USN vessel's deploying defensive measures, claimed one of the attacking MiGs with a hit by a surface-to-air missile fired from the cruiser USS Sterett. USS Higbee (DD-806) under repair in Floating Drydock AFDM-6 at the Ship Repair Facility at Subic Bay, Philippines, circa in May 1972. On 19 April 1972, Higbee became the first U.S. warship to be bombed during the Vietnam War, when two North Vietnamese Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17s from the 923rd Fighter Regiment attacked, one of which, piloted by Le Xuan Di, dropped a 250 pound bomb onto Higbee's rear 127 mm gun mount, destroying it. The 127 mm gun crew had been outside their turret, due to a misfire within the mount, when the air attack occurred, which resulted in the wounding of four U.S. sailors. U.S. Navy photo from U.S. Navy All Hands magazine October 1972. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 17, 2022 Share #330 Posted November 17, 2022 Painting of the USS Philip (DD-498) and USS Cony (DD-508) on October 27 1943, the destroyers fired at mortar emplacements on Mono Island and then came into Blanche Harbor, Treasury Island, Solomons. Six Val-type enemy planes zoomed into the harbor in an attempt to destroy the transports sitting there. The attack was repelled and Philip did her share by sending one plane away in flames. From the collection of Jesse E. Robson served on the USS Philip in WWII. USS PHILIP (DD-498) Fletcher class in service 1942 to 1968 From a Korean War crewman Japanese Made DESRON 1 KOREA - TASK FORCE 77 & 78 USS PHILIP (DDE-498) DESRON ONE 'The Pineapple Patrol', homeport Pearl Harbor NAVAL STATION MIDWAY ISLAND Ballcap size Philip received nine battle stars for World War II service and five battle stars for Korean War service, participating in the following battles & campaigns Shortland Islands, Solomons, Vella Lavella, Tulagi, Mono Island, Treasury Islands, Bougainville, Choiseul Bay, Empress Augusta Bay, Marianas, Saipan, Tinian, The Philippines, Mindoro, Lingayen Gulf, Luzon, Leyte, Zamboanga Peninsula, Mindanao, Sanga-Sanga and Jolo Islands, Sulu Archipelago, Borneo, Tarakan Island, Brunei Bay, Sarawak, Morotai, Balikpapan. Korean War, Task Force 77, Task Force 78, Formosa-Taiwan Straits Patrol. After decommissioning in 1968 and while under tandem tow to Kaohsiung for scrapping, with USS Sproston (DD-577), Philip sank on February 2 1972 at 18° 58' N, 169° 41' E as a result of storm damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 4, 2022 Share #331 Posted December 4, 2022 On 6/15/2020 at 12:05 PM, Bearmon said: This is another USS Manley, different color scheme that the one posted earlier nice patch about 6 inches high and 5 inches across Three different versions of USS MANLEY (DD-940) & an 'A ' Gang Keep on Truckin' 6" Snipe patch USS MANLEY (DD-940) Forrest Sherman class in service 1957 to 1983 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 4, 2022 Share #332 Posted December 4, 2022 USS FARENHOLT (DD-491) Benson class in service 1942 to 1946 Hard fighting Guadalcanal destroyer damaged several times in 'the slot' with eleven (11) WWII Battle Stars Reunion Patch THE FIGHTING "F" USS FARENHOLT (DD-491) WAR II Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 4, 2022 Share #333 Posted December 4, 2022 On 12/18/2014 at 7:53 AM, sigsaye said: I actually remember operating with some of those in the early '70s. My dad was on the Perkins '60-'61 For sigsaye USS PERKINS (DD/DDR-877) Gearing class in service 1945 to 1973 Gyrocopter patch DESRON ONE - DESDIV ELEVEN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 4, 2022 Share #334 Posted December 4, 2022 USS EPPERSON (DD/DDE-719) Gearing class in service 1949 to 1975 Hawaiian Warriors - Pineapple Fleet Flagship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 11, 2022 Share #335 Posted December 11, 2022 Insignia: USS BRADFORD (DD-545) This emblem, seen here as an embroidered insignia patch, was in use about 1961. Courtesy of Captain G.F. Swainson, USN, 1970. Catalog #: NH 69540-KN Naval History and Heritage Command USS BRADFORD (DD-545) Fletcher class in service 1943 to 1961 Bradford received the Navy Unit Commendation for her services as a radar picket ship during the Okinawa operation. In addition, she received 12 battle stars for her World War II service and six battle stars for her participation in the Korean War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted January 8, 2023 Share #336 Posted January 8, 2023 On 2/11/2022 at 11:28 AM, Bearmon said: Here is another version of the William M. Wood still on the Gemsco card Three versions of WILLIAM M. WOOD, including the 1950's Gemsco (DDR-715) Bearmon posted. WOOD was a Gearing class destroyer in service from 1945 to 1976. She was a DDR radar picket from 1953 to 1964 and then converted back to DD, continuing her Cold War deployments in the Med. DDR Radar Picket 1950's Tom and Jerry Atomic Age motif with an 'error' rocker DDR Radar Picket 1956 to 1964 1950's Gemsco Reverted to DD after 1964 FRAM upgrade USS WILLIAM M. WOOD (DD-715) She regained her original DD classification in 1964 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted January 8, 2023 Share #337 Posted January 8, 2023 On 1/4/2019 at 5:20 PM, Salvage Sailor said: USS HANSON (DDR-832) Gearing class in service 1945 to 1973. Hard fighting destroyer which earned 8 battle stars in Korea and 7 battle stars in Vietnam This is her DDR Radar Picket patch circa 1949-1963. She was converted in the FRAM program to a DD in 1964. USS HANSON (DD/DDR-832) more versions of her patches USS HANSON (DD/DDR-832) Gearing class in service 1945 to 1973 Hard fighting gunfire support destroyer which earned 8 battle stars in Korea and 7 battle stars in Vietnam This is her DDR Radar Picket patch circa 1949-1963 USS HANSON (DD-832) She was reconverted in the FRAM program from a DDR to a DD in 1964 USS HANSON (DD-832) Dueling with Shore Batteries on the Vietnam Gunline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted January 8, 2023 Share #338 Posted January 8, 2023 USS BACHE (DD/DDE-470) Fletcher class in service 1942 to 1968 WWII ETO & PTO (struck by Kamikaze), Korea, Cold War, Vietnam gunline, Wrecked in the Mediterranean Sea, 1968 Nice long and detailed history of the ship and her engagements here including photographs and battle charts Link --> Naval History and Heritage Command Bache II (DD-470) 1942–1968 She had a sad end, the crew having to abandon ship after being driven onto the rocks in a gale off the Greek island of Rhodes USS BACHE (DDE-470) Convoy Escort Destroyer - Sub Killer 1951 to 1962 Beta Royal DDE-470 1951 to 1962 Reconverted back to DD for Fire Support Missions 1962 to 1973 Vietnam on the Gunline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted January 13, 2023 Share #339 Posted January 13, 2023 USS ROOKS (DD-804) Undated, location unknown. The ship is painted in camouflage Measure 31, Design 6d USS ROOKS (DD-804) Fletcher class in service 1944 to 1962 ROOKS earned three battle stars for World War II services and two battle stars for service in the Korean conflict Gemsco 1950's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted January 13, 2023 Share #340 Posted January 13, 2023 On 6/2/2020 at 11:14 AM, Bearmon said: Did a search and did not see this ship, USS William C Lawe DD 763 USS WILLIAM C. LAWE (DD-763) Gearing class in service 1946 to 1983 Gemsco 1950's Probably made by Swiss Tex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted January 13, 2023 Share #341 Posted January 13, 2023 The USS Rowe (DD-564) soon after recommissioning 5 October 1951 at Charleston NY. The Rowe is still in her WWII configuration, except for her search lights and platform on the forward stack being removed. The Rowe remained in this configuration until going into the Charleston NY in August 1952 to be upgraded to the so called 4-gun Standard Configuration ... losing the #53 5" gun mount and replacing all the 40mm guns with three twin 3" guns. USS ROWE (DD-564) Fletcher class in service 1944 to 1959 Two ladies admire the moored USS Rowe (DD-564) while she pays a visit to the Naval Academy during June Week 1956. Photo by George Cook of the Baltimore Sun Newspaper (June 2 1956) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 15, 2023 Share #342 Posted February 15, 2023 On 9/27/2019 at 7:35 AM, Salvage Sailor said: USS WILTSIE (DD-716) Gearing class in service 1946 to 1976, FRAM upgrade in 1961 - Wiltsie received nine battle stars for Korean War service and seven for Vietnam. Another Version of USS WILTSIE (DD-716) USS WILTSIE (DD-716) Gearing class in service 1946 to 1976, FRAM upgrade in 1961 WILTSIE received nine battle stars for Korean War service and seven for Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 15, 2023 Share #343 Posted February 15, 2023 On 11/24/2017 at 8:33 AM, Salvage Sailor said: More versions, Gearing class USS GLENNON (DD-840) In service 1945 to 1976 Gearing class USS GLENNON (DD-840) In service 1945 to 1976 Gemsco Versions of USS GLENNON (DD-840), Gearing class in service 1945 to 1976 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted March 4, 2023 Share #344 Posted March 4, 2023 USS ALFRED A. CUNNINGHAM (DD-752) Three war Allen M. Sumner class in service 1944 to 1971 The Sailor added his hull number '752' to this Japanese novelty patch Post from USMF member PFA Ken, posted for reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 17, 2023 Share #345 Posted June 17, 2023 On 6/27/2021 at 10:02 AM, Salvage Sailor said: The hard to find H.E.H. Viking Shell patch USS HARRY E. HUBBARD (DD-748) Big & Bigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 19, 2023 Share #346 Posted June 19, 2023 On 6/27/2021 at 10:02 AM, Salvage Sailor said: The hard to find H.E.H. Viking Shell patch USS HARRY E. HUBBARD (DD-748) ...and the even more difficult to find 'H' patch USS HARRRY E. HUBBARD (DD-748) Machinist Mate 'H' patch ...and her Japanese made WWII & Korean War eight (8) Battle Stars patch (pre-Vietnam) she received another six campaign stars and the Navy Unit Commendation for operations off Vietnam Eamus Domus - (if it should snow,) We would go home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 20, 2023 Share #347 Posted June 20, 2023 On 3/3/2019 at 9:19 AM, Salvage Sailor said: USS LOWRY (DD-770) Allen M. Sumner class three war destroyer in service 1944 to 1973 WWII alongside a carrier at sea USS LOWRY (DD-770) Allen M. Sumner class three-war destroyer in service 1944 to 1973 - Four battle stars for World War II serviceTwo campaign stars for Korean War service & two for Vietnam service While in combat environment, she was credited with the destruction of six watercraft, eight bunkers and nineteen miscellaneous enemy structures. Forty-two Bunkers, forty one enemy structures and two watercraft were left damaged severely by her guns. USS LOWRY (DD-770) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 8, 2023 Share #348 Posted July 8, 2023 USS SAUFLEY (DD-465) (EDDE-465) Experimental Destroyer In commissioned service 1942 to 1965 Remained in experimental service at Key West until 1968 Guadalcanal, Solomons, Lunga Point, Russell Islands, Pavuvu, Banika, Rendova, New Georgia, New Hebridies, Vella LaVella, Espiritu Santo (sank RO-101), Kolombangara and Choiseul (sank four barges), Rabaul, Bougainville, Green Islands, Emirau Island (sank I-2), Saipan, Tinian, Guam, Camotes Sea (another sub sunk), Lingayen Gulf, Leyte Gulf, Luzon, Nasugbu (sank attacking Japanese 'hell boat'), Manila Bay, Mindoro, Sanga Sanga, Balikpapan, Morotai On 1 January 1951, the escort destroyer was reclassified an Experimental Escort Destroyer, EDDE-465, and assigned to experimental work under the control of Commander, Operational Development Force. A unit of DesDiv 601, she was home ported at Key West; and, for the next twelve years, was primarily engaged in testing and evaluating sonar equipment and antisubmarine warfare weapons. On 1 July 1962, Saufley was redesignated a general purpose destroyer and regained her original designation, DD-465. At the end of that month, she participated in the filming of the movie "PT-109." In September, she resumed test and evaluation work. In late October, she was placed on standby; and, after the proclamation of the Cuban Quarantine, she commenced patrols off the coast of Florida. She continued that duty until 20 November; then returned to Key West. On the 26th, she participated in a Presidential review of the Quarantine Force. For the next two years, Saufley continued her experimental projects, interrupting those operations only for scheduled exercises, sonar school ship duties; and, in the spring of 1963, assistance in the search for Thresher (SSN-593). Ordered back to Norfolk in the fall of 1964, Saufley was decommissioned on 29 January 1965. Her use as an experimental ship, however, continued. In 1967, instruments and gauges to register strain and stress of successive explosions were installed; and, in February 1968, as a result of tests, she was sunk off Key West. Saufley earned 16 battle stars during World War II. Experimental Destroyer EDDE-465 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 8, 2023 Share #349 Posted July 8, 2023 On 12/4/2022 at 1:27 PM, Salvage Sailor said: USS EPPERSON (DD/DDE-719) Gearing class in service 1949 to 1975 Hawaiian Warriors - Pineapple Fleet Flagship More from the USS EPPERSON (DD-719) USS EPPERSON (DDE-719) Pineapple Fleet Pearl Harbor 'Beware Below' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 14, 2023 Share #350 Posted August 14, 2023 USS PUTNAM (DD-757) Allen M. Sumner class in service 1944 to 1973 USS Putnam (DD 757), coming alongside the aircraft carrier USS Lake Champlain (CVS-39) for refueling at sea on 12 October 1964. AN Darrell L. Johnson, U.S. Navy. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command. Photo # NH 107151 Atlantic Fleet & 6th Fleet Putnam was one of three destroyers assigned 19–25 April 1948 to the United Nations mediator, Count Folke Bernadotte, to attempt to maintain peace between Arab and Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. When the truce temporarily broke down Putnam stood into Haifa 23 July to evacuate the UN team from that port. She was thus the first U.S. Navy ship to fly the United Nations flag. Gemsco Version Screengrab from the film "The Bridges at Toko-Ri" (1954) showing Putnam steaming close alongside Oriskany (CVA-34) Putnam, in late 1954, had a prominent role in the movie The Bridges at Toko-Ri filmed on the West Coast, as the destroyer steaming alongside the USS Oriskany, receiving via transfer lines disciplinary-transferred helicopter pilot Mickey Rooney and aircrewman Earl Holliman. Unknown maker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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