firefighter Posted March 28, 2014 Share #1 Posted March 28, 2014 I have a few LPSS/APSS submarine patches.Just wondering what other ones or variations are out there.Below is one of them.These sub's were converted to carry UDT or SEAL teams.The three I have are Vietnam era and transported troops off the coast of Vietnam for Recon missions, rescue downed pilots, POW raids, etc.. This boat has a pretty interesting story.On one of its missions of the coast of Vietnam a fisherman tied his boat to the periscope and was picking up oars that the SEAL's were going to use for their boats.As soon as he saw the SEALS he couldn't get to shore fast enough.I guess the captain couldn't stop laughing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted March 28, 2014 Share #2 Posted March 28, 2014 I have one just like your patch but there is a variation which has eluded me for some time now. One did come up for sale several years ago on eBay but I got outbid as it went for a ridiculous price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted March 28, 2014 Share #3 Posted March 28, 2014 Nice patches!It's good to see that you can post photos of your stuff now FF!I' would like to see the other two that you have.Can you post those too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted April 12, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted April 12, 2014 Do you remember what that variation looked like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted April 13, 2014 Share #5 Posted April 13, 2014 Do you remember what that variation looked like? The variation I was referring to is the one in the photo I posted above. If you look at the scroll ends, left hand, tail, APSS-282 is in parenthesizes, etc., these two patches are different as well as the backing material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted April 13, 2014 Made it different times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted April 13, 2014 Share #7 Posted April 13, 2014 Made it different times? No idea but my guess is that the one in the photo I posted is probably an earlier piece which is probably why it is harder to come by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted April 13, 2014 No idea but my guess is that the one in the photo I posted is probably an earlier piece which is probably why it is harder to come by. To be honest those two, yours & mine, are the only ones I have ever seen.Thank you for sharing your patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted July 25, 2014 Share #9 Posted July 25, 2014 This arrived in the mail today love it patch is about 6 inches high Sweet looking patch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 26, 2014 Share #10 Posted July 26, 2014 Very nice TUNNY patches How about one of their successors....... The Kamfish USS KAMEHAMEHA (SSBN/SSN-642) commissioned 1965 Converted from a SSBN Ballistic Missile Submarine (Boomer) to an SSN Attack Submarine, she was a dedicated SEAL/Special Warfare dry-dock vessel for ten years (1992 to 2002). This is a fully embroidered patch I got from the DDS/SRV shop on Ford Island before they moved over to Pearl City. The flash made it look brighter than it actually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted July 26, 2014 Very nice TUNNY patches How about one of their successors....... The Kamfish USS KAMEHAMEHA (SSBN/SSN-642) commissioned 1965 Converted from a SSBN Ballistic Missile Submarine (Boomer) to an SSN Attack Submarine, she was a dedicated SEAL/Special Warfare dry-dock vessel for ten years (1992 to 2002). This is a fully embroidered patch I got from the DDS/SRV shop on Ford Island before they moved over to Pearl City. The flash made it look brighter than it actually is. great looking patch.Thank you for haring it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted July 27, 2014 Share #12 Posted July 27, 2014 This arrived in the mail today love it patch is about 6 inches high Sweet looking patch: USS Tunny APSS 282 (2).jpg Congratulations as this variation is a very hard one to come. Here are two variations of the USS Grayback LPSS 574 submarine patch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted July 27, 2014 Share #13 Posted July 27, 2014 Congratulations as this variation is a very hard one to come. Here are two variations of the USS Grayback LPSS 574 submarine patch. . "GRAYBACK"!! Spent a lot of time with GRAYBACK. She was in Subic for about a thousand years! LOL! No really, she was in Subic a long time towards the end of her life. I'm surprised more of her stuff doesn't show up. When you spend as much time in Subic as she did, the shops crank out tons of stuff. I was on the Henry B. Wilson, DDG-7 and we were pretty ragged also. No matter how much they did to GRAYBACK, they would not certify her to dive. To get us out of port to make room for a battle group, we were both sent to Cebu City. We said we were escorting each other so some one would be able to call for help! We both made the trip on the surface, and both made it back to Subic ok. Great port visit too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 27, 2014 Share #14 Posted July 27, 2014 Ahoy Steve, As we well remember, there were sedentary worn out hulls tagged by INSURV in most every Westpac Navsta during this period. They languished at Subic, Sasebo, Yokosuka and elsewhere. At Pearl Harbor, we had the pier tied up to the USS BRYCE CANYON (AD-36) and just aft of her, the USS PREBLE (DDG-46) so they wouldn't settle to the bottom. For years, they were both commonly known as 'Building 36' and 'Building 46' at Bravo piers. "We now return to the excellent naval topic underway......" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted July 29, 2014 Share #15 Posted July 29, 2014 Since the original photos that started this thread seem to have vanished I'm attaching an identical one which is slightly different from the USS Tunny patches in post 2 and 9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted July 29, 2014 Share #16 Posted July 29, 2014 . "GRAYBACK"!! Spent a lot of time with GRAYBACK. She was in Subic for about a thousand years! LOL! No really, she was in Subic a long time towards the end of her life. I'm surprised more of her stuff doesn't show up. When you spend as much time in Subic as she did, the shops crank out tons of stuff. I was on the Henry B. Wilson, DDG-7 and we were pretty ragged also. No matter how much they did to GRAYBACK, they would not certify her to dive. To get us out of port to make room for a battle group, we were both sent to Cebu City. We said we were escorting each other so some one would be able to call for help! We both made the trip on the surface, and both made it back to Subic ok. Great port visit too! You are correct in that of all of the APSS or LPSS submarine patches the USS Grayback has the most variations. Pictured are variations in my collection. The lower bottom left patch is Philippines made and the lower bottom right patch might be a copy as the white backing material reminds me of something made in South Korea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted July 29, 2014 Share #17 Posted July 29, 2014 The patch on the right is rather scarce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted July 29, 2014 Share #18 Posted July 29, 2014 This Philippines made variation I believe has been posted by someone else on the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted July 29, 2014 Share #19 Posted July 29, 2014 Some more USS Grayback patches, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted July 29, 2014 Share #20 Posted July 29, 2014 These next two look a like but they are different in size if you look at the lighter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted July 29, 2014 Share #21 Posted July 29, 2014 Second larger variation. There are more variations but I can't post them due to infringement issues with the ASMIC Trading Post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted July 29, 2014 Share #22 Posted July 29, 2014 Very nice TUNNY patches How about one of their successors....... The Kamfish USS KAMEHAMEHA (SSBN/SSN-642) commissioned 1965 Converted from a SSBN Ballistic Missile Submarine (Boomer) to an SSN Attack Submarine, she was a dedicated SEAL/Special Warfare dry-dock vessel for ten years (1992 to 2002). This is a fully embroidered patch I got from the DDS/SRV shop on Ford Island before they moved over to Pearl City. The flash made it look brighter than it actually is. Here are some more current related submarine patches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted July 29, 2014 Share #23 Posted July 29, 2014 Nice thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted July 30, 2014 Author Share #24 Posted July 30, 2014 Second larger variation. There are more variations but I can't post them due to infringement issues with the ASMIC Trading Post. If i remember right I think these were made by ACE NOVELTY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted December 1, 2014 Share #25 Posted December 1, 2014 USS Sea Lion APSS 315 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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