Salvage Sailor Posted October 31, 2014 Share #1 Posted October 31, 2014 Aloha Everyone, Here's another catch-all topic for Navy patches specifically for Departments, Divisions or Rates, either shipboard, aviation, base or schools To start off.... Engineering Department The second USS MOUNT HOOD (AE-29) Kilauea Class Ammunition ship In service 1971-1999. The only one of her class that was not transferred to the MSC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share #2 Posted October 31, 2014 ......and a Division Patch OI Division USS LAWRENCE (DDG-4) OI Division is comprised of Operation Specialists (OS) assigned to CIC - the Combat Information Center When this patch was made, the OS rate was then the RD - Radarman rate. Depicted on the patch are dividers, a range scale and an oscilloscope 'blip' along with the usual lightning bolt and nuclear destruction icons. LAWRENCE was the third DDG of the Charles F. Adams class in service from 1962 to 1990 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted October 31, 2014 .....and a rate specific patch for Steve our resident Skivvy Waver Signalman - a now defunct USN rate disestablished in 2003 Communications at the Speed of Light USS SARATOGA (CV-60) post 1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigsaye Posted October 31, 2014 Share #4 Posted October 31, 2014 Salvage, what a great way to start the day ?. Every SM I know used that term. Wish I still had my Div patch from USS St. Louis. It was a Gator leaning on a search light holding a coffee cup giving a "C" by semephore. Only had 11 made, so if you find one, it's rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share #5 Posted October 31, 2014 .....and for the Gunners Mates - another Guided Missile Destroyer USS MACDONOUGH (DDG-39), my sister ship originally a Destroyer Leader (DL-8) then (DLG-8) redesignated in 1975 (note the DDG 39 on the anchor) Farragut class, also known as a Coontz class in service 1961-1992. This class was designed as all-gun DL's but were converted to DLG/DDG. They were also the only DDG's to be renumbered which is why you'll find patches for the Farragut/Coontz class ships with different hull numbers (i.e. DLG-8/DDG-39) When the DE's were changed to FF's and the DLG's to DDG's or CG's all kept their hull numbers except for this class of ship. This is a Cold War patch - Main Battery - Death from a Distance - depicting a kill with a SM (Standard Missile) on a Commie Mig .....and here's a Standard Missile patch, this one being for a SM2 Another Mig killer patch with silver bullion thread highlights This One's For You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share #6 Posted October 31, 2014 This patch covers all of the parts of this topic USS RANGER (CV-61) COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT It has both the Signalman and Radioman rates depicted and is also their Hollywood Cruise patch when Top Gun and Star Trek IV the Voyage Home were filmed aboard RANGER It came from a USN vet direct purchase with some other RANGER patches including the large 9" jacket patch which I showed on the Really Big Patches topic 9" Snipe Jacket Patch - Department & Rate specific USS RANGER CV-61 ENGINEERING Forrestal Class 1957-1993 AT SEA IT ALL RUNS ON STEAM (MM) (BT) (EN) (HT) (MR) (DC) (YN) (IC) (EM) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 31, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted October 31, 2014 This is a Beirut Crisis patch - Ike was on station in the Gulf of Sidra spooking off Libyan Migs during this cruise and then was twice off of the Lebanese Coast in direct support of the USMC in Beirut Lebanon before and after the Marine Barracks bombing USS D D EISENHOWER (CVN-69) Med Cruise '83 5" patch G-2 (gunnery) Div(ision) Weapons Department Mag(azine) Rats Peace Through Superior Firepower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted November 4, 2014 The Silent Service USS BIRMINGHAM (SSN-695) Los Angeles class in service 1978-1997 FT Rate Patch with E 6" wide patch - It has the original FT rate pre-1985 (sans lightning bolts) ....and an IC Division/Rate patch also from the USS BIRMINGHAM (SSN-695) IC DIV - Interior Communications SSN 695 Birmingham Telephone Company - Cheapest Rate In Town You swabbies will recognize the growler with the 10 cent coin slot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted November 4, 2014 USS CINCINNATI (SSN-693) Los Angeles class in service 1978-1996 Cincinnati Power and Light Engineering "Nuc's" with red Engineering E award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeb137 Posted November 4, 2014 Share #10 Posted November 4, 2014 This one's on Ebay now, but other than CS instead of MS it looks like the same ones we had in 79 on the FID. Jon B Newaygo MI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busternfo Posted November 8, 2014 Share #11 Posted November 8, 2014 These dept. patches showing ratings are one of my favorite areas to collect. I've noticed a few on ebay that appear to be old, from CVAs, etc. but are not getting any bids. They all appear to be somewhat soiled. Anyone else notice this? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share #12 Posted November 8, 2014 Many (if not all) of those are current Vietnamese replicas which have been 'aged'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share #13 Posted November 8, 2014 B Division steam plant (note the tools to light off the boilers) Large 10" wide Boiler Technician (BT) rate patch - merged with (MM) in 1996 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share #14 Posted November 8, 2014 USS ESSEX (LHD-2) Wasp class amphibious assault ship commissioned in 1992 and still in service Search and Rescue boat crew Boatswains Mate (BM) Signalman (SM) Engineman (EN) SM was phased out in 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 8, 2014 Author Share #15 Posted November 8, 2014 "Finest in the Fleet" USS WASP (LHD-1) with red Engineering E award ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (pre-1995) Everyone Else is Just Along for the Ride MM, DC, IC, EN, BT, HT, EM, MR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share #16 Posted December 6, 2014 USS SOUTH CAROLINA (CGN-37) in service 1975 - 1999 Nuclear Engineering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share #17 Posted December 6, 2014 Auxiliary Machinery Division USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) In service 1968 - 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 6, 2014 Author Share #18 Posted December 6, 2014 USS GEMINI (PHM-6) - Pegasus class Patrol Combatant Missile (Hydrofoil) in service 1982-1993 ENGINEERS - 6" jacket patch from the Navy's experiment with Hydrofoils during the 1980's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share #19 Posted December 11, 2014 USS HALYBURTON (FFG-40) Oliver Hazard Perry class 'long-hull' gas turbine frigate in service 1984-2014 Recently decommissioned, she was a squared away ship making long Med/Red Sea/PG/STANAFORLANT deployments for 25 years before the Maersk Alabama incident. USS HALYBURTON (FFG-40) 1990's Signalman's Patch - The Pirate may seem ironic now in retrospect, considering her role in ending the piracy incident in 2009. She was homeported at Mayport, FL and often deployed to Caribbean and South American waters on drug deterrent patrols where she scored several times making substantial cocaine busts - Like pirate raiders in the Caribbean..... The Signalman rate (SM) was disestablished in 2004 USS HALYBURTON (FFG-40) SUPER SNIPES - ENGINEERING - MASTERS OF MOBILITY 8" Engineering Department jacket patch Gas Turbine System Technician, Engineman, Machinery Repairman, Hull Maintenance Technician, Electrician's Mate GS - EN - MR - HT - EM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share #20 Posted December 11, 2014 Dialing back 60 years.....for those of us who recall when vacuum tubes were 'high tech' Electronics Officer, circa 1956, taken from a USS REDFISH (SS-395) Officers foul weather jacket The rubber band holding it together is a nice touch, shows true confidence in one's abilities and equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted January 28, 2015 Share #21 Posted January 28, 2015 USS Coral Sea CVA 43 O.E. Division, "Electronics" nice cruise patch from '67-'68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted June 11, 2015 Share #22 Posted June 11, 2015 USS FDR COMMS patch ACE NOVELTY manufacture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 14, 2015 Author Share #23 Posted September 14, 2015 Westpac used to be fun before the Iranian Crisis - Haze grey and underway.....if this patch could talk "In 1980, IKE's second extended deployment tallied 254 days at sea with only a five-day stopover in Singapore." USS EISEHNOWER (CVN-69) Nimitz class commissioned in 1977 W(eapons) Division Indian Ocean Cruise 1980 http://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cvn69-80/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share #24 Posted October 19, 2015 USS SARATOGA (CVA-60) Two Ace Novelty Vietnam era patches, both 5" high USS SARATOGA (CVA-60) SIXTH FLEET Carrier, 5" high OI DIVISION (RD - Radarmen, later changed to OS) USS SARATOGA (CVA-60) 5" V4 (FUELS) DIVISION she was reclassified CV-60 in 1972 Goofy Grape Gas Gang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted October 20, 2015 Share #25 Posted October 20, 2015 Great looking patches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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