Salvage Sailor Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share #51 Posted April 25, 2017 Ship Repair Facility Guam (SRF) Dive Locker & original cut edge Experimental Diving Unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share #52 Posted April 25, 2017 NEDU Evolution......U.S. Navy Experimental Diving Unit patches Top removed from jacket, 1960's Center right Guam DV1 cut edge 1960's Center left 1970's Bottom row 1980's Panama Photo: HCU-1 and the Experimental Diving Unit (wearing the white tapes) 1972 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share #53 Posted April 25, 2017 Better photos of the patches from my coveralls posted at the beginning of this topic U.S. NAVAL SHIP REPAIR FACILITY (SRF) YOKOSUKA, JAPAN NAN DEMO DEKIMASU Submarine Base Pearl Harbor Hawaii Diving Locker U.S. NAVY DIVER WE DIVE THE WORLD OVER United States Navy Divers Association 1970 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted April 26, 2017 Share #54 Posted April 26, 2017 Not sure if this is original period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted April 27, 2017 Share #55 Posted April 27, 2017 Here is a group I got from the same seller, I can only think they go together. USN Deep Sea Diver I believe this is for US Naval Reserve Salvage Divers Could not find anything on the Kickapoo Buccaneers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted April 27, 2017 Share #56 Posted April 27, 2017 The last two from same group A diving patch of some sort And a USS Chanticleer ASR 7 I guess his/her name was Parker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share #57 Posted April 28, 2017 NUSC Naval Underwater Systems Center 1970 (now NWSC) New London CT Scientific Dive Team - We Dive The World Over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share #58 Posted April 28, 2017 Naval Sea Systems Command Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share #59 Posted April 28, 2017 Naval Underwater Systems Center (NUSC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 28, 2017 Author Share #60 Posted April 28, 2017 Monitoring the Nuclear Test Site (Operation Crossroads) Bikini Atoll Nuclear Fleet Dive Team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share #61 Posted May 1, 2017 More from my rediscovered ASR stash - 5" Japanese USS FLORIKAN (ASR-9) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share #62 Posted May 1, 2017 USS TRINGA (ASR-16) Rescue Chamber patch, Made In Japan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share #63 Posted May 1, 2017 DSRV Submarine Rescue Unit San Diego - Removed from jacket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share #64 Posted May 1, 2017 DSRV 1 Research Rescue Recovery Mystic, CT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share #65 Posted May 1, 2017 The short lived (1966 to 1970) Underwater Weapons Research and Engineering Station, Newport Rhode Island. Formerly the Naval Torpedo Station RI, which became NUWC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 3, 2017 Author Share #66 Posted May 3, 2017 AUTEC - Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center - I spent many a day and night out there tearing up holes in the ocean and scaring fish in the Bahamas. glue back AUTEC - Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center AUTEC ANDROS TOTO patch - Tongue Of The Ocean range TOTO = Tough, Observant, Tenacious, Orderly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share #67 Posted May 13, 2017 Alpha Docks, home of HCU-1 after Vietnam, now home of MDSU-1 Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit One - Alpha Docks was home to the SERVRON 5 Salvage Forces (ARS, ATF, ATS, YRST) with all of the single men living aboard the vessels. Although we had full recompression tanks aboard our ships, we only had one HM 'Doc' aboard each of them so the Medical Officer (DV) aboard the HCU-1 Salvage Barge (YRST-1) was our Squadron Doctor. Each of our Junk Boats had a crew of about 75 Pirates, uh, officers & men. Fleet Tug USS TAKELMA (ATF-113) & Rescue Salvage USS SAFEGUARD (ARS-25) at Alpha Docks The YRST-1 WWII/Vietnam Salvage Barge is also still afloat after being towed from RVN, Subic Bay (PI), Apra Harbor (Guam) to Alpha Docks, Pearl Harbor Naval Station. She is now painted white and being used as a berthing barge at Submarine Base, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam YRST-1 at Subic Bay in 1972, just before she was towed back to Hawaii YRST-1 at Alpha Docks 1974. YRST-1 Quarterdeck at Alpha Docks 1974. Harbor Clearance Unit One Beret Harbor Clearance Unit One (HCU-1), aboard YRST-1 at Alpha Docks (Hickam AFB), Pearl Harbor Naval Station Hawaii 1975 HCU-1 Mixed Fly Away Gas Team, It's Hard to be Humble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share #68 Posted May 13, 2017 MDSU-2 Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit Two, Little Creek, VA If you're interested in what we wore and what we did on a normal working day, watch both of these videos - Highly Recommended Harbor Clearance Unit (MDSU) 2 - Slide Show 1 Harbor Clearance Unit (MDSU) 2 - Slide Show 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 4, 2017 Author Share #69 Posted June 4, 2017 SUPSALV - Supervisor of Salvage - Naval Diving and Salvage Training Center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 5, 2017 Author Share #70 Posted June 5, 2017 JSL - Johnson Sea Link Sub Crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share #71 Posted June 28, 2017 SUBDEVRON 5 - Submarine Development Squadron Five Divers SUBDEVRON 5 is charged with multiple submarine warfare mission areas to include submarine rescue operations and the activities of its three Seawolf-Class submarines. SUBDEVRON 5 is responsible for developing and testing new submarine warfare capabilities, including the use of Unmanned Undersea Vehicles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted July 7, 2017 Share #72 Posted July 7, 2017 USS Opportune ARS 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearmon Posted July 7, 2017 Share #73 Posted July 7, 2017 USS Papago ATF 160 Ace Novelty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 9, 2017 Author Share #74 Posted July 9, 2017 USN Divers could be members of a number of shore establishments including SRF's, Submarine commands, Station & Shipyard diving lockers, EOD, HCU-1 & HCU-2 (later MDSU-1/2), Service Force (SERVPAC, SERVLANT, SERVRONS), Weapons and Scientific development labs, etc. They were also assigned to diving lockers on AD, AR & AS type ships. But from WWII to the 1990's their primary seaborne billets were on ARS's (Rescue Salvage), ASR's (Submarine Rescue), ATF’s (Fleet Tugs) and other seagoing tug type vessels - ATA, ATR & ATS. Time to delve into the ATF Fleet Tugs - all named for American Indian Tribes across the USA Three war Navajo class Fleet Tug USS APACHE (ATF-67) 1942 to 1974 Three war Navajo class Fleet Tug USS APACHE (ATF-67) 1942 to 1974 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share #75 Posted July 10, 2017 Three war Navajo class Fleet Tug USS KIOWA (ATF-72) In service 1943 to 1986 Three war Navajo class Fleet Tug USS KIOWA (ATF-72) In service 1943 to 1986 Three war Navajo class Fleet Tug USS KIOWA (ATF-72) In service 1943 to 1986 Japanese made patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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