firefighter Posted August 11, 2018 Share #151 Posted August 11, 2018 Aloha Firefighter, That may be a knock off made by 'the usual suspects'. Also note that it's mispelled, CATAWSA rather than CATAWBA. I may have an original around here somewhere to compare. Hi Salvage. I thought it might be, only after I received it. Didn’t notice the misspelled name, great catch. I thought the design was cool. Love to see an original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share #152 Posted September 14, 2018 Ships Port Control, Adak Alaska - Harbormaster and Diving Locker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 14, 2018 Author Share #153 Posted October 14, 2018 USS DELIVER (ARS-23) Her motto – Continuous Service - as she was the only ARS Diver class Salvage ship not decommissioned between the 1947 Atomic tests and the Korean war. In service 1944 to 1979 - WWII, Atomic Testing, Korea, Arctic Ops, Vietnam Patch circa 1950's USS DELIVER (ARS-23) Her motto – Continuous Service - as she was the only ARS Diver class Salvage ship not decommissioned between the 1947 Atomic tests and the Korean war. She was my sister ship and I had orders to report aboard for her last WESTPAC when GRASP was decommissioned in 1978 but I was sent to BOLSTER at the last minute as they were short handed and needed an experienced Radarman/OS Her Vietnam Era patch - She earned nine campaign stars for Vietnam service with the BWN & Salvage forces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted November 11, 2018 Author Share #154 Posted November 11, 2018 On 7/9/2017 at 2:56 PM, Salvage Sailor said: Three war Navajo class USS MATACO (ATF-86) In service 1943 to 1977 The Mighty 'M' USS MATACO (ATF-86) 10" jacket patch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share #155 Posted December 9, 2018 On 9/1/2017 at 9:14 AM, Salvage Sailor said: Three war Abnaki class USS MUNSEE (ATF-107) In service 1943 to 1969 Different Version USS MUNSEE (ATF-107) Three battle stars for World War II service and the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal and Vietnam Service Medal with four campaign stars for Vietnam War service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share #156 Posted December 25, 2018 Three war Navajo class Fleet Tug USS KIOWA (ATF-72) In service 1943 to 1986 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share #157 Posted December 25, 2018 Merry Christmas 1944 from (Censored) in the South Pacific USS PRESERVER (ARS-8) Silk Frogman patch received from a Korean War crewman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share #158 Posted February 3, 2019 USS RECLAIMER (ARS-42) Long service Bolster class rescue salvage vessel 1945 to 1994 Her motto was "Four Two Can Do" - Can Do patch and Bumper Sticker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted March 10, 2019 Author Share #159 Posted March 10, 2019 Ocean Qualified Scuba Diver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share #160 Posted April 10, 2019 USS OPPORTUNE (ARS-41) Bolster class Rescue Salvage vessel in service 1945 to 1993 MADE IN JAPAN label SEAHORSE - Different Version USS OPPORTUNE (ARS-41) Lighters by Zippo and Vulcan USS OPPORTUNE (ARS-41) Bolster class Rescue Salvage vessel in service 1945 to 1993 All three types of plaques Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 16, 2019 Author Share #161 Posted June 16, 2019 Civil Engineering Laboratory (Navy) Port Hueneme, California 1974 - Development of the CEL salvage, remote assist and lift device CEL DEEP OCEAN LABORATORY Secrets Away : Navy Lifts Veil on High-Security Research Lab in Port Hueneme Los Angeles Times For 45 years, scientific experiments conducted inside the Navy's oceanfront laboratory here were shrouded by security guards, barbed wire fences and the lab's penchant for secrecy. But peacetime is changing the Navy. And even the security-conscious laboratory wedged next to the Port of Hueneme is coming around now that it must justify its worth to compete for federal dollars in the post-Cold War era. As Pentagon cutbacks force the lab to abandon its 33-acre site and move onto the adjacent Seabee base, Navy officials are beginning to lift the veil on its research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted June 21, 2019 Share #162 Posted June 21, 2019 Haven't seen this one posted yet. Back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share #163 Posted July 26, 2019 Very nice MDSU-1 patch Tonomachi USS QUAPAW (ATF-110) Three war Abnaki class Fleet Tug in service 1944 to 1985. Quapaw received four battle stars for World War II service, five for the Korean War, and seven for the Vietnam War. 1950's patch without hull number or name, only her motto USS QUAPAW (ATF-110) Three war Abnaki class Fleet Tug in service 1944 to 1985. Quapaw received four battle stars for World War II service, five for the Korean War, and seven for the Vietnam War. 1960's - 1980's version of her patch 1960's - 1980's Japanese made version of her patch USS QUAPAW (ATF-110) Welcome Aboard 1961 USS QUAPAW (ATF-110) Three war Abnaki class Fleet Tug in service 1944 to 1985. Quapaw received four battle stars for World War II service, five for the Korean War, and seven for the Vietnam War. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share #164 Posted August 28, 2019 The EDENTON class - A new three ship class of Salvage vessels built in England for the U.S. Navy commissioned just in time for Operation End Sweep, the Haiphong Harbor mine clearance in North Vietnam. USS BEAUFORT (ATS-2) "The Big Deuce", Edenton class rescue salvage ship in service 1972 to 1996, SERVRON 5 Pearl Harbor. 'THE BIG DEUCE' USS BEAUFORT (ATS-2) Edenton class, part of a new class of Rescue Salvage Tugs built by Brooke Marine, Ltd. in Lowestoft, England for the US Navy. Only three (3) were built, USS EDENTON, USS BEAUFORT and USS BRUNSWICK. Photo of BEAUFORT taken in 1973 just after her return from Vietnam where she operated as a support ship for Operation End Sweep in Haiphong Harbor, Gulf of Tonkin, North Vietnam. Task Force 78, Haiphong Harbor Sweep Detail, Operation End Sweep, Philippine made patch USS BEAUFORT (ATS-2) "The Big Deuce", Edenton class rescue salvage ship in service 1972 to 1996, SERVRON 5 Pearl Harbor. Patch circa 1972 - USS BEAUFORT (ATS-2) Alpha Docks, Pearl Harbor Naval Station, Hawaii Patch circa 1980 Photo: USS BEAUFORT coming alongside USS JOSEPH STRAUSS (DDG-16) to rig her for towing, 2 July 1986 Philippine mahogany plaque from the Chief's Quarters aboard USS BEAUFORT Large solid brass plaque USS BEAUFORT ATS-2 NIGHTFIGHTER - Philippine belt buckle from Olongopo (Subic Bay) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share #165 Posted October 11, 2019 TRIESTE II (DSV-1) BATHYSCAPHE Deep Submergence Vehicle in service 1971 to 1984 Bathyscaph. L/B/D: Designed by Auguste Piccard. Built: Mare Island Navy Yard, Vallejo, Calif.; 1963. Commissioned Trieste II (DSV-1); June 1971, her hull number was changed to (DSV-1), and in May 1984, when she was assigned to Submarine Development Group 1. She was moved to Keyport in 1985. Final Dispostion: Taken out of service in 1984, she was put on display at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington. Specifications: Design Depth: 20,000 ft. (6,300 m) Length: 78 ft Width: 15 ft. Draft: 21 ft. Weight: 88 tons, Displacement (submerged): 305 tons, Submerged endurance: 12 hours at 2 knots, Crew: 3 TRIESTE II (DSV-1) BATHYSCAPHE Deep Submergence Vehicle in service 1971 to 1984 Trieste II was originally certified to operate under submerged stay-times that were limited to eight hours. However, scientists have recorded stay-times that reached 24 hours. She has been changed, improved and redesigned so many times that almost no original parts remain. The most recent changes were made in June 1971, when her hull number was changed to DSV 1, and in May 1984, when she was assigned to Submarine Development Group 1. She was moved to Keyport in 1985. DSV-1 was covertly designed and constructed to recover Soviet ballistic missile nose cones on the bottom of the Pacific. When this color photograph was taken, she had come out of hiding to search the wreckage of the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion. In the background is the modified floating drydock White Sands, which along with the fleet tug Apache and Trieste formed the Integral Operating Unit (IOU). TRIESTE II (DSV-1) BATHYSCAPHE Deep Submergence Vehicle in service 1971 to 1984 The crews of the Trieste, White Sands, Apache, and De Steiguer and the MPL’s Deep-Tow personnel could take great pride in using teamwork, dogged persistence, and a little imagination to glean the maximum benefit from those early technologies while overcoming their concomitant problems. The result was a successful conclusion to what had been “the deepest navigation, search and recovery operation” ever conducted. - From Secretary of the Navy’s Meritorious Unit Citation for the IOU’s mid-Pacific operations (undated). The recovery of RV-3’s film stack preceded the CIA’s Project Azorian mission by more than two years. The Trieste II (DSV-1) continued deep-ocean operations, some public, some classified, until she was deactivated on 18 May 1984.2 The Trieste is now on permanent display at the Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington Support ships of IOU's mid Pacific operations - The hunt for the USS SCORPION DSV-1 was covertly designed and constructed to recover Soviet ballistic missile nose cones on the bottom of the Pacific. When this color photograph was taken, she had come out of hiding to search the wreckage of the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion. In the background is the modified floating drydock White Sands, which along with the fleet tug Apache and Trieste formed the Integral Operating Unit (IOU) USS APACHE (ATF-67) Other support ships of IOU's mid Pacific operations USNS DE STEIGUER (T-AGOR-12) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted October 11, 2019 Author Share #166 Posted October 11, 2019 USS POINT LOMA (AGDS-2) In service 1958 to 1991, Converted to Deep Submergence Support Ship for TRIESTE II (DSV-1) in 1969 to replace WHITE SANDS (ARD-20) The IOU was disbanded in 1974, replaced by the one-of-a-kind USNS Point Barrow (T-AKD-1) converted and redesignated the USS Point Loma (AGDS-2). The Point Loma could transport the Trieste at 15 knots. The Navy struck the White Sands from the active list on 1 April 1974; the Apache was decommissioned on 27 February 1974. USS POINT LOMA (AGDS-2) Mother ship of TRIESTE II USS POINT LOMA (AGDS-2) In service 1958 to 1991, Converted to Deep Submergence Support Ship for TRIESTE II (DSV-1) in 1969 to replace WHITE SANDS (ARD-20) Point Barrow was laid down 18 September 1956 by Maryland Drydock and Shipbuilding Company of Baltimore, Maryland; launched 25 May 1957; sponsored by Mrs. Ruthven E. Libbey; and delivered to the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) 28 May 1958, where she was placed in service the following day. Especially designed for Arctic operations, Point Barrow was constructed along the general lines of a landing ship dock, but with strengthened hull and bow, and special insulation. After providing logistic support for U.S. forces in the Arctic, in 1962, Point Barrow transported huge fixed array radar antennas for the USS Enterprise and USS Long Beach to the East Coast. After extensive modification in June, 1965 Point Barrow carried Saturn rockets from California to Cape Kennedy for NASA’s manned space flight program. T–AKD–1 also ferried LCMs to Southeast Asia in 1968 and 1969. Reclassified a "Deep Submergence Support Ship" and renamed USS Point Loma (AGDS-2) circa 1974, she was ultimately placed out of service and struck from the Naval Vessel Register 28 September 1993. Custody was transferred to the Maritime Administration for lay up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay in Benecia, California. Point Loma was scrapped by Marine Metal Inc. of Brownsville, Texas on 27 October 2006. USS POINT LOMA (AGDS-2) In service 1958 to 1991, Converted to Deep Submergence Support Ship for TRIESTE II (DSV-1) in 1969 to replace WHITE SANDS (ARD-20) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted December 6, 2019 Share #167 Posted December 6, 2019 I picked this up on eBay recently. I wonder what Code 60 stands for and does anyone know if these instructors taught only submariners escape drills or did they teach or oversee the training of other groups inside of their tanks like UDT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share #168 Posted December 16, 2019 USS RECLAIMER (ARS-42) Long service Bolster class rescue salvage vessel 1945 to 1994 Late Vietnam era Patch circa 1970's, homeport Alpha Docks, Pearl Harbor Patch circa 1970's on the left, 1980's on the right - homeport Alpha Docks, Pearl Harbor USS RECLAIMER (ARS-42) "FOUR-TWO CAN DO" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share #169 Posted February 25, 2020 Here's a two vessel class of Catamaran hull Submarine Rescue vessels we've not covered yet. USS PIGEON (ASR-21) Class leader In service 1973 to 1992 The leader of a new class of submarine rescue ships designed to operate with the Navy's new deep submergence rescue vehicles, Pigeon was the first seagoing catamaran warship built for the Navy since Robert Fulton's twin-hulled steam warship Fulton was built at the close of the War of 1812. Her twin hull gave great stability for deep water operations and provides ample deck working space. She was able to carry two deep submergence vehicles on her main deck. These craft were capable of docking to a disabled submarine on the sea bottom, removing survivors and transporting them to the surface. Pigeon also carried the McCann diving bell or rescue chamber of the type which was used to rescue the survivors of submarine Squalus (SS-192) in 1939. Pigeon's mooring system enabled her to maintain a precise position over a disabled submarine during rescue operations. Pigeon's rescue control center used a three-dimensional sonar system for continuous tracking of the rescue vehicle. During rescue operations it served as a floating command post with specialized communications equipment for contacting the disabled submarine and any other craft, planes or ships working with her. 1973 Commissioning program, plaque & photograph (Note the Blackfish emblem painted on her hull) Bronze 1973 commissioning plaque 1973 Hilborn-Hamburger commissioning version of her patch Gemsco version of her patch, note that their is a tiny 'eye' on the Blackfish Submarine Rescue BLACKFISH patch Unknown American maker USS PIGEON (ASR-21) Class leader In service 1973 to 1992 Submarine Development Group One Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share #170 Posted February 25, 2020 USS PIGEON (ASR-21) Purpose built to work with the DSRV's DSRV ONE - Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle, San Diego DSRV UNIT San Diego Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 25, 2020 Author Share #171 Posted February 25, 2020 USS PIGEON (ASR-21) Class leader In service 1973 to 1992 The Black Fish Insignia - Guardians of Submarines 1980's glue back patch polished chrome Zippo lighter Zippo Belt Buckle Decommissioning ceremony with history, and 1992 crew roster Full size Zippo lighter Rescue Diving Salvage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share #172 Posted April 8, 2020 On 12/13/2015 at 11:26 AM, Salvage Sailor said: USS FLORIKAN ASR 9 patches acquired from a 1st class diver USS FLORIKAN (ASR-9) Chanticleer class Submarine Rescue vessel in service 1943 to 1991 6" patch 1960's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted September 30, 2020 Share #173 Posted September 30, 2020 I picked this up recently and did a double take initially as I thought it was a UDT patch due to the frog with a cigar in its mouth, sailor cap and dynamite which is similar to the UDT's Freddy the Frog mascot. I found out that Harbor Clearance Unit 104 is one of the post war reserve HCUs located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share #174 Posted January 24, 2021 On 10/12/2017 at 9:02 PM, Salvage Sailor said: Abnaki class USS MOSOPELEA (ATF-158) In service 1944 to 1973 USNS MOSOPELEA (T-ATF-158) in service with the MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND USS MOSOPELEA ATF-158 Abnaki Class Fleet Ocean Tug commissioned 28 July 1945 - Decommissioned 2 July 1973 USNS MOSOPELEA T-ATF-158 Transferred to Military Sealift Command 2 July 1973. Placed Out of Service 1981 Struck from Naval Register 21 February 1992 Sunk as target 27 October 1999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted April 16, 2021 Share #175 Posted April 16, 2021 Found this Mobile Diving Salvage Unit, Great Lakes, IL., which I couldn't find anything on the Internet and my guess it was or is a reserve unit. I also couldn't find anything concerning this other patch having to do with USN Diver Thermal Protection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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