Salvage Sailor Posted June 6, 2017 Share #26 Posted June 6, 2017 Oceanographic Research Vessel USS MAURY (AGS-16) Pathfinder of the Seas Patches and Plaque Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 6, 2017 Share #27 Posted June 6, 2017 Before it was NCIS..... United States Naval Investigative Service (NIS) - Naval Intelligence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 12, 2017 Share #28 Posted June 12, 2017 One of my favorites, USS MARYSVILLE (EPCER-857) In service 1945 to 1970. She was an Experimental Patrol Craft Escort (Rescue) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted June 12, 2017 Share #29 Posted June 12, 2017 And then there's the USS SERRANO (AGS-24). She was a Fleet Tug (ATF-112), a WWII and China occupation vet decommissioned in 1950. While her Salvage sister's were recommissioned for Korean combat service, she sat out the 1950's but was then specifically recommissioned in 1960 as a shallow water survey ship to remap the Pacific waters. Unlike the other AGS types which were much larger and dedicated to scientific endeavors, SERRANO still had her Fleet Tug armament, 3" gun, 40 mm's, 20 mm's, .50 cals and small arms. Perfect for an Indochina holiday cruise. She spent many a day cruising the waterways of Vietnam from Da Nang to Vung Tau to Hue peacefully surveying the coastlines and rivers along with those of disputed Korean, Chinese and Taiwanese territories. She was awarded six Vietnam campaign stars and decommissioned in 1970 after a job well done. USS SERRANO (AGS-24) ex-ATF112 Charting for the Future Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 3, 2017 Share #30 Posted July 3, 2017 USN Diver Plaque, weighs about 10 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 3, 2017 Share #31 Posted July 3, 2017 USS FISKE (DDR-842) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 3, 2017 Share #32 Posted July 3, 2017 USS TATNUCK (ATA-195) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 3, 2017 Share #33 Posted July 3, 2017 USS ESCAPE (ARS-6) These are ceramic, painted by crewmen to suit their own tastes. I've seen perhaps a dozen different paint schemes on these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 5, 2017 Share #34 Posted July 5, 2017 Fleet Tug USS TAKELMA (ATF-113) Hand painted on ceramic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted July 5, 2017 Share #35 Posted July 5, 2017 Another example, mounted on mahogany (the pin beneath it is the repair ship USS CADMUS AR-14) USS TAKELMA (ATF-113) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted July 5, 2017 Share #36 Posted July 5, 2017 Plaque is resin and hand painted. Patch is PI made and rocker is U.S. made. One of my favorites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted July 5, 2017 Share #37 Posted July 5, 2017 Vietnam made plaque.Not sure what WHITE HAT AIRLINES is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted July 5, 2017 Share #38 Posted July 5, 2017 Here's an unusual one from Vietnam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 1, 2017 Share #39 Posted August 1, 2017 Commander Destroyer Squadron 24 - The Keystone Squadron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted August 4, 2017 Share #40 Posted August 4, 2017 Garcia class of USS O'CALLAHAN (DE-1051) In service 1968 to 1988 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Rat 1 Posted August 30, 2017 Share #41 Posted August 30, 2017 Here is one of my plaques it's from my first ship I was station on right out of boot camp. The USS Proteus AS-19 a sub tender was home ported in Guam at Polaris Point when I was on it. I had the birth date and the time of death put on it. Was like being on a piece of history when aboard it was in Tokyo bay when WW2 ended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 16, 2017 Share #42 Posted September 16, 2017 Submarine Rescue Ship USS SUNBIRD (ASR-15) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted September 16, 2017 Author Share #43 Posted September 16, 2017 Awesome plaques everyone!! USS Dixie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted September 17, 2017 Share #44 Posted September 17, 2017 Vietnam made plaque.Not sure what WHITE HAT AIRLINES is. "White Hat", refers to enlisted sailors E-6 and below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flightpath Posted September 17, 2017 Share #45 Posted September 17, 2017 Hi, this is my one and only plaque, this and the insignia were given to me by a friend who retired as a captain in the 1980s. Jed began his flying career as a TACO with VP2 in 1964 flying in Neptunes. He visited Norway a few years ago and gave me his unused 1962 contract G-1 jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted September 17, 2017 Share #46 Posted September 17, 2017 "White Hat", refers to enlisted sailors E-6 and below. Thanks Lee.I know any one below a CPO(E-7 - E-9) wore the Dixie cup hats. But I wouldn't think Seamen & PO's would have their own aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Ragan Posted September 18, 2017 Share #47 Posted September 18, 2017 Thanks Lee.I know any one below a CPO(E-7 - E-9) wore the Dixie cup hats. But I wouldn't think Seamen & PO's would have their own aircraft. They didn't have their own aircraft. This would have been in reference to being transported via air by a particular squadron. In the same vein as Pacific Airline (PSA), being known as "Poor Sailors Airlines" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted September 18, 2017 Share #48 Posted September 18, 2017 Yep, "Space Available" often in the back of an unheated cargo hold. I once flew across the Pacific in a jump seat with a Turbine engine about 18" from my face held down by some straps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter Posted September 18, 2017 Share #49 Posted September 18, 2017 They didn't have their own aircraft. This would have been in reference to being transported via air by a particular squadron. In the same vein as Pacific Airline (PSA), being known as "Poor Sailors Airlines" Thank you guys. Yup Space Available is how I flew from the PI to Korea & back.Also how I got stuck on Okinawa for 2 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hink441 Posted September 26, 2017 Author Share #50 Posted September 26, 2017 I found this nice brass re-commissioning plague for the USS Iowa BB-61. This one is really nicely made, heavy weight. I like the BBs a lot. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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