Erikscollectables Posted January 21, 2022 Share #76 Posted January 21, 2022 Is it possible to date this Vulcan lighter of USS Archerfish (SS311)? The Sub was used in three periods. The lighter is not of WW2 vintage I guess (SF PO Box) but of which of the later two periods? My personal guess would be Korea period but have no real clues. In 1960 this sub was renamed to AGSS311 so it should date from before that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share #77 Posted February 22, 2022 The 'Old Navy', no cell phones, no email, no video....when we would deploy it was 'haze grey and underway' for 7 months at a time with an occasional letter or newspaper from home. But we had MOVIES courtesy of the USNMPS US NAVY MOTION PICTURE SERVICE - SERVING THE FLEET - MORALE, Penguin Lighter Brooklyn Navy Yard, Building 311, once home to the US Navy Motion Picture Service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share #78 Posted February 22, 2022 USS WINDLASS (ARSD-4) Vulcan Lighter, circa 1950's - USS WINDLASS (ARSD-4) was a specially modified and converted ex-LSM-552 Four of them were built in 1945 to work in tandem teams on Salvage projects. In 1946 WINDLASS and her partner, USS SALVAGER (ARSD-3) were assigned to Commander Service Force US Atlantic Fleet for salvage and diving duty. The Bulldog in the Diving Helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonomachi Posted February 22, 2022 Share #79 Posted February 22, 2022 Here is my contribution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share #80 Posted February 22, 2022 Very nice additions, I've got some Crest Craft's which I'll post later but none of the Marutoku brand lighters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted February 22, 2022 Author Share #81 Posted February 22, 2022 USS SERRANO (AGS-24) ex-ATF-112 - Charting for the Future (And the Brown Water Navy in the Mekong Delta) 1968 Dated slim line chrome Zippo 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 commissioned 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) and her larger partner USS MAURY (AGS-16) in Vietnam 1967 Full size Zippo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digi-shots Posted March 3, 2022 Share #82 Posted March 3, 2022 Here’s one date stamped BXV (1999), Ford Island, Hawaii - SEAL Delivery Vehicle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digi-shots Posted March 3, 2022 Share #83 Posted March 3, 2022 Zippo, dated 1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digi-shots Posted March 3, 2022 Share #84 Posted March 3, 2022 USS Hancock CVA-19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digi-shots Posted March 3, 2022 Share #85 Posted March 3, 2022 This one is a newer one… but I’m kinda partial to the Jolly Rogers.. Here’s a photo I took back in 2011 out at NAS Oceana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boy Howdy Posted March 8, 2022 Share #86 Posted March 8, 2022 Does anyone know why there would be an Air Craft Carrier emblem on one side and a submarine on the other? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted March 8, 2022 Author Share #87 Posted March 8, 2022 It's all Navy, every Carrier Task Force has an attached Submarine lurking below for defense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted April 14, 2022 Share #88 Posted April 14, 2022 USN / Naval Station Midway. Japanese-made "Penguin". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted April 23, 2022 Author Share #89 Posted April 23, 2022 USS SHAKORI (ATF-162) Abnaki class Fleet Tug in service 1945 to 1980, still in service in the Republic of China (Taiwan) as ROCS Da Tai (ATF-563). Chrome Slimline made by Vulcan - 'HAVE TUG - WILL TOW' In 1966, the tug circumnavigated the globe, completing the Navy's second-longest tow, 11,000 miles, en route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 1, 2022 Author Share #90 Posted May 1, 2022 USS WANDANK (ATA-204) Auxiliary Tug Naval Station Guam SAR Vessel for the 'BUFF's on the long haul to RVN and others in distress Penguin Lighter Vietnam Era - SUPPORT SAR TOWING USS WANDANK (ATA-204) NAVAL STATION GUAM, VIETNAM WAR USS WANDANK (ATA-204) Gunnery practice, 1966 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted May 6, 2022 Share #91 Posted May 6, 2022 USN "Acey-Deucy" Club (1st & 2d Class Petty Officers). NAS Cubi Point, Philippines. Japanese-made "Penguin". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted May 14, 2022 Share #92 Posted May 14, 2022 USN Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Five (HS-5). HSS-1N/SH-34J "Sea Bat" & SH-3A "Sea King". Japanese-made "Vulcan". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted May 14, 2022 Share #93 Posted May 14, 2022 USN Attack Mining Squadron Thirteen (VA-HM-13). NAAS Chincoteague, MD. P2V-6M & P2V-5F. Japanese-made "Vulcan". **Note the misspelling of "Chincoteague" and the "NAS" as opposed to "NAAS". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvage Sailor Posted May 14, 2022 Author Share #94 Posted May 14, 2022 On 5/14/2022 at 8:59 AM, yokota57 said: USN Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Five (HS-5). HSS-1N/SH-34J "Sea Bat" & SH-3A "Sea King". Japanese-made "Vulcan". Nice 'Nightdippers' lighter Patch and Decal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted May 14, 2022 Share #95 Posted May 14, 2022 My error on the VA-HM-13 lighter. NAAS Chincoteague is in Virginia, not Maryland. It's right there on the lighter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted May 28, 2022 Share #96 Posted May 28, 2022 USS Cusk / SS-348 (Balao-class). Japanese-made "Penguin". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted June 4, 2022 Share #97 Posted June 4, 2022 USN Reconnaissance Heavy Attack Squadron One (Smokin' Tigers). NAA RA-5C "Vigilante" 1964-1979. Japanese-made "Vulcan" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted July 8, 2022 Share #98 Posted July 8, 2022 USN VF-124 (FRS). F8U NAS Miramar, CA. Japanese-made "Super Ace". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yokota57 Posted August 3, 2022 Share #99 Posted August 3, 2022 US Navy VA-65 ("Fist of the Fleet"). AD-6 "Skyraider". Japanese-made "Wellington". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zack Miller Posted August 4, 2022 Share #100 Posted August 4, 2022 NAS Dallas. The zippo is from the 1980’s. The base was closed in the mid nineties. My reserve base until I was mobilized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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