Navy pictures

Here are some pictures that I took while I was in the Navy. The pictures were taken around 1970.
Click on any image to see a larger version. If you are interested, I can probably dig up a higher resolution photo.

I spent most of my four years in the Navy on the USS Camp DER-251.

One of the weapons used back then was called ASROC or Anti Sub ROCket

This is John Nolte, I was a BM3 on the ship at the same time, came on in Sept of 68 and off in 1970. Like you I can't make the reunion but sure wish I could. Can't believe that I'm still working and not retired. This is my 40th year of federal service, I went to work for U.S. Customs after getting out of the Navy in 1971. I used to hang around with the two Sullivan brothers, Skip and BJ and Louie Johnson. I haven't heard from any of them since we all parted back in 1970. I'm at the bottom, and you'll recognize the others, BJ, Skip and Louie.
Take Care John

The Captains Gig looked like a lifeboat.

The ship's course was plotted in CIC - The Combat Information Center

We did a lot of our electronic repair in the ET shop on board. That's me, Dennis Clark.

The ship had two three inch fifty guns.

The Helmsman steered the ship by compass heading

Electricity was distributed throughout the ship from this panel.

HedgeHogs were another anti-sub weapon. They were fired into the sea in a heart shape and exploded under water.

Russian "Fishing Trawlers" were crammed with electronic snooping gear.

Racks were what we slept in.

Every morning at 7:00 we counted heads to make certain no one had fallen overboard.

Many people were assigned 4 hour watches to look for any ships on the horizon.

We ran away from a typhoon, but the storm was so big we were going through waves like this.

When we headed back to Hawaii, there wasn't a whole lot to do, so we got a good suntan.

More Sunning. When I got back to Michigan in January, I had a great tan.

This is the reduction gears which sit between the engine and the propeller. Thanks to Victor Duarte, EN3 for telling me what this is!

The propeller shaft was held by big sets of bearings.

The ship's prop had to be removed and cleaned in drydock.

The ship had a 50 caliber gun which was used for boarding vessels. The sailor on the left is ? Vogt. The sailor on the right is Al Hall (nicknamed AlcoHall.)

More Sleepers

The Stick housed a bunch of antennas which we occasionally fixed.

	I spent most of my four years in the Navy on the USS Camp DER-251.
	One of the weapons used back then was called ASROC or Anti Sub ROCket
	This is John Nolte, I was a BM3 on the ship at the same time, came on in Sept of 68 and off in 1970. Like you I can't make the reunion but sure wish I could. Can't believe that I'm still working and not retired. This is my 40th year of federal service, I went to work for U.S. Customs after getting out of the Navy in 1971. I used to hang around with the two Sullivan brothers, Skip and BJ and Louie Johnson. I haven't heard from any of them since we all parted back in 1970. I'm at the bottom, and you'll recognize the others, BJ, Skip and Louie. Take Care John
	The Captains Gig looked like a lifeboat.
	The ship's course was plotted in CIC - The Combat Information Center
	We did a lot of our electronic repair in the ET shop on board. That's me, Dennis Clark.
	The ship had two three inch fifty guns.
	The Helmsman steered the ship by compass heading
	Electricity was distributed throughout the ship from this panel.
	HedgeHogs were another anti-sub weapon. They were fired into the sea in a heart shape and exploded under water.
	Russian "Fishing Trawlers" were crammed with electronic snooping gear.
	Racks were what we slept in.
	Every morning at 7:00 we counted heads to make certain no one had fallen overboard.
	Many people were assigned 4 hour watches to look for any ships on the horizon.
	We ran away from a typhoon, but the storm was so big we were going through waves like this.
	When we headed back to Hawaii, there wasn't a whole lot to do, so we got a good suntan.
	More Sunning. When I got back to Michigan in January, I had a great tan.
	This is the reduction gears which sit between the engine and the propeller. Thanks to Victor Duarte, EN3 for telling me what this is!
	The propeller shaft was held by big sets of bearings.
	The ship's prop had to be removed and cleaned in drydock.
	The ship had a 50 caliber gun which was used for boarding vessels. The sailor on the left is ? Vogt. The sailor on the right is Al Hall (nicknamed AlcoHall.)
	More Sleepers
	The Stick housed a bunch of antennas which we occasionally fixed.