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	Operation Crossroads, Nuclear Tests at Bikini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		USS Saratoga (CV-3) sunk by Test Baker at Bikini, 25 July 1946.
		USS Apogon (SS-308) sunk by Test Baker at Bikini, 25 July 1946.
		USS Carteret (APA-70) sunk by gunfire in the Pacific, 19 March 1948.
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq76-5.htm (827 words)

	The History of USS Current
		The Pawnee assumed the towing of the Houston from the USS Boston.
		USS Randolph was repaired and later rejoined the 5th Fleet, participated in the invasion of Okinawa and launched aircraft to assist in the massive fire bombing raids on the Japanese home islands until the Japanese Surrender.
		The USS Skipjack was later delivered to the Mare Island Shipyard for study and then sunk as a target off the Southern California coast on August 11, 1948.
	www.geocities.com /jimvasko_94555/history.htm (15007 words)

	AII POW-MIA - Persian Gulf War Chronology
		USS NORMANDY (CG-60) diverts a freighter in the N. Red Sea, and assists USS WILLIAM V. PRATT (DDG-44) with diversion of a second freighter in the North Red Sea.
		USS SAN JACINTO (CG-56) conducted maritime intercept operations preventing cargo shipments to or from Iraq and served as the antiwarfare commander protecting the Red Sea battle force from preemptive Iraqi or terrorist attacks.
		USS SOUTH CAROLINA (CON-37) spearheaded maritime interceptions in the Red Sea, boarding 26 merchant vessels before shifting to anti-air warfare commander for the Mediterranean Sea, protecting and identifying hundreds of coalition aircraft transiting to and from air strikes.
	www.aiipowmia.com /pgw/gwchron.html (5165 words)

	USS LST Ship Memorial - Progress Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		LST 325, veteran of the invasions of Normandy and Italy, was being propelled up the river by tugboats owned by Luhr Brothers, Inc. of Columbia, IL.
		LST 325 is to make her first stop on Saturday, June 7, at the Riverboat Landing in Vicksburg, MS.
		He also maintained a website for LST 325 which included all of his situation reports, as well as many photographs showing the hard work done in Greece getting the ship seaworthy — that site is a must-see for anyone who hopes to understand what it took to bring this ship home.
	www.lstmemorial.org /archive/pr0603a.htm (2371 words)

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		side to USS JOHN R. CRAIG (DD-885) at buoy #21, San Diego Harbor, California, with bow line and stern lines, fwd and aft bow springs, fwd and aft quarter springs, all 6" manila lines doubled, and 1" wire rope from the stern to buoy #22.
		There is a 1¼ inch wire rope to the buoy, a 1-1/8 inch wire rope to the USS DELTA (AR 9), and a 1½ inch spring lay rope to the USS PERKINS (DDR 877).
		USS FLOYD B. PARKS (DD-884) and USS PERKINS (DDR-877) are steaming in near vicinity.
	www.ussorleck.com /decklogs/xls/March_1954.xls (1611 words)

	USS Ashland (LSD-1) May 1953
		Moored starboard side to USS FREMONT (APA-44) at pier 3, berth 33, Naval Base, Norfolk, Virginia with 5 manila lines and 2 wire lines.
		Commenced maneuvering on various courses and speeds in connection with the exercise of the USS LST 400 simulating pumping fuel to this vessel.
		1705 Commenced fueling exercise with the USS LST 400 simulating pumping fuel to this vessel.
	www.ussashland.org /50folder/may1953.htm (10232 words)

	USS Holder - Links to Military related Sites
		Battleship New Jersey USS New Jersey Will be an Historic Ship on display.
		USS Oklahoma City CL-91 -- CLG-5 -- CG-5 -- SSN-723
		USS Lexington Aircraaft Carrier Museum on the Bay in Corpus Christi, Texas
	www.ussholder.com /Navylinks.html (600 words)

	Operation Crossroads, Nuclear Tests at Bikini (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Headquarters for JTF 1 was on the USS Mount McKinley (AGC-7) (Joint Task Group Flagship).
		It also furnished boats and boat crews to the boat pool, supplied two AKAs and two LSTs for the construction unit, and transported and quartered the press and observers.
		Quarters and laboratory facilities on USS Fulton (AS-11) for the Oceanographic Wave Measurement Group
	www.history.navy.mil /faqs/faq76-2.htm (1582 words)

	Steelnavy Warship Photo Tours of Modern and Preserved Warships
		USS Iowa BB61 in September 1986 - On September 24, 1986 the
		USS Massachusetts Propeller Exhibit- Mark McKellar's photograph of the new exhibit at the
		USS Barry DDG-52, Arleigh Burke Class Destroyer - Fleet Week, New York City 2004, Felix Bustelo - Those are all of the ingredients you need for Big Fun in the Big City.
	www.steelnavy.com /features.htm (1403 words)

	USS DENVER Deck Log & War Diary, August 1944
		U.S.S. BUNKER HILL stood in and anchored in berth assigned.
		U.S.S. FRANKLIN stood in and anchored in berth assigned.
		U.S.S. MARTIN stood in and anchored in assigned berth.
	www.hazegray.org /navhist/denver/logaug44.htm (10824 words)

	USS OAKLAND HISTORY 1945-VJ DAY
		United States naval vessel damaged: LST 641, by collision, Iwo Jima area, 24 d.
		United States naval vessel damaged: LST 727, by grounding, Iwo Jima area, 24 d.
		United States naval vessels damaged: LST 684 and LST 816, by grounding, Okinawa area, 26 d.
	www.rtcol.com /~weshortz/history/hist45vj.htm (12903 words)

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		Identified as USS President Jackson (APA 18).Monday, 8 April 1946íSteaming independently enroute Pearl Harbor, T.H., to Guam, on course 255 (T&pgc), 249 (psc), at 16 knots (147 rpm), standard speed 15 knots (137 rpm), regular steaming watch and material condition "Baker" set.
		SOPA Commanding Officer USS Orleck (DD 886).ÛAnchored in Hainan Straits in 10 fathoms of water, sand bottom, with 75 fathoms of chain to the starboard anchor, on the following bearings: Cupello, 176 (T) and Hill, 116 (T), with the USS YMS 336 moored alongside to starboard.
		SOPA, Commanding Officer, USS Orleck (DD 886).Mustered crew on stations.
	www.ussorleck.com /decklogs/xls/April_1946.xls (1363 words)

	UNITED STATES NAVY IN DESERT SHIELD/DESERT STORM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		USS JOHN F. KENNEDY Carrier Battle Group departs East coast ports enroute to Mediterranean Sea.
		Also, USS ENG- LAND and USS SCOTT divert freighters in the Arabian Gulf and N. Red Sea, the first diversions by Navy ships.
		USS SARATOGA Carrier Battle Group transits Suez Canal en route Red Sea.
	www.gulflink.osd.mil /histories/db/navy/usnavy_085.html (361 words)

	Sigsbee502
		remains of USS Sigsbee Veteran CTM Hans W. Strahlendorff to the sea on 23 July 2006.
		USS Chung-Hoon honors the USS Sigsbee's KIA's with a Memorial Service and Wreath Laying Ceremony.
		The USS Chung-Hoon DDG 93 Keel was Laid January 14, 2002.
	www.billykrsigsbee502.com (1011 words)

	U.S. Veteran Organizations Directory -- VetFriends.com
		The USS Constellation CVA/CV-64 Association is a non-profit organization with membership open to all officers, crew, ships company, carrier air group, or family member of anyone who served aboard the
		THE USS HARVESON DE/DER 316 IS HOLDING THEIR 17TH ANNUAL REUNION OCT.17,2005-OCT.21ST 2005 AT THE INN AT THE ISLE, LAKE CHARLES,LA. BOTH THE CREWS FROM THE US COAST GUARD AND US NAVY ARE INVITED.
		Former crewmen and survivors of the June 8, 1967 deliberate attack on the USS Liberty by the combined forces of the Israeli Air Force and Navy
	www.vetfriends.com /organizations/directory.cfm?state=TX (1431 words)

	USS Vigilance
		The minesweeper slipped her anchor and chain in an effort to avoid a collision, but the 90-knot wind pushed the LST inexorably toward the minecraft.
		Soon there came the crunch of steel on steel as the landing ship crashed into the minesweeper's starboard side, forward, bending in the bulwarks near the bow.
		The dawn revealed three LST's aground and a YMS on her side on the rocks.
	www.multied.com /navy/Minelayer/vigilance.html (3799 words)

	Disposition of Target Vessels at Operation Crossroads
		As of 1993, the USS Preserver was still on active duty as a salvage ship, assigned to the Naval Reserve Training Facility at Little Creek outside Norfolk.
		Catron (APA-71): Sunk in the Marshall Islands by gunfire of the USS
		USS Saratoga Cv-3 : An Illustrated History of the Legendary Aircraft Carrier 1927-1946 by John Fry [If you want a beautiful book on the Saratoga, buy this.
	www.bikiniatoll.com /Ships.html (1618 words)

	Atomic Veterans: History of the USS Current, Operation Crossroads
		The ships were also instructed not to steam their evaporators in excess of eighty percent and not to repair or disassemble the evaporators without a radiation monitor present.
		On August 25, Current departed Bikini Lagoon for Kwajalein Atoll with the target LST 661 in tow and arrived at Kwajalein August 27.
		This "History of the USS Current" is compliments of Jim Vasko and the Defense Nuclear Agency.
	www.aracnet.com /~pdxavets/current.htm (2715 words)

	uboat.net - Allied Ships hit by U-boats - USS LST-387 (Landing ship)
		The USS LST-387 was decommissioned on 2 May 1946 and sold for scrapping on 22 Dec, 1947 to Northern Metals Co, Philadelphia PA.
		At 21.31 hours on 22 Jun, 1943, U-593 fired a spread of four torpedoes at the convoy Elastic about eight miles northeast of Cape Corbelin and hit the USS LST-333 and USS LST-387 with one torpedo each.
		The USS LST-387 was towed to Dellys by the landing craft USS LCT-294 and USS LCT-431.
	uboat.net /allies/merchants/2958.html (185 words)

	The Goat Locker
		USS guardfish SSN 612, and USS Trepang SSN 674.
		Aboard the USS Bushnell from 1943 to 1946.
		Served on USS Sailfish, SS-572 from 76-78 and on USS Darter, SS-576 from 78-79.
	www.goatlocker.org /oldlogs/oldlogs2.htm (7974 words)

	USS Bowfin The Historic Naval Ships Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		USS X-1 (recently moved from Annapolis, MD; no information on this boat at this site)
		To suggest a site, or to report a new web address or broken link, please send us an e-mail: info@bowfin.org
		Copyright 2002 USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park
	www.bowfin.org /website/links/hnsa/hnsa.htm (134 words)

	Battleship USS New Jersey BB-62 Links Page
		USS John Paul Jones, DDG-53, Association Website Link
		USS John F. Kennedy, CV-67, Official Website Link
		USS Samuel B. Roberts, DE-413, Association Website Link
	www.ussnewjersey.com /links.htm (1350 words)

	Destroyers Admiting Tin Can Sailors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Remember that the free or discounted admission does not apply when you are visiting with a reunion group.
		USS MISSOURI (BB-63); Pearl Harbor, HI Discount (member only)
		USS ARIZONA (BB-39) Memorial; Pearl Harbor, HI Free
	www.destroyers.org /Redesign/P3/Free-Reduced-Ship-List.htm (303 words)

	USS LST Ship Memorial - Top Corporate Sponsors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Click on their logos to visit their websites...
		The amazing progress on LST 325 during the past few years has been made possible only through the overwhelming generosity of those who have given so much of their time and money.
		All contributions, great and small alike, have combined together to make this a genuine success story...
	www.lstmemorial.org /sponsors.htm (194 words)

	The Military Network - A Meeting Place (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Official web site of the USS Robert E. Lee Association is dedicated to the men, and their families, who served onboard this nuclear powered Polaris submarine during the Cold War era.
		The keel of the first LANDING SHIP TANK (LST) was laid down on June 10, 1942 at Newport News, Virginia.
		The overall length of the ship was 328 feet with a 50 foot beam and a minimum draft of 3 feet 9 1/2 inches.
	www.military-network.com /SpecialSearch.cfm?ORG=locator (4432 words)

	Related Links
		The Links List below is a direct result of the research conducted by Rich Thrash, creator of the "Unofficial" USS NEW JERSEY site while working on his site.
		Be sure to visit the "Unofficial" USS NEW JERSEY site at www.ussnewjersey.com for the latest news about the status of our ship.
		USS Talbot, DEG / FFG-4, Association Website Link
	www.ussnewjersey.org /related_links.htm (999 words)

	USS Satyr (ARL-23) Roster
		The Satyr was my second tour in Vietnam, and my first was on board the USS Caddo Parish LST 515 from 1968 - 1969.
		I was later transfered to the USS Zelima.
		Valeon, Dennis 661 Seagull Dr. Satellite Bch, FL.
	www.usssatyr.com /ARL-roster.htm (3916 words)

	USS Oakland CL-95 History 1944
		Islands: LST 129, LST 278, and LST 661, 06 d.
		25'E. LST 452, by coastal defense gun, 11 d.
		02'E. LST 486, and LST 704, by coastal mortars, 10 d.
	www.rtcol.com /~oakland/hist44.html (7833 words)

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