I’m currently working on a project to create a reasonably accurate drawing of the Quapaw… perhaps to be printed as a poster (if it comes out decent). In trying to find references for this project, I stumbled on the “Dimensions and Data” page from a BUSHIPS “General Booklet of Plans” for an ATF*. In…
Here’s a fantastic book for any former Quapaw sailor as well as anyone with an interest in US Navy marine salvage. Click here to download or view the 645 page PDF from http://www.history.navy.mil/ (5.8MB file) The Mighty Q is mentioned in a section about Vietnam salvage operations (excerpt from pages 421-422): A few months later…
Just received this photo via Freda: Gary wrote: This snapshot was taken at Cam Ranh Bay in April 1969. At that time, I was a BM3 aboard USS Albatross MSC 289. Albatross had just completed a Market Time patrol and made a brief stop as we steamed north to our home port of Sasebo, Japan….
For information about the USS Zuni ATF-95 / USCGC Tamaroa, visit Harry Jaeger’s Zuni Maritime Foundation web site: http://www.zunitamaroa.org/index.html
All crew members who pay their Quapaw Association dues (and stay current) will be eligible for a ussquapaw.com e-mail address: username@ussquapaw.com Usernames will be assigned on a first come, first served basis. Contact: membership@ussquapaw.com I’ve set it up so that members will be able to pay their dues online, but I’m not sure how much…
All hands, I just received these notes regarding USS Quapaw’s involvement in Operation Frequent Wind: Hi: Thanks for your email. I have forwarded this email on to Hugh Doyle. Yes, I can confirm that your ship was in Operation Frequent Wind 29 & 30 April 1975 but was involved with the rescue of the Vietnam…
I received this e-mail: Yes the tug that sank at Richmond, Calif. She is now back up. Still looks proud. She is now owned by the City of Richmond, Richmond Harbor as the old owners from Turkey walked away. The Harbor-master Michael Williams said both Quapaw and Moctobi are going to be scrapped. He…
I received the following e-mail regarding “Operation Frequent Wind” and “The Lucky Few”: Dear USS Navy veterans, As your ship was involved in “Operation Frequent Wind” in 1975, I wanted to let you know of an event taking place on April 21, 2012, at the Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California. It’s called “Vietnamese Americans, The…
The latest on the Quapaw from Al Anderson: The ship has been refloated and all the holes in the hull have been plugged. The Richmond California Port Authority (Which now owns the ship) has issued this statement: The ships (Quapaw and Moctobi) will be slated for immediate destruction by the awarded contractor. This is all…
Oil Spill Technical Advisory Committee Meeting January 17, 2012 Captain Roy M. Mathur Tug Tiger Salvage Operations (3MB PDF file)
