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The Case of the Wandering Waterline?
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…
USS Quapaw Anchor Dedication
Some pictures from the Anchor Dedication at Quapaw Museum, Quapaw Oklahoma. 7 November 2013. Click images for larger views.
Mud, Muscle, and Miracles
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…
Quapaw Anchor
The Quapaw Anchor has made it to Quapaw OK. I am attaching a picture of them placing it at the Quapaw Tribe Museum. Hope you enjoy it. Freda
USS Quapaw Association News
Hey Shipmates, Been a while since I contacted you so thought I would share the first online version of the Association News Letter with you. Also, for those of you that may not have heard, the Quapaw sank at the pier in Richmond, CA late last year. She was refloated and has since been turned…
Image from Gary Whitcutt
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….
USS Zuni/USCGC Tamaroa
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
Now Hear This!
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…
Operation Frequent Wind – Update
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…
Scrap?
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…