Uss simon lake cruise book

That july, the ship completed her first overhaul which lasted until march 1971. Uss simon lake was the lead ship of her class of submarine tenders in the united states navy, named for simon lake, a pioneering designer of early submarines. This photograph was received sometime prior to the early 1990s. Uss simon lake was the lead ship of the simon lake class of submarine tenders and the first ship in the navy named after simon lake who was a mechanical engineer and naval architect. The uss simon lake is a submarine tender ship that was commissioned in 1964 to service our nuclear submarine fleet and was deactivated on june 25th, 1999 in norfolk, va. His next assignment was in 1982 as executive officer of uss waterford ard 5 located in new london, connecticut.

Uss simon lake was named for simon lake 1866 1945, a naval architect, inventor and builder of an early submarine, argonaut junior, for the us navy in 1894. The uss simon lake served in holy loch, scotland for nearly, four years, departing for bremerton in may 1970. You will be able to zoom in to better read names etc. Uss simon lake as 33 personalized canvas ship print not just a photo or poster but a work of art.

Many naval auxiliary ships were equipped with parts or supplies containing asbestos, a heatresistant material that can cause mesothelioma, cancer and other diseases. Uss simon lake as33 hat navy blue veteran owned business. The uss somers, from 1959 to 1982 participated in 11 cruises. Us navy cruise books are unofficial publications published by a ships crew to document a cruise or deployment.

Navy cruise books for various years and ships from 1919 to 2009. I served in the special weapons division on fulton and cable and was the crane officer on simon lake. Uss simon lake as 33 commissioning program 1964 navy plank. The pages are hiresolution in flip book format with background navy sounds. Where he had tremendous responsibility and lived with his closest shipmates. After a shakedown cruise to pearl harbor, hi in early 1965, uss simon lake transisted the panama canal in april 1965 and moved to her first homeport, charleston, sc. The uss simon lake as 33 was laid down on 7 january 1963 by the puget sound naval shipyard psns, bremerton, wash launched on 8 february 1964. You would be purchasing an exact copy of the uss dyson dd 572 cruise book during world war ii. He was the inventor of evenkeel type submarines and built argonut, in 1897, which was the first submarine to operate successfully in the open sea. Uss simon lake as 33 mediterranean cruise book 1999. The number of copies of a cruise book is very limited. Boston cag 1 naval cruise book, class of 1964, page 105. In 1979 he was assigned once again to uss simon lake as 33 in kingsbay, georgia as the first lieutenant where he qualified as a surface warfare officer. After commissioning, simon lake sailed from bremerton on january 16, 1965 for pearl harbor on her shakedown cruise and returned to bremerton on february 17 for a.

The 1968 cruise book is presented here courtesy of stephen r. Uss simon lake as33 the patriot files dedicated to. Submarine refit site one holy loch, scotland public group. Secnav and admiral mccain arriving onboard in holy loch during her first deployment there in the late 60s. Uss salt lake city, ca25 world war two cruise book 1929 1948. Uss simon lake as33 project gutenberg selfpublishing. Krauss, henry sfp2, r1 division, simon lake july 64 to may 70 krieger, rich en3 afdb7 1964 to 1966 krug, ed em3 r5 simon lake oct67 to sep69 labomard, carl en2 holland as32 early 80s lallak, ray htcret r7 div.

See more ideas about navy ships, hat patches and patent drawing. Uss simon lake as 33 was the lead ship of her class of submarine tenders in the united states navy, named for simon lake, a pioneering designer of early submarines the ship was laid down on 7 january 1963 by the puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton, washington. After the ships commissioning on november 7, 1964 and a shakedown cruise to hawaii she transitioned to the east coast. Reid design usn submarine tender veteran uss simon lake as33 license frame. The personalized printed picture of uss simon lake as 33 is exactly as you see it. The uss simon lake as33 was laid down on 7 january 1963 by the puget sound naval shipyard psns, bremerton, wash launched on 8 february 1964. In january 63 the proteus was relieved by the uss hunley as 31. The us navy built a class of two submarine tenders named in his honor, the simon lake class.

Uss edson dd946 is a forrest shermanclass destroyer, formerly of the united states navy, built by bath iron works in maine in 1958. Uss simon lake s history after the ships commissioning on november 7, 1964 and a shakedown cruise to hawaii she transitioned to the east coast. Uss sam rayburn ssbn 635 this is the last of the 41 for freedom boats that was memorialized in admiral rickover s book the eminent americans. In august 66 the hunley was relieved by the uss simon lake as 33. After commissioning, simon lake sailed from bremerton on january 16, 1965 for pearl harbor on her shakedown cruise. The polaris submarine tender stood out of bremerton on 16 april and proceeded to charleston, s. Press release announces that navy to begin assigning women to ships news release office of assistant secretary of defense public affairs washington dc no. The simon lake submarine web site 2003 featuring the extraordinary life and genius of simon lake pioneer submarine inventor father of the modern submarine.

Each cruise book cd will automatically start when inserted in your computers cd drive. Navys first commissioned submarine and his primary competitor. Uss simon lake as33 picture of dunoon, cowal peninsula. She spent many of the early years in holy loch, scotland. Announces that navy to begin assigning women to ships. See more ideas about us navy submarines, navy ships and navy day.

Printing is also easily possible because of the high resolution 300dpi and the missing watermarks. In 1984 he was ordered to uss holland as 32 in charleston, south carolina. Commissioned 7 november 1964 decommissioned 31 july 1999. Uss simon lake as 33 personalized ship canvas print. These 6 paragraphs are from the mcb4 cruise book of 1961. Uss simon lake 8891 dunoon scotland public group facebook. The uss simon lake returned to charleston in april 1971 and aerved there until she relieved uss holland as32 in rota, spain in december 1972. A former crew member of the mighty o has made the entire collection of cruise books from the uss oriskany available in digital format. Back to uss simon lake as 33 mediterranean cruise book 1999 page. Boston cag 1 naval cruise book, class of 1964, page 105 of 168 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. The ship was laid down on 7 january 1963 by the puget sound naval shipyard, bremerton, washington. Gave me saltine crackers and water when i didnt feel to good. Uss saratoga cv60 the fifth saratoga cv60 was laid down on 16 december 1952 by the new york naval shipyard new york city n. Five days later the uss patrick henry ssbn 599 arrived, and proteus commenced the first site one refit.

As33 simon lake class naval auxiliary ships carry out a variety of missions in support of combatants. After commissioning, simon lake sailed from bremerton on january 16, 1965 for pearl harbor on her shakedown cruise and returned to bremerton on february 17 for a six. Unfortunately, a cruise book was not published for the 1960 cruise. I just found old footage of when the simon lake left holy loch scotland. The polaris submarine tender stood out of bremerton on 16 april and. Personalized canvas ship print not just a photo or poster but a work of art. Veterans who served aboard naval auxiliary ships and became ill after exposure to asbestos may be eligible to file an asbestos lawsuit and receive compensation for their injuries. Ashland lsd 48 naval cruise book, class of 1993, page of 120 has the largest online yearbook collection of college, university, high school, middle school, junior high school, military, naval cruise books and yearbooks. Uss simon lake as33 was in service between 1964 and 1999. The uss simon lake memorabilia is limited stock that was purchased from the navy at the conclusion of the deactivation ceremonies. The uss patrick henry in the afdb7 is from the mcb4 cruise book.

Creating those books is an old tradition in the us navy. By his death, lake had witnessed the submarines arrival as a frontline weapon in the us navy. Uss inchon lph12 1974 mediterranean cruise book ebay. Their crews are formed mainly of technicians and repairmen. Uss gen john pope ap110 custom ship cap, uss gen h. Along with destroyer tenders, the submarine tenders are the largest of the active auxiliaries. Uss simon lake as33 check out tripadvisor members 3,985 candid photos and videos of dunoon. Her home port was long beach, california and she initially served in the western pacificfar east, operating particularly in the taiwan strait and off the coast of vietnam. In may 70 the simon lake was relieved the uss canopus as 34. Simon lake sailed from bremerton on 16 january 1965 for pearl harbor on her shakedown cruise and returned to bremerton on 17 february for a sixweek yard availability period.

Documents generated by and relating to the inventor of the u. Navy blue cap high detail and impact uss simon lake as33 hat. My dad was the bosn cw03 diving officer on board the simon lake from 1975 1977 in rota spain. Gordon ap117 custom ship cap, uss gen william weigel ap119 custom ship cap, uss gen alex m. Cruise book and document reproduction naval historical. Repair uss hunley 1975 1980 lamaire, phil drifty ssbn600g 63 to 65. Its been a fascinating year learning more about each o. Each page has been placed on a cd for years of enjoyable computer viewing. They include the volumes in the navy department librarys collection, the nations largest cruise book collection. Uss simon lake as33 hat adjustable size, navy blue golf style. Stroh in c ommand for the next several months saratoga conducted various engineering flight steering structural and. Navy photograph, from the collections of the naval history and heritage command. Ray letourneau i worked on that boat when stationed in groton at the sub base nl196970 radiological control barge. For former crewmembers of uss simon lake including mardet and their spouses.

As33 simon lake class united states nuclear forces. He took my on a tiger cruise for 5 days, i got really seasick. Marine detachment uss simon lake as 33 home facebook. Served on uss fulton 7780 and 8689, uss frank cable as40 from 8183 and the uss simon lake as33. Us navy cruise books the largest online collection of. Navy auxiliary ships naval ships containing asbestos.

You would be purchasing the uss simon lake as 33 commissioning program. Each digital book is the same price regardless of its size or rarity. Bring the cruise book to life with this multimedia presentation. Apr 02, 2018 you need to be a member of uss simon lake as33 to add comments. See more ideas about scotland, us navy submarines and submarines. Cruise books are yearbookstyle books put together by volunteers on board ship to commemorate a deployment. You need to be a member of uss simon lake as33 to add comments. The simon lake class ships are configured especially to service fbm submarines. My first sea duty tour was on board the uss simon lake in 1975.