The images on this page are from the 1955 cruise book "THE STINGER'S TALE" and they appear here courtesy of Shipmate Gene Dougherty. Gene sent me the book and I scanned these image from it. There is a note under each image, those in BOLD lettering are direct quotes from the cruise book. The page numbers refer to their location in the cruise book.

"Click" on the images to see larger, more readable versions.

Page 42 "Garbage Mary's workmen paint the side … all for garbage." "Click"	Page 42 "Click" Mary's haul.
Page 165 "Click" "Operations Department"	Page 181 "Click" "Gunnery Department" Patty Obert sent a note saying: "The man to the right of the gun is my dad. He's the only man you can see full face in this pic. His name is Edward L. McMillen and the picture was taking in 1952. He was 22 years old."
Page 207 "Click" "Engineering Department"	Page 255 "Click" "Navigation Department"
Page 45 "Click" A signalman raises signal flags by the flag locker.	Page 46  "Click" "In Yokosuka we have rest and recreation on the beach . . . while some of us paint."
Page 46 "Click" "Provisioning means work. Bear a hand in unloading this net full of boxes."	Page 47 "Click" "We man the highline rope to be sure no one gets a bath in the ocean … What if the line should break … it ain't yet."
Page 52   "Click" "Is all this pile for me?" A sailor ponders a pile of mail.	Page 152   "Let's push it back into Hanger Bay Three." Shipmate Bill Zachman sent a note that the six swabbys swabbing were from V-3 Division. If you "Click" the image, you'll find left to right: George Wikane, Bill Young, Larry Lacrosse, Leonard Jurzykowski, Robert Johnstone, and Ron McNeal.
Page 226   "Click" "Wipers, man your rags."	Page 226 "Click" "Making entries in the engine room log."

 

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