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1976
USS Hassayampa (AO-145)
USNS Hassayampa (T-AO 145)
(click on the red-highlighted
years for images of that year)
USS Hassayampa (AO-145) moored at Yokosuka, Japan Berth 10, c. 1976
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USS Hassayampa (AO-145) refueling USS Preble (DDG-46)
USS Hassayampa (AO-145) refueling USS Preble (DDG-46) during February 1976
Photo was taken from USS Ranger (CVA-61) during an unrep while ships were in transit
from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to Subic Bay, Philippines
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e-mail received by webmaster ~ 2/22/04
"There
is a picture on various websites that show the "Hass" in bad
weather alongside the USS Preble in Feb. 1976. Many have the comment that
says it was "trying to refuel the Preble". Well it did refuel the
Preble, about 30,000 gallons as I remember, from Station #3 and I was the
rig captain. Then I was a BM2 and LPO of the USS Hassayampa (AO-145) 1st Division. And a few months later I was given several pictures from the
Captain for souvenirs. The "Hass" was my best tour of duty in 20
yrs in the Navy. The "Hass" never tried to do anything, it
always did its job."
--- CWO-3 (Boatswain) USN RET.
J.S. Wolff |
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Here's another pic of that classic replenishment operation
accompanied by a few highlighted segments
For a larger image of this classic replenishment detail, click
here
(1276x825 pixels 624k)
e-mail received by webmaster ~ 08/10/2009 from Bryan Veis ~ former Hass crewmember
"I
found this picture over the weekend. It was taken from the
flight deck of USS RANGER during the same unrep as the infamous
“trying to refuel” picture that Joe Wolff debunked. When
we reached Subic, someone on RANGER sent a bunch of prints over
and somehow I ended up with one. It is much higher quality
than the one on the web. I scanned it at the highest
available resolution available. Please feel free to make
whatever use of it that you like."
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USS Hassayampa (AO-145) at anchor, Hong Kong Harbor, c. 1976
USS Hassayampa (AO-145) at anchor, Hong Kong Harbor, c. 1976
USS Hassayampa (AO-145)
underway off Diamond Head, Oahu, Hawaii, c. 1976
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