USS Hassayampa (AO-145)

USS Hassayampa (AO-145)
United States Navy
15 April 1955 - 17 November 1978

Home Port Pearl Harbor, Hawaii

USNS Hassayampa (T-AO 145)
Military Sealift Command
17 November 1978 - 2 October 1991

*************                                                                                                        "Cashmere Delta"
*************                                                                                                           "Humpin' Hass"
*************                                                                                          "Finest Oiler in the Fleet, she was."

Hassayampa Pacific Northwest Mini-Meet
Saturday, April 16, 2005  ~  Sunday, April 17, 2005
Astoria, Oregon

(in the spirit of regional reunions)

Astoria, Oregon - At the mouth of the Columbia River; adjacent to the Pacific Ocean; a place that Hassayampa passed by en-route to Portland for overhaul c. 1975

 


Randy Lange, Gary Gosser, Ken Mapes


Leo Kuehn, Terry Kuehn, Ed Casten, Randy Lange


Terry Kuehn, Ed Casten, Randy Lange


Looking out onto the Columbia river from Pier 11
Restaurant and Lounge


Bob Gates, Bill Miller and wife, Mrs. Lange, Terry Kuehn standing, Randy Lange, Gary Gosser, Ken Mapes, Bruce Wright


Bob Gates, Bill Miller and Wife, Mrs. Lange, Terry Kuehn standing, Randy Lange, Gary Gosser, Ken Mapes, Bruce Wright


Close-up of Bob Gates, who was able only to attend lunch


Vic Whitmore, Ed Casten and wife


Ed Casten and wife


Terry Kuehn talking with Pier 11 hostess


Vic Whitmore, Bruce Wright, Gary Gosser, Ken Mapes


Coming out of Pier 11 after lunch


Ed Casten, Bill Miller, Terry Kuehn outside Columbia Maritime Museum


Ed Casten, Bill Miller, Terry Kuehn, Bruce Wrigh
t outside Columbia Maritime Museum


Randy Lange with USCGC STEADFAST in background


(forgrd) Ken Mapes, Bruce Wright, Capt. Coulter, Randy Lange; (bkgrnd) Terry Kuehn talking with Mrs. Coulter


Close-up of Capt. Coulter and Chief Lange


Coast Guard rough-water display at Maritime Museum


Looking west out towards Astoria Bridge from pier-side


Light Ship COLUMBIA


Bridge and conning tower USCGC STEADFAST


(l to r) Chief Lange, Bill Miller, Capt. & Mrs. Coulter and
Terry Kuehn approaching USCGC STEADFAST


Close-ups of Chief Lang and bill Miller and
Capt. & Mrs. Coulter and Terry Kuehn


Capt. & Mrs. Coulter and Terry Kuehn
approaching USCGC STEADFAST


Close-ups of Capt. & Mrs. Coulter
approaching USCGC STEADFAST


Close-up of Capt. Coulter
approaching USCGC STEADFAST


(l to r) Chief Lange, Bill Miller, Bruce Wright, Ed Casten
and Gary Gosser standing pier-side USCGC STEADFAST


Close-ups of Chief Lange, Bill Miller and Bruce Wright


Close-up of Ed Casten and Gary Gosser


Vic Whitmore, Gary Gosser and Bruce Wright
standing pier-side USCGC STEADFAST

 
Close-ups of Vic Witmore and Gary Gosser & Bruce Wright


Chief Lange and Bill Miller
approaching USCGC STEADFAST


Preparing to board USCGC STEADFAST
(l. to r.) Gary Gosser, Ken Mapes, Capt. Coulter, Randy Lange, Terry Kuehn, Bruce Wright


Capt. Coulter and Gary Gosser inspecting
the engine room USCGC STEADFAST


Standby the helm


Yup,
Bruce and Leo standing by the helm with CG crewman


...but then, can we take this boat for a ride?


One mean piece


Capt. Coulter receiving gunnery practice


Close-up of Capt. Coulter receiving gunnery practice

 

Eleven Pacific Coast Hassayampa Sailors able to attend

Terry Kuehn - Tacoma, Wash

60-63

Randy Lange
California, USA

64-67

Bill Miller -
Tigard, Oregon

61-62

*  W.G. Coulter - Shoreline, Wash

65-67

Leo Kuehn - Tacoma, Wash

62-65

Bruce  Wright - Lacey, Wash

71-75

Ed Casten - Marysville, Wash

62-64

Vic  Whitmore - Milton-Freewater,OR

71-73

Bob Gates - Olympia, Wash

63-67

Gary Gosser - Springfield, Oregon

72-75

   

Ken Mapes - Sammamish, Wash

72-75

CAPT. W.G. Coulter, Commanding Officer
September 1965 -October 1967


Capt. Coulter receiving gunnery practice


Close-up of Capt. Coulter receiving gunnery practice


Good 'ol Coast Guard hospitality


More good 'ol Coast Guard hospitality


...and more


Capt. and Mrs. Coulter


Fantailing on the fantail


Ken Mapes, Gary Gosser, Randy Lange, Ed Casten, Bill Miller, Leo Kuehn, Terry Kuehn, Capt. Coulter
(Still in chowing down, Vic Whitmore and Bruce Wright. Bob Gates was unable to stay for tour of cutter.)


Gary Gosser, Chief Lange, (Bill Miller), Leo Kuehn,
Terry Kuehn, Capt. Coulter, Bruce Wright


Close-up of Capt. Coulter


Chief Lange, Bill Miller, Leo Kuehn, Terry Kuehn,
Capt. Coulter, Bruce Wright, Vic Whitmore


More fantailing on the fantail


Close-up of Capt. Coulter and Bruce Wright


USCGC STEADFAST OOD (center) with support staff with Mrs. Coulter in foreground


(Another shot)
Ken Mapes, Gary Gosser, Randy Lange, Ed Casten, Bill Miller, Leo Kuehn, Terry Kuehn, Capt. Coulter
(Still in chowing down, Vic Whitmore and Bruce Wright. Bob Gates was unable to stay for tour of cutter.)

Mapes Gosser Lange
Casten Miller Kuehn, L
Kuehn, T Capt. Coulter


Captain Coulter's Executive Officer


Vic Whitmore, Mini-Meet Fisherman


USCGC STEADFAST
Colors and Union Jack

Including a visit aboard USCGC STEADFAST
CMD Delaurenpis, Commanding Officer
CMD Giese, Executive Officer
LTJG McCann, Liaison

One Fine Boat


Hassayampa entering Columbia River
c. 1975



Where we stayed

 


...and a few of the places we went and saw

A few comments from a few of those
who were there in Astoria

 

 

Thank You,
Astoria, Oregon

 

The images on this page were made possible by Leo Kuehn, Ed Casten and Ken Mapes ~ Thank you!

     


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