Uss proteus was commissioned as a diesel sub tender on january 31, 1944. Uss proteus as19 was laid down 15 september 1941 at the moore shipbuilding and dry dock company, oakland, ca. She as launched 12 november 1942 and after fitting out was commissioned 31 january 1944. The table below contains the names of sailors who served aboard the uss proteus as 19. Uss proteus tending two submarines at korea, thought to be in the late 1980s.
Aerial view of uss iowa bb61 and other ships laidup in suisun bay, california usa, circa in the early 2000s. Proteus was laid down by the moore shipbuilding and dry dock. Us navy uss proteus as 19 patch veteran owned business. The uss proteus as19 at the forward buoys, preparing to return to the states, and the uss hunley as31 at the rear buoys, relieving the proteus. The third uss proteus as19 was a fultonclass submarine tender in the united states navy. Usaf maintaing the skies air force maintenance patch veteran owned business. Uss proteus as 19 coming out of charleston after conversion 1960. The uss proteus as19 was the original tender assigned at holy loch, scotland.
Uss proteus as19 patch auxiliary ship patches navy. She was commissioned on 9 july 19, to the united states navy, master robert j. In winning that battle, the us navy stopped the japanese fleet from assaulting port moresby, new guinea. Media in category uss proteus as19 the following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. Find great designs on baseball hats and trucker hats. Here you can still get some of those items you may have lost or never took the time to buy aboard the uss proteus as 19.
Click for larger image authorized to all military and civilian personnel in service with or under command of the uss proteus as 19. Uss proteus as 19, loading the first polaris missile onto uss patrick henry ssbn 599 at the new replenishment anchorage in holy loch, scotland, march 11. Proteus was a god of the sea in in greek mythology. Uss grapple ars7 three war diver class salvage ship in service 1943 to 1977. Uss proteus as19 ship patch navy seaplanesubmarine tender ship patches av,as flying tigers surplus. I ran phone patches for the bubble heads on the boats to their wives in hi. Feb 25, 2017 explore pegsguys board uss proteus as19, followed by. Patches aviation conflicts desert shield storm flag helicopters international korea national missile defense police fire soldier of fortune space special designs submarines submarine base submarine dolphins submarine hat patches submarine misc submarines 000099 submarines 100199 submarines 200299. Uss proteus as19 prepared professional productive gold bc patch cat. Navy seaplanesubmarine tender ship patches av,as navy ship patches flying tigers surplus page 2.
See meritorious, valorous, presidential, superior, outstanding and other unit award categories. Approx 5 x 3 12top quality embroidered patchheat sealed backing. Strength tender repair ship type surface vessels existingdisbanded redesignated year 1944 1992 description. She was the lead ship of her class of four colliers. Uss proteus as 19 submarine tender ship 2nd version patch. Naval auxiliary ships carry out a variety of missions in support of combatants. Classic style 5 panel custom us navy submarine tender as 19 uss proteus embroidered hat. Uss king ddg41 guided missile destroyer ship patch. Great deals from bcpatch in submarines ebay stores. She has been converted to a barracks ship which is now used for berthing, dining and classrooms i was stationed on the proteus for 4 years.
Uss proteus as19 from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Unit awards apply to members who served during the units award period. Uss proteus as 19 prepared professional productive gold bc patch cat. Uss proteus as 19 originally a ship of the fulton class, the uss proteus was commissioned as a diesel sub tender on january 31, 1944. Boocoo dinky dau with vietnam ribbon patch color veteran owned business. Uss proteus as 19 in 1992 wearing wwii camouflage during a two month deployment in australia to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the battle of the coral sea. Proteus like most of the larger ships with the facilities to do so published a newspaper with items thought to be of interest to the crew. This ship is ix518, the former submarine tender uss proteus as19. Personalized naval ship prints support ships modern and wwii. Each of our custom military caps and sweatshirts are made from the highest quality materials and is direct embroidered in the usa. Dont forget to like us on facebook and stay updated on new. The proteus is still in the navys inventory as ix 518. Please keep in mind that this list does only include records of people who submitted their information for publication on this website. Us navy uss proteus as19 preparedprecise productive military patch size.
Uss proteus as19 prepared profession al productive gold bc patch cat. Uss proteus as19 patch auxiliary ship patches navy patches. Sometimes as in this case the newspaper serves more than its intended purpose as it presents a rather unique snap shot of. Ending the ships nearly 56 years of service to the united states navy. The third uss proteus as19 was a fultonclass submarine tender in the united states navy proteus was laid down by the moore shipbuilding and dry dock company, oakland, california, 15 september 1941. Free returns 100% satisfaction guarantee fast shipping. Heres why the navys uss michael monsoor ddg1001 stealth destroyer is no battleship duration. Uss fulton as 11, uss sperry as 12, uss orion as 18, uss nereus as 17, uss bushnell as 15, uss howard w. Zp11 us navy aviation airship patrol squadron eleven military patch blimp squad. Uss proteus as 19 underway in the late 70s picture courtesy dave gibson. This jacket patch came from her ships store just before. Uss proteus was a fultonclass submarine repair ship the second version ship prepared professional productive the uss proteus was in tokyo. Uss proteus was commissioned as a diesel sub tender in 1944 then overhauled and reconfigured in 195960 to service fbm subs.
The uss proteus doing the last refit in the holy loch for this tour. Since these are made one at a time a usual shipping time is 12 weeks. The chief of naval operations deployed submarine squadron 16 to rota, spain, on jan. Uss proteus as 19 prepared profession al productive gold bc patch cat.
On 17 september 1999 the uss proteusix 518 was taken from puget sound naval shipyard to the inactive fleet at suisun. Page 5 of 5 really big patches jacket size and larger posted in garth thompson navy, coast guard and other sea services patches. Commissioned uss proteus as19, 31 january 1944, capt. Uss proteus as 19 was laid down 15 september 1941 at the moore shipbuilding and dry dock company, oakland, ca. Along with destroyer tenders, the submarine tenders are the largest of the active auxiliaries. Uss proteus as 19 uss proteus as 19 uniform rocker. Uss proteus as 19 from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The collier uss proteus ac 9 was laid down on 31 october 1911, by the newport news shipbuilding and dry dock company, and launched on 14 september 1912. Because many of our old ships are no longer in commission, these types of items have become just about irreplaceable. Bc patch, llc sells high quality reproductions of military patches for all branches of the armed forces including usn, usmc, us army, usaf and the uscg. During this overhaul her hull was sliced through, cutting the ship in half, and a forty.
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