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MISCELLANEOUS PICTURES

Here are some miscellaneous pictures - the onesy-twosy's from various places. Many of these photos were scavenged from our Facebook Page.

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1967, USS RAY (colored.)

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1969, Capt Hirt's wheelbarrow.

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1969, Capt Hirt's wheelbarrow.

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USS Ray (SSN-653) color photo II.

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SSN 653 port side sea trials.

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Ray Belt Buckle.

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Steve Jones under Dolphins.

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Coyote Carlson's qual card.

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Coyote Carlson's qual card.

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USS RAY in New London, CT.

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SubRon Six.

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Owen (Coyote) Carlson.

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1982, COB O'Connor.

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1982, Goat Locker.

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USS Ray (SSN-653) outbound past Fort Sumter.

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USS Ray (SSN-653) in Norfolk, VA, after Hurricane Hugo hit Charleston, 1989.

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USS Ray, Hawkbill & Archerfish at the North Pole in 1986.

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USS Ray, Hawkbill & Archerfish at the North Pole ICEX 1986.

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Newport News Yard article on USS Ray Launch.

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Carlson, Berg & Hicks at an After Battery Pig Roast in 2013.

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GDU.

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Reactor Plant Control Panel (RPCP) nameplate

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Back side of Reactor Plant Control Panel (RPCP) nameplate discovered upon Decommissioning in 1990.

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1983 Goats.

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Marine signal flags for "The Crew Has Mutinied.".

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USS Ray at Cape Canaveral, FL, in 1991.

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The Evolution of the American Submarine. Poster by Steve Freeman.

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Augusta Bay, The Bahamas, 1990.

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(l-r) Jay Wagner & Bruce Hargus, La Maddalena, ≅1977.

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Tim Johnson, WGRO (World's Greatest Reactor Operator).

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Chew Howson on shark watch.

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Robert Beaty Kinney, the first Plankowner to be assigned to the USS Ray. Picture taken 1969 or 1970.

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Bruce Hargus (right) administering the reenlistment oath to Dale Comstock (left.)

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John Frost

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MM1(SS) John Frost (left) receiving award from CDR Strahm (Ray's Captain). Award was likely the 1975 Battle Efficiency "E's" that can be viewed HERE.

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Bruce Wayman in dress whites the day he made E-5.

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(l-r) Captain Hurt and Bruce Wayman.

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Tim Hayes at the North Pole during ICEX-86. With the snow shovel, can he clear the Arctic?

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Russ Godwin.

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Dale Comstock.

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Chris Gamble.

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Chris Gamble (r).

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Lon Bymers (left, in lifejacket), St. Croix, about 1979.

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Chuck Weiss, MM1(SS) about 1973 and wife Kathy.

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Coolant Pump #5 nameplate.

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Back side of Coolant Pump #5 nameplate.

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H Salas Checking the O2 Generator, ‘88

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E-Div Gibraltar Spring ‘90.

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Andy Brand using a precision adjustment tool on the port SSTG panel (must've borrowed it from A-Gang.)

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Dan Marks, La Madd somewhere…

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A classic Trapman St. pic. Tom Clements, Don Gentry, Nappy, Ed Novak and Carl Strukely.

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This is a great photo of Charlie Machalowski and Brian Duke (of Earl). I have very few pics of Mach....

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The late, great TD Williams and WGRO Timothy P Johnson. Commence the shutdown watch shoot the shit.

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Henry Salas and Stuart Grant in Bergen Norway.

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Ed Novak.

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Don Gentry and Ed Novak, being discreet gentlemen… as are all submarine sailors, of course!

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Tim Murphy, La Madd.

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Tim Murphy, La Madd.

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Herr Muterspaugh aka Mutt - with attitude!

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Herr Muterspaugh aka Mutt - without attitude!

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Don Gentry, Andy and I think Ralph Gore hidden behind Don.

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Bill Hale between the mains.

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Don Gentry between the mains.

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Andy Brand between the mains.

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Who dat nappy-headed boy…

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"Son of Kim" (Ed Novak) taking some logs…

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Keefel and Brand in Rosie Roads.

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One of Don Gentry's all-time fav Nav-era pics. Don and the young QM rollin' out to a sailor party somewhere in his '75 Spitfire.

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Brand and Novak studing a tech manual.

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Novak has the CONN…

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90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.

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90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.

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90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.

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90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.

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90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.

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90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell. Looks like a Blue Nose Ceremony, back before the Navy defined "hazing."

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90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell. Looks like a Blue Nose Ceremony, back before the Navy defined "hazing."

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90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.

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90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.

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90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.

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90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.

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90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.

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(l-r:) Jay Wagner's Dolphin pinning by Captain Claude Cross CSS4 Jun 1977 during Med POMCERT with Buzz Galbraith and mi amigo Russ McWey.

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(l-r:) Jay Wagner promotion to LT, and Commanding Officer Buzz Galbraith, June 1978.

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(l-r:) Lt. Jay Wagner (then acting Engineer) and Commanding Officer Buzz Galbraith in St. Croix, March 1979.

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A Texas flag and three Texans at the pole on May 6, 1986. The XO, Master Chief torpedoman Waddell, and Larry Standlee. Flag courtesy Larry Standlee's Aunt Lillye!.

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Another Texan, Ed Osborn. And northerner Mark Handler!

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Rich Kelley rode the Ray from August-November of 1981. Carl Wade and Rich were the sonar Acoustic Intelligence (ACINT) riders onboard. Carl was the old man that smoked a pipe, Rich was the young skinny good-looking guy. The USS RAY received a Navy Unit Commendation for "unspecified accomplishments" during that 1981 run.

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Tim Patterson. (Crunch Crew)

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Randy "Beaner" Stringer, USS Ray, 1973-1977.

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David Haggard, Henry Salas, ICman Smitty, Rick Gracie, Bert Martin and Wally Ward.

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Tim Leadbetter.

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Barney Bennett. (Crunch Crew)

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Ed Novak, Knappy (Tim Patterson) & Don Gentry at Don's place on Tupperway in Summerville and his '74 VW bus in the background.

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Rigsbee's Jag.

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USS Ray pulling out of St. Croix for torpedo and ASW exercise, early 1979, without Carl Strukely, who took the photo.

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June 78, Carl Strukely returning to Charleston from Divers school.

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Ship's Diver, Carl Strukely, ready to save any crewmember overboard, while maneuvering.

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John Miks.

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Tim and Ed.

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Michael Ellinwood. Rode USS Ray from '86-'88, left Ray as ETCS(SS). Now on Eternal Patrol

 

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