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.)
1969, Capt Hirt's wheelbarrow.
1969, Capt Hirt's wheelbarrow.
USS Ray (SSN-653) color photo II.
SSN 653 port side sea trials.
Ray Belt Buckle.
Steve Jones under Dolphins.
Coyote Carlson's qual card.
Coyote Carlson's qual card.
USS RAY in New London, CT.
SubRon Six.
Owen (Coyote) Carlson.
1982, COB O'Connor.
1982, Goat Locker.
USS Ray (SSN-653) outbound past Fort Sumter.
USS Ray (SSN-653) in Norfolk, VA, after Hurricane Hugo hit Charleston, 1989.
USS Ray, Hawkbill & Archerfish at the North Pole in 1986.
USS Ray, Hawkbill & Archerfish at the North Pole ICEX 1986.
Newport News Yard article on USS Ray Launch.
Carlson, Berg & Hicks at an After Battery Pig Roast in 2013.
GDU.
Reactor Plant Control Panel (RPCP) nameplate
Back side of Reactor Plant Control Panel (RPCP) nameplate discovered upon Decommissioning in 1990.
1983 Goats.
Marine signal flags for "The Crew Has Mutinied.".
USS Ray at Cape Canaveral, FL, in 1991.
The Evolution of the American Submarine. Poster by Steve Freeman.
Augusta Bay, The Bahamas, 1990.
(l-r) Jay Wagner & Bruce Hargus, La Maddalena, ≅1977.
Tim Johnson, WGRO (World's Greatest Reactor Operator).
Chew Howson on shark watch.
Robert Beaty Kinney, the first Plankowner to be assigned to the USS Ray. Picture taken 1969 or 1970.
Bruce Hargus (right) administering the reenlistment oath to Dale Comstock (left.)
John Frost
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.
Bruce Wayman in dress whites the day he made E-5.
(l-r) Captain Hurt and Bruce Wayman.
Tim Hayes at the North Pole during ICEX-86. With the snow shovel, can he clear the Arctic?
Russ Godwin.
Dale Comstock.
Chris Gamble.
Chris Gamble (r).
Lon Bymers (left, in lifejacket), St. Croix, about 1979.
Chuck Weiss, MM1(SS) about 1973 and wife Kathy.
Coolant Pump #5 nameplate.
Back side of Coolant Pump #5 nameplate.
H Salas Checking the O2 Generator, ‘88
E-Div Gibraltar Spring ‘90.
Andy Brand using a precision adjustment tool on the port SSTG panel (must've borrowed it from A-Gang.)
Dan Marks, La Madd somewhere…
A classic Trapman St. pic. Tom Clements, Don Gentry, Nappy, Ed Novak and Carl Strukely.
This is a great photo of Charlie Machalowski and Brian Duke (of Earl). I have very few pics of Mach....
The late, great TD Williams and WGRO Timothy P Johnson. Commence the shutdown watch shoot the shit.
Henry Salas and Stuart Grant in Bergen Norway.
Ed Novak.
Don Gentry and Ed Novak, being discreet gentlemen… as are all submarine sailors, of course!
Tim Murphy, La Madd.
Tim Murphy, La Madd.
Herr Muterspaugh aka Mutt - with attitude!
Herr Muterspaugh aka Mutt - without attitude!
Don Gentry, Andy and I think Ralph Gore hidden behind Don.
Bill Hale between the mains.
Don Gentry between the mains.
Andy Brand between the mains.
Who dat nappy-headed boy…
"Son of Kim" (Ed Novak) taking some logs…
Keefel and Brand in Rosie Roads.
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.
Brand and Novak studing a tech manual.
Novak has the CONN…
90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.
90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.
90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.
90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.
90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.
90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell. Looks like a Blue Nose Ceremony, back before the Navy defined "hazing."
90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell. Looks like a Blue Nose Ceremony, back before the Navy defined "hazing."
90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.
90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.
90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.
90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.
90’s to Decomm, courtesy of Jerry Cotrell.
(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.
(l-r:) Jay Wagner promotion to LT, and Commanding Officer Buzz Galbraith, June 1978.
(l-r:) Lt. Jay Wagner (then acting Engineer) and Commanding Officer Buzz Galbraith in St. Croix, March 1979.
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!.
Another Texan, Ed Osborn. And northerner Mark Handler!
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.
Tim Patterson. (Crunch Crew)
Randy "Beaner" Stringer, USS Ray, 1973-1977.
David Haggard, Henry Salas, ICman Smitty, Rick Gracie, Bert Martin and Wally Ward.
Tim Leadbetter.
Barney Bennett. (Crunch Crew)
Ed Novak, Knappy (Tim Patterson) & Don Gentry at Don's place on Tupperway in Summerville and his '74 VW bus in the background.
Rigsbee's Jag.
USS Ray pulling out of St. Croix for torpedo and ASW exercise, early 1979, without Carl Strukely, who took the photo.
June 78, Carl Strukely returning to Charleston from Divers school.
Ship's Diver, Carl Strukely, ready to save any crewmember overboard, while maneuvering.
John Miks.
Tim and Ed.
Michael Ellinwood. Rode USS Ray from '86-'88, left Ray as ETCS(SS). Now on Eternal Patrol
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