- ROGER GILFERT -
Roger served as Executive Officer of Oceanographic Unit One from May 1974 to Jun 1975 as a Navy LTJG.

 

BOWDITCH VIDEOS. 1974-1975
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  Bowditch at Sea
  USNS Bowditch and USNS Dutton pass at sea in the North Atlantic.

This is Dutton seen from the Bowditch. 

As usual with these ships in heavy seas, she is pitching so severely that her screw comes out of the water.

 

BOWDITCH PHOTO ALBUMS, 1974-1975
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  BOWDITCH IN PORT
  Glasgow06F.jpg (431827 bytes) Greenock & Glasgow, Scotland
Jul & Aug, 1974
Southampton16.jpg (339581 bytes) Southampton, England
May, Sep, Oct & Nov, 1974
  Barcelona1F.jpg (565084 bytes) Barcelona, Spain
December, 1974
Palma_Mallorca22.jpg (368155 bytes) Palma and Mallorca, Spain
Christmas, 1974
  RedHook15.jpg (298435 bytes) Red Hook, NY
January, 1975
Ponta_Delgada20.jpg (336800 bytes) Ponta Delgada, The Azores
April, 1975
  StJohns05.jpg (272915 bytes) St Johns, Newfoundland
May, 1975
The fire in No.4 Hold
   
  BOWDITCH - RECREATION AT SEA
  Horseshoes11.jpg (240628 bytes) Horseshoes on deck Trap18.jpg (177360 bytes) Trap Shooting off the fantail
  MEETING USNS DUTTON
  Dutton_NYC5.jpg (222725 bytes) Dutton at New York City.
February, 1975.
Photographed from the deck of Bowditch.
Dutton_at_Sea6.jpg (297552 bytes) Dutton at Sea.
Dutton and Bowditch pass in the N. Atlantic.  Dutton photographed from the deck of Bowditch.
  BOWDITCH - AT SEA
  Heavy_Seas11.jpg (333915 bytes) Heavy Seas    
  BOWDITCH - BELOW DECKS
  NIC12.jpg (303671 bytes) Navigation Information Center (NIC) and Survey Control OcUNIT_Lounge.jpg (271766 bytes) Some of the OcUNIT living and recreation spaces below decks. 
  Stateroom1.jpg (281331 bytes) My stateroom.