- PATRICK J. YANAHAN - |
Pat was an ET2 who served on the USNS Michelson in 1963. He eventually worked on both the Bendix G-15D computer and the new bottom mapping sonar (SASS) that was installed while the Michelson was in the Brooklyn Navy Yard. |
Sunning on a Med Cruise | ||
In the summer of 1963 we were making our port of call in (Click the thumbnail to display the photo and names.) |
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A Little Refreshment in |
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The night life in |
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Some More Refreshment in |
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Much time was spent just relaxing and watching the Spanish people walk by – especially the pretty ladies. L to R: Yanahan, Marty Rombach, and ? Can you help identify? | ||
After the Michelson | ||
It always amazed me that after going to the special sonar school (SASS) and
refloating the Michelson in Brooklyn Navy Yard with this new gear, I was
transferred to the Naval Ordinance Test Unit at Patrick AFB ( |
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This photo shows the first surface launch of a Polaris A-2 missile. Yes it did burn some of the paint off the top of the USS Henry Clay SSBN-625. I am on the helo deck of the destroyer with the two portable vans of monitoring equipment with all of the vertical antennas. Since I had a lot of SSB and radio/antenna experience, I was in charge of the voice and underwater communications. | ||
After the Navy | ||
I went back to study electronic engineering at the |
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Pat and Bonnie Yanahan today: | ||