The TAGS Ship Website

Bowditch Bikes

We were able to store motorcycles in the wet lab. In port it was easier to get around rather than taxis.

My Stateroom

My rack was the lower one. My state room was next to the hospital so we didn't have to share our head with anyone!

My Stateroom

We had a reel-to-reel tape deck packed with foam in a box to keep it from bouncing around in rough seas

The Door to NIC

The tape above the combo-lock has the numbers to open the door. We had to change the combo every month for security reasons but no one could remember the new number so we wrote it on a piece of tape and put it above the lock. Sailors, go figure!

Bill and Bob

Facing you, Clayton "Bill" James (Navy ET) and Bob Patton with his back to you.

Bob Patton

(Navy RM) Sunrise on 4 July '76, the Bicentennial. We were off New York harbor. Cool hat Bob!

On Deck

Gary Humber (Navy ET) flexing. Tony "Doc" Charinentio behind him with his face half obscured. The Khaki with the glasses leaning back on the rail is the EMO, I can't remember his name. The other guy is from the MSC crew .

On Deck

Left, Mike Childers (BRN Rep). Right is Tony "Top Wop" Genevia (Sperry rep). Tony was the Tech Rep for the SINS so we worked together quite a bit.

Tom Pusateri

Jerry Foster

Tom Pusateri

Sunrise, 4 July 1976.

Racketball Game in the Gym

3rd deck of Hold No. 2. You could use the roll of the ship to your advantage, the ball would come off that wall Fast! Gilbert in the red shirt and Randy Foot.

Abandon Ship Drill

On the left is Neil Schmidt, the right is Gary Humber. In the middle, lifting his hand , is Bob Patton. The Khaki with his back to us is Chief "Yink" Martin, the OcUnit yeoman. The other is Chief Frye, ETC.

Neil Schmidt

Quarter deck watch, had won the anchor pool. He had the duty first day in so I offered to spend his anchor pool money for him. He turned me down!

Neil Schmidt in Stateroom

Tom Pusateri in Stateroom

Paul Farwell and Neil Schmidt

Just finished installing our speaker for RAT Radio, They were clowning around wearing hard hats so I snapped a shot.

The CO, Kirk Evans, and Calvin Carter ET1

Gary Humber

Playing cribbage, and he was good at it too!

Tony "Doc" Charinentio

Bill Kress

This radio in the lounge was never turned on to my knowlege. Our AFR patch came from the Comm shack. RAT stood for Revolution And Takeover. (We never told the officers that though!)

Main Deck

Aft, looking forward from the Port side

Emergency Steering

Aft of the emergency steering wheel is the winch for the magnetometer. We towed it behind us to keep it away from the steel (and rust) of the ship. You can just make out the tow line paying out to the right as a thin black line.