Ernest Edward or E.E. Emmons I am a daughter

My father had wonderful memories of his time on board, it was one of his favorite duty stations. He met Marie Muldoon when porting in Belfast and married her, and proceeded to have me and my two sisters Patti and Tina. Dad retired from the Navy in 1974 with 26 years of service, thank you for being able to view the pictures and to have the opportunity to read abit about his life on board. Sorry to say dad passed away Aug 3 2013 at age 82 we loved and miss him and are very proud of his service and those who he served with in the Navy. It is with heavy heart that he isn't here to know that one of his granddaughters (my youngest) was selected to enter into the Navy Nurse Candidate Program will be entering the Navy Nurse Corps upon graduation of nursing school this Dec 2015 followed by ODS in Newport Rhode Island, we know he would have been so very proud. Dad would have loved to have seen this site, I happened to stumble across it. I married a sailor as well and he retired in 2008 after 24 years in submarines. God Bless you all and thank you once again. Karen Emmons Martin

Thanks to all who have put together this wonderful site that helps us to re-live our memories of those days at sea (and days in port).
I have fond memories.
Would welcome hearing from old shipmates.
And, of course, if any of us still in the area in and around NAVOCEANO want to get together and swap some stories ... I say "let's do it!".
bruce.northridge at yahoo.com
Anytime. :)

0410 CST Saturday 20 Dec 2014

Wishing everyone a Blessed and Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Prosperous New Year !!!

Chet

Came aboard the Bowditch in July 1975 as magnetics rep. (maggot). It was the first of seven 2 to 3 month trips over a seven year period. Unfortunately I lost most of my photos and memorabilia in hurricane Katrina. I used to have the patches pictured on the home page of this site. Great times on those big old ships.

A few days after Thanksgiving in 1962 Michelson was tied up starboard side to a pier at Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland. After a long transatlantic flight via Gander, Newfoundland and Glasgow, Scotland I arrived in the middle of the night. An empty chair greeted me at the top of the gangway. Nobody was in sight. Poking my head through the hatch, I found a bunch of guys hanging out in the bos'n's cabin. One of them told me "just go down those stairs over there. That's where is Navy is". Thus began a most memorable two year cruise on a survey ship.

Always fond memories of my times with OCU 2. Thanks for stirring up some of them :)

I see that you don't have any of the old timers listed. I was aboard from the middle of 1958 to mid Dec 1959. If you are interested I can probably remember some of my shipmates. I was an IC3 at the time. Sort of funny, one of my neighbor's family name is Dutton and I live on Michelson St.

09 July 2014
Three days ago, 06 July 2014, I celebrated my 50th anniversary of reporting aboard the USNS Michelson T-AGS 23 at USN Supply Depot - US Army Terminal, Bayonne, New Jersey for the first of three tours, one Navy and two civilian.

Hard to believe so many years have intervened since that day.

Best wishes to all the folks that sailed these great ships. It was a unique assignment that led to a great life and careers.

Thank you US Navy... and the Draft Board for giving me the "extra incentive" to join the Navy before I found myself residing in a foxhole.

Chet

I remember Dutton being towed through the Russian fishing fleet and the CO decided to have a "repel borders" drill.

Two years on the Dutton (1975-1976) and one year on Bowditch (1978-1979). Went back to both ships a couple of times with NAVOCEANO in the 1980s.