Bowditch Portraits
Photos of the Ship
1959-1980s
A collection of photos of the ship at sea and in port.
Bowditch Portraits
OcDet 1 / OcUnit 1
Group Photos
1965-81
Bowditch Navy detachments/units in formal and informal group photos. Some images include the NAVOCEANO personnel and tech reps.
Bowditch in 1965
Photos by Ship's Photographer
Submitted by David Crestin
David Crestin was executive officer of Oceanographic Detachment One aboard USNS Bowditch (T-AGS-21) in 1965.
Life Aboard Bowditch
in 1965-66
Photos by Dave Gross
Dave Gross served aboard USNS Bowditch in 1965-1966 as a Navy PH2. He was the photographer for Oceanographic Detachment One.
Aboard Bowditch at Sea
1967-68
Photos by Earl Adams
Founder of the TAGS web site, Electronics Technician (ET) Earl Adams served aboard Bowditch in 1966-69 and Michelson 1970-71.
Bowditch at Sea
in the North Atlantic
March and May 1968
Photos by John Prough
John Prough served aboard Bowditch during 1967-68 as a NAVDAC computer technical representative employed by Sperry.
Acoustic Transponder
Launch Operations
in 1968-69
Photos by Ron Gazboda
Ron Gazboda served on USNS Bowditch in 1968-1969 as a Navy PH2. He was the OcUnit 1 photographer.
Down in the Bowditch
Engine Room
Photos from Ship's Newspaper
Submitted by Bob Lord
Bob Lord was a Bunker-Ramo CP-677 computer tech rep aboard USNS Bowditch 1972-73 and USNS Michelson 1973-74.
Photos from
Ship's Cruise Book
September-October 1971
Submitted by Bob Lord
These photos are extracted from the original cruise book paste-ups, as saved by Bob Lord. Scans of the cruise books are located in Bowditch Ship's Newspapers.
Photos from
Ship's Cruise Book
December 1971-January 1972
Submitted by Bob Lord
OcUnit 2 Navy Crew at Pentargan Hotel in Falmouth, Cornwall while Bowditch was in drydock. Photos are extracted from the original cruise book paste-ups, as saved by Bob Lord.
Photos from
Ship's Cruise Book
May-June 1972
Submitted by Bob Lord
Former Bunker-Ramo tech rep Bob Lord contributed his collection of the the original Bowditch cruise book paste-ups. Cruise books can be seen in Bowditch Ship's Newspapers.
Aboard Ship and
Arrival at Southampton
1972-74
Photos by Richard Newman
Richard Newman served aboard USNS Bowditch from mid-1972 to late-1974 as a Navy Electronics Technician (ET).
In Port at Southampton
in 1973
Photos by Art Dayson
Art Dayson served aboard USNS Bowditch in 1973 as a Navy ETR2.
Collision at Sea
November 1973
Photos by Richard Newman
Richard Newman served aboard USNS Bowditch from mid-1972 to late-1974 as a Navy Electronics Technician (ET).
Aboard Ship
at Sea in 1973
in 1973
Photos by Art Dayson
Art Dayson served aboard USNS Bowditch in 1973 as a Navy ETR2.
Navigation Information
Center (NIC) and
Survey Control in 1974-75
Photos by Roger Gilfert
Roger Gilfert served as Executive Officer of Oceanographic Unit One from May 1974 to June 1975 as a Navy LTJG.
Bill Truslow's
Bowditch Snapshots
Aboard and Ashore
1982-84
Bill Truslow worked for NAVOCEANO from 1980 to 1989. He served aboard USNS Bowditch, USNS Dutton and USNS H. H. Hess as gravity rep.
