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Text Box: Seattle, Washington Our 2004 reunion was held in Seattle, Washington, September 8 - 11.  Attractions included tours of the city, Bremerton Navy yard (from a tour boat) and a boat tour of the bay..  The Whetstone was no stranger to Seattle thanks to Todd shipyard.  I enjoyed a visit to the city in 1962 when I got to see the world’s fair.  I enjoyed my trip in 2004 just as much.  At Bremerton Navy yard we got to see quite a few ships in mothballs.   One ship there was the USS Constellation, a carrier that a friend of mine is a plank owner.  How could it be mothballed already?  Well, gee, it was 46 years ago!  We also enjoyed a tour of the destroyer, Turner Joy DD-951.  It was said this ship had the distinction of firing the FIRST and LAST shot of the Vietnam war.  I particularly enjoyed the open self-guided tour that allowed you to visit the boiler room and engine rooms.

Text Box: USS Turner Joy DD-951

Text Box: Reception room, Seattle reunion 2004

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Mothballed ships in Bremerton

Text Box: Turner Joy aft boiler room

Text Box: The plot thickens

Text Box: Turner Joy - Memorial Service

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

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