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U.S.S. CHIKASKIA (AO-54) Crew Photos

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THUMBNAIL YEAR DESCRIPTION
1953 4/1952 - Tied up near destroyers at Norfolk VA Naval Base
1953 3/1952 - Offloading ships vehicle preparatory to taking on fuel at Port Arthur TX refinery.
1953 3/1952 - Tugs assist with turning the ship in the narrow Sabine Pass Port Arthur TX refinery area.
1953 4/1953 - Hula dancers welcome us on arrival Pearl Hbr enroute to 7th Fleet duty.
1953 10/1953 - Pearl Hbr - Manning the rail on a heavy cruiser
1953 3/1953 - Crew and officers as we head for Korean duty - CDR T. H. DuBois USN - LCDR K. A. Green USN
1953 4/1953 - Underway Training officials piped aboard at Pearl.
1953 6/1953 - Destroyer alongside for fueling. - Depending on a ship s size it stood off between 20 and 80 yards while fueling.
1953 7/1953 - Destroyer taking on fuel.
1953 6/1953 - LST(?) taking on fuel.
1953 4/1953 - Underway Training at Pearl with minesweep gear.
1953 5/1953 - Turbine controls - Lt Young Chief Rabold(?).
1953 4/1953 - Twin 40mm gunnery practice during Underway Training exercises.
1953 8/1953 - Ashore at our Sasebo Japan replenishing base.
1953 8/1953 - Local farmer on the outskirts of Sasebo Japan.
1953 8/1953 - Ashore at Kaoshiung Formosa (Taiwan) during Formosa Straight assignment (mostly running from typhoons).
1953 6/1953 - Rough seas while fully loaded for fueling. - Quad 40mm on the bow.
1953 7/1953 - Carrier taking on fuel and avgas. Often a carrier would commence launching as soon as it moved off from us.
1953 7/1953 - Planes ready for launching as carrier takes on fuel.
1953 6/1953 - USS New Jersey preparing to come alongside.
1953 6/1953 - USS New Jersey alongside.
1953 6/1953 - Forward 16
1953 6/1953 - Ship s power controls.
1953 (Duplicate photo.)
1953 7/1953 - Helicopter prepares to land on cruiser alongside.
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