Patches, Plaques & Items of Interest

The following photos are of various patches, plaques and other items of interest that not specific to any particular ship. These items are associated with various Salvage Force Squadrons and Groups, equipment, etc., that are of ongoing interest to the sailors of the Salvage Fleet and Navy in general. Click on the photo for a larger view. (Note: Ship's patches, plaques, etc., can be found with that particular ship's photos)
AdakLR.jpg (33088 bytes) Adak Alaska Patch
Inscription Reads: U.S. Naval Station Adak Alaska Birthplace of the winds.
(Contributed By Joel Hilpert)
escudo.jpg (42569 bytes) Argentine Tug ARA   Subofical Castillo (former Uss Takelma) designed by the first Argentinian crew in 1995.(Sent to me by her year 2000 commanding officer LCR Martín Goñi) 
(Submitted Ignacio  Amendolara)
DeepSea.jpg (31576 bytes) Deep Sea Diver's Patch
Inscription reads: US Navy Deep Sea Diver
(Contributed By Craig Rothhammer)
Dive suit ARS-33.jpg (37583 bytes) Divers suit from USS Clamp ARS 33
(Contributed By Craig Rothhammer)
Far_east_small.jpg (2784 bytes) Far East Cruise Patch circa 1967
With more Far East patches n' plaques
HCU1.jpg (32377 bytes) HCU-1 Patch
Inscription reads: Harbor Clearance Unit One Salvors
(Contributed By Craig Rothhammer)
mdiver.jpg (5325 bytes) Master Divers Patch
(Contributed By Rich Tetrault)
MK16.jpg (29432 bytes) MK-16 Qualified Patch
Inscription Reads: Underwater Breathing Apparatus MK-16 U.S. Navy
(Contributed By Craig Rothhammer)
Sdivepat.jpg (9357 bytes) Salvage Divers Patch
(
Contributed By Wayne Boyle)
Service Force Sixth Fleet Plaque
Inscription reads: Service Force Sixth Fleet Service Squadron Six
(Unknown Contributor)
Com_Pat.jpg (18058 bytes) Servron 5 Patch
Inscription reads: ServRon 5 (COMSERVRON FIVE was the squadron based at Pearl Harbor)
(Embroidery from ward room table cover USS Current ARS 22 donated to Nafts)
Serv_Pat.jpg (35053 bytes) Service Force U.S. Pacific Fleet Patch
Inscription reads: Service Force US Pacific Fleet 
Mobility  Support  Endurance
(Embroidery from ward room table cover USS Current ARS 22 donated to Nafts)
shorepat.jpg (17467 bytes) Shore Patrol Patch
(Unknown contributor)
6thpat.jpg (10754 bytes) Sixth Fleet Patch
Inscription reads: United States Sixth Fleet
(Unknown contributor)
ussrpat.jpg (20449 bytes) Soviet Salvage Ship Flag
(Unknown contributor)
SubicBay.jpg (27830 bytes) SRF Subic Bay Philippines
Inscription reads" SRF Subic Bay Phil Diving Salvage
(Contributed By Craig Rothhamer)
Turtle.jpg (43315 bytes) Deep Submergence Vessel Turtle Patch
Inscription reads:DSV Turtle Deponis Tuum Suavem Clunem
(Contributed By Craig Rothhamer)
Tonkin_1_small.JPG (2731 bytes) Vietnam Patch Circa 1968
With more Vietnam items
Yokosuka.jpg (13841 bytes) US Navy Supply Depot Yokosuka Japan Plaque
(Contributed By Craig Rothhammer)
US Naval Forces Marianas Plaque
(Crossroads of The Pacific Capt. W. F. Cline
(
Contributed By Craig Rothhammer)

 

NAFTS, National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors