TA179

USS Allegheny

 179ata1.jpg (34839 bytes) USS Allegheny ATA 179 Photo taken in Bayonne, NJ In front of the ship is a weather bouy towed from the Atlantic to California. (Circa 1967 - 68) (Contributed by Keeth Kloepfer) (Note from Al Marfa: The Weather Buoy was towed from Bermuda in February 1967. He was a crew member at the time.  "This buoy was a real pain to tow as the tow winch on the ship had been turned sideways and we had to tow from a fixed line. Every stop on this cruise resulted in the old "yo ho heave ho." to retrieve the tow."
179ata2.jpg (17506 bytes) USS Allegheny ATA 179 (Circa 1967 - 68) (Contributed by Keeth Kloepfer)
179ata3.jpg (29976 bytes) USS Allegheny ATA 179 enroute into Chesapeake Bay (Circa Spring of 1965.)  (Contributed by Keeth Kloepfer) (Info update by Walter Kristiansen)
USS Allegheny ATA 179 Official US Navy photograph (Circa Unknown) (Contributed by Rodger Dana)

NAFTS, National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors