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USS Chowanoc

100chowonacATF13.jpg (32624 bytes) USS Chowanoc ATF 100 (Circa May 1955) (Contributed By John Faynor )
100chowonacATF14.jpg (30091 bytes) USS Chowanoc ATF 100 Diving Air Manifold (Circa Unknown) (Contributed By Unknown  via Rodger Dana. Further info appreciated)
100chowonacATF15.jpg (33684 bytes) USS Chowanoc ATF 100 Diving Job (Circa May 1953) (Contributed By John Faynor or  Jim Bakke via Rodger Dana. Further info appreciated)
100chowonacATF16.jpg (33941 bytes) USS Chowanoc ATF 100 Diving Bell for Sub Rescue (Circa May 1953) (Contributed By John Faynor)
100chowonacATF17.jpg (18416 bytes) USS Chowanoc ATF 100 In Pusan  Salvaging the Cornhusker  Mariner, which was on it's maiden voyage, and broke it's moorings during a  storm and piled up on Light House Rock. (Circa 1953) (Contributed By John Faynor )
100chowonacATF18.jpg (21516 bytes) USS Chowanoc ATF 100 A fantail Hula Dance. (Circa 1953) (Contributed By John Faynor)
100chowonacATF19.jpg (35734 bytes) USS Chowanoc ATF 100 In Pusan  Salvaging the Cornhusker  Mariner, which was on it's maiden voyage, and broke it's moorings during a  storm and piled up on Light House Rock. (Circa 1953) (Contributed By John Faynor)
100chowonacATF20.jpg (32981 bytes) USS Chowanoc ATF 100 In Pusan  Salvaging the Cornhusker  Mariner, which was on it's maiden voyage, and broke it's moorings during a  storm and piled up on Light House Rock. (Circa 1953) (Contributed By John Faynor)
100chowonacATF21.jpg (21467 bytes) USS Chowanoc ATF 100 In Pusan  Salvaging the Cornhusker  Mariner, which was on it's maiden voyage, and broke it's moorings during a  storm and piled up on Light House Rock. (Circa 1953) (Contributed By John Faynor)
100chowanocATF22.jpg (31416 bytes) USS Chowanoc ATF 100 pulling an LST off the reef  Note the surf line around the LST,and the towline pulling out of the water as the "pull" increases. (Circa 1946) (Contributed By Rufus Whitfield via Rodger Dana)
Chowanoc May 1962 Adak.jpg (30661 bytes) USS Chowanoc ATF 100 M(Alongside the pier NAVSTA Adak (Circa May 1962) (Contributed By Dirk van Allen, XO,ATF 100 in 1962)
whaleboat_atf100.jpg (26700 bytes) USS Chowanoc ATF 100 (Circa 1946/47) old ATF-100 Whaleboat which was later cut-up for disposal. Rufus says when the cutting was almost completed, two rats ran out. Half the crew were trying to kill the rats while the other half were trying to run away from the rats! (Contributed By Rufus Whitfield)
USS Chowanoc ATF 100 (Circa 8 September 1977) (Contributed by Rodger Dana)
USS Chowanoc ATF 100 (Circa 25 February 1954) (Contributed by Rodger Dana)
USS Chowanoc ATF 100 (Date Unknown) (Contributed by Rodger Dana)
USS Chowanoc ATF 100 Passing fuel to AMS USS Frace (Circa 1954) (Contributed by Rodger Dana)
USS Chowanoc ATF 100  Underway Note the Sailor carrying what looks like a pennant, going fwd by the wardroom portholes. Note that the 1957 model SPS-5 radar has been replaced since 1965 (Circa April 1969) (Contributed by Rodger Dana)
USS Chowanoc ATF 100 (Dec 19, 1965) (Contributed by Rodger Dana)
USS Chowanoc ATF 100 Pearl Harbor (Circa 1953-54) (Contributed by Rodger Dana)
USS Chowanoc ATF 100 US Army Tug LT784 off the port side (Circa November 1954) (Contributed by John Faynor)

NAFTS, National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors