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Dino, SKC (SW) (USN) (Retired). My brotherinlaw John Patrick Shannon worked in the engine room on the USS Holyloch. I would not trade those times for anything. lepers; building or ship for performing quarantine in; after part of ship's hold used for stores.". later the USS Patrick Henry (SSBN 599) arrived, and Proteus commenced the first Kilmun Parish Church and. UMAVA's Mission & Values, and Ongoing Projects. Blue Dog, I'll have to check out "Launch Code. It is a subsidy. Was able to procure the alarm bell out of the Marine Corps Guardshack which we used during security violations. They often took me to their home for a Scottish dinner. The station was demolished in 1840. The Holy Loch (Scottish Gaelic An Loch SiantaSeunta) is a Sea Loch, a part of the Cowal peninsula coast of the Firth of Clyde, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Orville Lee Gooden. We stand ready to provide a lifetime of support to veterans of all generations, their families and their survivors at no cost. I just got back from a 2 week UK tour and part of the trip included a journey back to Dunoon/Holy Loch and after 30+ years, it has not changed much, but my perspective about the place certainly has. be the site. At one point, Dunoon was named as the town with the most taxis per head of population. Did you work at the Philadelphia Navy Yard? Alim Shabazz (USCG, Active Duty) Email: alim@amvets-hawaii.org Phone: 808-222-2205. Charlie, I'd like to visit Dunoon again and bring my wife (but it would have to be in summer! From Plank Owners (1963) to the Decommissioning Crew. The Sara anchored just out from Greenoch and I was able to get a couple days of liberty. Nominations were considered by a panel of industry executives, Seatrade Insider's global editorial team, cruise consultants, analysts and association experts from around the world. The submarines received supplies,maintenance andrepairs at the floating Navy base. I hope to take my wife there one day - in the summer, of course.Paul, Hi , I have been looking for a marine froM the Simon lake , 19 66 ,67" 68, his first name was George ,and his last name was blaseg , not sure of the spelling of his last name. USS George C. Marshall (SSBN-654), a Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for General of the Army George C. Marshall (1880-1959), who served as U.S. Secretary of State from 1947 to 1949 and as U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1950 to 1951. Site One was a US submarine refit facility which was located on the southern shore of the Holy Loch for 31 years. During the Cold War the U.S. Navy base at Holy Loch was the headquarters of Submarine Squadron 14 (COMSUBRON 14). Thanks so much. I was about four and my dad, Bill Hahn, was stationed on the Canopus and later the James Madison. Veterans Association of America, Inc. is an organization that provides legal assistance, housing, employment opportunities, business ownership, discharge upgrades, medical assistance, family outreach, and other pressing issues that stand as debilitating factors preventing veterans and their families from receiving the "quality care" deserved throughout mainstream society. YEAH, THAT WAS THE BEST FISH & CHIPS, WRAPPED IN NEWS PRINT. The American Legion is the nation's largest wartime veterans service organization aimed at advocating patriotism across the U.S. through diverse programs and member benefits. Holy Loch Lodge offers accommodation in Hunters Quay, 7.5 miles from Blairmore and Strone Golf Glub. No, I don't remember the name of the base hospital. Proteus, arrived on station march 3, 1961.) Holy Family University's School Certifying Official is: Jean Dixon. And I'm doing a cruise around Great Britain in May with a stop in Greenock. We all should be proud of our duty there. My dentist here in Maine had served on the last sub-tender before the base shut down. Previously classified state documents, which have now been opened and placed in the National Archives at Kew, show the MoD was keen for Americas Scottish-based arsenal to get royal approval. But this is probably untrue. Contact the National Call Center for Homeless Veterans at 877-424-3838 for help 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. relieve the Blue crew who had just successfully completed EDISON's 1st patrol. SE4-EP141. He served aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Finally, in June '87 the Hunley was relieved by the Simon Lake [for her 2nd In January '82 the Holland was relieved by Hunley, returning for a 2nd tour. p.src = '//rum-static.pingdom.net/prum.min.js'; June, 2009 RM 2D758B4 - Strone Pier taken from near the A880 Shore Road, Strone, by Dunoon, Scotland UK. HUNLEY and the SIMON LAKE. Thrift Store Donations: (800) 810-7148. What a bummer. While these stories are often found expanded in greater detail, all are vague and none can be related to documented records which can be cited as reference sources, and are mentioned here for that reason, as there seems to no verifiable history of the name. I too was there in 1978 on board the USS Holland (AS-32). TheScottish winters are cold and rainy, butScotland isquite beautiful in the summer. Had the fortune of sneaking past a Navy Sentry in Norfolk after the Hunley was decommissioned, got on the ship with a flashlight and found the old Mardet berthing area. Americans became active participants in many community related events. Believe it or not I was stationed on the NATICK (YTB 760) between July of 1974 thru Dec of 1975. Following an approach to the British government, requesting permission to establish a refit site in the United Kingdom for Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarines, an agreement was negotiated which permitted the US to use the Holy Loch, on the Firth of Clyde, for the anchorage of a submarine tender, a large dry dock, and other supporting craft. I served on the drydock (63-66) during which the name was changed from USS-AFDB-7 to USS LOS ALAMOS AFDB-7. A crew of 500 men from Mobile Construction Battalion 4, the Seabees, spent the next five months to assembling the vessel, which became fully operational in November 1961. assembled in six months. The selected men were trained on HMS Forth and in the surrounding area. It would be so special if I could gather some of his Navy buddies. Went into Glasgow. Over the years floating docks and support vessels were added. to live there and meet so many wonderful people. Below is a photo of me as a young man in "civies" on a Scottish street, circa 1974. Hi I married a sailor off the Natick in may 1967.Went to live in Detroit with my husband in 1970 We both returned back to Scotland in 1980 and still live in Glasgow We have been married 44yrs. Actually spent a Christmas with them and her parents were wonderful and took me all over Scotland.