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Persian Gulf. A boatswain's mate seaman stands lookout watch next to an M60 machine gun aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. A boatswain's mate seaman stands lookout watch next to a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey A. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Persian Gulf.  Crewmen service a pair of Mark 33 3-inch/50-caliber guns on the deck of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. Crewmen service a pair of Mark 33 3-inch/50-caliber gun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aerial starboard quarter view of the rescue/salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) underway during sea trials

Aerial starboard quarter view of the rescue/salvage ship USS GRASP (AR...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Peterson Builders, Inc. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Aerial port beam view of the rescue/salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) underway during sea trials

Aerial port beam view of the rescue/salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) un...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Peterson Builders, Inc. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port view of the ocean minesweeper USS ILLUSIVE (MSO 448) with the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39) at anchor in the background

A port view of the ocean minesweeper USS ILLUSIVE (MSO 448) with the d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sitrah Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A naval flag officer speaks during the commissioning of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53)

A naval flag officer speaks during the commissioning of the savage shi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Nanny Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Persian Gulf. A yeoman stands lookout watch next to an M2.50-caliber machine gun aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. A yeoman stands lookout watch next to an M2.50-caliber m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey A. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Persian Gulf. A yeoman scans the horizon with binoculars while standing lookout watch aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. A yeoman scans the horizon with binoculars while standin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey A. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

A seaman relaxes by his fishing pole and an M2 .50-caliber machine gun mount on the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

A seaman relaxes by his fishing pole and an M2 .50-caliber machine gun...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Its stern loaded with minesweeping gear, the US Navy (USN) Ocean Minesweeping Ship USS EXPLOIT (MSO 440) passes through the open draw of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

Its stern loaded with minesweeping gear, the US Navy (USN) Ocean Mines...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Anacostia River State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Re... More

Persian Gulf.  A Sailor works on a report while sitting aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. A Sailor works on a report while sitting aboard the doc...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Loaded with minesweeping gear on the stern, the US Navy (USN) Ocean Minesweeping Ship USS EXPLOIT (MSO 440) passes through the open draw of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

Loaded with minesweeping gear on the stern, the US Navy (USN) Ocean Mi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Anacostia River State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Re... More

Richard V. Allen, president of Richard V. Allen Co., delivers the principal address during the commissioning of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53)

Richard V. Allen, president of Richard V. Allen Co., delivers the prin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Nanny Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A Marine Corps color guard presents the colors during the commissioning of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53)

A Marine Corps color guard presents the colors during the commissionin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Nanny Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Captain (CAPT) Thomas J. Kile, supervisor, Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, speaks during the commissioning of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53)

Captain (CAPT) Thomas J. Kile, supervisor, Shipbuilding, Conversion an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Nanny Release Status: Released to Public C... More

The ocean minesweeper USS INFLICIT (MSO 456)  is brought alongside the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

The ocean minesweeper USS INFLICIT (MSO 456) is brought alongside the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port bow view of the US Navy (USN) Ocean Minesweeping Ship USS EXPLOIT (MSO 440) entering the open draw of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

A port bow view of the US Navy (USN) Ocean Minesweeping Ship USS EXPLO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Anacostia River State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Re... More

MASTER Diver, US Navy Boatswains Mate CHIEF Donald Dennis, assigned as MASTER-Diver on board the US Navys salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51), checks "red diver's" EGS (Emergency Gas System) valve. Prior to every dive he checks his divers' equipment to ensure they are fully prepared for any unforseen emergencies during their hour-long mission 120 feet below. US Navy Damage Controlman 1ST Class John Frush is also stationed on Grasp and is filling the position of "primary tender" to help dress and undress each diver, and "tend" to the diver's "umbilical" life line. The Grasp is conducting "diving operations" around the clock in support of efforts to salvage wreckage and victims from the ...

MASTER Diver, US Navy Boatswains Mate CHIEF Donald Dennis, assigned as...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: Master Diver, US Navy Boatswains Mate Chief Donald Dennis, assigned as Master-Diver on board the US Navys salvage ship USS GRAS... More

An aerial port beam view of the Anchorage-class dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39) supporting a Marine Corps amphibious beach assault exercise

An aerial port beam view of the Anchorage-class dock landing ship USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A port bow view of the Safeguard class salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) as the shipyard workers prepare it for side-launching at Peterson Builders Inc

A port bow view of the Safeguard class salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Stugeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 R.P. Fitzgerald, USN Release Status: Releas... More

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Timothy B. Stark, commanding officer of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53), accepts command of the ship from Rear Admiral David M. Bennett during the ship's commissioning

Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Timothy B. Stark, commanding officer of th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Nanny Release Status: Released to Public C... More

The guided missile frigate USS FORD (FFG 54) pulls alongside the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39) to refuel during an escort operation for reflagged tankers. The MOUNT VERNON'S Mark 33 3-inch 50-caliber gun mount is in the foreground

The guided missile frigate USS FORD (FFG 54) pulls alongside the dock ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey A. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Persian Gulf.  An officer directs operations aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. An officer directs operations aboard the dock landing s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The commanding officer of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39) gives Secretary of Defense Frank C. Carlucci a tour of a machine shop while the ship is underway off Iran's Farsi Island.  Carlucci is visiting US ships in the gulf area

The commanding officer of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Okinawa (LPH 3) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Stephen P. Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy LT. j.g. Tyler Y. Smith and Navy Diver Third Class Zach D. Dimare, from the Rescue and Salvage Ship USS SAFEGUARD (ARS 50), inspect their diving gear and test communications prior to entering the water on Oct. 10, 2006, to survey two U.S. Douglas Torpedo Bomber Devastators lost here in World War II. Divers and other crewmembers from SAFEGUARD assisted the Naval Historical Center and The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery in a scientific survey of the two submerged World War II aircraft in order to provide information for possible salvage in the future. U.S. Navy photo by Navy Diver Second Class Morgan B. Wade (Released)

U.S. Navy LT. j.g. Tyler Y. Smith and Navy Diver Third Class Zach D. D...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Marshall Islands (MHL) Scene Camera Operator: ND2 Morgan B. Wade, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

Aerial port bow view of the rescue/salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) underway during sea trials

Aerial port bow view of the rescue/salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) und...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Peterson Builders, Inc. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Balloons are released from the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) during its commissioning

Balloons are released from the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) during...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Nanny Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A port bow view of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) moored at a pier during its commissioning

A port bow view of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) moored at a pi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Nanny Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Persian Gulf.  Crew member cleans an M14 rifle while sitting on the deck of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. Crew member cleans an M14 rifle while sitting on the de...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A bow view of the ocean minesweeper USS ILLUSIVE (MSO 448) with the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39) at anchor in the background

A bow view of the ocean minesweeper USS ILLUSIVE (MSO 448) with the do...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sitrah Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photog... More

A port bow view of the ocean minesweeping ship USS EXPLOIT (MSO-440)

A port bow view of the ocean minesweeping ship USS EXPLOIT (MSO-440)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Anacostia River State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery Release Status... More

Port bow view of the Safeguard class salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) as it is side-launched after its christening at Peterson Builders Inc

Port bow view of the Safeguard class salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Stugeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 R.P. Fitzgerald, USN Release Status: Releas... More

Aerial starboard bow view of the rescue/salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) underway during sea trials

Aerial starboard bow view of the rescue/salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Peterson Builders, Inc. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Earl Stout monitors power plant control stations aboard salvage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53). The GRAPPLE is towing three minesweepers to the Persian Gulf to support US Navy escort operations

Electrician's Mate 3rd Class Earl Stout monitors power plant control s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Grapple (ARS 53) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 C. Duvall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Persian Gulf. Crewmen stand by aboard the guided missile frigate USS FORD (FFG 54) as it pulls alongside the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39) to refuel during an escort operation for reflagged tankers

Persian Gulf. Crewmen stand by aboard the guided missile frigate USS F...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Ford (FFG 54) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey A. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The guided missile frigate USS FORD (FFG 54) prepares to come alongside the anchored dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39) to take on fuel

The guided missile frigate USS FORD (FFG 54) prepares to come alongsid...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeffrey Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Persian Gulf.  Crew members services the ammunition feed mechanism on a Mark 15 20 mm Phalanx close-in weapons system aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. Crew members services the ammunition feed mechanism on ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Persian Gulf.  A crewman services a Mark 33 3-inch/50-caliber gun on the deck of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. A crewman services a Mark 33 3-inch/50-caliber gun on t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

US Navy Boatswains Mate 1ST Class, Diver, Matthew Rotan, talks to fellow Navy divers 120 feet below on the ocean floor, using the radio system onboard the SAFE GUARD CLASS SALVAGE SHIP USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) during search and recovery operations for TWA Flight 800

US Navy Boatswains Mate 1ST Class, Diver, Matthew Rotan, talks to fell...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Moriches Inlet State: New York (NY) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Roland S. Flanders Release Status: Releas... More

Aerial port quarter view of the rescue/salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) underway during sea trials

Aerial port quarter view of the rescue/salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Peterson Builders, Inc. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Marine Corps color guard presents the colors in front of the speakers platform during the commissioning of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53)

A Marine Corps color guard presents the colors in front of the speaker...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Nanny Release Status: Released to Public C... More

A Mark 68 20 mm gun mount aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39).  A Helicopter Combat Squadron 2 (HC 2) SH-3 Sea King helicopter is in the background

A Mark 68 20 mm gun mount aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Jeffrey Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Persian Gulf. A Mark 33 3-inch 50-caliber gun mount aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39). A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 (HC-2) SH-3 Sea King helicopter is in the background

Persian Gulf. A Mark 33 3-inch 50-caliber gun mount aboard the dock la...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey A. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Persian Gulf.  A yeoman stands lookout watch next to an M2 .50-caliber machine gun aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. A yeoman stands lookout watch next to an M2 .50-caliber...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey A. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Persian Gulf.  Crew members service the ammunition feed mechanism on a Mark 15 20 mm Phalanx close-in weapons system aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. Crew members service the ammunition feed mechanism on a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Persian Gulf.  An officer directs operations aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. An officer directs operations aboard the dock landing s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A bow view of the ocean minesweeper USS ILLUSIVE (MSO-448) with the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD-39) at anchor in the background. A PBR Mark 2 riverine patrol boat is in the foreground

A bow view of the ocean minesweeper USS ILLUSIVE (MSO-448) with the do...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sitrah Country: Bahrain (BHR) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The commanding officer of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39) briefs Secretary of Defense Frank C. Carlucci on minesweeping operations off Iran's Farsi Island.  Carlucci is visiting US ships in the gulf area

The commanding officer of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Okinawa (LPH 3) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Stephen P. Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The commanding officer of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39) briefs Secretary of Defense Frank C. Carlucci on minesweeping operations off Iran's Farsi Island.  Carlucci is visiting US ships in the gulf area

The commanding officer of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Okinawa (LPH 3) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Stephen P. Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crewmen jog on the flight deck of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Crewmen jog on the flight deck of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERN...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A large harbor tug approaches the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD-39) at the entrance to the channel as it arrives for a visit to Naval Station, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The MOUNT VERNON is stopping at Pearl Harbor while en route to its home port of Naval Station, San Diego, Calif., after serving in the Persian Gulf region during Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm.

A large harbor tug approaches the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Pacific Ocean(POC) Scene Camera Operator: OS2 Bouvia Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard quarter view of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39) as it departs Subic Bay

A starboard quarter view of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Dave Maclean Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The christening party looks on from the christening platform as the Safeguard class salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) as it is side-launched by shipyard workers at Peterson Builders Inc

The christening party looks on from the christening platform as the Sa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Stugeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 R.P. Fitzgerald, USN Release Status: Releas... More

A port bow view of the Safeguard class salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) as it is side-launched after its christening at Peterson Builders Inc

A port bow view of the Safeguard class salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Stugeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 R.P. Fitzgerald, USN Release Status: Releas... More

Guests attend the commissioning of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53)

Guests attend the commissioning of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Nanny Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Crew members stand by at various small arms stations on the bow of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Crew members stand by at various small arms stations on the bow of the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeff Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The ocean minesweeper USS INFLICIT (MSO 456)  is brought alongside the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

The ocean minesweeper USS INFLICIT (MSO 456) is brought alongside the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The commanding officer of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39) briefs Secretary of Defense Frank C. Carlucci on minesweeping operations off Iran's Farsi Island.  Carlucci is visiting US ships in the gulf area

The commanding officer of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Okinawa (LPH 3) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Stephen P. Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A seaman rests on a bitt while completing paperwork aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

A seaman rests on a bitt while completing paperwork aboard the dock la...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A US Navy (USN) rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) approaches the rescue and salvage ship USS SAFEGUARD (ARS 50) in the Java Sea. The SAFEGUARD is participating in the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise. CARAT is a regularly scheduled series of bilateral military training exercises with several Southeast Asia nations designed to enhance interoperability of the respective sea services

A US Navy (USN) rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) approaches the rescu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Java Sea Scene Camera Operator: JO1 Brian P. Biller, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Signalman 3rd Class (SM3) Steve Woods, using a signal searchlight, SM2 Ron Lindgren, using sound powered phones, and SM1 Mike Tullgren, center, practice sending messages from the tank landing ship USS FRESNO (LST-1182) to the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD-39) during exercise Team Spirit '82

Signalman 3rd Class (SM3) Steve Woods, using a signal searchlight, SM2...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: TEAM SPIRIT '82 Country: South China Sea Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Bob Weissleder Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

Patricia M. Allen, sponsor, attends the commissioning of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53)

Patricia M. Allen, sponsor, attends the commissioning of the savage sh...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Nanny Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Persian Gulf.  A crewman reads instructional material while sitting beneath pair of Mark 33 3-inch/50-caliber guns on the deck of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. A crewman reads instructional material while sitting be...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Persian Gulf.  Crew members service the ammunition feed mechanism on a Mark 15 20 mm Phalanx close-in weapons system aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. Crew members service the ammunition feed mechanism on a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Chuck Mussi Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

The US Navy (USN) Ocean Minesweeping Ship USS EXPLOIT (MSO 440) passes through the open draw of the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

The US Navy (USN) Ocean Minesweeping Ship USS EXPLOIT (MSO 440) passes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Anacostia River State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Re... More

The tank landing ship USS (LST 1196) travels ahead of a storm as it proceeds along the Argentinian coastline. The HARLAN COUNTY is one of five US Navy ships taking part in UNITAS XXXI, an annual, joint exercise between the US Navy and the naval forces of nine South American countries

The tank landing ship USS (LST 1196) travels ahead of a storm as it pr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: UNITAS XXXI Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael D.P. Flynn, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined M... More

The US Navy (USN) rescue and salvage ship USS SAFEGUARD (ARS 50) makes her way through the Java Sea en route to Surabaya, Indonesia for the fourth phase of the 2005 Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercise. The SAFEGUARD is part of a three-ship task group, including a dock landing ship and guided missile frigate taking part in CARAT Indonesia beginning July 25. CARAT is a regularly scheduled series of bilateral military training exercises with several Southeast Asia nations designed to enhance interoperability of the respective sea services

The US Navy (USN) rescue and salvage ship USS SAFEGUARD (ARS 50) makes...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Java Sea Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Brian P. Biller, Usn Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

U.S. Navy LT. CMDR. Doyle Hodges, Commanding Officer, Rescue and Salvage Ship USS SAFEGUARD (ARS 50), and The International Group for Historical Aircraft Recovery (TIGHAR) representative Van Hunn, greet students at Jaluit elementary school after giving presentations on Oct. 12, 2006, regarding the two World War II Douglas Torpedo Bomber Devastators, which remained submerged since the war. SAFEGUARD assisted TIGHAR in a survey of the sunken aircraft, providing information for a potential future salvage operation. U.S. Navy photo by Navy Diver Second Class Morgan B. Wade (Released)

U.S. Navy LT. CMDR. Doyle Hodges, Commanding Officer, Rescue and Salva...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Jaluit Country: Marshall Islands (MHL) Scene Camera Operator: ND2 Morgan B. Wade, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

The christening party looks on from the christening platform as the Safeguard class salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) is side-launched by shipyard workers at Peterson Builders Inc

The christening party looks on from the christening platform as the Sa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Stugeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 R.P. Fitzgerald, USN Release Status: Releas... More

Aerial starboard bow view of the rescue/salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) underway during sea trials

Aerial starboard bow view of the rescue/salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Peterson Builders, Inc. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Crew members of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) stand in formation during the ship's commissioning

Crew members of the savage ship USS GRAPPLE (ARS 53) stand in formatio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Sturgeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Nanny Release Status: Released to Public C... More

Persian Gulf. A deck seaman sweeps the forecastle deck behind a M2.50-caliber machine gun installation aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. A deck seaman sweeps the forecastle deck behind a M2.50-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey A. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

Persian Gulf. A yeoman stands lookout watch next to an M2.50-caliber machine gun aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

Persian Gulf. A yeoman stands lookout watch next to an M2.50-caliber m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Mount Vernon (LSD 39) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey A. Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital ... More

The commanding officer of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39) briefs Secretary of Defense Frank C. Carlucci on minesweeping operations off Iran's Farsi Island.  Carlucci is visiting US ships in the gulf area

The commanding officer of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS Okinawa (LPH 3) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Ac) Stephen P. Davis Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the US Navy (USN) Ocean Minesweeping Ship USS EXPLOIT (MSO 440), on display at pier 3 during the Navy yard's open house

A starboard bow view of the US Navy (USN) Ocean Minesweeping Ship USS ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington Navy Yard State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.... More

The US Navy (USN) Ocean Minesweeping Ship USS EXPLOIT (MSO 440) underway

The US Navy (USN) Ocean Minesweeping Ship USS EXPLOIT (MSO 440) underw...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Anacostia River State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.) Re... More

US Navy Boatswains Mate 1ST Class Mark Thomas stationed on board the US Navys salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) (faces camera) while his dive partner US Navy Quarter MASTER 1ST Class Cass Schussler stationed with Mobile Diving Salvage Unit Two, Little Creek, Virginia, prepare for yet another night dive. They will ride the "stage" off the side of the Grasp during their midnight-to noon shift, down to the ocean floor 116 feet below, wearing 1/4" wet suits to combat the cold temperatures during their 50 - 60 minute dive. The red and green jackets covering their "umbilical" identify them as "red diver" and "green diver" for all communications with the master-diver, and also protects the ...

US Navy Boatswains Mate 1ST Class Mark Thomas stationed on board the U...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: [Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy Boatswains Mate 1st Class Mark Thomas stationed on board the US Navys salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) (faces camera) wh... More

A port bow view of the Safeguard class salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) as it is side-launched after its christening at Peterson Builders Inc

A port bow view of the Safeguard class salvage ship USS GRASP (ARS 51)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Stugeon Bay State: Wisconsin (WI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 R.P. Fitzgerald, USN Release Status: Releas... More

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS FORD (FFG 54) pulling alongside the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39) in order to receive fuel

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS FORD (FFG 54) p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS FORD (FG-54) pulling alongside the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD-39) in order to receive fuel

A starboard bow view of the guided missile frigate USS FORD (FG-54) pu...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 (HC-2) SH-3G Sea King helicopter takes off from the stern of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39).  A Mark 33 3-inch/50-caliber anti-aircraft gun is in the foreground

A Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 2 (HC-2) SH-3G Sea King helicopte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A yeoman reads a letter from his wife while standing starboard lookout watch at an M2 .50-caliber machine gun station aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

A yeoman reads a letter from his wife while standing starboard lookout...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A yeoman scans the horizon while standing starboard lookout watch at a .50-caliber machine gun station aboard the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

A yeoman scans the horizon while standing starboard lookout watch at a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A crewman scans the horizon with binoculars while standing port lookout watch at an M60 machine gun station on the bridge of the dock landing ship USS MOUNT VERNON (LSD 39)

A crewman scans the horizon with binoculars while standing port lookou...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Persian Gulf Scene Camera Operator: PH2 (Sw) Jeffrey Elliott Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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