~~~ USS Fulton Association ~~~
*** Our Memories ***
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Photos by Marty Cooley
2010 Reunion - Newport RI
Photos by Bob Callahan
Ship Memories
S1 inspection by Captain Duncan
circa 1963-1964
State Pier New London CT
USS Fulton with Squadron Ten boats
at State Pier.
Bob Stout MA2-DP2 (circa 1965)
Last berth for the USS Fulton in
Brownsville, Texas. January 1996 before being cut up for
salvage.
Glen W. Work, Emil A. Geffert, and
Ches Laird holding the only surviving part of the ship. This
porthole glass now resides in the Vallejo, Ca. museum.
Emil Geffert, Portside looking aft
at last berth in 1996.
Starboard side looking aft 1996.
1970 Thanksgiving menu onboard the
USS Fulton
USS Fulton passing San Juan in the
sixties.
USS Fulton at the State Pier in New London in 1962
Pictured with her is the USS
Skylark ASR-20, a sub rescue ship
USS Fulton moored at NYC in 1964 Picture: Bill Guhl
USS Fulton moored at the State
Pier, New London,
CT
in 1964 Picture: Bill Guhl
Shows
RM3 Callahan chipping paint on the Signal Shack while in the
yards at Charlestown, SC in 1971. This view is starboard
side looking aft.
This
is the radio repair group. The radiomen and ET's of this
division did the repair for the subs. The ships operation
division also had ET's and Radiomen for the Fulton only.
If
the layout was the same when the webmaster was aboard this
shop was located aft on the 02 level I believe.
This picture was submitted by Ira W. Goodin who
served aboard the Fulton during WW2.
Picture of the USS Fulton being scrapped courtesy of
Cliff Simonsen.
Pictured above is John Crosby Basham BM1, being
congratulated by W.W. Patrick EM1, President of the
Recreational Committee, on his winning of the Fulton's
contest to name the new crew's lounge. The winning name was
"Hideaway". (1956)
A new Chiefs initiation of eating from a trough in
1956. Pictured are: Bill J. Sego, TEC; Manfred C. Marotta,
DCC; Bill W. Patrick, EMC; and Vincent Lanza, SKC.
USS Fulton Deactivation Ceremony
Subron Ten Patch
The following 4 pictures were sent in by Bill
Kruzykowski. These pictures belonged to the late SH1 Simon
Andrew Kruzykowski who served on the USS Fulton.
SH1 Kruzykowski served in the Navy from 1947 till
1964 aboard the following ships:
USNS General M. Rose
USNS Gibbons
USNS Upshur
USS Butner
USS Intrepid
USS Curtiss
USS Fulton
and did shore duty at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and at
Correy Field, Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL. SH1
Kruzykowski served in the U.S. Army during WW2 before
joining the Navy. For those who don't know about the Ships
Serviceman rate (SH) Ship's servicemen manage and operate
shipboard retail and service activities. This includes
ship's stores, vending machines and video games, barber
shops, laundry and dry cleaning plants, and tailor shops.
SH1 Kruzykowski retiring with sideboys
USS Fulton at Gitmo
USS Nautilus 1955
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USS
Fulton 1961
EM1
Ellis in the 1980's on main deck midships |
USS Fulton at the Weapon's Pier in
Bayone, New Jersey, off loading weapons in preparation for
the SRA in Norfolk VA sometime around Jan 87 or Jan 88.
This is a picture of the USS Fulton
pulling into Norfolk on October 1, 1991 Taken from the USS
Grapple.