The Ship's Goodies 

Question: When a ship is de-commissioned, where are the ship's valuables sent?

Answer: (provided by William Murray, Captain, USN, Ret.) - Sometimes a city, the ship's namesake, claims the bell and silver, otherwise the Navy has storage space for each de-commissioned ship and stores various keepsake items there. At least that is the way it used to be. When I was in the Pentagon, the Navy had a large building at the Washington Gun Factory, at the Navy Yard, where all valuable items were stored. A friend of mine was the officer-in-charge, and he worried continuously that someone would steal the items. Don't know what the situation is now but suspect it hasn't changed.  

Malta Water Taxi

    Image provided by Johnnie Noles

Leahy FC Radars

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Info provided by Jerry Gay and Ken Deshaies

Leahy Holiday Cards

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Item provided by Ben Siebels

Item provided by Geldon Harper

Leahy Tie Pin

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USS Leahy tie pin awarded to employee
Bob Johansen of Bath Iron Works.
Bob started out in the Pipe Shop and now
is currently in the Purchasing Dept. at BIW.

Image provided by his son - Jim Johansen

Leahy Belt Buckles

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USS Leahy belt buckles L-R -- Mike Ryan, Ken Deshaies, Tony La Tourette

Hurricane Iwa 1982

The Leahy went to Hawaii for Thanksgiving 1982. We were delayed pulling into port for a couple days due to this hurricane. Like the Goldsborough (DDG-20), we had to ride out the storm and it was quite a ride. When we finally pulled into Pearl, there was major storm damage. We heard stories of the guy that was killed and the other washed overboard that is in the newspaper clipping (link below). Just wondering what others remember about hurricane Iwa.

Ref: http://www.ussgoldsborough.com/memorabilia/ Info provided by Brian Ackerman (1981-1985)

1965 Med Cruise Info

During the 1965 med cruise the call sign was "WWDL". The DJ's were: Sullivan, D.R. Waters, R.G. Wade, D.N. Hutson, W.M. Carr, L.D. Donnell, J.P. Officer in charge was Ens J.M. Reade IV, USN.

Info provided by Siegfried (Kraut) Zeveckas (1965-1967)

Ships Trophies??

I wonder what ever happend to the various ships trophies, as in the ones the ship won in sporting events etc.??

Tony La Tourette (acpaint1@cox.net)