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Final Destination


Vessels making their last trip.

Gulf Merchant
Gulf Merchant		 USS Nitro, AE-23
USS Nitro, AE-23		 USS Kalamazoo, AOR 6
USS Kalamazoo, AOR 6		 Spirit of Grace
Spirit of Grace
USNS Mississinewa (T-AO-144)
USNS Mississinewa (T-AO-144)		 Pride
Pride		 SS Banner - T-AK-5008
SS Banner - T-AK-5008		 USS Camden AOE-2
USS Camden AOE-2
USS Sacramento AOE-1
USS Sacramento AOE-1		 USS Fox - CG/DLG-33
USS Fox - CG/DLG-33		 USS Des Moines
USS Des Moines		 USS Sacramento AOE-1
USS Sacramento AOE-1
SS Cape Clear
SS Cape Clear		 USS Jason (AR 8)
USS Jason (AR 8)		 Sioux Falls Victory
Sioux Falls Victory		 SS Texaco Maryland
SS Texaco Maryland
Texas Clipper II
Texas Clipper II		 USS Des Moines
USS Des Moines		 USNS Grasp and USS Des Moines
USNS Grasp and USS Des Moines		 SS Brinton Lykes
SS Brinton Lykes
USS Moosbrugger
USS Moosbrugger		 USS John Hancock
USS John Hancock		 USS John Rodgers
USS John Rodgers		 Victory Ships
Victory Ships
USS England CG-22
USS England CG-22

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Glen Bickhart 31-Jan-2009 00:02
Awesome to finally see the Kalamazoo again, anymore pictures of her dismantling would be greatly appreciated. Glen Bickhart
kneil anderson 08-Nov-2008 00:02
34 years ago I lived and worked on the camden right below the hanger deck B-div spent 2years 74-76 seen alot of water sad to see her go.
Gene Frederickson 29-Feb-2008 02:02
Served on Sacramento in the mid-70s. Attended her decom ceremony in '04. To see her at the breakers is sad. Would have been more fitting if the Navy had stuck to its original plan and used her as a target. I guess recycling the ship is in keeping with her long tradition of service, but it's still sad to see her broken up to supply the raw material for another year's worth of imported subcompacts.
Pierre Schneider 04-Feb-2008 08:09
Nice collection !
Danny 22-Jan-2008 18:05
To many memories..One West Pac, three Med Cruises, one Middle East. Refuled from the best of the best.
Lester Sinton 30-Dec-2007 22:20
Boy this brings back memories!! How many times did we refuel from the Mississinewa going to and from the Med from 1965 - 68 while I was on the U.S.S. Zellars (DD-777).
Shame to see them in this shape - I can still see us pulling away from her at 25 Knots and NO SMOKE !!!!
Eugene Blake 26-Nov-2007 03:34
Mike, enjoyed the pictures, but sad to see some of the fine ships go. Worked for Ingalls Shipbuilding from '71 to '97 worked on many of the destroyers. Thanks
Michael P. Procter, Sr. 24-Nov-2007 05:43
Michael - very fine pictures. How can I get moe from the scrapping of the Santa Barbara?
Tom Briggs 20-Nov-2007 12:06
Interesting gallery, Michael ... I was looking for the USNS Upshr but, alas and alack, she must've already undergone the acetylene torch. In any event, thanx for posting these photos ... sad in a way ... ships seem to have their own personalities and to end up rusting away doesn't seem to be an appropriate end ...
Jim 04-May-2007 21:47
Is there anything left of the Uss Des Moines?
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