USS Rehoboth (AGS 50)
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1959 -1962
Electrician's Mate 2nd Class  -  Electrician's Mate 1st Class


Took my discharge, went "home" and found I didn't live there anymore.  Re-enlisted and drew orders for USS Rehoboth (AGS 50).

Rehoboth was a Hydrographic Survey ship home ported in Treasure Island Ca..  She was named after Rehoboth Beach Delaware.  Rehoboth was originally laid down during WW II as a small seaplane tender (AVP).  The "Rebop" was crewed by around 150 enlisted and too many officers, as I remember.   She was 300 ft. in LOA and powered by 4 Fairbanks Morse opposed piston engines.  She was  tough duty for a peace time ship, making a 9 month cruise every year with a 3 month turn-around time.  These cruises consisted of 30 days at sea doing nothing and 4 or 5 days in port for fuel & stores.  In port consisted of Midway, Pearl Harbor, or  Adak,  Alaska.  She made only one liberty port in the three years I was on her, that being Lima, Peru in 1960.  The crew was extremely close.  I miss them.  In the fall of 1961 I got orders for shore duty in Milton, Florida.  I left the ship in Adak,  Alaska.

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Golden Shellback.. International Date Line & Equator

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