USS Kansas City (AOR-3) WestPac 1971-72
ETC Brad Bradfield, USNR (Ret)
Here are some images of WestPac 1971-72. I'll be placing more pictures
on this page in the very near future. If anyone has additional WestPac pictures of any kind
that they'd like to share, please e-mail me. I'd
like to scan them for this page, and will give you credit for anything used.
Click on any of the thumbnail images below to see a full sized image.
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Our last WestPac 1971 unrep on Yankee Station was a
consolidation with our sister ship the USS Wichita (AOR-1), during which the Commodore also
shifted his flag and staff from Kansas City to Wichita. The following images are of that
unrep, and are in the order originally shot. |
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When preparing to come alongside for the unrep, Wichita
blew her tubes, sending a huge cloud of black smoke and soot skyward. Our skipper, Capt. Craven,
sent a flashing light message to Wichita's skipper asking if he was burning "black oil or coal?" (BH)
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Another image a few seconds after the first. (BH)
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USS Wichita (AOR-1) preparing to come alongside. (BH)
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USS Wichita (AOR-1) alongside. (BH) |
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USS Wichita (AOR-1) alongside. (BH) |
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USS Wichita (AOR-1) alongside. (BH) |
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USS Wichita (AOR-1) alongside. (BH) |
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- PICTURE CREDITS
- BB - Brad Bradfield
- BH - Bill Hutton
Page uploaded 03/21/2002
