jlocke Loc: Austin, TX

I was in the Navy from 1974-1980, and served on two different ships, the USS Voge (FF-1047) and the USS Julius A. Furer (FFG-6). In that time, I made a cruise to the Mediterranean, the North Atlantic, two to the Middle East, and several quick jaunts to the Caribbean. I've been going through some of my old photos (mostly 35mm slides), scanning them, and cleaning them up in Lightroom. Here's a few...

Coming alongside for underway replenishment. That's the USS America on the other side of the supply ship.

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We later refueled from the USS America directly. This is as we approached alongside.

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Sometimes it got a little rough.

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I liked the colors of these buildings; in Kristiansand, Norway

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My 2nd ship (FFG-6) anchored off Aqaba, Jordan.

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Sunrise in Bahrain, UAE.

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Some souvenir vendors came alongside (with their monkey) in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

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Some dock workers in Banjul, the Gambia.

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Launching a torpedo during weapons tests in the Caribbean. I was a Sonar Technician.

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The Voge in dry dock in Toulon, France, after a collision with a Soviet submarine.

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Stash Loc: South Central Massachusetts

Very interesting series jlocke. As a fellow veteran (Air Force 1961-1970 - Army National Guard 1970-1972) thanks for your service.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Thanks for your shared tour! As a retired veteran (Army 61 - 91) I also thank you for your service.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Wonderful details us civilians / land-lovers rarely get to see. Thanks!

vonzip Loc: cape cod

Thanks for the tour. vz

gregoryd45 Loc: Fakahatchee Strand

Great series jlocke

Hal81 Loc: Bucks County, Pa.

I too was a navy man during Korea a little before your time. I served on a tin can plane guarding the carriers out of Cuba. Thats where they came to train the new sky jocks. Seen a few miss their landing and end up in the drink. The choppers picked up the pilots. We had to make sure the plane went to Davy Jones Locker.

bobmcculloch Loc: NYC, NY

Nice shots, did my Med Cruises 68-70, AF52 Arcturus, lots of UnReps, used to tell the destroyers etc to surface, BTW it's even more fun when the ship heels to 'roll max' one atlantic storm we hit 'roll max' also buried the front half up to the bridge but we came up , obviously, wish I could find my photos from then, mostly B&W from an Argus C-3, Bob.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Nice series.

tomad Loc: North Carolina

Great stuff, reminds me of my time in. I was on the USS John F. Kennedy back in the '70s. Wish I had taken a camera with me!

kmpankopf Loc: Mid-Michigan; SW Pennsylvania

As a fellow world traveler on the gov't tab (USAF 80 - 92, stationed in Okinawa and then flight crew on a cargo heavy), I envy you and the great photos. Mine were from a Weatherman Instamatic. I really like the "Little Rough" photo. What you could do with RAW processing on that!

Thanks for your service jlocke.

Irvingite Charles Loc: Irving, Tx

photophly Loc: Old Bridge NJ

Very interesting set......Thanx for sharing it.

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Submarine sailor am I so cameras weren’t too useful most of the time. Nice shots tho! BTW, only two types of ships: submarines and targets. 😏

photophly Loc: Old Bridge NJ

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