A NEWSLETTER EXCLUSIVELY FOR FORMER USS YANCEY (AKA-93) SAILORS YANCEY MEMORIES

Volume 15, Issue 2 April 2011 MY JOB ON THE YANCEY

little concerned. After of the division was to fix Inside this issue: Editor’s Note: For this not finding it at any of broken equipment, issue we asked for sto- Stories about jobs 1 - 3 the piers, I thought to maintain it so it does not ries about your job on the stop at the base police break, and everything Welcome Mat 3 Yancey. We are happy to station. They were actu- needs to work all the Taps 4 publish the following sto- ally very helpful, and time. Mail Call 4 ries: told me the key piece of I found that the divi- Yancey History 5 information that I sion was well trained 1962 Cruise Book 6-8 From Paul Dunn: needed: Yancey was not and proud of the job Yancey Photos 8 During my time on- at the Naval Station. It that they did. My main board the Yancey, I was was at a commercial focus was to learn from the division officer first pier used by both the them what was really of the Electronics Main- Navy and Army located important, and get them tenance division, and outside of the base and the parts and funding then of the Communica- called International they needed in order to tions division. This was Piers, with an entrance complete their projects. my first ship and my first off Hampton Blvd. Their At the same time, I job in the Navy. information was correct, was learning how to be- My first challenge and I did find the Yancey come both an officer of was to find where in the at the non-Navy pier the deck in port and un- If you were aboard Norfolk area was the with no other Navy ships derway. the USS Yancey in 1962, Yancey’s pier. I was as- around. About half way into you’ll love this issue. sured that it was at the The next morning I my three year tour, I was We’ve reprinted the Norfolk Naval Station met the operations de- assigned to the Commu- first four pages of the (ship information phone partment head, and he nications Division. I had cruise book for you on operator). After getting a told me of my initial as- already been working pages six through eight. temporary gate pass, I signment to the elec- with them since I was If this brings back asked them what pier I tronics division. I felt part of the crypto team memories for you, we’d should drive to. They that was a perfect fit decoding messages. The love to hear from you could not locate a pier since I had just gradu- downside of that job is for the next issue. What number, but suggested I ated from college with a that it seemed the mes- do you remember from drive to the gate and history major and no sages always came at this cruise? ask them. It was dark experience in electron- night. Again, I found a and raining, and I was a ics. He said the main job (Continued on page 2) V OLUME 15, ISSUE 2 YANCEY MEMORIES P AGE 2

(Continued from page 1) over to town and retrieve the From J.W. Young: mail. In the meantime the Officer I signed up for the Navy as I division that had very talented who was my immediate supervisor was getting my draft notice and in men who took pride in themselves said he needed to audit my Boot Camp we were referred to as and their work. We were all proud books. I got it all together and "draft dodgers". Boot Camp only of winning the communications found out I was 40 dollars short. I lasted 9 weeks and the YANCEY “C”. This is an annual award from counted and re counted but still received twice their share of re- our squadron commander, and we came up with the same figures. I cruits. We could not get haircuts could paint it on the bridge wings called him and explained the because the ship's barber was for all to see. It meant that we had situation whereupon he had me taking care of the old crew. As a the best communications division bring the books up to his state- farm boy, my education in cutting of all the ships in the squadron. room where we both went over it hair was shearing horse's manes, I have remained friends with all and still came up short. In the and I decided after we got to port those men with whom I served meantime my assistant was miss- in to get hair clippers, etc., and look forward to seeing them ing and did not return until Mon- and set up an "after hours" barber at the reunions. My time on the day morning. Pretty soon he shop by the electrician's shop. It Yancey was very fulfilling. I stayed came back with a boom box on had a regular light instead of red in the Reserves for another 24 his shoulder and the mail bag with ones below deck at night. At 50 years. I learned the value of team- no mail. We were scheduled to cents a head, it was worth my work and responsibility. leave so the ship got under- time. By the way, I was on regular ______way. Not long after we were un- work detail during working hours, derway and announcement over and taking care of the 1st Supply From William Tenseth, YN2: the loudspeakers that myself and Division on the focsle underneath I was assigned to the re com- assistant were to report to the the 40 mm gun mount. No one missioning crew aboard the XO's office, LCDR Hall was his from the Bridge could see us. Yancey in l961. A lot of my work name. We walked in and he im- After about three weeks, the was getting all the publications of mediately charged both of us with 1st Supply Officer observed me instruction manuals brought up to misappropriation of government cutting hair, and temporarily stuck date and make sure that all the funds. I pointed to Hall and flat me in a closet with electric clip- paper work was in order to run the out told him I did not do this and pers, and that was my training for ship's office. Once that was done requested a lawyer for myself. He the job. I was assigned to the OR division assured me one would be ap- Once we came back to the doing the paper work and did pointed once we returned to Nor- States, the regular barber did not some watches on the radar re- folk. My assistant was standing report back to the ship, and I con- peaters. The ship needed a mail beside me and I looked at him tinued the rest of my Navy 4 year man and I had some experience and could see that he was clearly career cutting hair. in Bremerton Group as their mail- shaken by the episode. Before I Other duties I inherited was man and ran the post office for left the office my supervisor told Shore Patrol on a regular basis them, so consequently it was a him to come with him and another because I was not required to good assignment for me. After we officer to their quarters for a stand on regular watches job. I got to Norfolk the Navy decided I talk. I was soon notified that this was transferred to the Supply Divi- needed an assistant, so they sent guy admitted to the affair and I sion since I was unable to take a young man who had been to was cleared of the whole mess. I care of my cleaning station on the Postal Clerk School to help me don't know whatever became of focsle. out. I really felt that it was not him. After that incident I wanted Captain "K" was the only Cap- necessary because I felt I didn't no more to do with the Post Of- tain who came to the barber shop need anyone. Nonetheless this fice. I had been promoted to YN3 for his hair cuts (by the way, with- man was assigned to the prior to the incident and re- out making appointments) and ship. There was a safe in the of- quested a transfer and soon got since there were no regulations fice. The lock was broken on it so orders to report to COMPHIBRON against a Captain talking to a Bar- I just got rid of it. The office was 10 at Little Creek, Virginia. ber, I heard some of his personal locked up every time we left ______problems when he needed to talk it. One day while in St. Thomas I to someone. I was also able to told the new guy he needed to go (Continued on page 3) V OLUME 15, ISSUE 2 YANCEY MEMORIES P AGE 3

(Continued from page 2) was pleased to be asked to move on to a real job. I was assigned to pass along to him concerns of the the ship’s office where we pre- crew that had been mentioned to pared the “plan of the day”, is- me. At one point, he OK'd a sued liberty cards, processed the beard-growing contest , and at our ship’s mail and other “special, WELCOME MAT first personnel inspection, we all high interest task” as they say . I The following shipmate has showed up with unshaved faces, was in the company of other Yeo- been located since the last news- and officers knew something was man that had a couple of years of letter. Welcome Aboard! We hope up. college – this helped to inspire me When convenient, the Captain after I was discharged. It was a job to see you at the next reunion. You and some of the fishermen would that you got to know everybody on are invited to become an active take either a or the the ship including the officers and member of the association. Captain's gig after hours to do enlisted men. Also, we got to re- some fishing. He would often go view disciplinary action such as Johann Hermann with us and keep the fish that oth- court-martials. Some of the trou- (1944-45) CM2/c ers did not want...a nice time of bles that people got into were 3635 Lamphere Rd relaxation for all of us. I believe comical. The court martials were Arcata, CA 95521 there is a picture in our ship's al- some of the best X rated reading 707-822-0291 bum of some of the crew with a available at the time. It was an string of fish caught on one of illuminating experience about life Edward Duncan these trips. in general. After about one year I (1963-66) Radarman 3/c was sent to Yeoman school in San 5700 Vandalia Trail From Kenneth Groom: Diego. There I was able to raise Arlington, TX 76017 I reported aboard the Yancey my typing speed three fold. 214-797-0396 shortly after the Most of what I got out of my job [email protected] started. At the time, there was a was a better understanding of shortage of ships and an abun- people and appreciation of good Robert Parker dance of new recruits. So, they friends. I never got much praise (1965-67) MM3 sent large drafts of “boots” to on the Yancey, but when I was ships like the Yancey to be trained transferred to a recommissioning 200 The Esplanade by recalled reservists. It was a crew of the aircraft carrier Han- Venice, FL 34285 good experience for me since I cock, for my last year, I had [email protected] had never excelled in anything at enough rank to put my training to that time. Suddenly I found myself good use. We were asked to work Milton Schroeder a part of a group of guys with days and nights to get the ship (1944-46) RM2c mixed backgrounds ready for commissioning. The car- 661 Gibson Ave #409 For the first six months I was rier duty was much different than Pacific Grove, CA 93950 assigned to the 2nd division deck the Yancey. I didn’t get to know 831-654-5319 force (a deck ape) to learn how to many people beyond what my du- [email protected] remove rust from the deck, paint ties called for, but I did get to work ______and repair same. I also learned for some dedicated officers and how to splice line (rope) in about enlisted men. When I was dis- PUBLISHED BY: four different ways – I still am charged, I got some unsolicited Military Locator & Reunion Service, Inc able to do that today. I didn’t have letters of recommendations from PO Drawer 11399 any special talent except some my division officer and the execu- Hickory, NC 28603 manual labor at the time. It was tive officer of the Hancock. This 828-256-6008 (voice) fun. In high school typing class I may have been routine endorse- 828-256-6559 (Fax) had barely passed the minimum ment, for those officers, but it was required words per minute. One of a real boost for someone that had [email protected] my fellow deck apes had moved to make a transition to civilian life [email protected] on to strike for Yeoman. He must and college. www.mlrsinc.com/yancey have put in a word for me, for ______“Our Reunions Work So You don’t Have To” soon they asked to interview me. I V OLUME 15, ISSUE 2 YANCEY MEMORIES P AGE 4 STATEMENT OF PUBLICATION

The YANCEY MEMORIES is the TAPS official publication of the USS MAIL CALL YANCEY AKA-93 Association. From The Yancey Memories was no- now on it will be published quar- Military Locator & Reunion Service, terly in January, April, July, and tified of the following shipmate’s Inc., October, subject to receiving suffi- death. Our deepest sympathy is I particularly enjoyed your article cient funding. The Newsletter is extended to the family of the de- on Yancey History, and eagerly funded by voluntary contributions ceased. Anyone who knows of a await the conclusion of the article. from the membership. All mem- deceased shipmate, or learns of Wonder how many plankowners bers are encouraged to support one, please notify ML & RS, Inc are still with us. I joined the ship’s the voice of the YANCEY. A finan- so their names can be included company prior to commissioning cial statement appears in each and served under the point system, issue of the newsletter. in TAPS and be added to the The newsletter is intended to Honor Roll. which got me transportation on an be a vehicle for the members to APA back to the states and dis- express opinions, make sugges- charged in MSP on 11/5/45. tions and especially share experi- John Lucien Mailho Also wonder if Mr. Henry Diebel ences. (1944-45) CM2/c Boats Rep can dig up any information on the Unless otherwise stated, the Died January 7, 2011 USS Ebony YN-10 on which I served views and opinions printed in the ______from May ‘42 until Jan. ‘43. newsletter are those of the arti- cle’s writer, and do not necessarily John was born in Berkley, CA and Thank you, represent the opinion of the Asso- raised his family in the Bay Area, Walden Danielson ciation leadership or the Editor of moving to the Rogue Valley in 1980. the Newsletter. 416 Pine Ct All letters and stories submitted He is survived by his wife of 35 St. Croix Falls, WI 54024 will be considered for publication, years, Carol Mailho and children, ______except unsigned letters will not be Steve Mailho, Ron Mailho, Laurie published. Letters requesting the Matarazza, Wendy Shields, Renee writer’s name be withheld will be King, many grandchildren and great FINANCIAL STATEMENT honored, but published on a space grandchildren. available basis. Signed letters with no restrictions will be given prior- John served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific during WWII. He was a ity. longtime golfer and member of both Letters demeaning to another the Grants Pass Golf Club and the shipmate will not be printed; let- ters espousing a political position Illinois Valley Golf Club. John was an Balance after 01/11 $191.44 will not be printed. avid baseball fan and played minor Funds received since 01/11 $ 35.00 ML&RS, Inc. is not responsible ball as a young man. He loved gar- Funds available for 01/11 $226.44 for the accuracy of article submit- dening as well. Funds expended for 04/11 $224.03 ted for publication. It would be a ______Balance for 01/11 $ 2.41 monumental task to check each

story. Therefore, we rely on the The newsletter is being mailed only to submitter to research each article. those who returned the coupon for USPS The editor reserves the right to USS YANCEY REUNION service. All others can access the newslet- edit letters to conform to space ter on line at www.mlrsinc.com/yancey. and grammar limitations. Funds will be needed for the July You are encouraged to actively OCTOBER 6-9, 2011 issue. Please use the pre-addressed enve- participate in the newsletter fam- lope in this issue to sent in your contribu- ily, by submitting your stories and tions. Those receiving the newsletter on suggestions. NEW ORLEANS, LA line, please send contributions for the ______newsletter to ML&RS, Inc at our address on page three. Make checks to ML&RS, Inc. CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL and be sure to state that they are for the Yancey Memories Newsletter. V OLUME 15, ISSUE 2 YANCEY MEMORIES P AGE 5 YANCEY HISTORY

Continued from January 2011 issue ment, 62nd Chinese Army, did not begin headed for home. Submitted by Henry Diebel for 11 days. The delay permitted both Reaching Balboa, Panama Canal Due to minesweeping difficulties, officers and men from the Yancey to see Zone, on the last day of the year via however, the landings scheduled for the the local sights ashore. On the 13th, Pearl Harbor (where the ship fueled Kure-Hiroshima area were postponed; Yancey brought on board by boat 1,027 and received boiler repairs) and with and the task group sailed for Buckner officers and men, and one interpreter. Navy passengers embarked (the Army Bay, Okinawa. On 23 September, the The next day, the task unit, three attack had been put ashore at Pearl Harbor). ship put to sea to evade a typhoon. On transports (APA’s) and Yancey stood out Yancey was the last ship to transit the 1 October, she returned and anchored for Takao, Formosa. Panama Canal in 1945. in Buckner Bay. Two days later, Yancey The trip, as recorded by Yancey com- Six days into the new year, 1946, again headed for Japanese waters and manders, was uneventful, except for Yancey cleared Cristobal, Canal Zone, entered Bungo Suido on the 5th, begin- rough weather which caused the Chinese bound for Louisiana. After a brief stop ning the long, difficult passage up the to suffer numerous cases of seasick- at New Orleans, the attach cargo ship Inland Sea along the channel swept ness. Regular Chinese Army rations-tea proceeded on, via Jacksonville, Fla, to through the mine-fields. The next morn- and rice– were served twice a day, aug- Norfolk, where she arrived on 29 Janu- ing, after spending the night anchored mented by that staple, the “C” ration. ary. Less than a month later, on 27 in the cleared channel, Yancey headed North of Takao, on the 18th, TU 78.6.7 February, Yancey sailed farther north for Hiro Wan, where the landings were dropped anchor. By 1700 that day, the and reached the Philadelphia Naval made. disembarking was complete. The Chi- Shipyard the following day. The ship completed her unloading in nese had cooperated fully during the trip, Over the next few months, Yancey 48 hours. On 9 October, she was de- and one Yancey sailor observed that they underwent a regular overhaul there tached from TransRon 16 and reported seemed “most appreciative of what little and then operated off the eastern sea- to CinCPac for assignment. The follow- could be done to make them comfort- board and into the western Atlantic. ing day, Yancey rode out a typhoon with able.” During that time, she called at 130 fathoms of chain on deck, a sec- The following day, 18 November, Bayonne, N.J.; Bermuda; San Juan, ond anchor ready to go, and steam at Yancey proceeded to Manila to await ; Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; the throttle. On the 11th, the rest of her further orders. On 25 November exactly Balboa, Canal Zone; Jacksonville, Fla; squadron hoisted “homeward bound” one year after the ship had left the and made return calls at Norfolk, pennants and headed for home, leaving United States and headed for the war- Bayonne, and Bermuda. In addition, Yancey to celebrate the first anniversary zone, the attack cargo ship received her the ship visited the New York Naval of her commissioning anchored in Hiro orders to proceed to the east coast of Shipyard and Davisville, RI, before be- Wan, Japan, “waiting orders.” the United States for duty with the Ser- ing assigned tentatively to TF 68 effec- On 15 October, Yancey got underway vice Force, Atlantic Fleet. The ship’s cap- tive on 9 November. for the . She drew replace- tain, Comdr. Rice, had the orders read In compliance with her new orders, ment boats at Subic Bay and stopped at over the ship’s public address system. As Yancey proceeded back to the west Manila for logistics before she sailed for a Yancey sailor recorded, “the response coast, sailing via Cristobal and the Pa- French Indochina. En route to left no doubt that all hands were satis- nama Canal. Ultimately arriving at San , the ship’s force readied the fied.” Pedro, Calif., Yancey reported for duty attack cargo vessel to receive her next After embarking a capacity load of to Commander, TF 68. passengers, Chinese troops. Army and Navy men returning to the Assigned to Task Unit (TU) 78.6.7, United States for discharge, Yancey left Continued in the next :issue— Yancey reached Doson, French Indo- Manila harbor on 27 November. Stream- Operation High Jump , on 2 November. However, embar- ing a homeward-bound pennant 310 feet ______dation of the men of the 471st Regi- long and adorned with 27 stars, Yancey

Homeward Bound Pennant made up by the crew and flown in place of months continuously outside the U.S., plus the normal commission pennant from the another star for each additional six months. time the ship gets under way to proceed to a The length of the pennant is one foot for From at least the early 19th century, it U.S. port until sunset on the day of arrival in each member of the crew who has been on has been the custom of ships returning from the U.S. The pennant is 200 times longer duty outside the U.S. for nine months or a long overseas deployment to fly an extra than its width at the hoist. Like the commis- more, not to exceed the length of the ship long commission pennant made up of what- sion pennant, the homeward bound pennant itself. Once the ship arrives home, the pen- ever bunting could be assembled. The dis- consists of white stars on a blue field at the nant is divided among the crew, with the play of the homeward bound pennant is hoist, and is divided red over white at the fly. captain getting the blue portion and the rest limited to ships that have been outside the It has one star for the ship’s first nine of the crew sharing the read and white por- U.S. continuously for 270 or more days. It is tion equally. V OLUME 15, ISSUE 2 YANCEY MEMORIES P AGE 6 FROM THE USS YANCEY AKA 93 MED CRUISE 1962 Submitted by Phil Messer EN2 Then, Retired 1979 as ENCM

The Executive Officer of the YANCEY, George S. Grey, Captain Gordon R. Keating, a native of Braintree, Mass., was born in Newchang, China. He was commissioned in received his commission as an Ensign in the Navy in 1930, the grade of Ensign in 1943 while on board the USS having served in the Merchant Service since 1920. SUSAN B. ANTHONY (APA-72). In 1947, Commander Grey In 1941 he went aboard the USS ST AUGUSTINE (PG-54) attended the Amphibious Intelligence School at Little to serve in the dual capacity of Executive Officer and Naviga- Creek, Virginia. He served aboard the USS WACCAMAW tor, and in 1943 he became Commanding Officer of that (AO-109) from 1949 to 1951 as Operations Officer, Navi- same vessel. In August of that year, Captain Keating, acting gator and Communications Officer. In May of 1955, Com- as Commanding Officer, placed in commission the USS HILL mander Grey attended the U.S. Naval Ship Salvage School (DE-141) at Orange, Texas. at Bayonne, , and in July he assumed com- His next duty was Escort Commander of Task Group 42.6 mand of the USS HOIST (ARS-40). with the Fourth Fleet, and later took command of Escort Divi- Commander Grey served as District Operations and sion 69 in the Pacific. Captain Keating served as the Director Planning Officer at Staff Headquarters, 1st Naval District of Cargo Operations Division, and Head of Research and De- before reporting to Precommissioning School, Fleet Train- velopment of the Military Sea Transportation in Washington, ing Center, , , for recommissioning of DC from 1950 to 1954. the YANCEY. In October of 1954 Captain Keating assumed command of the USS CAPRI-CORNUS (AKA-57), and the following year be- came Commanding Officer of the USS MARKAB (AD-21). His duty stations immediately before assuming command of USS YANCEY were; Commander, Reserve Destroyer Squadron 4, and and Marine Corps Reserve Training Center, Washington, DC. V OLUME 15, ISSUE 2 YANCEY MEMORIES P AGE 7

THE CRUISE

On 12 January, 1962, USS YANCEY ON 10 April, 1962, the Yancey, names as “Bluebeard’s Castle,” AKA 93, accompanied by her sister with a platoon of US Army Stevedores “Virgin Isle Hotel,” “The Fallen Angel,” ship, USS ALGOL AKA 54, sailed from left Norfolk for Morehead City, NC on “The Mountain Top Motel,” with their San Diego enroute Norfolk, Virginia, the first leg of her participation in “Banana Daiquiris,” “Rum Swizels” via the Panama Canal. On 15 Janu- “Operation Philbex.” From there Cap- and the “Steel Drum Bands” will al- ary, 1962, the ship conducted a ship tain Keating, Commanding Officer of ways stir pleasant memories for all of to shore movement exercise off Soc- Yancey and Task Unit Commodore, us. coro Island, Mexico. In the afternoon guided the ships under his command The Yancey departed from Char- of the 15th, while making an ap- to Vieques, V.I., where they partici- lotte Amalie, capital of St. Thomas on proach on the Algol during a towing pated in training exercises. 25 April for Roosevelt Roads and exercise, the two ships collided carry- On 17 April the Yancey set out for backloading part of the operation ing away the lifeboat and davit of St. Thomas, V.I., arriving there 18 returning to Norfolk on 2 May, after each ship. The remainder of the voy- April. Most of the crew took advan- dropping the Marines off at Morehead age was uneventful, arriving at Rod- tage of the tax free port and pur- City, NC. On 10 May, 1962, the man Naval Station, Canal Zone on chased a variety of goods from all Yancey entered the historic Charles- 22nd January. On the 28th, the ship over the world. We shall all remember ton Harbor and steamed into the am- transited the Canal and arrived in the beach party held on the beautiful munition depot to unload. After Norfolk, Virginia to report to the Com- sands of St. Thomas and the many unloading she steamed back down mander of Amphibious Squadron 12 breathtaking views from the high hills the river and moored to a pier where for duty on the 2nd of February. of the surrounding countryside. Such (Continued on page 8) V OLUME 15, ISSUE 2 YANCEY MEMORIES P AGE 8

(Continued from page 7) bered by the Rocklanders for their ef- We all remember the Spanish Dance forts in “bringing back the bell.” Hun- Troupe, the bullfights and the excel- she accomplished “another Yancey dreds of townsfolk watched the lent sherry from the vineyards of the first” by loading nine boats in addition Yancey’s drill team perform and visited Jerez district of Spain. to her own, a remarkable feat since five the ship during an open house for the The ship then headed for Lisbon, of these boats were 30 ton LCMs. While citizens. Portugal for three days liberty. There in Charleston, the crew took advantage On the return run to Norfolk, the the crew enjoyed the excellent Conti- of the recreational facilities in town and Yancey visited Texas Tower 2 and nental Cuisine and the many historic saw many of the historic sights of old sighted some Russian trawlers. A 1 monuments of the early Portuguese Charleston. Alpha was held at Provincetown, explorers. On 5 July the Yancey took part in an Mass., after which the ship anchored Finally the Yancey was homeward amphibious exercise with Phibron 2. On in Provincetown Harbor. She returned bound but not before a side trip to the 9 July she was underway for Rockland, to Norfolk on 20 April for an upkeep Rock of Gibraltar, the Yancey’s first Maine with 75 Seascouts (landed then period. Mediterranean cruise (short as it in a 1A at Little Creek), Midshipmen and On 24 July the Yancey was under- was). After unloading the Seabees in reserve personnel. Enroute the ship way for Davisville, R.I. and the first leg Davisville, R.I., the Yancey headed transited the Cape Cod Canal, anchored of her first transatlantic cruise. A Sea- south and returned to Norfolk 18 Au- in Boston Harbor and passed many of bee unit was loaded aboard and the gust, 1962. the historic cities and towns along the ship steamed for Rota, Spain. There ______rocky New England Coast. Once at she off loaded the Seabees and the Rockland, the Yancey ran the measured crew enjoyed a planned sightseeing More from the Cruise Book in the next mile and her crew will long be remem- tour of the surrounding Spanish towns. issue

This is a model of the Yancey that I built and finished in 2004. I started it in 1997 and worked on it from time to time. I started with nothing but the hull and scratch built it over that time. The guns, winches, etc. were purchased from suppli- ers. I built the superstructure one deck at a time and assembled them and glued them in place. It is 1:96 scale which measures about 5 feet long. Ken Groom, USS Yancey Historian

This photo was found in the preface of a book about ships sunk off the coast of North Carolina. The Yancey was sunk August 1990 in 160 feet of water, 38 miles off the coast of Beau- fort, North Carolina. Holes were cut in its sides, charges set by Marines from Cherry Point, NC and she was sunk, starboard bow first.

Ken Groom, USS Yancey Historian