2013 SummerAW:Winter2006 HNSA AnchorWatch.qxd 7/8/2013 3:00 PM Page 1 MAY NCHOR JUNE A JULY AUGUST WATCH 2013 The Journal of the Historic Naval Ships Association To Support the Preservation of Historic Naval Vessels & To Honor Those Who Serve at Sea USS IOWA (BB-61): FIRST WEST COAST BATTLESHIP MUSEUM www.hnsa.org 2013 SummerAW:Winter2006 HNSA AnchorWatch.qxd 7/8/2013 3:00 PM Page 2 2 ANCHOR WATCH HNSA STAFF HNSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS Executive Director President CDR Jeffrey S. Nilsson, USN (Ret) Brad King, USS Massachusetts Executive Director Emeritus Vice President CAPT Channing M. Zucker, USN (Ret) Patricia Rogers, USS Requin Executive Secretary Secretary James W. Cheevers LCDR Sherry Richardson (Ret), HMCS Sackville Individual Member Program Manager Treasurer CDR Jeffrey S. Nilsson, USN (Ret) COL Patrick J. Cunningham (Ret) Anchor Watch Editor Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park Jason W. Hall Immediate Past President USS New Jersey RADM John P. McLaughlin (Ret), USS Midway Webmaster Richard S. Pekelney HONORARY DIRECTORS International Coordinator Wyn Davies ADM Robert J. Papp, U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Heritage Consultant, UK Larry Ostola, Parks Canada VADM Drew Robertson, Royal Canadian Navy ADM Sir Alan West, GCB, DCD, MP, Royal Navy HNSA COMMITTEE DIRECTORS AT LARGE CHAIRPERSONS CAPT Terry Bragg, USN (Ret) USS North Carolina Annual Conference Co-Chairs Jason Hall, USS New Jersey Dr. William B. Cogar Jesse Lebovics, USS Olympia & USS Becuna Alyce N. Guthrie Toby Oothoudt, USS Cod PT Boats, Inc. Awards CAPT Jerry Hofwolt, USN (Ret) James W. Cheevers USS Bowfin United States Naval Academy Museum Communications Terry Miller Tin Can Sailors, Inc. Vacant Associate Member Representative Curatorial Andy Smith CAPT F. W. "Rocco" Montesano, USN (Ret) USS Lexington USS Texas Education Richard S. Pekelney Ms. Karin Hill, The Navy Museum USS Pampanito Individual Member Representative Insurance COL Patrick J. Cunningham Timothy C. Rizzuto Buffalo & Erie County Naval & Military Park USS Slater Marketing Patricia Rogers Toby Oothoudt Carnegie Science Center USS Cod Submarine Memorial Lindsey Shaw Membership Australian National Maritime Museum CDR Jeffrey S. Nilsson, USN (Ret) Preservation Andy Smith Joseph W. Lombardi USS Texas Ocean Technical Services Submarines Matt Woods William N. Tunnell, Jr. Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum USS Alabama/USS Drum 2013 SummerAW:Winter2006 HNSA AnchorWatch.qxd 7/8/2013 3:00 PM Page 3 ANCHOR WATCH 3 THE ANCHOR WATCH TEAM CONTENTS FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, Jeffrey S. Nilsson...4 SUMMER 2013 USS Iowa, Rich Abele...5 Executive Editor USS Razorback, Greg Stitz...7 CDR Jeffrey S. Nilsson, USN (Ret) NEW & RENEWING HNSA MEMBERS...8 Publisher USS LST-325, Bob Jornlin...9 Robert D. Board USS North Carolina, Heather Loftin...10 Editor Jason W. Hall HNSA NEWS & VIEWS, Jeffrey S. Nilsson...12 USS New Jersey 62 Battleship Place USS Intrepid, Allie Schlapp...13 Camden, New Jersey 08103 U.S.A. Tel: 856-966-1652 ext. 201 BOOK REVIEWS, Peter Nunan...14 [email protected] WINSLOW BUNKER, Susan Rice...14 Anchor Watch Editors Emeritus USS Missouri, Jaclyn Hawse...15 Robert A. Willson D. Douglas Buchanan, Jr. USS New Jersey, Jack Willard...16 Proofreaders USS Albacore, John Maier...17 Jeffrey S. Cary CDR Jeffrey S. Nilsson, USN (Ret) USS Pampanito, Rich Pekelney. ..18 Contributing Writers TRIVIA CHALLENGE, Jeff Cary...19 RICH ABELE JEFF CARY JACLYN HAWES BOB JORNLIN HEATHER LOFTIN The Anchor Watch in COLOR! JOHN MAIER The Anchor Watch is now available in color on the JEFFREY S. NILSSON HNSA website. To see this issue, and past issues, PETER NUNAN in full color, visit: RICH PEKELNEY www.hnsa.org/anchorwatch/index.htm SUSAN RICE ALLIE SCHLAPP GREG STITZ JACK WILLARD DISCLAIMER Articles represent the views of the authors THE COVER and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Right: The USS Iowa Historic Naval Ships Association (HNSA). (BB-61) is towed under the Golden Gate Bridge on her way to her new permanent home in San Pedro, CA. Photo by Rich Abele 2013 SummerAW:Winter2006 HNSA AnchorWatch.qxd 7/8/2013 3:00 PM Page 4 4 ANCHOR WATCH It is for the cardholder only, but it is a membership benefit for all participating museums. As an example, if a member FLOTSAM AND JETSAM of the Midway Museum (which is a HNSA member) is BY EFFREY ILSSON travelling in Louisiana, and wants to visit the USS Kidd J S. N Veterans Memorial (also a HNSA member) in Baton Rouge, he would receive free admission to the museum. For a complete listing of the participating museums please go to http://www.hnsa.org/memberexchange.htm. It is with sadness that I report the passing of two individuals who had a long association with HNSA. Captain David W. Tungett, USN (Ret) died on December 29, 2012. Captain Tungett preceded Captain Pietras as the Program Manager for Inactive Ships, PMS-333, Naval Sea Systems Command. Harvey Gray, former Executive Director of the USS Bowfin Submarine Museum and Park, t seems that it was a long time ago that I prepared my will be laid to rest in the National Cemetery of the Pacific last Flotsam and Jetsam column. The last issue was at Punchbowl on June 11. According to CAPT Gerald L. considerably late due to a computer breakdown that our Hofwolt, current Executive Director of the Bowfin, there is Ieditor, Jason Hall, had to suffer through. The situation has to be no “Celebration of Life Service” but rather a “Party been resolved and we are once again steaming full speed Hearty for Harvey” bash at the Pacific Aviation Museum ahead with the Anchor Watch. –Pearl Harbor after the internment on June 11. Two major changes for the Inactive Ship Program occurred On Sunday, May 19th, the family of Vice Admiral William on May 17, 2013. Captain Christopher R. Pietras, USN Renwick Smedberg, III, presented the Battleship Iowa an retired after 30 years of Navy service. A retirement 84-page scrapbook featuring a record of his service while ceremony was conducted at the U.S. Naval Academy where commanding Iowa. The collection features articles, CAPT Pietras received his second Legion of Merit award. magazines, telegrams, photos and most impressively, a log As CAPT Pietras is not being relieved by another Navy of the number of shells fired and targets hit during its captain, PMS 333, Navy Inactive Ships Program, has been service under Admiral Smedberg,III. Admiral Smedberg, redesignated as SEA 21I (i.e., SEA 21 "eye"), Inactive III commanded the USS Iowa from the time it was re- Ships Office. Mr. Glen Clark has been designated as the commissioned on August 25, 1951 until July 29, 1952. He Director of SEA 21I, who will report to RDML Shannon, went on to be the Superintendent of the United States SEA 21, and Ms. E. Anne Sandel, SEA 21B Executive Naval Academy as well as the Chief of Naval Personnel Director. The PMS 333 staff are now the SEA 21I staff, from 1960 to 1964. including Ms. Christina Wenderoth, the SEA 21I Ship Donation Manager. All email addresses and telephone On Saturday, May 18, I had the honor and pleasure of numbers remain the same. addressing the USS Harry E. Hubbard (DD-748) reunion group at the Holiday Inn Executive Center in Virginia In the March 2013 World Ship Review, the newsletter of Beach at their gala banquet dinner. They were very the World Ship Trust, Lord Ambrose Greenway announced interested in the HNSA story relating to what we are, how that the Trust would be dissolving. The reasoning behind we got to where we are today, and basically what our this decision is the United Kingdom’s continuing economic mission is to these historic ships. It was clearly evident just crisis has discouraged a steady growth in membership, and by meeting these fine gentlemen that at least two there is an apparent lack of willingness amongst suitable generations were represented. It was a great evening and candidates to undertake the duties of trusteeship. He further hopefully everyone took something away with them. indicated “that we live in a fast-moving technological age and young people seem to have little or no interest in the Plans are well underway for HNSA 2013 which will be preservation of old ships and, certainly in their [our] case, held in Philadelphia, PA/Camden, NJ September 18 – 21, a marked reluctance to become involved.” The lack of 2013. It is shaping up under the capable guidance of Jason presence of the World Ship Trust in the realm of Naval and Hall of the Battleship New Jersey Museum and Hope Maritime History, will be felt around the world. Corse of the Independence Seaport Museum. The program is being put together by Toby Oothoudt, our Marketing In March of this year, I announced that HNSA has Chair. A listing of sessions, events, and conference established a Reciprocal Museum Membership Admission registration will appear soon on the HNSA website, Program. The program is designed to allow free admission www.hnsa.org. for individual museum members to each other’s museums. -Jeffrey S. Nilsson 2013 SummerAW:Winter2006 HNSA AnchorWatch.qxd 7/8/2013 3:00 PM Page 5 ANCHOR WATCH 5 NEWS FROM THE FLEET USS Iowa (BB-61) San Pedro, California, U.S.A. First West Coast Battleship Museum by CAPT Rich Abele, USN (Ret) Volunteer Tour Guide he former USS Iowa (BB-61) - the manned the rails which were covered with red, “Battleship of Presidents” - has finally white and blue bunting. The Iowa had come found its new home in Southern alive. What a great day for America! TCalifornia. After 21 years in the “mothball fleet” and seven months of extensive cleaning, Today visitors can board the ship for self- exterior maintenance and painting, the Iowa guided tours along the main deck, to the left Richmond, CA, and was towed in late May foc’sle, around the forward 16” gun turrets, 2012 under the Golden Gate Bridge and south through t he wardroom, Captain’s inport cabin, to her new home in San Pedro.