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Dreadnought · 02-21-2007, 15:20 PM

I worked on a submarine tender named USS Proteus (ASR-19) some years back. It was appropriately named for all the structural changes made to her using different technologies of ship design.

A close friends now deceased father worked aboard USS Proteus as a machinist mate while she was still a sub tender in WWII. He gave me an ashtray his father had made during his time aboard instead of tossing it out. I didnt even think she was still afloat. I know she had mods done for missle replentishment but didnt think she was still around. Wow.

02-21-2007, 15:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Dreadnought *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 05-12-05 Posts: 5,534 Country:	I worked on a submarine tender named USS Proteus (ASR-19) some years back. It was appropriately named for all the structural changes made to her using different technologies of ship design. A close friends now deceased father worked aboard USS Proteus as a machinist mate while she was still a sub tender in WWII. He gave me an ashtray his father had made during his time aboard instead of tossing it out. I didnt even think she was still afloat. I know she had mods done for missle replentishment but didnt think she was still around. Wow. __________________ Fortitude.....The strength to persist...The courage to endure. Last edited by Dreadnought : 02-21-2007 at 15:23 PM.