"0800 Turn to -
commence ship's work"
(USS Molala Plan Of The
Day (POD) for Tuesday October 15, 1965)
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Open-House pamphlet
distributed to Ship's visitors during Charles Park's tour of duty on the Molala.
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The photos below
were donated by Charles Park, Ex-EM3, who served on the Molala from
1965-67 and did WesPac in 65 and 67 Charles for the great photos. See
Charle's descriptions taken from his accompanying email. Click on each
photo group for a larger view.
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"Me and
starboard 50 cal leaving Danang for Hong Kong, Sunday, 9 April,
1967, black and white of tows is an APL and barges leaving Guam for
Subic, 10-65 Silouhette of Molala at anchor Danang taken from a Mike boat
enroute to Monkey Beach for ships beer bust Saturday, 8 April,
1967, black and white with me on phone at main control is titled
"more good watch standing" Feb, 1967. black and white with
me sitting at the throttle with sound poweredphones on dated October
1966"
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"Heres another
batch of Molala related shots. counter clockwise from top left
"Electric shop metal lathe" , "Chuck Park on the fan
tail" OCT 1966, "roughwater Pearl to Guam at the date
line" 08 Feb, 1967, "Main generators looking to port.
Engine room "Number two main engine looking forward", "USS
Lipan from Pearl. Midway from Yokosuka to Hawaii July
1967" (The Molala flooded its motor room. Sea water was
raising the deck plates and the Main motor was turning its commutator in
water and oil. I discovered it coming on watch in the morning.) We
were towed back to pearl by the Lipan. Number two Auxiliary enginge
under going replacement of crank. Apra harbor, Guam. "
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"1700 2 March,
1967, east of San Bernadino Straits, Phillipines." On the edge of typhoon
Sally"
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On the fringe of
typhoon Sally. "Counter clockwise from top to bottom: 1. Starboard
side looking aft to tows on horizon. 2. Starboard side gun deck looking
forward. #. Port side looking forward. 4. Williams and DiMondi making a
fender, starboard side on the fantail (I remember they were having a hard
time standing up and staying in one spot). 5. Starboard looking aft again.
6. Looking down from the flying bridge."
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"Receiving air
mail from the Kitty Hawk, 20 March, 1967. Gulf of Tonkin. Some times we
would get mail and transfer personnel via helicopter, sometimes via high
line with other vessels. Once the mail bag on a high line got dunked and
we lost most of the mail. I got a soaked package cover with the insides
missing... a care package from my mother."
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"Transferring fuel
to the Constant (MSO 427) two days east of Guam. Molala to Constant."
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"29 March,
1967, gulf of Tonkin, Yankee Station special operations for Commander Task
force 77. Running interference for the carrier launch and recoveries
(Kitty Hawk and Enterprise). This is the Russian Trawler
"Deflector" who we accomppanied for about a month. Her crew was
friendly and would wave and throw their middle fingers for us when we
showed our cameras! "
