USS Quapaw Anchor Dedication
Some pictures from the Anchor Dedication at Quapaw Museum, Quapaw Oklahoma. 7 November 2013. Click images for larger views.
Quapaw Anchor
The Quapaw Anchor has made it to Quapaw OK. I am attaching a picture of them placing it at the Quapaw Tribe Museum. Hope you enjoy it. Freda
USS Quapaw Association News
Hey Shipmates, Been a while since I contacted you so thought I would share the first online version of the Association News Letter with you. Also, for those of you that may not have heard, the Quapaw sank at the pier in Richmond, CA late last year. She was refloated and has since been turned…
Image from Gary Whitcutt
Just received this photo via Freda: Gary wrote: This snapshot was taken at Cam Ranh Bay in April 1969. At that time, I was a BM3 aboard USS Albatross MSC 289. Albatross had just completed a Market Time patrol and made a brief stop as we steamed north to our home port of Sasebo, Japan….
Operation Frequent Wind – Update
All hands, I just received these notes regarding USS Quapaw’s involvement in Operation Frequent Wind: Hi: Thanks for your email. I have forwarded this email on to Hugh Doyle. Yes, I can confirm that your ship was in Operation Frequent Wind 29 & 30 April 1975 but was involved with the rescue of the Vietnam…
Scrap?
I received this e-mail: Yes the tug that sank at Richmond, Calif. She is now back up. Still looks proud. She is now owned by the City of Richmond, Richmond Harbor as the old owners from Turkey walked away. The Harbor-master Michael Williams said both Quapaw and Moctobi are going to be scrapped. He…
Operation Frequent Wind
I received the following e-mail regarding “Operation Frequent Wind” and “The Lucky Few”: Dear USS Navy veterans, As your ship was involved in “Operation Frequent Wind” in 1975, I wanted to let you know of an event taking place on April 21, 2012, at the Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove, California. It’s called “Vietnamese Americans, The…
Quapaw Afloat Again
The latest on the Quapaw from Al Anderson: The ship has been refloated and all the holes in the hull have been plugged. The Richmond California Port Authority (Which now owns the ship) has issued this statement: The ships (Quapaw and Moctobi) will be slated for immediate destruction by the awarded contractor. This is all…
USS Quapaw (Tug Tiger) Salvage Operations
Oil Spill Technical Advisory Committee Meeting January 17, 2012 Captain Roy M. Mathur Tug Tiger Salvage Operations (3MB PDF file)
USS Quapaw Sinks (Additional Info)
To the former crew of the USS Quapaw, I am a United States Coast Guard Chief currently tasked to remove all of the oil and hazardous materials from the USS Quapaw after she sank 11DEC11 at the old shipyard in the Port of Richmond, California. I have attached a few photos of the vessel as…