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)
Oil Spill Technical Advisory
Committee Meeting
January 17, 2012
Captain Roy M. Mathur
Tug Tiger Salvage Operations (3MB PDF file)
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…
Some pictures from the Anchor Dedication at Quapaw Museum, Quapaw Oklahoma. 7 November 2013. Click images for larger views.
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….
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…
Dear Webmaster, … From what I have been able to determine, the tug that sank at Richmond, Calif., today (12-12-11) that is called “Tiger” is the Quapaw. It began sinking this morning, after springing a leak, and apparently now is under water. U.S. Coast Guard and a cleanup company are working to contain the oil…
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…