TORPEDO INSTALLATION - MAY 3, 2007 PHOTOS . . .
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 'New' escape hatches obtained by Jerry Gilmartin and prepared by Wally Boerger |
 Captain USCG cutter Bluebell David Dixon with Chuck Kellogg |
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 Jerry Gilmartin, Jim Mitchell, Tom Cates and Maury Hooper |
 Three new torpedoes fixed, primed and painted |
 Starboard rear torpedo rake obtained thru Chuck Kellogg with mount fabricated by Ron Moran also with new location of depth charge |
 Maury Hooper, Beaty Lay, Jerry Gilmartin and Dick Lowe getting ready for trip |
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 Jerry Gilmartin and Beaty Lay leading torpedo to Coast Guard Base |
 USCG cutter Bluebell with crane to load and unload torpedoes |
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 Unloading the 'dummy' torpedo |
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 Ron Moran guiding the last torpedo in by the tail |
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 Dick Lowe and Beaty Lay ... WWII PT torpedomen |
 All 4 torpedoes in place |
 Return to base fully loaded |
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