After a stint with the Mobile Riverine Force in Vietnam, I was transferred to the Simon Lake in 69, as the Simon Lake rotated out I transferred to the Canopus. And you can contact Paul Davis at pauldavisoncrime@aol.com. I married a Scottish girl from Port Glasgow and we had two great children there. Hi, I served onboard the Holland from late 76 through 82,then crossdecked to the Hunley until Spring of 83. You can read Paul Davis' crime columns, crime fiction, book reviews and news and feature articles on this website. Always a humble man, he leaves behind him a lovely wife, family and a standard that all should strive to attain. We may have passed each other in the street sometime and not given each other a look. Do you know if it is possible to tour the closed facility? Tim,Thanks for writing.Why Sterling? , p = document.createElement('script'); Lot of good memories about Danoon and Glasgow was a plank owner on Hunley left as an EM 2, Al,Thanks for writing and thanks for your service.Paul, Mike, I think I served with you on the Natick. Happy days. Tighnabruaich is a name that brings back fond memories, as a shipmate of mine rented a flat there in 1974 and I lived with him for a few months until his wife came over from the states. I traveled all over Scotland, the United Kingdom and Europe during those years. I enjoyed Scotland and travelled back to Holy Loch and Dunoon in 2000 with my family. Always wanted to go back to visit to see who was still living there. Never met one who wasn't the most cordial & friendly to a Yank Doc from the Colonies. In January '63 the Proteus was relieved by the USS Hunley (AS 31). THE SHIP USS SIMON LAKE (AS 33) SUBMARINE TENDER Builder: U.S. (I can't recall the name). Do you know either of these men? assembled in six months. Went into Glasgow. We had our little spook shack on the back of the ship. My oldest son was born there. The Ministry of Defence hoped the high-profile visit would act as a demonstration of British gratitude for American military support and shore up the special relationship between the two countries. Good to hear from another old shipmate from Holy Loch. Base would close, and in March 1992 the last US Navy ship sailed out, thus In April 1907, The Argyllshire Standard reported that the Third Class Battleship HMS Conqueror (the seventh of that name) was sold for scrap to TW Ward of Sheffield for 16,800, and the First Class Cruiser HMS Undaunted was sold to Harris Bros of Bristol for 14,400. Built during the 1920s, in remembrance of those who fell in World War I, the names of those who have fallen in subsequent conflicts have since been added, together with those lost in incidents in the Holy Loch. Our US presence here lasted over 31 years and we felt that there needs to be a place for folk to be able to visit. Try good fish & chips, chicken and haggis. Gunzenhausen (German pronunciation: [ntsnhazn] (); Bavarian: Gunzenhausn) is a town in the Weienburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany.It is situated on the river Altmhl, 19 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Weienburg in Bayern, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Nuremberg.Gunzenhausen is a nationally recognized recreation area. The Holy Loch American Veterans Association collected 300 towards the work, which was presented to the Sandbank Community Development Trust, to be used as part-payment of the 500 restoration cost associated with the lamp mounted on the stone pillar west of the main monument. It would be so special if I could gather some of his Navy buddies. Unlike a more conventional squadron, a submarine squadron commander and his staff always remain in home port, and are responsible only for the training, equipping and administering of the ships under its umbrella. google_cpa_choice = 'CAAQl6_zzwEaCNYAUlKOkBwoKPm093MwAA'; Learn about our homelessness programs. accompanied me then, and on my subsequent assignment to the HOLLAND From 1961--1992, it was used as a US Polaris nuclear submarine base. - Helensburgh set to swell under wave of 1.3bn Navy expansion - Helensburgh Advertiser. I was a engineman and lived on shore with my wife. In 1982, Naval Support Activity (NAVSUPPACT), Forward Base, Holy Loch, Scotland became its own command. All I have to say is what a beautiful place to be stationed and to this day its crazy on how much I still miss it . they are my sisters. Enjoy the area and the people. About. What is now Walkers DIY/Garden Centre/Cafe was the PX Stores, which sold everything American, including petrol (or as they would have it "Ethyl" and "Super Ethyl"). So i'm heading to Dunoon for a pint and fish & chips! You can go to http://thistlegroup.net/ and perhaps make some contacts there.Thanks for writing.Paul. I remember A.J. In the autumn of 1959 the US Thanks for checking in.Paul. Paul, I was stationed on the Saugus from Feb.85-Aug. 87, best 2 1/2 years of my life. UMAVA's Mission & Values, and Ongoing Projects. of the Gold crew of the USS Thomas A. Edison (SSBN 610). The Navy is the asylum for the perverse, the home of the unfortunate. ending thirty one years of American presence in the Dunoon area. February 2017 saw the announcement of confirmed plans to expand the submarine base at Faslane, HMNB Clyde, which is hard not see as mirroring the effects seen previously at Dunoon: NEW housing, more community facilities and better transport links are key to making sure Helensburgh is ready for a major increase in the area's Royal Navy population. Thanks for writing. Her interest in pottery started in the mid 1960s at Leicester Teacher Training College and continues today at Holy Loch Pottery. I cant ask him because its a surprise party! RM E139G0 - Feb. 29, 2012 - POLARIS SUBMARINE ARRIVES IN HOLY LOCH The 6700-ton American Polaris submarine ''PATRICK HENRY'' arrived in the RM BE3YDY - Looking north up towards Holy Loch from Kirn, Argyl and Bute, Scotland. //]]>. While many stayed in rented family. I recall he was PA farm boy and previously worked on the floating dry dock. Life insurance. Holy Loch American Veterans Association "HLAVA" Holy Loch American Veterans Association "HLAVA" Public group 13 members Join group About Discussion [CDATA[ Charlie Witherow, OMC USN(Ret), Chairman H.L.A.V.A. I had the good fortune to return in Feb. '66 for assignments on the London was a favorite city of mine. 05-11-06, 10:32 PM #2 mzook But this is probably untrue. Latest Videos on Legion TV. Alim Shabazz (USCG, Active Duty) Email: alim@amvets-hawaii.org Phone: 808-222-2205. //-->,