I'm glad and hope he does enjoy it. I served on her starting in 1967 until she was ultimately decommissioned and sold to Uruguay after we had a collision at sea.
I grew up in Nahant, MA and am a member of the local American Legion Post. We honored the ship in 2015 on the 70th Anniversary of her commissioning. We commissioned a museum-grade scale model of the ship which is now on display in the Town Hall. The ship's bell is also in the collection of the Nahant Historical Society. :-D
Thanks for posting this. I as well am a member of the American Legion. I live on the Cape and think I might head up that way, if I can get my wife to join me. Anyway, I'd love to see that scale model of the ship. Curious how you were able to get the ships bell, as she was decommissioned and went to Uruguay. Did you ever sail on her?
@@TommyB427 No, never sailed on her. I was USMC 2004-2010, so well before my time. I'm not sure how we came by the ship's bell. We had a former crewmember visit us in 2015 for the Anniversary Ceremony. He reported that one of his old jobs was to polish the ships' bell when he was aboard in the mid-60's. He was thrilled to see it again.
mamaring81, Just so you know I'm trying to track down the location of this ships bell. I spoke with the local town clerk, as well as contacting the Naval Archives. Might there be anyone in your American Legion group that might remember any of this?
@@TommyB427 I believe the bell is in the custody of the Nahant Historical Society. A quick web search will yield their information. They're an active group and should get back to you relatively quickly.
My Dad... Lt.Robert J.Cooke was skipper of the Nahant when it was in Little Creek ,Va.during the Korean conflict ( 52 and part of 53).I was 5 years old at the time but recall going on his ship...did not realize back then that he was the Captain...he has passed down lots of stories ...one in particular about what he did with the ship during hurricane Hazel.I remember he had a cigarette lighter with the picture of the nahant on it .If anyone has one of those ,I would love to buy it to pass on to his greatgrandson!
My Father was stationed on the USS Nahant from 1964 till he was discharged in 1966. Thank you for sharing.
My father served on the USS Nahant from 1962 to his discharge in November 1964. Thank you for sharing! Dad’s going to love seeing this!
I'm glad and hope he does enjoy it. I served on her starting in 1967 until she was ultimately decommissioned and sold to Uruguay after we had a collision at sea.
I grew up in Nahant, MA and am a member of the local American Legion Post. We honored the ship in 2015 on the 70th Anniversary of her commissioning. We commissioned a museum-grade scale model of the ship which is now on display in the Town Hall. The ship's bell is also in the collection of the Nahant Historical Society. :-D
Thanks for posting this. I as well am a member of the American Legion. I live on the Cape and think I might head up that way, if I can get my wife to join me. Anyway, I'd love to see that scale model of the ship. Curious how you were able to get the ships bell, as she was decommissioned and went to Uruguay. Did you ever sail on her?
@@TommyB427 No, never sailed on her. I was USMC 2004-2010, so well before my time. I'm not sure how we came by the ship's bell. We had a former crewmember visit us in 2015 for the Anniversary Ceremony. He reported that one of his old jobs was to polish the ships' bell when he was aboard in the mid-60's. He was thrilled to see it again.
mamaring81, Just so you know I'm trying to track down the location of this ships bell. I spoke with the local town clerk, as well as contacting the Naval Archives. Might there be anyone in your American Legion group that might remember any of this?
@@TommyB427 I believe the bell is in the custody of the Nahant Historical Society. A quick web search will yield their information. They're an active group and should get back to you relatively quickly.
My Dad... Lt.Robert J.Cooke was skipper of the Nahant when it was in Little Creek ,Va.during the Korean conflict ( 52 and part of 53).I was 5 years old at the time but recall going on his ship...did not realize back then that he was the Captain...he has passed down lots of stories ...one in particular about what he did with the ship during hurricane Hazel.I remember he had a cigarette lighter with the picture of the nahant on it .If anyone has one of those ,I would love to buy it to pass on to his greatgrandson!
Actually...dad was skipper in 53 and part of 54 !
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