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I wondered what ever happened to that Bell. I remember being in a dense fog in Long Beach, in port. The fog was so thick, you couldn’t see two feet in front of you. The watch Lt. had a few of the deck apes, me for one, take turns ringing the bell constantly in hope that we wouldn’t get hit by somebody. That lasted about an hour and half, I guess.
I was assigned to her in Sept 68 before commissioning, and was one a very few who received a plankowner plaque. One of my ship mates during that time and a very good friend, Kenneth Flick , 3rd class Bm, served with you probably. He stayed in Ca until we got out of Navy in April 70, but then never heard from him again.
I was proud to have served aboard, and was sad to here of both decommissioning and of the scuttling. Two facts about her still remains #1 in that she has stilled more sailing time and has pumped more fuel than any other in the U S Fleet.
