Atakapa-Papago

"Walt" in the Atakapa Radio shack December 1966	Christmas 1966 on the Atakapa Mess Decks	Christmas dinner chow line USS Atakapa	Atakapa tied up in Little Creek, Virginia December 1966
USS Papago (ATF-160) "official" cigarette lighter Winter 1967	Papago Logo or Crest	Papago Logo or Crest	1966-1967
Lookouts on the Papago Flying Bridge Winter 1967	Papago diver going down Winter 1967 Hampton Roads, Virginia	Ens. J. P.Highfill suiting up for dive Hampton Roads Winter 1967	Diver over the side USS Papago Winter 1967
Highfill going down Winter 1967	USS Papago deck force on the fantail Med Cruise Spring-Summer 1967	RM3 Skinner playing gunnersmate Med Cruise Spring-Summer 1967	Papago mess cooks messin' with potatoes on the fantail Med Cruise Spring-Summer 1967
RM3 Rushing USS Papago Radio Gang painting the ship's "Jolly Roger" Med Cruise Spring-Summer 1967	Chief Quartermaster with his catch on the fantail Med Cruise Spring-Summer 1967	Papago sea and anchor detail Med Cruise Spring-Summer 1967	Rigging a target off the Papago's stern Med Cruise Spring-Summer 1967
Looking for the target off the Papago's stern Med Cruise Spring-Summer 1967	For more information about the history of the U.S. Navy's Ocean Going Tugs, visit the web site of the National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors at: http://www.nafts.com/ Visit the U.S.Navy at http://www.navy.mil		RM2 Rushing sending Papago radio traffic Med Cruise Spring-Summer 1967

USS Atakapa (ATF-149),
Winter 1966