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On the left is an AFDB which is a floating drydock.
Lipan
towed it from Pearl to the Western Pacific in 1952, towing two sections while the USS Cree ATF 84 assisted, towing two sections as well. |
| On the right is theUSS Cree ATF 84 which assisted Lipan in the towing
of the AFDB shown in the above photo . The photo was taken in Agana Harbor on the island of Guam circa 1952. |
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The photo on the left appears to be some inhabitants of the
island of Sonsoral who paddled out in their canoe to barter with Lipan crew memebrs. |
| The photo on the right was taken off the island of Sonsoral in the
Palau
Island Group which is southwest of Guam. Lipan was in the area policing Japanese fishing boats that were illegally fishing for tuna in the Trust Territories. |
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On the left is two of the three Lipan crewmembers who went
ashore to the Island Warden's house on the island of Sonsoral in the Palau Islands. Bill Derouin, in the sun glasses, said, "We dined on fish heads and rice but I had to pass on the fish eyeballs. However, the Saki was great." |
| On the right is a shot Lipan circa 1952 taken in Agana Harbor on the
Island of Guam. Note that Lipan was dressed-out with flags running from the bow, up over the masts, to the stern. |
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