Bill Derouin was aboard Lipan in 1952 when he took these photos.    Bill switched to submarines after his tour aboard Lipan and made a career of the Navy.  You can see more of Bill's submarine life at his son's website.    http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hall/6853/index.html

	Lipan circa 1952 in Agana Harbor on the Island of Guam in Full Dress with flags running from the bow, up over the masts, to the stern.   Lipan had just towed the AFDB in the photo below.
	Floating Dry Dock (AFDB) towed by Lipan from Pearl Harbor to the Western Pacific in 1952, Lipan towed two sections while the USS Cree ATF 84 assisted, towing two sections as well.
	USS Cree ATF 84 which assisted Lipan in the towing of the AFDB shown in the above photo. to was taken in Agana Harbor on the island of Guam circa 1952.
	One of the Japanese boats Lipan was chasing in the Trust Territories for fishing illegally for Tuna. Lipan caught several of them and took them into port.
	Hawaiian hula girls greet Lipan upon return from a lengthy cruise in 1952.
	Arriving after a lengthy cruise, Lipan sailors on the forecastle read their mail.  On the pier is a varied assortment of the cars owned by shipmates back in 1952.  Looks like a Buick in the foreground.  Also note the hula girls mentioned above on the pier.
	An excellent photo of a highline ops with the USS Arikara ATF 98 circa 1952.  A close look at the photo show's that Arikara has a towline stretched so she has something under tow and also note the first "messenger" line stretched from Arikara's fantail to Lipan.
	Second photo  of highline with USS Arikara ATF 98 showing transfer of "goods".  Bill says it was a swap of movies.
	Local inhabitants paddle their outrigger canoe to Lipan to barter their goods.  The island of Sonsoral in the Palau Island Group southwest of Guam.  Lipan was in the area policing Japanese fishing boats that were illegally fishing for tuna in the Trust Territories in 1952.
	Sonsoral natives board Lipan to peddle their goods.  Shipmate Roy Romo reports that "The guy on the right without a shirt is holding a carved wooden 'Monkey Man' that I traded cans of fruit and T-shirts for."
	Deckwatch.  That's Bill in the back about to pounce on the unsuspecting Deck Watch (Billy Sharp).  Note the screen for the movies.
	Johnny Swanson on the left.
	Some of the crew at the beach.
	Bill on the right.
	Two of the crew from 52, Don Welch on the left.
	Bill on the left.
	Left is Gale (Pothound) Clay (We nicknamed him Pothound because he was always in the galley looking for something to eat.), John Swanson is in the middle.
	L to R is Palmer, Harding, and Clay.
	Two Lipan Boatswainmates showing off the suits they brought back from Japan in 1952.