Doug Hadland FN, a shipmate of mine,  served aboard Lipan from 1967 to 1971. 

LIPAN.jpg (51338 bytes) Lipan circa 1970.
RWAY.jpg (98240 bytes) Lipan in the Marine railway probably in 1971.
FANTAIL.jpg (54997 bytes) Fishing on the fantail August 1969
FANTAIL2.jpg (67884 bytes) Skipper Haberman on the fantail June 1970.  That's CWO-4 Carroll the Engineering Officer with his back to the camera and his foot on the bitts.
Sweeper.jpg (82856 bytes) Sweeping down the starboard main deck.
LIP.jpg (108995 bytes) View of the port side and a dog.  A dog?
navy67.jpg (55719 bytes) The fantail on a bright sunny day at sea.
DOUG2.jpg (66233 bytes) The fantail on a bright sunny day in port June 1970.
snipes.jpg (71400 bytes) Fran Kienic SFM3 has Bob Bivens EN3 all wrapped up in a straight jacket while Bob Schaeffer RM2, in the back, reacts as if it were an ordinary day aboard Lipan.
HK.jpg (194528 bytes) Lipan in Hong Kong circa 1970.  Lipan is tied to the pier starboard-side-to near the center of the pic with its bow facing towards the bottom of the screen.  The crew's still looking for the tailor who came aboard, measured a bunch of them, took their money and hasn't been seen since.
AMPHIB.jpg (49041 bytes) Unidentified LPH tied up near Lipan at Okinawa in June 1970..
Doug_HK.jpg (73982 bytes) Doug Hadland FN in Hong Kong.
Picnic2.jpg (96608 bytes) Lipan Ship's Party.  That's "Pappy" Allen EN1 in the foreground.  Circa 1968.
the_Boys.jpg (236123 bytes) Party attendees: L to R is Bryant GM2 (in whites),  Bouten YN2,  Oreitch SN, Jim Ventura RM3 (standing), Bloom EN3, Abraham FN, Alex Mosqueda EN2.  Circa 1969.
Ya want fries with that?  Doug chows down at a ship's party circa 1968.
A blurry photo and its hard to see who's who but that's Paul Silman SM2 on the left, unknown in the pink shirt, John Speedy Gonzales EM3, Ron Lahey BM3 without a shirt, Norman Olsen SF3, Travis FN in white shirt, Unkown, Eddie Gooch SN, Alex Mosqueda EN2, Unknown in the back, Maybe Mike Clark a cook, Tom Keyes BM2 in back, maybe CWO Jesse mayden.  In the front unkown, Paul Abraham EM3 holding horseshoes, Dan Bloom EN3, and Danny Weyand SN.  Not sure who's in front.
The crew at a ship's party probably playing football.  Circa 1968.

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