Miscellaneous Lipan Photos

	1943 photo from Lawrence Fitzwater.  The same photo is listed under Fred Kimball, a shipmate of Fitz, but Fred's photo has been wrinkled by time and this is a clearer shot
	Lipan (ATF-85) moored outboard of the decommissioned Barry (APD-23) at Kerama Rhetto, circa late-May early-June 1945. Off Barry's port side is LST-53 and LSM-83. Barry was used as a decoy ship to lure suicide planes into burned out ships. Lipan's job was to tow her.   Submitted by Ken Roberts
	USS Lipan ATF 85  WW-II bridge wing markings indicating successful enemy engagements. Contributed By Lawrence Fitzwater & Fred Kimball
	The crew on
	Photo submitted by Wil Swift
	Lipan ATF 85 on left with USS Hitchiti ATF 103 Sasebo, Japan circa 1959    (From Nafts Collection)
	USNS Lipan with some serious damage to her starboard side after a collision with a merchant vessel in  Straits of Juan De Fuca circa 1975.   After the collision she was grounded on Slip Point, about 3 miles from Port Angeles   Submitted by Roy H. Hansen RM3, a member of the Military Detachment aboard at the time.
	Another angle of the fender bender.
	Ouch.  Another view showing another vessel alongside
	One of four generators, each attached to a main engine.
	Official Lipan plaque.  Contributed by Rich Tetrault.
	Slightly different all brass version.
	A "Plankowner's plaque" given to Roy H. Hansen RM3 as part of the crew which commissioned the USS Lipan into it's new service with MSTS as the USNS Lipan.     Submitted by Roy Hansen