Ben Siebels, a shipmate of mine,  was an EM1 aboard Lipan from 1967 to 1970.  He was a career sailor retiring as a Senior Chief.

	Lipan in the Marine Railway at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard circa 1969.  The railway hauls the entire ship and the surrounding scaffolding up onto land.  The movie "Tora Tora Tora" was being filmed there at the same time and during one eye-blinking scene (if you have the movie and really look hard) you can see Lipan sitting there in all her glory in the Railway.
	Lipan in Midway.  Nixon wanted to talk to Thieu, Vietnam's Premier, and chose Midway as the place.  That means they needed huge communication vessels and that meant they needed harbor tugs to assist them.  We escorted these two YTB's all the way from Pearl Harbor.  Like a mother duck and her two ducklings.
	Lipan near Pearl Harbor Hawaii circa 1969.
	Lipan leaving Subic Bay April 6 1970.    Official Navy photo.
	Lipan at Alpha Piers in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (and Ben's new car).
	Lipan at the pier in Hong Kong harbor in 1970.
	Unidentified ATF deploying for WESTPAC cruise in 1970 from Alpha Piers Pearl Harbor Hawaii.
	Lipan tied up at the pier at Adak Alaska in the Aleutian Islands 1969.
	A view of Lipan from the LCVP landing craft conducting ops in the Aleutian Islands with the AEC.  That's my head! (Rich)
	Atomic Energy Commission equipment lashed on Lipan's fantail.  Note the LCVP landing craft in tow, used to access various islands in Aleutians for the nuclear tests.
	Bosun Ray glances back at the LCVP which had broached on the island of Semisopochnoi in Alaska and tossed 18 sailors into the sea, losing the entire load, the snowcat, the boat and ending the mission for Lipan.
	View from the pier in Adak Alaska 1969.
	Nice photo of some choppy seas in the Aleutians.  If I had to guess, it looks like Kobakoff Bay on Atka.
	Volcanic mountain peaks of the Aleutian islands 1969.
	Pen that the AEC used for monitoring the live Otters kept there during the detonation of the nuclear device on the island of Amchitka.   1969
	Great shot of a school of Dolphins playing around Lipan's bow.
	Alaskan King Crabs for the crew.  Aleutian Islands 1969 and cook Mike (We called him "Ma") Spegal is corralling dinner.
	Special Sea Detail in the Motor Room.  L to R is John "Speedy" Gonzales FN in the dungaree shirt, Bill Buckman EM3, and Ben Siebels EM1 with the headset on.
	Ben Siebels,  an EM1 in 1969 and now a retired Senior Chief doing what he did best.  Feeding the crew.
	Like I said, Ben fed the crew in 1969.  This monstrous Halibut and another smaller one fed every one of us.  At the time we had Fish & Wildlife experts aboard to monitor the nuclear blast effect on animals and they dissected the fish's head and examined a bone there that determined the fish to be around 45 years old.  Didn't taste that old.  Behind Ben is Simbulan SN, a stewardsmate, (Simbu) and Mel Israel SK2 in the sunglasses.
	Here's Halibut #2.  Not much smaller than the 1st.  We ate good that night and it was Ben's treat
	Fishing late in the evening when the sun was till shining bright in Adak Alaska.   Ben sez, " The person fishing for Dolly Vardon in the lake on Adak was CWO Jessie Mayden, the Engineering Officer at the time. But we never caught any trophy fish there.""
	L to R Kelly EM2, Smith FN, and Wilson SN snorkeling in Guam circa 1967.
	Lipan Electricians circa 1968.  L to R is Abraham EM3, Abercrombie EM2, Ben Siebels EM1, and Kelly EM2.
	L to R LtT John Hughes Executive Officer and CWO Jesse Mayden Chief Engineer on the starboard Bridge wing in the Aleutians in 1969.
	Hardhat diver Rick Abercrombie EM2 assisted by diver Bob Carroll BM2.  Skipper Lt. CDR DeMarke in khakis with sunglasses sits to L of Carrol.
	Dunno what it is ... or why we're doing what we're doing ... but it sure is interesting.
	Fishing on the fantail.  L to R is Gonzales and Abraham in white T shirts.
	Mel's Apartment.  Mel Israel SK2 seated with back to camera in blue shirt and an assortment of Lipan sailors enjoying some Liberty.
	Lipan does a luau.  Hawaiians tend the roasting pig in a pit as shipmates John Gonzales FN and Rice SF1 get ready to dig in.
	Powerful photo of the surf on the North Shore near Makaha on Oahu.
	The view of Kole Kole Pass,  from Pali Lookout in the mountains.  In 1941 the Japanese attacked through this area.
	Diamond Head profile.
	Closer view of Diamond head from Waikiki Beach.
	Riding the waves on Waikiki Beach facing East.
	The hotels on Waikiki Beach.
	Looking down on Hanauma Bay, where Elvis filmed the movie "Blue Hawaii".
	Another view of Hanauma Bay.
	Guam circa 1967.
	Entering Hong Kong Harbor.
	Further into Hong Kong Harbor.
	Further yet into Hong Kong Harbor.
	Hong Kong Harbor from the top of Victoria.
	Floating Restaurant in Hong Kong Harbor 1970.
	Double Deck bus in Hong Kong.
	A fishing village in AN Thoi, Vietnam.  An Thoi was used as a penal colony for VC and we spent about a week there in 1968.
	Sasebo Japan as it appeared in the late 1960's.  A sailor's playground.  Today, because of the high value of real estate the bars are gone and the area is all housing and high value buildings.
	Grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
	The moat on the grounds of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.
	Odawara Castle in Odawara Japan.
	The Great Buddha of Kamakura.
	Closeup of the Great Buddha of Kamakura.