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USS Mt McKinley 2009 Crew Reunion in Corpus Christi TX
until the Corpus Christi, TX Reunion of The USS Mt McKinley!
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Help Save the USS Laffey

Dubbed "The Ship That Would Not Die" for withstanding kamikaze attacks during World War II, the Laffey sprang more than 100 rusting leaks late last year where she is moored at Patriot's Point Naval Museum near Charleston, SC. Unsure if she would survive a hurricane season, Patriots Point considered turning the destroyer into an artificial reef before learning that would cost almost as much as salvaging her.

Our Mt Mac crew toured the Laffey during the Charleston Reunion and most are familiar with her history. An estimated 3 million is needed to drydock the ship and fix the leaks. Here is the link for more info....

   
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Amphibious AGC's participated in all aspects of landings. We have found written details about one such landing in World War II in the pacific where AGC's directed the fighter planes involved. Read about a CIC (Combat Information Center) Operation in an AGC during the landings at Iwo Jima.... the story mentions the Eldorado and the Auburn.


 

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For the Month July in History ..

  • 07/03/1898 - US Navy defeats Spanish fleet in Santiago harbor, Cuba

  • 07/03/1940 - British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa

  • 07/04/1988 - US navy shoots down Iranian civilian jetliner over Gulf, kills 290

  • 07/07/1948 - 6 female reservists become 1st women sworn into regular US Navy

  • 07/09/1853 - Adm Perry & US Navy visit Japan

  • 07/10/1945 - Lt-adm Marc Mitscher named chief of US Navy staff

  • 07/15/1869 - Margarine is patents by Hippolye M‚ga-MouriŠs for use by French Navy

  • 07/16/1862 - David G Farragut is 1st rear admiral in US Navy

  • 07/23/1947 - 1st (US Navy) air squadron of jets, Quonset Point, RI

  • 07/24/1986 - SF Federal jury convicts navy radioman Jerry Whitworth of espionage

  • 07/25/1866 - David Faragut appointed as 1st admiral of US Navy

  • 07/25/1947 - US Air Force, Navy & War Dept form US Dept of Defense

  • 07/26/1914 - British Min of Navy Winston Churchill orders British fleet to remain

  • 07/28/1914 - Minister of Navy W Churchill routes British fleet to Scapa Flow

  • 07/30/1942 - FDR signs bill creating women's Navy auxiliary agency (WAVES)

  • 07/30/1954 - USS Mt McKinley AGC-7 - Mount McKinley sailed from Yokosuka and entered Mare Island Naval Shipyard 3 August 1951 for an extensive overhaul. Mount McKinley departed for WesPac, 6 March 1952, returning to the States 30 January 1953. While in Mare Island Navy Shipyard, a helicopter deck was installed on the fantail. AGC-7 sailed again, 27 October 1953, for her third tour of duty in the Korean war area, arriving Yokosuka 16 November. From then until her departure for the States 30 July 1954, she was involved in fleet and amphibious exercises off Japan, Korea, and Taiwan returning to the States on 18 August.

  • 07/31/1943 - The navy ship U.S.S. Mount McKinley AGC-7, an amphibious force flagship, was laid down as CYCLONE, a transport, 31 July 1943 by North Carolina Shipbuilding Co., Wilmington, N.C.; launched 27 September 1943.

Famous Birthdays July ..

  • 07/01/1802 - Gideon Welles, Secy Navy (Union), died in 1878
  • 07/05/1801 - David Glasgow Farragut, Tenn, Vice Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1870
  • 07/09/1906 - Walter Sande, Denver CO, actor (Navy vs Night Monsters)
  • 07/11/1811 - Joseph Lanman, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1874
  • 07/15/1798 - Charles H Bell, Comm (Union Navy), died in 1875
  • 07/26/1801 - John Drake Sloat, Ret Major General Comm (Union Navy), died in 1867
  • 07/28/1778 - Charles Stewart, Rear Admiral (Union Navy), died in 1869

Famous Deaths for July ..

  • 07/19/1974 - Joe Flynn, actor (McHale's Navy), dies at 59



What happened to the Mt McKinley?

A note of interest from member Bill Ellis: This is a message I received several years ago from one of our members
concerning the fate of the McKinley.

"Subj:   Re: Mt McKinley    
Date:   09/04/2002 7:13:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From:   (withheld)
To: Bill Ellis  
Sent from the Internet (Details)    
   
Bill:

I'm sorry I took so long to get back to you.  My point of contact was out of town on vacation.  My friend referred me to Ken Alt of Naval Ships in Bremerton, Washington.

Ken tells me the records reflect the USS Mt. McKinley AGC-7/LCC-7 was sold in 1977 to a Scrap Metal company in Terminal Island, California.

Unfortunately the ship has long since been reclaimed for root metal products!

Wish I could have been able to tell you she was still alive and kicking and provided a location to view her, but alas.....

Ernie"

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