A shipmate that served on the Butte after my tour of duty there shared this pic of the ship. I served as a Radioman aka sparky. Brought back a lot of great memories.
Ports of call while I was onboard. Probably a few more but these are the ones I remember.
Hawaii, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seal Beach CA., Subic Bay, Toulon FR, Barcelona Spain, Naples Italy, Nassau Bahamas, St. Thomas and Palma ...who can forget Palma? Woooo Hooo, Also went through the Panama Canal. I had a friend stationed there from 'A' school so I got to fly over on the helo and got a little tour of the area.. Very kewl experience.
The USS Butte AE-27 Nickname 'The Lonely Bull'. We sailed alone due to the Ammo. We normally had to anchor out when in port, due to the ammo. But, we would be the only ship in port at the time. A huge advantage.
Ports of call while I was onboard. Probably a few more but these are the ones I remember.
Hawaii, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seal Beach CA., Subic Bay, Toulon FR, Barcelona Spain, Naples Italy, Nassau Bahamas, St. Thomas and Palma ...who can forget Palma? Woooo Hooo, Also went through the Panama Canal. I had a friend stationed there from 'A' school so I got to fly over on the helo and got a little tour of the area.. Very kewl experience.
The USS Butte AE-27 Nickname 'The Lonely Bull'. We sailed alone due to the Ammo. We normally had to anchor out when in port, due to the ammo. But, we would be the only ship in port at the time. A huge advantage.