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YW-86
The Louis N Murray Photo Collection circa 1952-1954 Yokosuka Japan
Images of Life Aboard YW-86 at Naval Base Yokosuka, Japan, circa 1952 to 1954
 Murray sitting on deck in wheel house having ice cream, 30 June 1952 |  YW-86, at right, at harbor masters dock,in 1953, Yokosuka, Japan |  Toe (nickname) cook for YW-86, 5 May l953 |  left to right, PO2 Johnson, PO# Emerson, standing on deck waiting on liberty boat in, February 1954 |
 Palmer on deck waiting to go on liberty in February1954 |  Murray ready to go on liberty, 1954 |  Frank, Murray, Emerson, Jackson & Rex (dog). One of 3 dogs I had during 25 months I spent aboard YW-86, 1953 |  YW-86 alongside USS Missouri (BB-63) pumping water, 14 January 1953 |
 Two 2 deck hands pumping water to ship alongside (not shown), 12 December 1953 |  Rex sitting in chair below deck, 1953 |  YW-86 along side USS Missouri (BB-63). YW-86 pumped water to Missouri everyday in 1953 |  Snowball on deck |  Max sitting on table below deck, 1953 |
 USS Lake Champlain (CVA-39) heading back to Korea in 1953, being turned by tugs to the main channel at Yokosuka |  USS Wasp (CVA-18) in for minor repairs and to take on supplies, 1953 |  GM3 McDonald and EM2 Johnson standing on stern of YW-86, 1953 |  Deck hand washing down deck YW-86while underway, February 1954 |  Murray & Snowball, l954 |
 Emerson & Jones on deck, February 1954 |  Barney standing on pier beside YW-86 |  Murray on deck of YW-86 tied to harbor masters pier, June, l954 |  Murray & Snowball on deck, July 1954 |  Emerson & Murray, deck, February 1954 |
 Murray going on liberty, June 1952 |  Strickland holding Snowball, June 1954 |  Barney with USS Wasp (CV-18) in background |  Crawford, skipper of YW-86 on bridge, pumping water at submarines nets |  Murray, Yokosuka Naval Base, 1953 |
 Murray at Harbor Master's Boat Pool, Yokosuka Naval Base 1953 |  Barney Naval Base Yokosuka, 1953, unidentified YTL in background |  McDonald, left, Murray, right, at the stern of YW-86, Yokosuka Naval Base, 1953 |  Murray standing near the bow of Floyd W. Spencer (YAG-36) at Yokosuka Naval Base, 1953 |  Murray, with a cool one after work, Yokosuka Naval Base,1953 |  Weekend duty compensation = two beers on late Sunday afternoons |
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