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Arequipa (AF-31) underway on the Sabine River, near her builders yard at Orange, TX. prior to commissioning in January 1945. |
Art Searby, LTjg. USNR Asst. Engineer USS Arequipa 1945-1946 |
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Invitation to attend the commissioning of USS Arequipa (AF-31) at Galveston, TX, 14 January 1945. |
Art Searby, LTjg. USNR Asst. Engineer USS Arequipa 1945-1946 |
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The USS Arequipa (AF-31) celebrate crossing the Equator when King Neptune and his court came aboard on 18 March 1945:
#1 - Electrician mate W. H. Carr kissing hand of Neptunus Rex.
#2- L to R, A.T. Drake, Elect.1/C; unknown; L. C. Riddle, Chief MoMM
#3 - A J Searby (in crown), W. H. Carr, Elect.2/c; unknown; L. C. Riddle
#4 - Cal Cravath, Yeoman 1/c; Frank Ivantic, PO1/c, and unknown
#5 - Ens. Dick Higgins, the ship's First Lieutenant, coming out of the slop chute which was filled with a few days garbage. I don't remember the name of his witness.
#6 - Unknowns; the table on which the man is lying had wires running across and was hooked up to a magneto so that when he was "operated on" a knife would deliver an electric shock, but not cut him.
#7 - A few of the crew getting a wash down.
#8 - R. Sera, a seaman in the Deck Div., clipping hair of a polywog.
#9 - The coveted Domain of Neptunus Rex card along with The Order of the Golden Dragon card issued for crossing the 180th meridian. |
Art Searby, LTjg. USNR Asst. Engineer USS Arequipa 1945-1946 |
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USS Arequipa (AF-31) was at anchor off the city Zamboanga on Mindinao in the Philippines, 4 July 1945. This canoe full of Filipinos came out to the ship and sang "God Bless America". They also invited the crew to come ashore and join their festivities. They all were wearing costumes of all colors. The crew had to stay on board as the ship was leaving early the next morning for Basilan Island. |
Art Searby, LTjg. USNR Asst. Engineer USS Arequipa 1945-1946 |
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Series of photos showing USS Arequipa (AF-31) dry docking at Manicani Island, Leyte Gulf, 19 December 1945. The dry dock is probably USS ABSD-1. The two tugs, a YTB and a YTL assisting Arequipa into the drydock are unidentified. The net tender in the dock with Arequipa is also unidentified. Before the end of October 1945, Arequipa had serviced 905 ships and 41 shore activities and traveled over 35,000 miles. |
Art Searby, LTjg. USNR Asst. Engineer USS Arequipa 1945-1946 |
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USS Arequipa (AF-31) ships' officers, LTjg. Francis L. Durand, Navigator, and LTjg. Art Searby, Asst. Engineer on a wing of the bridge, circa December 1945 |
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USS Arequipa (AF-31) underway (head on view) in Sinclair Inlet off Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., 29 September 1947.
US Naval Shipyard Puget Sound photo # NY8-1311 now in the collections of the US National Archives, Seattle Branch. |
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USS Arequipa (AF-31) underway (Stern view from Aft Center Line) in Sinclair Inlet off Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., 29 September 1947.
US Naval Shipyard Puget Sound photo # NY8-1310 now in the collections of the US National Archives, Seattle Branch. |
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USS Arequipa (AF-31) underway (Bow view, approximately 45° off Center Line) in Sinclair Inlet off Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., 29 September 1947.
US Naval Shipyard Puget Sound photo # NY8-1309 now in the collections of the US National Archives, Seattle Branch. |
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USS Arequipa (AF-31) underway (Broadside view Starboard Side) in Sinclair Inlet off Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., 29 September 1947.
US Naval Shipyard Puget Sound photo # NY8-1308 now in the collections of the US National Archives, Seattle Branch. |
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USS Arequipa (AF-31) underway (View from Directly Astern) in Sinclair Inlet off Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA., 29 September 1947.
US Naval Shipyard Puget Sound photo # NY8-1312 now in the collections of the US National Archives, Seattle Branch. |
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USS Arequipa (AF-31) under tow of USS Molala (ATF-106), (not shown) reaches San Francisco, 31 May 1951. After her main engine had failed some 850 miles from her destination, Arequipa had used two sails for emergency "power" for several days before the Fleet Tug USS Molala arrived to assist.
US Navy photo # NH 96629 from DANFS. |
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USS Arequipa (AF-31) under way, probably in San Francisco, Bay, date unknown.
US Navy photo |
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