The USS Vulcan AR-5 was a Vulcan class repair ship, capable of providing maintenance, parts, and repair to underway ships and those in port.
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  • Daniel Young MLC(SW) September 8, 2009 at 11:02am
    That's Med not Mef.
  • Daniel Young MLC(SW) September 8, 2009 at 11:01am
    I remember coming back from the Mef in that storm. I was told the the Admiral told the captain to turn around, but he said we're coming home. That was one of the worst blizzards to hit Norfolk in a while.
  • Tom Seifert September 7, 2009 at 3:16pm
    I served onboard from 77-80 I was a BMSN in 1st Division , it was a great time in my life the best times actually ! We were the 1st ship in the Navy to have women aboard , They came on in 1978 and we were sent to the Med in 79', We hit a pretty nasty storm on the way home that busted our port boat beam loose as well as a Forklift that broke loose on the Boat Deck that did quite a bit of damage !!We (1st Div.) were sent out in the storm to catch and tie them down it would have been funny if it wasn't so dangerous , we looked like the Keystone Kops chasing that forklift around and then we would take a hard roll and it would chase us ! We were all praying that that damn thing would go overboard but it never did !!
  • Kevin Schmalz May 30, 2009 at 9:35pm
    Made a stop here on AR-5 after MMA-school waitng for nuke school in 1981. Was assigned to main control. Can't really remember anybody except a buddy named Brugnoni. He was really into this new musician named Springsteen. Remember being out at sea and having the evaporators crap out. We had water restriction, no showers, no brushing teeth, etc. One guy got caught with a zip lock bag of water to brush his teeth and went to Captains Mast. We drained condensate from the SSTG to make coffee since nobody in thier right mind would ever go down into the engine room when we were lit off. Also remember new guys getting the tour and as they would pass the engine room hatch the guide would say, "engine room, very hot and full of snipes, we'll skip that".
    Yes, sliders from the galley, occasional steak dinners, having dental work done, and music blasting from the berthing areas. That's what I remember most.
  • Daniel Young MLC(SW) May 18, 2009 at 9:53pm
    This was my first command. I was came aboard a young 18 year old in Barcelona, Spain while she was in the middle of a Med Cruise on Dec. 1979. I still remember the Master chief in ML "A" School telling me when he found out I was going to the Vulcan. "Oh thats building 5 at pier 5." When I got to pier 5 in Norfolk there was no ship. Master chief I believe you are incorrect.
  • John B Atkinson September 13, 2008 at 4:25pm
    harry knopp usn/ret come up on internet and talk to an old friend.i saw you on the poker net work and come in 2nd,you got that training in the boat shop.do you remenber all the hearts&spades we played at lunch time.J.B.Atkinson usn/ret.
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  • John B Atkinson July 3, 2008 at 2:47pm
    HI doug i served on board building 5 from 60 to 63 in the boat shop stbd side o1 level.When i first went aboard,she was tide up at the old army piers.the ocean liner SS AMERICA was astern of us.Ayear or so later it moved up to NOB an was tied up to pier 5.
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I reported aboard the Vulcan in May of 1949 as a seaman 1st class , Was transferred off the Vulcan in Dec.1952 as a 1st class Boatswain mate , how did I get rated so fast you may ask ? Two words (Korean War) , Served in all of the 3 divisions aboard Vulcan and would like to hear from any of my old shipmates . My e-mail address is methuen bamfords@comcast.net

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