Suez Canal Veterans

For all who have sailed thru the Suez canal

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Frederick (Rick) Becker February 18, 2010 at 12:06am

Transited the Suez Canal in Nov 1966 aboard the USS MAZAMA AE-9 on our return from Westpac to homeport in Davisville, RI. Part of our world cruise.
We transited the Panama Canal in April 1966 enroute to Westpac
Darrell A. Nelson ENC Retired February 17, 2010 at 2:59pm

Went through Canal on board USS Mazama enroute to Subic Bay for our tour on Yankee station in1966.
James Reed January 15, 2010 at 7:46pm

made first transit in 66 on the USS Mazama AE-9 ---also we were the first to start the sweeping of the mines in 74 --Nimbus star and Nimbus Moon while i was on the Uss Iwo Jima LPH-2--72-74---
Lee M. Anderson, PNC, USN(Ret) December 26, 2009 at 1:44pm

Made the trip through the ditch in 1988 onboard USS SPRUANCE (DD-963) with the JFK group. We were on our way to the illustrious tour at S.O.H.E.P.A. What fun that was going around & around in circles just outside of the Persian Gulf.
Alva Cotter Shell, IV December 26, 2009 at 10:34am

Picture here is my family. I made the deployment on the USS FORRESTAL (CV-59) and during the curise of "83" crossed the Suez Canal on September 12, 1983.
Shawn Eksak Reynolds December 4, 2009 at 1:48pm

Been through the ditch many times on the USS Portland LSD-37 and the USS Moinester FF/T 1097
CHARLES W HORTON JR December 1, 2009 at 7:33pm

While aboard the USS INDEPENDENCE under VAQ-131 and the USS MISSOURI BB-63, I saw a good bit of the Russian Navy while they followed us through it.
George A. Cowan November 28, 2009 at 9:18pm

pass through in 1988 didn;t see much as i had the duty in ccs on USS SB ROBERTS FFG 58
Larry Oswalt November 24, 2009 at 2:14pm

My ship [USS Barnstable County [LST-1197} said first to Port Said the middle of 1974 to start Operation Nimbus Star, Nimbus Moon In the clearing out of thr Suez Canal after Egypt and Iseral had a little rukus and stopped up the Canal whth a bunch of sucken ships, barges, and heavy equipment. The Barn anchored in Lake Timsah in Ismailia. While anchored there were couldnt find to much to do and because of the laws in Egypt we had to be GOOD. We started our own scoccer team,baseball teams and to have a place to relax, we found an abandonded building, cleaned it out, scrounged up a couple of pool tables, made a bar, got up some volunteer bartenders, ran out the thousands of lizards and opened up the Lizard LOUNGE. the only place with cold beer and cokes in the area. We had a lot of hard work good clean fun and a satisfying job. We left the last of 1974 and after several stops we returned to Little Creek, Va and our families. I few weeks later I ended my navy career.
Mark Chambers September 4, 2009 at 9:07pm

To all who sailed through the Suez Canal after 1974, you're welcome. After the minesweeping detail in North Vietnam, the Mine Warfare Force was deployed from Charleston to sweep the mines in the Suez Canal that were left over from previous altercations in the region. We cleared from Port Said to Port Suez. Lived in Ismailia on Lake Timsah (about halfway down the canal). Worked out of the Suez Canal Port Authority Building when I was attached to the Mobile Mine Countermeasures Command (MOMCOM).