Suez Canal Veterans

For all who have sailed thru the Suez canal

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Donald Bratton McDowell December 14, 2010 at 1:10pm

Did the transit onboard the USS Mullinnix (DD-944), with USS America Battle Group, in 1983. The souther transit was in February and the northern was in May.
Andrew Carter December 9, 2010 at 12:28pm

We transited the Suez Canal during the summer of 1986 on our way to the Gulf, very, very hot!
Jerry Packer December 4, 2010 at 7:09pm

Made four passages (2 round trips to the gulf and back..USS Greenwich Bay. AVP-41) Sandy bottom kept plugging our sea chest filters. diesels were overheating.. not a fun time.
Timothy Adams October 7, 2010 at 11:30pm

Pass through the canal twice once in 1983 and again in 1986, both time on the USS Jack Williams FFG-24; also nick none as the "Happy Jack" by those select few.
Patrick Neal Henderson June 30, 2010 at 12:08pm

Made two round trips. Both on the USS Boise (SSN-764). Once in Jan 2002 for 6 month CENTCOM deployment and again in Mar 2003 for Operation Iraqi Freedom. Shot 20 missiles from Red Sea into Iraq.
William David Krieger June 8, 2010 at 11:29am

Went through in 1986 while on the Truxtun. Part of the Enterprise battlegroup.
dj June 7, 2010 at 10:36pm

with VA 85
dj June 7, 2010 at 10:32pm

1983
dj June 7, 2010 at 10:31pm

Went thru the suez, twice I think,lol while on the Forrestal for 2 Med cruises 1980-
John Rudolph April 28, 2010 at 12:07pm

I did the ditch in 1982 onboard USS Forrestal. I talk about the transit in my book and mentioned how all of the aircraft had to have their canopies covered up in what looked like tin foil!