Rontini Submarine BBS : Subs up the Mississippi River

Subs up the Mississippi River : The chopper came up river several...

Tue, 05 Mar 2019 16:09:38 +0000

Author: loopie
Subject: 5006
Posted: 05 Mar 2019 at 4:09pm

The chopper came up river several times for the Mardi Gras. I grew up in "The City" and went aboard it. Think it was in 64. I was in the reserves at that time. We then rode it into the gulf for some training along with the DD Haynes which was stationed in New Orleans.

Subs up the Mississippi River : Date: Feb. 25, 1963.Photo credit:...

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:17:39 +0000

Author: Dr. Stan
Subject: 5006
Posted: 18 Feb 2019 at 2:17pm

Date: Feb. 25, 1963.

Photo credit: U.S. Navy.

What it’s not: An enemy invasion of New Orleans.

What it is: Three U.S. Navy submarines -- the USS Sea Poacher, the USS Grenadier and the USS Threadfin -- wind their way up the Mississippi River toward New Orleans, as seen through the periscope of another sub, the USS Tirante.

I wonder if anyone on this board was a part of those maneuvers? I was not because on Feb. 25, 1963 I was in my 2nd month of training at S1W.

Subs up the Mississippi River : Original article with photo:ht...

Sat, 16 Feb 2019 12:34:12 +0000

Author: gerry
Subject: 5006
Posted: 16 Feb 2019 at 12:34pm

Original article with photo:

https://www.nola.com/entertainment/2019/02/subs-in-the-mississippi-what-the-heck-is-happening-in-this-new-orleans-photo.html

Edited by gerry - 16 Feb 2019 at 12:34pm

Subs up the Mississippi River : That time Navy submarines steamed...

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 20:20:46 +0000

Author: Bob
Subject: 5006
Posted: 15 Feb 2019 at 8:20pm

Thattime Navy submarines steamed up the Mississippi River for Mardi Gras

Mike Scott, NolaMedia Group

February 15,2019 at 06:08 PM

Date: Feb. 25, 1963.

What it's not: An enemyinvasion of New Orleans.

What it is: Three U.S. Navysubmarines — the USS Sea Poacher, the USS Grenadier and the USS Threadfin —wind their way up the Mississippi River toward New Orleans, as seen through theperiscope of another sub, the USS Tirante. Based at the time out of Key West,Florida, the subs were among a Navy contingent, including a total of sixvessels and 2,400 sailors, that spent Mardi Gras 1963 in the Crescent City.

The submarines were accompanied by the USSLexington, an aircraft carrier based in Pensacola, Florida, and described bylocal newspapers as the largest ship ever to dock in New Orleans to that point;and the USS Orleans Parish, a minesweeper based then at Charleston, SouthCarolina.

The Orleans Parish also known asLST 1069, served as a tank landing craft during World War II, after which shewas converted into a minesweeper, serving for a time as the flagship of MineSquadron 8. She was eventually decommissioned in 1966 and sold to thePhilippines government in 1976.

All six vessels berthed atwharves along the New Orleans riverfront the weekend before Mardi Gras and wereopened daily to the public. During the ships' local visit, 40 local high schoolstudents -- from Easton, East Jefferson West Jefferson, Behrman and Nichollshigh schools -- boarded the Threadfin for a brief excursion, including a divebeneath the surface of the Mississippi.

Five of the vessels departed on Ash Wednesday, with the Grenadier leaving fourdays later.

The USS Orleans Parish, alsoknown as LST 1069, was a U.S. Navy vessel used as a tank landing craft in WolrdWar II. It was later assigned to minesweeper duty before being decomissioned in1963 and sold the government of the Philippines.