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This is a
one day proposal for tanker
guys to pass
close to the old ships, not
board them.
$125 per person - See Fisherman's Wharf Others Pay up to $350 an hour to do this Captain
Pat Moloney; Master of the "SS Jeremiah O'Brien, on Oct. 20, 2003 made the
proposal that a joint reunion of the
Ancient Oilers and MSCPAC be held around, Saturday, August 27, 2005 aboard the SS JEREMIAH
O'BRIEN in
San Francisco. The 50 year old ships involved would be the
HASSAYAMPA, KAWISHIWI, PONCHATOULA, commissioned in 1955. There are 11
other tankers shown on the maps, each has a link to a web page
about them. There are also 2 spots on the map where photos have been
taken from., click on them.
The game plan
would be to board the ship at Fisherman's Wharf Pier 45 at 0800, coffee
and doughnuts provided. Get underway (haze gray too) about 0900,
steam up to the mothball fleet (about 3 hours). Steam around the
rows. As an added treat the outboard ship in "G" is the
IOWA. There will be a BBQ lunch
(our passengers love the food), beer, soda, water, etc, then return to
Pier 45. Total about 7 hours.
The whole ship is open, especially the engine room. We have a swing band on #3 hatch that encourages dancing. For many of the gang it would be a last chance to see our old girls and to get underway again. It's expensive. Some may end up like Neosho, SCRAPPED. We charge $125 for our bay cruises and $175 for river cruises. The more folks we can get, the less we can charge. Sound interesting??? TELL VERN |
