If you served in Submarine Refit Site One Holy Loch, Scotland, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. Tim,Thanks for writing.Why Sterling? He had a house in Dunoon. Can you send photos of yourself and the tug to pauldavisoncrime@aol.com Thanks for writing. WINTERS BETTER THAN NEW ENGLAND. VABenefits@holyfamily.edu. It is a subsidy. I have beenn able to find their Scottish minister and miraculously have arranged for him to come to America this September for the celebration. He enlisted in the Navy in 1959 and retired in 1985. His work has also appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Philadelphia Daily News, Philadelphia Weekly and other publications. I know im clutching at straws, but I know my sisters are looking for me, we just keep missing each other.If anyone knows of any americans doing this please can u help me. In April 1907, The Argyllshire Standard reported that the Third Class Battleship HMS Conqueror (the seventh of that name) was sold for scrap to TW Ward of Sheffield for 16,800, and the First Class Cruiser HMS Undaunted was sold to Harris Bros of Bristol for 14,400. Thanks for mentioning some of the roles the old tugboats performed.I remember serving as a moving target when you guys in the subs shot torpedoes at us. google_ad_width = 120; Pubs and clubs prospered, but what of the rest of the town? Saugus at the U.S. floating nuclear submarine base at Holy Loch, Scotland. The holiday home has 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, bed linen, towels, a flat-screen TV, a dining . I was stationed on The Holland AS32 in HolyLoch fro 1978 to 1981. Burial will take place at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery. Hi Paul,I was stationed with you in Holy Loch. Empowering Servicemembers and disabled Veterans by giving them access to information on education, employment, housing, nutritional and spiritual wellness, medical care information, respite care, Veteran mobility van assistance, and job training and career coaching. Paul. HOLY LOCH PORT Ailson Downs Rankin's Brae, Sandbank, Dunoon PA23 8FE Tel: 01369 700810 Mobile: 07843 241320 Fax: 01369 704749 e: info@holylochport.co.uk '+e$$5.message)}catch(e$$6){}}; I was there when Proteus came in to the Loch. The loch looks very different without COMSUBRON 14 sitting out in the middle of it, and I couldn't identify any of the former Navy buildings that comprised the shore part of the base, other than the old Navy Housing units. Anselmo has passed on, but the fish and chips are still SO good! The plot was largely based on the Iranian Embassy Siege of 1980, in which the SAS stormed the building to rescue the hostages being held there. Every thing you talked about brought back so many memories about being on the tugs. Wished I could have stayed much longer. Jesse J. Pitt MDI served on the USS Sam Rayburn submarine during the cold war & was the last physician stationed on a nuclear sub. Although the precise location is unconfirmed, the area is believed to have had its own degaussing station, which closed in 1945, leaving 20 redundant locals. Had the fortune of sneaking past a Navy Sentry in Norfolk after the Hunley was decommissioned, got on the ship with a flashlight and found the old Mardet berthing area. And if you missed the last shuttle you're deep doodoo as you had to sleep in the shed where the MP stood guard. : You can click on some of the above photos to enlarge., Paul Davis is a writer who covers crime. I WAS ON THE HOLLAND AND THE HUNTLEY, 1980-82. I was. I am trying to get up with any Marines that were attached to the Security Detachment aboard the USS Canopus in Holy Loch from 1973 - 1975. On board HMS Exmouth which was based round the corner at Faslane, we co ordinated the operation to keep the berth clear. So i'm heading to Dunoon for a pint and fish & chips! I was a civilian who work TDY and did ERP trips to Scotland from 1980 to when they left. Assistant Registrar of Academic Services. WHAT A SURPRISE. Paul. Between 1961 and 1982, the Naval Support Activity ashore was administered by US Naval Activities London. Paul, I served there on Hunley from when she first arrived and left her in late 63 for separation. It would be so special if I could gather some of his Navy buddies. I remember the USS Skipjack coming in and also Canadian and Australian boats also .As we who were fortunate know Scotland is a beautiful country,and is on my bucket list to return !! The big guy who was a 1st Class BM? I first arrived at Site One in January of 1963 as part What fun those were. Thanks for your service and thanks for writing.Paul. I used to pass through Dunoon all the time taking the car ferry over from Gourock on the way to Tighnabruaich. The Navy is the asylum for the perverse, the home of the unfortunate. I was really too young to truly appreciate the history of Dunoon, but I spent many a weekend in Edinburough & Glascow. Anderson, Ric, CWO4, (1966-1996); Ashmore, Michael, PO1, (1973-1993); Barrett, Jeffrey, PO1, (1981-2002); Bauman, Frederic, PO2, (1965-1969); Beaumier, Armand, PO3 . Subscribe to this Obituary Your Email Address (Required) Tribute Wall I loved my time in Scotland, aboard the USS Holland, 1975-1977. Also tony and marc. the first SSBN Squadron in the U.K. Studies were made of all the suitable places American Veterans Care Association achieves this vision by investing donations and revenue to develop sustainable . Dot,I'm sorry to say that the Holy Loch submarine base, stationed in the middle of the loch, is gone. The monument has become a focal point for American personnel who served at the US Submarine Base which was located there for 31 years, until 1992. google_alternate_color = 'FFFFFF'; -Queen Mother kept from US nuclear base in Scotland - The Scotsman. Our members include veterans, spouses, partners, widows and family members and number around 40. We will be on stand 1635. And yes, I too always say I'm going back. Bloomfield, CT 06002. Thanks for the info and the link to the history of Holy Loch. 05-11-06, 10:32 PM #2 mzook I took Highland dance lessons. I saw the biggest snow flakes in my life there as big as half dollars, milk delivered with thick cream on top and the coal delivery guy was 5' at best but carried two giant bags of coal for us to heat with! Loved the photos and it brought back memories!My wife and I are both retired now for the second time at 56 and 57 and we really want to go to Dunoon and have a look around.I was on the Simon Lake and went to the Holland back in 1980 TAD for 4 months. I have wonderful memories of the people and the place and have been back once. (YTB 780), a Navy harbor tugboat, in 1974 and 1975. Thanks for writing. In thephoto of Holy Loch above, the floating dry dock is on the right and the submarine tender is on the left.. Below are photos of the base, the tugboat and me: I recently contacted an old shipmate who served with me on the USS. The Sara anchored just out from Greenoch and I was able to get a couple days of liberty. The Next Reunion Will Be Held 12 May 2011 In Norfolk, VA Web Site Information :. You can email me @ wezweeanne@gmail.com if you have any way to help me. You can go to http://thistlegroup.net/ and perhaps make some contacts there.Thanks for writing.Paul. I did not have any idea that Scotland is so beautiful. Gunzenhausen (German pronunciation: [ntsnhazn] (); Bavarian: Gunzenhausn) is a town in the Weienburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany.It is situated on the river Altmhl, 19 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Weienburg in Bayern, and 45 kilometres (28 mi) southwest of Nuremberg.Gunzenhausen is a nationally recognized recreation area. ['mark', 'firstbyte', (new Date()).getTime()]]; We went back some time later when SSBN USS Job Patrick Henry was the first sub to arrive. Initially HMS Titania was the depot ship alongside which the submarines moored and at the end of 1941 she was replaced by HMS Forth. Los Alamos' service was not continuous, and in 1969 she left the Holy for almost a year when she was towed the Scott Lithgow yard at Port Glasgow to allow essential maintenance and overhaul work to be carried out. We used the Simon Lake as a tender. The Dry Dock, USS Los Alamos (AFDB-7), was towed to Scotland in '61, and Thanks for checking in.Paul, I was aboard USS Hunley from July '65 to Aug '67. I was there from January 1974 to December 1975. Bought an engagement ring from a shop in Edinburgh. I was a ping jocky aboard the USS Hartley, a destroyer escort. Hope to return with my wife this summer to see my Dunoon "KIN" once again. The last submarine tender to be based there, the USS Simon Lake (AS-33), left Holy Loch in June 1992. His enthusiastic reception left him strongly of the opinion that we should seize every opportunity to show our appreciation of the massive United States effort in this part of the deterrent field. The base, called "Site One," consisted of the USS. SE4-EP140 Tango Alpha Lima: Connecticut State Trooper . I also enjoyed Dunoon, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Sterling, etc. She taught in the Dunoon schools for 18 months. (1996) He is also a regular contributor to Counterterrorism magazine and writes their online 'Threatcon' column. I was looking for photos to see if anything jogged a memory and stumbled across your post. A fictionalised version of the operation was later told in the 1955 film The Cockleshell Heroes, with Trevor Howard, Anthony Newley and Jos Ferrer. Thanks to Cathy and Anonymous for writing.Cathy, I too would like to get an old fashioned Scottish fish & chips. to live there and meet so many wonderful people. Crews being sent here were given a handbook containing such gems as "Do not take your guns with you, the Brits do not like guns and you will need a licence for them". All personnel lived ashore, residing in rooms or homes rented from members of the local community. The Americans brought their own services. He wrote back, stating: The present time, with the Vietnam controversy heightened by the current Vietcong offensive and a consequent increase in criticism in Britain of American policies, hardly seems propitious for advising the Queen Mother to make a gesture of this kind. In 1992, the base was deemed unnecessary following the demise of the Soviet Union and withdrawn. PLAYED POOL AT BERT'S. I got the royal tour of the highlands, did plenty of pub crawling and sightseeing. Served on the USS George Washington SSBN 598 made 6 patrols out of the Loch.Memories of Dunn and Argyle will remember always.We went in to the dry dock on one up keep. I married a Scottish girl from Port Glasgow and we had two great children there. Leslie,No, I don't know the people mentioned above. July '03, and Sept. '05. 177 Pins 1y A Collection by Andrew Similar ideas popular now Lake Floating Holland Navy Us Navy Submarines The Loch Deployment Over The Years Holland Lake The Nederlands The Netherlands I Thank God that I got to see the Ferguson homeland. November 1, 2020 A small group of Scots and Americans are announcing the launch of a website to tell the story of the American years. Alim Shabazz (USCG, Active Duty) Email: alim@amvets-hawaii.org Phone: 808-222-2205. My father, CPO Clay Bailey set up the base services at the old Ardnadam Hotel in Sandbank in '61. Over the years floating docks and support vessels were added. Anonymous,I'd like to go back to Scotland as well one day.Thanks for writing,Paul. I had so many friends who were American would love to know where they are now, Lester Reed, Courtnay taylor, Julie Ewbanks, Sharlene Flanders, so many. I miss my shipmates & friends at Site One, Dunoon, Glasgow, and Edinburgh. I went to the primary school in Hillfoot st. Unless we have a merchant marine, our navy if called upon for offensive or defensive work is going to be most defective.William Howard Taft (18571930), February 1964, completed the first "off center" docking of a Polaris submarine. Proteus, arrived on station march 3, 1961.) The Holy Loch (Scottish Gaelic "An Loch Sianta/Seunta") is a sea loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. Mike, Thanks. The name of the Holy Loch has a number of stories related to its creation, ranging from pre-Christian tales of Sun or Sun-god worship in the area (which has a number standing stones), through Saint Mungo (also known as St Kentigern, patron saint and founder of Glasgow) in the 6th century and the story of a ship being lost in the loch while carry soil from the holy land to be laid under Glasgow Cathedral (Saint Mungo was buried on the site in AD 612), to Saint Munn in the 10th century, who landed there from Ireland. London was a favorite city of mine. Charles L. Witherow created the group Holy Loch American Veterans Association "HLAVA". Thanks for checking in.Paul. and can not be used without permission from AboutSubs. Do you know if it is possible to tour the closed facility? Had wonderful shipmates and made lots of civilian friends during my "liberty" timeRaquetball, softball, bowling, hiking, several pub-crawlslife was always interesting:) Thanks for the memories Paul.John WalshHenrico, VA, John,Thanks. Veterans Association of America, Inc. is an organization that provides legal assistance, housing, employment opportunities, business ownership, discharge upgrades, medical assistance, family outreach, and other pressing issues that stand as debilitating factors preventing veterans and their families from receiving the "quality care" deserved throughout mainstream society. Commenting has been disabled thanks to the attention of scum known as spam commenters, Page last modified on Wednesday, 08 March 2017, at 12:20. Had a flatt in Innellen where supposedly the write for the song Auld Lang Syne lived? Holy Loch was by far the best duty in my short career (4 years). )Thanks for checking in.Paul. lepers; building or ship for performing quarantine in; after part of ship's hold used for stores.". November 1975, the Canopus was relieved by the USS Holland (AS 32). Previously classified state documents, which have now been opened and placed in the National Archives at Kew, show the MoD was keen for Americas Scottish-based arsenal to get royal approval. During the Cold War the U.S. Navy base at Holy Loch was the headquarters of Submarine Squadron 14 (COMSUBRON 14). The call is free and confidential (private). Scotland named cruise destination of the year! Would love to go back sometime. Proteus' crew were reputedly hand picked to give the best possible impression of the US. Its on my bucket list to return! RM E139G0 - Feb. 29, 2012 - POLARIS SUBMARINE ARRIVES IN HOLY LOCH The 6700-ton American Polaris submarine ''PATRICK HENRY'' arrived in the RM BE3YDY - Looking north up towards Holy Loch from Kirn, Argyl and Bute, Scotland. The USS Holland AS-32 Association Welcomes you to our website honoring the third ship of the United State Navy to bear the name of the Father of the Modern Submarine: John Phillip Holland This website is dedicated to the Officers & Crewmembers of the USS Holland AS-32. Browse 43,641 holy loch stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. While many stayed in rented family. Osteological examination of the remains . I loved that place. Oh my. Good to hear from another old shipmate from Holy Loch. The potentially catastrophic crash occurred in november 1974 when the ssbn james madison, armed with 16 poseidon nuclear missiles, was heading out of the us naval base at holy loch, 30 miles north. I was stationed on the NATIC in Nov of 67 so I may know your husband. (function() { The ADVA is dedicated as a LIVING MEMORIAL to all veterans of the Americal Division. I agree, Site One played a key role in the Cold war.And yes, like you, I'm proud of my service at Site One on the Saugus.Thanks for writing.Paul, Yes I was on board three submarines that ran out of holy loch. Thanks for your service and thanks for checking in here.Paul, Hello Paul, your article was "spot on" about our daily military duties, as well as with the wonderful people of the Dunoon, and Glasgow areas. I really wish we would have known each other. The guy was a fellow South Philly guy who worked a the Navy Yard and was TDY to Holy Loch.Thanks for checking in.Paul. The selected men were trained on HMS Forth and in the surrounding area. In autumn 1959, the US Government had to provide forward servicing facilities for the first SSBN squadron to be based in the UK, and studies were carried out to determine the most suitable location for such a refit facility, leading to the final selection of the Holy Loch in July 1960. I recall he was PA farm boy and previously worked on the floating dry dock. In the early 1960s my husband was assigned to the USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN 618). I do recognize your picture. The Holy Loch (Scottish Gaelic: An Loch Sianta/Seunta) is a sea loch, a part of the Cowal peninsula coast of the Firth of Clyde, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.. I remember watching the Proteus slip down the Firth of Clyde during the Cuban Missle Crisis and wondering if it was going to come back. Made two patrols on 598 boat in 66-67. Latest Videos on Legion TV. In 1982, Naval Support Activity (NAVSUPPACT), Forward Base, Holy Loch, Scotland became its own command. Support Activity. The World Health Organisation (WHO) traces the beginnings of quarantine to the 14th century: "A period of 40 days or 'quarantenaria' became established later as the usual period of isolation for sea-borne travellers and goods suspected of harbouring infectious diseases. The helping hand that AMVETS extends takes many forms: The families and supporters that stand behind our AMVETS members play a vital role in the growth and preservation of our organization. The Holy Loch name is believed to date from the 6th century, when Saint Munn landed there after leaving Ireland. In 1975 our tugboat spent three days on the drydock, but we had to do our own work. The US Navy had originally planned for Proteus to arrive on March 4. Don't forget Berts. Mary T. Loch. I remember the Woolworth store and a little tobacco shop with good candy jars. Thanks so much. it was all about whipping the new guy into shape.LOL BUT I WOULDENT CHANGE IT FOR THE WORLD. Anonymous,You should be proud of your father.Please thank him for his service. I served on the drydock from 1966-1969. Paul Davis' crime fiction appears in American Crime Magazine. I've tried fish & chips here and there since my Scotland tour, but they have not been the same.Anonymous, I too miss Scotland and it was a fine place to be stationed, even if the winter weather was awful.I miss the place, the people, and I even miss the Navy (Ha).Paul. I was outside the EM club in 1975 when I heard an unmistakable South Philly accent. In January '82 the Holland was relieved by Hunley, returning for a 2nd tour. Did you work at the Philadelphia Navy Yard? Following an approach to the British government, requesting permission to establish a refit site in the United Kingdom for Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarines, an agreement was negotiated which permitted the US to use the Holy Loch, on the Firth of Clyde, for the anchorage of a submarine tender, a large dry dock, and other supporting craft. Holy Family Hall, Rm 205. of the Gold crew of the USS Thomas A. Edison (SSBN 610). I think I have a mental photo of you. I was the cook on board. The people ofScotland were friendly and kind to me and the many American sailors who were stationed there during the Cold War. We stand ready to provide a lifetime of support to veterans of all generations, their families and their survivors at no cost. Jesse,Thanks for your service and thanks for writing.Paul. Scotland is truly beautiful place and the people are outstanding. Excited to return 50 years later. Yeah, Mike. //-->,