Passage On The POPE Begins…

| May 13, 2010 | Shipping News | 1 Comment
USNS GENERAL JOHN POPE in World War Two service. Dan Cottle collection.

Peter Knego’s latest Sea Treks takes the reader with him into Suisuin Bay during the early morning hours last week to witness the removal of the sleek, twin funneled P2 transport, GENERAL JOHN POPE, from her moorings of over 40 years.  See other classic merchant ships in the US reserve fleet and join Peter on deck as the POPE prepares for her passage to San Francisco for a dry docking in preparation of her tow to Texas for scrapping. Click here for Passage On The POPE, Part One.

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MARTIN COX - Founder and publisher of MaritimeMatters, inspired by maritime culture and technology growing up in the port of Southampton. He works as a photographer in Los Angeles, and his works has been exhibited in LA, San Francisco, New York, London and Iceland. Martin is the co-writer of the book “Hollywood to Honolulu; the story of the Los Angeles Steamship Company” published by the Steam Ship Historical Society of America. The Los Angeles Maritime Museum has commissioned artworks and collected his photographs.

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  1. Barry Deem

    This Ship brings back so many memories.I went to Vietnam on that Ship June 7Th.1967,frome San Diego.It carried US Army and USMC.I was A Marine.I remember 4 differant Chow Cards.Yellow,Green,Blue,and Red.They would anounce over the P.A.System Yellow Chow Cards are now being served.Then the rest of them a little while later.I was in the 4Th.Compartment.Almost 3 Weeks later we Docked in Da Nang.What a Cruize.Hehehe.I wish now that I would have brought a Camera with me.

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