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Banner seen coming off the new Sarah Mildred Long Bridge (middle bridge) taking the Route 1A By-Pass between Portsmouth and Kittery.
Banner welcoming the 2018 reunion attendees.
The team of sailors from the USS New Mexico (SSN 779) who came to deliver tables, chairs and to put up our tent.
Tent anchor stakes being unloaded.
Arranging the tent parts.
And up she goes!
Phew. We're done. Where's the coffee and donuts?
Last Albacore CO Captain David Kratch and longest in command of Albacore Captain Roy Springer.
Joe Gluckert on tour Friday morning, shipyard historian Je Gluckert took 29 of us on a guided tour of the unclassified areas of the shipyard.
Tour group at the Squalus/Sailfish Memorial.
The tour group had lunch at the Tirante Tavern. Pictured at Table 1 (facing the camera) are Tim & Claudia Brady, Sharon & Steve Cuff, Steve Cuff the younger, Paul & Kevin Cuff
At Table 2, Steve Hogan(white beard) & guest Pamela Wofford, George Horne & Theresa Ann Profenno and Frank Sardinha.
Maureen and Bob Couchon are the other couple dining at Table 2.
Seated at Table 3 were Bob Molchan (dark shirt with back to camera) , Jim Tyrell, Helene Stuecklen and Tom Bachman, Allen Hooker, Michael Hashem (guest of Bill Birtles) and Bill Birtles (light shirt with back to camera).
Seated around Table 4 (beginning on the left)were Bob and Janis Kempkes, Patti Violette (new PSMA Executive Director), Ken Latchaw, Doug and Marianne Stanton and Ellie Hunter (back to camera)
The old Portsmouth Naval Prison was one of the stops on the tour. It still looks formidable but is in tough physical shape.
Due to crumbling condition of the building, we were not allowed to get too close for fear of being struck by falling masonry.
Shipmate Jim Kraut and Bill Birtles guest Michael Hashem relax in the shade.
Russ Schondorf was a MM2 when he served on Albacore '66-'68.
At Foster's Jim Sears (guest of the Hunters) with Tim & Claudia Brady
At Foster's Jack & Ellie Hunter with their guest Nancy Sears
A copy of the invitation to attend the reunion banquet that was held Saturday night at the Atlantic Grill in Rye. 87 shipmates & wives and guests attended.
Captain David Kratch, last Commanding Officer of Albacore, was gonged aboard in the time-honored tradition of the sounding of two sets of two bells.
Captain Roy Springer followed Captain Kratch in being gonged aboard.
Albacore's ship bell was used to honor the entry of the two former Commanding Officers and was later used in honoring our shipmates who had departed on Eternal Patrol since our last reunion in 2015.
This is the Missing Man Table displaying the symbols relating to the ceremony honoring those shipmates on Eternal Patrol.
Master of Ceremonies Butch Jordan gets the evening festivities underway.
2018 Reunion Chairman John Gandiello mans the ship's bell as Butch Jordan reads the names of our shipmates who went on Eternal Patrol since our 2015 reunion.
Former Commanding Officers David Kratch and Roy Springer.
Former COB Norm Bower and wife Glenda.
Portsmouth Submarine Museum Association President Ken Herrick with PSMA Board member Ken Linscott and his wife Audrey.
DSC1801 ED1 Ashley Fletcher, Tom Bachman & Friend
Ken and Sandra Herrick and former Albacore Park Executive Director John Maier and his wife Maryellen
PSMA Board member Joe Freida and Albacore Park Executive Director Patti Violette.
Shipmate and PSMA Board member Ken Latchaw with Patti Violette and
Captain Springer and Bob Kempkes
Pricilla and Russ Styer share the table with Steve Hogan
Steve Hogan's guest Pamela Wofford is seated with Maureen and Bob Couchon
Doug and Marianne Stanton were dining with Tom Keefe.
