Sea Stories contributed by former Hopewell Crew Members and Friends
Life After Hopewell; All our Story  by various Crew Members
Ashcan  by George Silvani, Captain '59-61
     Charlie Noble  
     Shag Hamilton and the Bottle  
     Philipean  Steward  
   
Tell me about my Uncle:  by Anthony Scott Parish
Song Search:   Shina no Yaru  by Noel Nichols, MM3
SOS: A Sailors Search for a Resurrected "Gourmet" Dish  by Noel Nichols, MM3
Coffee Duty  by Noel Nichols, MM3
Typhoon 1966:

 by Don Stine
Plane Crash; a tragedy in 1955  BM1 Darrell Fisher, R. G. Floyd Lt., Wayne Irwin Cdr, Pat Dowd. USS Yarnell Reunion Group History Project.
Underway Replenishment; America Secret Weapon in the Pacific;  by Wayne Irwin, Cdr.
$5 for 7, 10 for $15: or, how to be Banker  by Noel Nichols, MM3
Where our ships name comes from  by Noel Nichols, MM3
The Finest ships: Fletchers - Pure Greyhounds!  by B. J. Freeman, MMCS
Locking The Shaft; what snipes do

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What's a Snipe?   by Gene Gardner (LTJG 59-61)
Ship's Bell in San Jose CA  by Noel Nichols, MM3
Our Korean Shipmate, Ens Pak  by Noel Nichols, MM3
Operation Dominic & Swordfish; Atomic Times  by B. J. Freeman, Bruce Barr, ET3, Pete  Watson, Cdr.
Missing ship's Stores ?  by LT Allen Baker
Black Flag Replenishment    by Lt Dale Tapp
  11 General Orders for Sea Stories.
   
  A Sea Story must:
 1. Begin with the phrase, "this is no Bull" or "this is a  true adventure".
 2. Must be told in 3 minutes or less.
 3. No sleeping on the Listening Watch.
 4. Can not use more than one profanity in five consecutive words.
 5. No denigration of any service rates you are not qualified for, or  persons identified in a story by name.
 6. Only stories about Navy service time.
 7. No recycling of others stories.
 8. Speaker must use proper Navy Terminology.
 9. Speaker must be given full attention while speaking.
10. Listeners must agree there are no major factual errors.
11. If really a true story, time can be extended till finished.
   
  Copy write 2001 @ and compiled by the seastory rules work party USS Sullivans' Field Day 7/29/01. Tincan Sailors of the scrapped, sunken and lost fleet.