WELCOME TO THE FANTAIL

his was one of my favorite spots on the Tidewater. While we were in Portsmouth's Dry Dock in late 1962 and early 1963, the ship's fantail was outfitted with a new DASH (Distant Airborne Sonar Helicopter) pad and hangar. It was the latest in electronic surveillance technology - but more than that, it was a place to hang out and drink coffee and tell stories. So it became a favorite spot of many of us. And the view of the Naples harbor from that vantage point is still vivid in my memory.

I hope you'll allow me to indulge myself in naming our web log after that favorite place aboard the Tidewater during the Sixties - and I hope that you'll take the time to give us a yarn or two of your own - just click here to sign our WebLog at the Fantail.

Bill Cook, Webmaster
USS Tidewater AD31 - 10/62 - 9/65
E-mail Bill at MailCall@TidewaterSailor.net