Sea Stories
In 1957 the Gurke along with the Henderson, Sutherland and Rowan, set a Naval record for the number of miles steamed in one year.by Clark Wright
I was a Second Class Aviation Storekeeper who got to go to OCS and as an Ensign was assigned to Gurke as Supply Officer. We …
A 1951 “Readers Digest” account of LTCDR Rosenberg’s fight with cancer.
THE MAN WHO LICKED CANCER By A. E. HotchnerPublished in “Readers Digest” November 1951 The Navy perhaps means more to Lt. Commander Edwin Miller Rosenberg …
Ghost Ship by B. W. Clements, Jr.
Subject: NEWSLETTERDate: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 10:00:31 -0700 (PDT)From: BURIE CLEMENTSTo: Tom Cheatum I caught up with the USS Gurke in Yokasuka,Japan, having arrived there …
“Joey” – Gurke’s pet Wallaby by Bill Wible
Subject: Gurke’s Pet WallabyDate: Sat, 21 Jun 1997 21:21:03 -0600From:”Bill Wible” wible@nmia.comTo:”Tom Cheatum” tcheatum@gte.net I am attaching some photos copied from the Gurke 1961 Western …
Female Stowaway by Jon Fox
Subject: Female StowawayDate: Tue, 26 Oct 1999 16:01:40 EDTFrom: Dimsum60@aol.comTo: tcheatum@gte.net When the Gurke took part in the Coral Sea Week commeration in 1962..one port …
MURU Snake Stories by Bill Hegeman
Cdr. Edgerton, C. O. of the Gurke was fond of snakes. I recall we had at least 2 separate batches (six in one batch and …
1971-1972 In Support of Vietnam by George Cooper.
The GURKE was an exceptional ship and there are a lot of memories from the 1971-1972 period. One very interesting aspect of the period was …
Man Overboard by Peyton Spear.
I had quite an exciting experience on my last trip to Korea. We were leaving Yokosuka, Japan and not quite gotten into formation with the …
I Was A Sailor Once contributed by Gene Tortone.
Once I Was A Navyman I like the Navy. I like standing on deck during a long voyage with sea spray in my face and …