After many years of delay, I have finally compiled details on the Calvert’s history following her decommissioning in late June of 1966. The information below is also available permanently at this page.
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After decommissioning on June 30, 1966 at Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, the Calvert was moved the Naval Supply Center, Oakland, Traffic Management School for use as a training hulk until 1976.
The ex-USS Calvert was sold to Levin Metals Corp (LMC), Richmand, CA on February 14, 1977 (contract # MA-8617) and physically delivered to LMC on March 11, 1977.
In the summer of 1990 the Levin Metals Corp contacted John L. Cole for purposes of safely delivering the Calvert’s brass and wood name board, thus being saved from disposal.
“It is now 1991 … Back in 1978 the Levin Metals Co. of Richmond, Ca. scrapped out the Calvert, they sent me parts of the ship. Last summer (1990) I received a call from them again. They wanted to know if I was interested in the ship’s nameboard that hung on either side of the bridge. I said I was interested and they said that they would ship it to me. Well it came, and I am happy. The board is seven feet long and nine inches high. The words U.S.S. Calvert APA 32, are made of brass and are six inches high. It seems that Levin kept these boards from all the ships that they scrapped and since someone had just bought them out, they wanted to clean house. Since I had been sending them a newsletter since day one, they thought I might want it. Levin, thank you very much.”
John L. Cole – Calversion V24, p1
The living history of the USS Calvert, and her crew, continues.
With the Calvert Marine Museum’s commitment to preserve and share the Calvert’s story, former crew members and their families willingness to keep the Calvert’s story alive, and this website, the Calvert will not soon be forgotten. She was a respected and capable ship, celebrated by her crew, and she continues to earn respect for those who learn of her and her crews’ story.
I was stationed on USS Calvert from End of 1960 to 1962 I think . I can’t remember much I was a EM when I left CLvert I was EM 3 made west pack cruse I think it was confibron 5 I remember two crew mates a J D Greves first class EM and a second class EM last name Rassi.I have about 2000 feet of 8 mm film I took aboard at sea and diffraction ports like Hong Kong we carried marines from okanawa, subic bay, & I think enshon korea. I will try to find film in attic and get back I’m 77 now and suffering stage 4 medastatic bone cancer so don’t know how much more time I have left
Hi Doyle,
Thank your for your comment and visiting the website. I will reach out via email directly. Thank you for your service and am so very sorry to hear of your cancer.
In respect and honor of your service to our country.
I will reach out directly via email.
Chris