Mr. Philip Selden contacted me and also sent the following photographs taken during the 1965-1966 WestPac cruise. He was aboard the Calvert from June 1965 to May 1966, and left her at Hunter’s Point as she was being deactivated and being converted to a training vessel.
These are great photographs from the Calvert’s last days at sea:
Al Bradbury served aboard the Calvert as a Radarman in the Operations “O” Division from 1953 to 1956. He has shared the following photographs from his time aboard during the 1954 Far East Cruise.
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Here is a Calvert ashtray that was posted for auction on Ebay a few times in early 2016. Please comment if you know anything about this Calvert artifact. The Calvert Marine Museum won this item and has added it to their USS Calvert collection.
Bud Ruth, the Calversion’s store keeper for many years, sent me the following amazing artwork and USS Calvert photographs that were originally used to create a t-shirt design (further below). The origin of the map is currently unknown, although I hope to learn more about it’s origins and artist at this year’s reunion.
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