WASHINGTON D.C. - 2012 REUNION click here
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November 2011 Newsletter......click here |
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SMARTEST SHIP IN THE ATLANTIC FLEET - 1946-48
The Jolly Roger...submitted by Eugene Rogers
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SMARTEST SHIP IN THE ATLANTIC FLEET- 1945-46
Historical View of Providence in WWII ...submitted by Cromwell Smith
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SAN DIEGO REUNION PHOTOS AT LINKS PAGE
USS PROVIDENCE SSN-719
IN THE NEWS
FEBRUARY 2011 NEWSLETTER ---- CLICK HERE
CITY OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND
CITIZEN CITATION
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USS PROVIDENCE MEMORIAL DISPLAY CASE
NOW ABOARD THE USS LITTLE ROCK IN BUFFALO, NEW YORK |
Donations requested for the USS PROVIDENCE SHOWCASE aboard the LITTLE ROCK and the potential USS SALEM display. Shipmates can bring their items to the upcoming reunion or mail/contact Jim Chryst. click here for contact information..thank you for your support... Providence Association |
The Library of Congress - American Folklife Center VETERAN'S HISTORY PROJECT presents |
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War: World War II, 1939-46 Branch: Navy Unit: USS Herzog and USS Providence Service Location: Mediterranean Sea; South Atlantic; North America; Central America Rank: Fire Controlman Second Class Place of Birth: San Diego, CA |
Click here to see interview video JOLLY ROGER NEWSLETTER JOLLY ROGER NEWSLETTER Thanks Carl for sharing the Jolly Roger Newsletters with us........Sam |
Five ships of the United States Navy have been named USS PROVIDENCE, after the city of Providence, Rhode Island. |
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The first Providence was a 12-gun ship (sloop) originally named Katy was taken into the Continental Navy in 1775. First Naval Command of John Paul Jones on May 10, 1776.. |
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The second Providence was a 28-gun sailing frigate launched in 1776 and captured by the British in 1780. |
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The third Providence was a gundalow built on Lake Champlain in 1776 which fought in the Battle of Valcour Island. A gundalow is a single masted rowing gunboat. (3 cannons + 9 guns) |
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The fourth Providence was the light cruiser (CL-82) from 1945 to 1949, de-activated - Reserve Fleet - converted to a guided missile cruiser (CLG-6) - again in service from 1959 to 1973. |
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The fifth Providence (SSN-719) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarine commissioned in 1985 and on active service and patrol as of 2009. |
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CL82 Softball Team - BM1 Marshall D. Williams .... back row third from left
Submitted by Larry Williams
Providence News
Clippings From The Past 
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USS RONALD REAGAN RETURNS (7/06/06)...click here
MASTER & COMMANDER...click here
ENS. HAAS SHARES HIS PHOTOS ..click here
SUBIC BAY NAVAL BASE ..click here
USS PROVIDENCE "MODEL" ..click here
SPECIAL VIDEO SELECTIONS ..click here
USS PROVIDENCE DRILL TEAM..click here
SAM AND DAVY JONES IN 1968 ..click here
The Log of Cromwell Smith - Plank Owner 1945...click here
THE TIMES OF Eugene Willard Rogers S2/C...click here
Dianne Nezgoda shares "The Jolly Roger" from the times when
her dad, Eugene Nezgoda sailed on Providence....click here
"I WAS A SAILOR ONCE" click here
Providence Chief Engineer in 1959
Sketches of Providence by Arthur Beaumont .html
July 1969
UNITED STATES NAVAL TRAINING CENTER
Recruit Training Command - San Diego, CA - 1966 - "The Anchor"
100 pages pdf file
NTC sample pages
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created January 21, 1999, by Sam Villa at www.Star77.com,
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