WELCOME TO THE FANTAIL

his was one of my favorite spots on the Tidewater. While we were in Portsmouth's Dry Dock 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 I guess others thought of it as a favorite spot of theirs also.

The view of the Naples from that vantage point is still vivid in my memory. So, I hope you'll allow me to indulge myself in naming our Guest Book after that favorite place of so many sailors aboard the Tidewater during the Sixties - and I hope that you'll take the time to tell us a yarn or two of your own - just click here to sign our Guest Book.