Amphibious Ships Reunion and yearbook

The Annapolis, Maryland, reunion of Amphibious Ships included: AKAs Arneb, Capricornus, Muliphen, Rankin and Yancey; APAs Bexar, Chilton, Monrovia, Pickaway, Rockbridge and Telfair; and LSDs Casa Grande and Gunston Hall.

Reunions tours included the US Naval Academy and a very rainy city tour of

Annapolis. A day in Baltimore included a tour of the SS John W Brown, one of two remaining, fully operational Liberty ships that participated in World War II. The ship still makes demonstration cruises several times a year. They toured the city and took a tour boat ride in the Baltimore Harbor. In addition to taking group and individual photos, they enjoyed a banquet with an invocation by a Chaplain who told the story of the traditional “missing man table.” There was also a memorial service for those who had died since the last reunion. After the serious business, there was entertainment from a magician.

TheAmphibious Ships reunion group also produces a yearbook that chronicles the reunion with extensive pictures from events (registration, welcome reception, hospitality room, tours and farewell banquet) as well as individual pictures of members, In Memoriam pages, many casual photos called Gator* Gallery, and a directory of members (removed from this example for privacy). *The term “gator” refers to any member of the amphibious Navy.