Soon to be commissioned AGR-16 makes the news in Charleston, SC

Invitation to the commissioning ceremony

The Commissioning Program, January 5, 1959

Watchman transits San Miguel lock, Panama

Crew prepares just caught turtles for supper

Anderson, MMC looks over the 19th century technology "triple expansion steam engine

The CPO lounge

Watchman saves 14 crew members from the SS GUAM. (SF Chronicle)

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Charles Suns SN, E.M. Brainard BM1 and Ron Shrawder SN take a break in Charleston

Ensign Larry Hull and LT(jg) Walt Petzold, 1959

Sisters three, INTERPRETER, WATCHMAN and PICKET, July 4, 1959 at TI

Henrietta Scurvy and her brood. 

Bridge watch (L to R) LT(jg) Tom Leonard, Chapman QM2?, Goss SN and two unknowns

"Monkey in a raincoat", and so said Capt. Tuttle.  He then developed a more HC, "heraldically correct" as seen on the main page.

Underway up the Columbia River.  2 unknown sailors, CRANMORE, YN3.

US Navy press release on change of command, Tuttle to Lawson

Part of change of command ceremony, 1961, on #2 hatch

Captain Lawson assumes command of WATCHMAN, Lt. Jefferis, XO, Listens

Captain J. S. Tuttle speaks to the crew for the last time

WATCHMAN sailor Jimmy CLAY becomes a hero in Portland, late 1961