USS Benjamin Franklin

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0><script type="text/javascript" src="http://hb.lycos.com/hb.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://ratings.lycos.com/ratings/lycosRating.js.php"></script> <script type="text/javascript"><![CDATA[//><!]]></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://scripts.lycos.com/catman/init.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-start.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-middle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/ad/code-end.js"></script> <noscript> <img src="http://members.tripod.com/adm/img/common/ot_noscript.gif?rand=979654" alt="" width="1" height="1" />  <iframe frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" width="728" height="90" src="http://ad.yieldmanager.com/st?ad_type=iframe&ad_size=728x90&section=209094"></iframe>  </noscript> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=80 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="03f00500dvldtc.png"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Daves Place"><U><B>Dave's Place</b></U></A><B>  /  "</b><A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Up Periscope"><U><B>Up Periscope</b></U></A><B>"</b></div> <div> <B> </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#CC0000" FACE="Arial Rounded MT Bold" ><B>USS Benjamin Franklin</b></FONT></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="040d2c00dvldtc.png"> <div> <B> <A NAME="up_periscope"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></b><A HREF="id23_submarine_photo_locker.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Up Periscope"><U><B>U</b></U></A><A HREF="id23_submarine_photo_locker.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Up Periscope"><U><B>p Periscope</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sub School"><U><B>Sub School</b></U></A></div> <div> <B>USS Ben Franklin</b></div> <div> <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="USS Bashaw"><U><B>USS Bashaw</b></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Great Sub Pictures"><U><B>Great Sub Pictures</b></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="51e283b0.jpg" border=0 width="40" height="59" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=400 BGCOLOR="#3366FF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="58f00c00egblwh.jpg"> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                       <IMG SRC="523ca6a0.png" border=0 width="202" height="106" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">     <embed src="HTMLobj-1081/e-blow_1_.wav" autostart="true" hidden="true">  </div> <bR> <bR> <div>                      </div> <div>                                         <IMG SRC="3d0c3160.jpg" border=0 width="451" height="22" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <B>                   </b></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>         </b><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FFCC66" FACE="Arial" ><B>The following pictures were taken in Guam and while on patrol in the pacific.</b></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>                   <IMG SRC="53a44ce0.jpg" border=0 width="324" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                  <IMG SRC="53c8fce0.jpg" border=0 width="143" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>                        USS Proteous, Submarine Tender.                                                 Change of Command.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>       <IMG SRC="526eece0.jpg" border=0 width="238" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                      <IMG SRC="52491ce0.jpg" border=0 width="145" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                        <IMG SRC="53f8fce0.jpg" border=0 width="143" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>       <B>Drydock.                                                                    Topside watch.                                    Pink & green Submarine.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>       <IMG SRC="541a6ce0.jpg" border=0 width="166" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="54390ce0.jpg" border=0 width="144" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">         <IMG SRC="54534ce0.jpg" border=0 width="308" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>       <B>Great Colors!!                             The seaman gang.                Getting underway.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>        <IMG SRC="54793ce0.jpg" border=0 width="147" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="54918ce0.jpg" border=0 width="280" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">          <IMG SRC="525bace0.jpg" border=0 width="186" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>        <B>Securing for sea.</b>                    <B>Manning the diving planes.           </b>                         <B>The local Barber Shop.</b></div> <div>       </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>          <B><IMG SRC="54b05ce0.jpg" border=0 width="261" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                 <IMG SRC="54d8fce0.jpg" border=0 width="143" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                    </b><IMG SRC="5298ece0.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>          <B>Fire Control Center.                                                   Forward Torpedo room.                  Missile Control.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <div>               </div> <bR> <div>                 <IMG SRC="532e3ce0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                              <IMG SRC="5311dce0.jpg" border=0 width="285" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>                The Quartermasters at work.                                         Sonar Compartment.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                  <IMG SRC="52b31ce0.jpg" border=0 width="305" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                            <IMG SRC="55198ce0.jpg" border=0 width="152" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>                 Crews mess...Thats me serving the squids!                                                     Our First Class Cook!</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       </div> <div> <B>               </b><IMG SRC="52c13ce0.jpg" border=0 width="275" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                     <IMG SRC="52d23ce0.jpg" border=0 width="291" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                <B>Friday Night Fights....I was 'Sizzler' Sisson.                      In action....right upper cut!</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                 <IMG SRC="52e23ce0.jpg" border=0 width="291" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">        <IMG SRC="5283cce0.jpg" border=0 width="316" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                 <B>And the Winner is......!!                                            Talent Show Night!!!</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                 <IMG SRC="527b9ce0.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                           <IMG SRC="54f31ce0.jpg" border=0 width="305" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                 <B>Casino Night with 'Two Thumbs'.                                      Pie eating contest. </b></div> <bR> <div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div>        <IMG SRC="52aecce0.jpg" border=0 width="236" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      <IMG SRC="536e1ce0.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      <IMG SRC="52fc5ce0.jpg" border=0 width="197" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>       The 'Wall of Memories'.                           Studying for qualifications.                     Mitch getting his Dolphins.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>          <B>                <IMG SRC="3fbfbce0.jpg" border=0 width="251" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                   <IMG SRC="3fc0fce0.jpg" border=0 width="271" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>                         Manning Sonar.                                                         John Marshall & Me in Sonar.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                          <IMG SRC="53834ce0.jpg" border=0 width="308" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                       <IMG SRC="5378fce0.jpg" border=0 width="143" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>                        We have earned our 'Dolphins'!!                                                                  Christmas '68 on patrol.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                           <IMG SRC="535cbce0.jpg" border=0 width="203" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                                         <IMG SRC="553f0ce0.jpg" border=0 width="240" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>           <B>                Scuba Diving.                                                                     Preparing for anti-sub ops.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>                          <IMG SRC="40423ce0.jpg" border=0 width="291" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">                           <IMG SRC="405c6ce0.jpg" border=0 width="198" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>                          Pictures taken while on antisubmarine                                       Located this one and forced</b></div> <div> <B>                          aircraft.                                                                                        it to surface.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div>                          <B>  </b><IMG SRC="534d6ce0.jpg" border=0 width="214" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><B>                                      <IMG SRC="406edce0.jpg" border=0 width="237" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>                           The seaman gang.                                                              Janet and me at Pearl Harbor...</b></div> <div> <B>                                                                                                                       Home from patrol!</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>                                                                                 <IMG SRC="555a6ce0.jpg" border=0 width="166" height="206" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <div> <B>                                                                                 Firing Polaris Missile from</b></div> <div> <B>                                                                                 submerged Submarine.</b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>                                        <IMG SRC="3d0c3160.jpg" border=0 width="451" height="22" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></b></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>