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New Photos - Base 17
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Dick, I just came back from a local Tag sale where I went thru some old boxes.
In these boxes were roughly 75 old photographs. To my surprise, they contained at least 30 or so pictures of what I believe to be BASE 17 Construction photo's and some PT Boat Photo's. Many were wrecked because of water damage ( I could cry ) but I did salvage some ( about 20 ).
I am sending you 12 of them for now for the boys on the message board. Maybe you can work your magic on some of them and zoom in on others (your call here).
[b]PT BASE 17 PHOTO"S[/b]
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/Base17-0033.jpg[/image]
#33. This looks to be construction of area for docking.
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/Base17-0034.jpg[/image]
#34. Bow shot of PT 343 Dry Dock area
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/Base17-0035.jpg[/image]
#35. A fuzzy shot of at least 4 Elco's in formation. Can't make out Bow number.
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/Base17-0036.jpg[/image]
#36. Unknown camo PT in the Harbor
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/Base17-0038.jpg[/image]
#38. PT 336 at the dock area ready to head out.
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/Base17-0039.jpg[/image]
#39. Unknown PT in dry dock getting a face-lift.
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/Base17-0040.jpg[/image]
#40. PT 336 and her Sister's ply the waters looking for trouble. Not sure of other boat numbers.
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/Base17-0041.jpg[/image]
#41. Another look at Construction of what I think is Base 17.
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/Base17-0042.jpg[/image]
#42. Long dock area ( not sure if this is Base 17 or not. )
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/Base17-0043.jpg[/image]
#43. More Construction. To the right you can see the SO Radar Domes of a few boats.
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/Base17-0044.jpg[/image]
#44. More Dock Construction. Boy, can you imagine the cost today to build this thing from Pressure Treated.
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Apr 21, 2008 - 12:44am
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When Frank asked me to "Touch -Up the photos" - he really meant it - - - - I think he was testing me. Typical photos, see below:
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/base-17-0038.jpg[/image]
[image]http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p249/ptboats/FrankAndruss/Base-17-0035.jpg[/image]
Dick . . . .
Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Apr 21, 2008 - 1:00am
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Beautiful job Dick of touching up these original photo's. They look 100% better. Don't know how you do it, but we are very lucky to have you as head of this message board.
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Apr 21, 2008 - 4:24am
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Thanks, Frank & Dick. Nice stuff!
Will
Posted By: Will Day | Posted on: Apr 21, 2008 - 8:40am
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No problem Will. I enjoy sharing some of the photo's.
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Apr 22, 2008 - 12:02am
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Hello
My Father was at PT Base 17 and I was wondering if I could have copies of the photos you posted. I have a Mac so I am not able to copy the ones you posted off this site. If that would be possible my email address is beachedsiren2003@yahoo.com. My Father's name was William (Bill) Shafer and he was Communications Officer at Base 17 from about April 1945 through November 1945 ( MTB Rons, C-3 Unit #45. Officer in Charge of Communications, Advance Base, Brunei Bay, BORNEO. Rank: Lt. Jg. Shore: Base Communications. Afloat: Communications Watch Officer). Then with Ron 24 while at Base 17.
Judy Shafer
Posted By: Judy Shafer | Posted on: Oct 10, 2010 - 8:31am
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Judy . . .
I'm on a MAC, This entire website and message board is created on a MAC, most websites are.
it's very simple. Just put your mouse (cursor) on the photo you want and hold down the right mouse button. as you hold down a small dialog box will appear. In the box you have 8 ways to save the file you're clicking. The simplest is to choose "Save to Desktop", or any of the others selections you might prefer.
You can also just click on a photo (hold your mouse button down) and drag the photo right to your desktop. If you internet browser window is covering the entire monitor screen, just reduce the size of the browser window to show a little of the desktop and drag the photo there.
Once on your desktop you save/drag the photo anywhere you like.
This copy method is true for any website and photos you run against on the internet.
Dick . .
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Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Oct 10, 2010 - 4:11pm
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Thank you Frank, and Dick. A pretty amazing find.
Posted By: Jeff D | Posted on: Oct 11, 2010 - 12:24am
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Dick
I have a touch pad and when I hold down the "mouse" nothing happens. Do I need an external mouse for this to work?
Judy
Judy Shafer
Posted By: Judy Shafer | Posted on: Oct 11, 2010 - 12:10pm
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Hi Judy . . .
Foolish me - of course, you must be on a track or touch Pad.
Open up your "Preference - Mouse" and you can turn on clicking - well, that is as I understand it. Also see the link below it might help:
[url]http://www.mactricksandtips.com/2008/02/clicking-with-macbookpro-touchpad.html[/url]
Or any USB mouse plugged into one of your USB port will also work.
All the best,
Dick . . .
Posted By: Dick | Posted on: Oct 11, 2010 - 1:46pm
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In pic #40, looks to be a fairly stable ride. The guys seem to be enjoying the cruise. What speed would those Boats be going in that picture? With all the hardships y'all put up with, times like the picture shows, had to be fun. An 80 footer going 40-45 mph had to be awesome.
Great photos, thanks.
DAN
Posted By: DAN LEWANDOWSKI | Posted on: Oct 11, 2010 - 2:41pm
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Dan, the boats in figure #40 are not doing thier top rated speed. As the Elco boats reached top rated speed the forward hull would be out of the water as much as two thirds, so my best guess is roughly 25-30 MPH..
Posted By: Frank J Andruss Sr | Posted on: Oct 11, 2010 - 4:19pm
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I just recently found this site. My dad, Lt. Elmer L. Douglas, was the skipper of PT 336 when these pictures were most likely taken. I have other pictures of him and his crew in my office. He died in 1984 and lived in South Dakota most of his life. This is a very interesting site.
Posted By: WMD | Posted on: Jun 7, 2014 - 2:38pm
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Frank
#35 and #40 are from the same sequence, so the fuzzy boat closest to the camera is PT 336. I have seen several of these photos on another site, including the fuzzy one.
I know you are well versed in photography, but see if you can save those damaged ones too. 70+ photos is quite a lot. If you think it can be done scan as many damaged ones as you can, and I am sure I am not the only one here who will offer to repair some via photoshop and paint programs.
Take care,
TED
Posted By: TED WALTHER | Posted on: Jun 7, 2014 - 3:44pm
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Thanks Ted, will do...........
Posted By: Frank Andruss | Posted on: Jun 8, 2014 - 11:31pm
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