These photos were sent to the LOG by Charles D. Hayward Jr. of Everett, Wash. They were taken aboard the Glory of the Sea, a West Coast C-2 en route to Vietnam, July 23, 1968.Bosun Alfred is on the right and Hayward, the 4-8 quartermaster, is on the left in the top photo, as the two rig up preventers fore and aft.
Hayward notes that they made fabulous overtime in those days but that conditions weren’t always as comfortable as today. Their air conditioning system was a scoop out the port holes. If there was no wind or sea breeze, there was no air.
Directly above is the Glory of the Sea alongside the loading dock in Tacoma, Wash.
Hayward, a full-blooded native Alaskan, misses the seafaring life and his 46 years of sailing with the SUP, NMU and SIU.
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