"Open house" on the Menhaden at Pier 91 in Seattle, Washington.
The USS Menhaden, having just completed a regular overhaul at
Mare Island, docked at Seattle over Memorial Day weekend for a port visit
before two weeks of post-overhaul trials at Dabob Bay and Carr Inlet.
General visiting was scheduled for Memorial Day, and so many
people showed up, that visiting hours were extended for an hour and a half
to handle the crowd. Even so, the security guard at Seattle's Pier 91 had
to cut the line late in the afternoon and began turning people away. The
last of the 934 visitors had waited two hours in the brisk 55 degree weather
to tour Menhaden.
The Menhaden crew was so impressed by the turnout of visitors
that arrangements were made to extend visiting on Sarurday and Sunday.
The Seattle news media responded enthusiastically and visiting was well
advertised in the newspapers, on the radio and television. The turnout
totalled over 2,270 persons who had come from all over western Washington
to see a United States submarine.
Heaving line going over as Menhaden arrives at Pier 91, Seattle,
Washington, June, 1969, after spending the day at sea on Reserve Operations.
Left to Right: FN Corson, SN Denny Frahm, James "Dusty"
Rhodes, TMC(SS), Roy Gilbreath, EN3(SS), Alan White, TM3(SS), LTJG Doug
Guerrero.
Left to Right: LTJG Doug Guerrero, FN Corsen, SN Denny Frahm,
EN3 Roy Gilbreath, TM2 Alan White, and an unidentified Officer.
Ed Mohler, TM1(SS), with the deck forward heaving line.
(Images Courtesy of Dave Eaton, TM2(SS), Menhaden, 1967-70)