P-520 in Long Beach, CA
HISTORY:
I got to Long Beach today and shot the boat. I
think my recollection of the boat was accurate. It sure looks like the air-sea
rescue boat on the first link. I hadn't seen either of these sites before, you
might find them interesting. The boat isn't identical to the boats on the link
but it is pretty close. I'm only seeing detail changes that could have been
easily made to the boat. It is in excellent condition. The last picture is of
the transom and shows the reflections of near objects. Strange, the boat has no
numbers and no name (required of "documented vessels"). It seems to me that any
boat that is actually used would require one or the other. This boat has
neither and it's in fine shape. I'm wondering why anyone would keep a boat like
this in great condition if they can't use it. I'll contact the boat yard where
it's moored and see if they know anything about it. They must, it's been there
for years.
One other note of interest; the boat docked next to
it is the boat the oil platform crews use for transportation. It once rescued
me when I was windsurfing a couple of miles off shore and the wind
quit.
Alan
http://nobadlie.tripod.com/index.htm
http://www.ww2pcsa.org/pcsa.htm
I keep looking at these pics, and I have to say, this
is the most SERIOUS looking boat I've ever seen! And I've seen them all!
Serious sailboats, serious race boats, all of them. This boat is Frowning
without looking unhappy! Strange combination. It's kind of like, when this
boat approaches, all boats lay to. I think my mother generated looks kind of
like this one. Still does!
It seems strange that the time period between WWII
and Vietnam was less than 15 years and yet we are nearly 30 years past our
experience in Southeast Asia.
Hope you like the pics. They were surprisingly
easy to get.
Alan
Here is a photocopy of more info about this boat :
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