The USS EVERGLADES (AD-24) was named after the U.S. National Park Everglades of Florida and is the first US. Navy ship to bear that name. The keel was laid on 2 January 1945 at the Todd shipyard, San Pedro, California and completed 23 May 1946. Decommissioned August 1970 in Charleston , South Carolina. Click on Link to your left for additional details and List of Commanding Officers.

       Combined Association

We have Consolidating our Web Pages.

By Clicking on the Ships logos above you will be taken to that Ships Photo & History Gallery.

The ships reunion; has been schedualed for October 2nd > 5th

Letter from your Web Master G. Adams

Currently, we are a ship without a rudder. I cannot continue as the President, Reunion Coordinator, and Taps Coordinator,  and have resigned these 3 positions, but will maintain the Web Page unless someone wants the Job. 

Hopefully the CTA Association will continue on as an entity within the MMA Association.

But only if we have leadership to hold us together.

SHIPS REUNION INFO:

This Years Reunion will be a Joint event with the MMA Association and will be in San Diego this October 2nd Checking In and Checking out 6th 

So mark your calendars for the Event. Trish & I will be in attendance along with a number of crew members from  the Currituck, Pine Island, Everglades & the Cunningham. This also includes some of our Torpedomen.

See link to Registration form on bottom of page for the Plan of the Week and the MMA Reunion Registration form.

To summarize the MMA association has put together a reunion to remember.

They have a two tours one of Coronado and a Bay cruise along with a Box lunch,

The next day they plan a Tour of the Veterans Memorial and lunch.

Have not got all the details of the Saturday Banquet and if we are going to have a Auction live or Chinese style? 

But be prepared to living up the crew :)

I am getting exited about this whole thing and I am asking you to do one more thing.  Last January we sent an email to all our members requesting they email Bob Tibbetts if you were interested in attending. If you have already sent it Thank You.  ALL others please advise Bob of your interest in coming.  If not this year but next year. ( bobt42@twc.com )

   You can help, by Joining the MMA Association. See Application Link at MMA Logo 

THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN IN NAPLES ITALY FROM THE DECK OF THE LIBERTY LAUNCH IN 1969

by G. Adams

Commissioning Ceremonies in Long Beach Ca 1951

From The Scrap Books of fellow shipmates:  

Denny Marble has provided one of the first Color Underway Photos of the Everglades taken as we
departed the Norfolk area.  A second was taken by the 5 inch gun. Others to Come later.

                  AD24 and outboard Gering Class Destroyers Taken 1960-62                              AD24 in Norfolk VA Photo Taken 1955

The Moon over  Charleston piers  taken Christmas Eve 1968 from the  helicopter deck .

Note: This is ward wining Photograph in SanMatao County Art Feasible

Check out other Charleston Photos Click on  Page.

 
Dash Power Turn up (Drone Anti Submarine Helicopter) This was in Naples harbor, Note Naples Skyline in background. See More Click on DASH Page

Bill Smith Provided the photo obviously of himself standing by the aft 5 inch gun.

When I reported aboard in April 1968 the 5" had been removed and the FT & DASH workshop was added in 1963. The DASH hanger and flight deck was above the shops..

The Everglades AD24 in Naples Med Moored at Sunset late February 1957.

Note she still has 5 inch astern and there are at least two Destroyers on her Port side.

Photo taking by Carl K. Lunde from the deck of the USS John W. Weeks DD701. Thanks Carl.

If you wish to contribute please address your Photos, Sea Stories and Copies or Originals of Everglades memorabilia to AD24history@att.net

Also Please put AD-24 or Everglades in subject title.  

Thanks from Gary Adams Crewmember and ships historian.