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U.S.S. Green Bay (PG-101)
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Hi. My name is Tom Donaldson. As a VERY young man I was a member of the commissioning crew of the U.S.S. Green Bay (PG-101). This site is a collection of what remains of memorabilia I collected starting in PG Engineering School in San Diego in mid-1969, through precomissioning in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin and commissioning in Boston, up to the end of 1972 when I left the Green Bay and the Navy.
The U.S.S. Green Bay was commissioned on Friday 5 December 1969 in Boston Naval Shipyard.
The USS Green Bay was decomissioned on 22 April 1977. A *NEW* U.S.S. Green Bay to be built: LPD 20. The new USS Green Bay will be the fourth Amphibious Transport Dock ship (LPD) of the San Antonio class. For more history of the USS Green Bay, see the GunBoat Riders' page for the USS Green Bay, and the LPD 20 site.
Some of the scanned material here is kinda grungy after sitting around in cardboard boxes for thirty years or so. Someday I will learn to use PhotoShop and retouch it all.
(from the commissioning program)
"USS GREEN BAY (PG-101), is the sixth ship of the Tacoma-Class Patrol Gunboat to join the fleet and is the first naval vessel to be named after the City of Green Bay. The ship is 165 feet in length, has a width of 24 feet, and displaces approximately 250 tons when fully loaded. A unique propulsion system provides the ship with impressive speed and instantaneous maneuverability. Two 725-horsepower diesel engines furnish comfortable cruising speeds and one 14,000-horsepower gas turbine jet engine delivers a high speed capability. Armament consists of a single 3-inch 50 caliber rapid-fire gun mount, one 40-millimeter gun mount, and two twin 50 caliber machine guns. The ship's complement consists of four officers and twenty four enlisted personnel."
The two propulsion diesels were Cummins VT12-875-M, which translates to V-block, Turbocharged, 12 cylinder, 875 horsepower, Marine application. The engines were apparently downrated from their original 875 horsepower. There were also two diesel generator sets, powered by Cummins NH-200-M diesels.
The gas turbine was a GE 7LM-1500-PE102, which was the same engine as the J79 used in some F4 Phantoms, but with a power turbine stage instead of a thrust stage. The starter motor for the turbine was an AirResearch gas turbine that lived under the power turbine stage, with a rubber pneumatic coupling that was forever coming off, causing me to have to crawl through bilges and hang in rather awkward positions cracking my knuckles trying to get it back on. Hmmm, after more than 30 years, it is still irritating!
(from the commissioning program, 5-Dec-1969)
"The namesake city of Green Bay, Wisconsin, was founded in 1634 by Jean Nicolet and passed to American control in 1816. It is the oldest settlement in Wisconsin and ranks fourth in population, which numbers 92,000. Truly the "Gateway to the Great Waterway", her large fresh water port facilities accommodate nearly three million tons of cargo annually and mark the city as a hub of Great Lakes shipping activity. Green Bay is the home of the Professional Football "Packers", consistently one of the nation's best, and houses the famous National Railroad Museum. Since her birth over three hundred years ago, Green Bay has kept well in step with changing times and an expanding population. This has been so apparent that in 1964, the city was presented with the "All America City" Award."
According to the Door County, WI, Chamber of Commerce, Peterson Builders has downsized, but is still in business:
Peterson Industries LLC
41 North 3rd Avenue
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
(920) 743-5574
Oh, if for some chance you should decide to visit Sturgeon Bay, check out these links.
See the HS Tolmi (P-229) page for more information.
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