USS Surfbird Official Documents

• Surfbird Action Report - 5-30 July 1945
    
• Combined Commissioning Program for USS Surfbird (AM383) and USS Ruddy (AM-380) on 14 March 1952
  provided by George Pierce FC2 and Don Fletcher
       
•  Official Ship's Roster from 6 Feb 1961 provided by Bill Decking EN2/DV
    
• USS Surfbird Deck Logs
        The below listed Deck Logs show that the Surfbird was anchored or moored in Vietnam sometime during the period specified.
  • Deck Log for 2 August 1966 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 4 August 1966 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 7 August 1966 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 12 August 1966 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 16 August 1966 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 26 August 1966 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 17-18 September 1966 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 28-30 September 1966 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 1-3 October 1966 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 4-6 October 1966 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 7 October 1966 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 8-9 September 1967 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 10-12 September 1967 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 13-14 September 1967provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 15 September 1967 provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty, Wisconsin Veterans Service Officer)
  • Deck Log for 13-14 Nov 1967 provided by Ken Wilson
      
• USS Surfbird Change Of Command (5 Dec 1967) provided by LCDR Edward Williams
    
• USS Surf bird Command History Reports
  • Command History Report (1 Jan 1966-31 Dec 1966) provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty Veterans Service Officer)
  • Command History Report (1 Jan 1967-31 Dec 1967) provided by Jane Babcock (Manitowoc Cty Veterans Service Officer)
  • Command History Report (1 Jan 1968-31 Dec 1968) provided by Larry McMaster EN2
  • Command History Report (1 Jan 1969-31 Dec 1969) provided by Larry McMaster EN2
  • Command History Report (1 Jan 1970-5 Dec 1970) provided by Larry McMaster EN2
      
• USS Surfbird Change Of Command (7 Nov 1969) provided by Larry McMaster EN2 & LCDR Ed Williams
    
• Survey of Surfbird (ADG-383) (27 Jan 1975) provided by Larry McMaster EN2
    
• Naval Message advising release of Surfbird to successful bidder (5 Dec 1975) provided by Larry McMaster EN2