LINKS

This page will list links that are in some way related to the Surfbird.   If you know of a link that isn't already on this page, please email me and I will add it.   If you select a link that is no longer in service, please send me email at to let me know.

Surbird Related Links:

• USS Surfbird page on Answers.com
  
• USS Surfbird page on Wikipedia 
  
• USS Surfbird stars in "The Caine Mutiny" on Answers.com
  
• SEARCH.COM Reference page for USS Surfbird
  
• Commander Mine Squadron Seven (Surfbird was a part of this squadron from 1954 until converted to a degaussing vessel)

Ships:

• USS Amphere (ADG-11) (Originally planned to be AM-359, later designated YDG-11)
  

• USS Pirate (AM-275)

• USS Salute (AM-294)

• USS Chief (AM-315)

• USS Defense (AM-317)

• USS Tanager (AM-385)Great pic of 3 Auk class sweeps moored together.

• USS Venture (MSO-496)  (other ships of MinDiv81 including USS Assurance (MSO-521) and USS Valor (MSO-472) and USS Vigor (MSO-473) and USS Vital (MSO-474)).

• USS ADROIT (MSO-509)

Military Related Fraternal Organizations

• Fleet Reserve Association
  
• The American Legion
  
• The Mine Warfare Association
  
• The Retired Enlisted Association (This site has a lot of useful information as well as a great section for locating buddies or reunions)
  
• Veterans Of Foreign Wars

Other Links of Interest:  

• Mesothelioma Web For over a decade, Mesothelioma Web has provided information and support to those diagnosed with mesothelioma, a lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.  

• Countless veterans were exposed to asbestos during their military service. Visit Asbestos.com today to learn about mesothelioma statistics if you or someone you know has has been affected by mesothelioma disease.  

• Fleet Activities, Sasebo, Japan (Surfbird was home ported here for many years.)

• GlobalSecurity.org  (Excellent site that has all kinds of information about the military including some great shots of Sasebo harbor)

• HULLNUMBER.COM (A site whose mission is to provide a means for shipmates to keep in touch with one another)

• Korean War Project (Lot of information and pictures of units that served in Korea. Neat page!)

• U.S. Navy Decommissioned Ships

• Naval Historical Center

• Naval Vessel Register (NVR)

• Naval Weapons (NavWeaps)

• U.S. Surface Warship Photo Archives (NavSource) (An excellent site for any information needed about U.S. Navy ships)

  • Surfbird listing

• The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

• HyperWar; A HYPERTEXT history of the Second World War

• The Pacific War Online Encyclopedia 

• The U.S. Navy in the Pacific 1941-1945

• Combat Index Site

• Official WEB Site Of The United States Navy.

• Warships1 "The Anchor Page For The World's Warships"

• National Archives & Records Administration(You can request copies of personnel records here)

• Commander Mine Warfare Command

This page last updated on 12/18/2009