This page features all the views we have concerning USS Abatan while she was water supply ship at Guantanamo Bay.
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Photo #: NH 98915 USS Abatan (AW-4) At the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, circa 1964, while she was serving as water storage and desalinization ship there. Abatan is serving in non-commissioned status, with her guns and other equipment still "mothballed" under covers. This photograph was released for publication prior to 7 April 1964. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 83KB; 740 x 610 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98916 USS Abatan (AW-4), at left Alongside a pier at the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 2 March 1964, while she was serving as water storage and desalinization ship there. The original caption states "The ship produces about two million gallons of fresh water daily." Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 97KB; 740 x 615 pixels |
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Photo #: NH 98917 Navy water barge YW-85 It towed from the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Ocho Rios for water, 2 March 1964. The water desalinization and storage ship Abatan (AW-4) is in the left background, alongside a pier. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 82KB; 585 x 765 pixels |
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Photo #: KN-26984 (Color) ex-USS Abatan (AW-4) Moored at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba, where she serves as water and fuel storage hulk, 12 June 1978. Official U.S. Navy Photograph. Online Image: 88KB; 740 x 595 pixels Reproductions of this image may also be available through the National Archives photographic reproduction system as Photo # 428-KN-26984 |
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Photo #: NH 98920 U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Aerial view of the Officer's Club ("Como Club") at Deer Point, Guantanamo Bay, 28 June 1979. The water storage hulk ex-USS Abatan (AW-4) is moored in the bay beyond the club buildings. Photographed by PH1 Leonard L. Sallions. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. Online Image: 84KB; 740 x 600 pixels |
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For more images of this ship, see:
If you want higher resolution reproductions than the digital images presented here, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions." |
Page made 28 October 2003