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Subject: SS Howeel Lykes


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gene
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Date Posted: 17:27:29 08/29/10 Sun
 Hi ALL !!! My Grandfather was a Seabee during the WWII and crossed the equator on the shipSS Howell Lykes. The ship was a commercial ship owned by the LYKES BROS shipping co . The ship is named for their father. It changed names about 5 times,the US bought a lot of ships to use as troop transports, this was one of them. .....I will try and load it now.8/29/2010.The photo is of the SS Howell Lykes many years after being out of the war.The certificate I have states that on April 14th 1945 My G-father was changed from a pollywog to a shellback. Man how I miss him........And love and thank every one of the men and women of that generation, what a blessing they are !!!!!!
OK the photo will not copy so go to the site . It describes the collision of the 2 ships.

www.teyurtseven.org

Hope this helps.





* ss Howell Lykes : Built 1940 - C3 Class - Grt :7773 Lenght / Beam :469 / 70 ft.
1940 Howell Lykes / 1942 Empire Pintail / 1943 Howell Lykes Converted To Transport / 1946 Lykes Bros.Ss Co. / 1965 Kings Point / 1965 Flying Foam, American Export Isbrandtsen Lines. / 1970 Grand Yaling, Sea King Corp, New York. / 1971 Scrapped Taiwan --- Source of info : www.mariners-l.co.uk
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