Welcome aboard survey ship USNS Michelson (T-AGS-23). For 17 years (1958-75) Michelson collected data about the earth's oceans and created navigational charts. John Hansen was a member of the ship's Navy oceanographic team from late 1962 through 1964. Here are his recollections and reminiscences of people, places and ports of call.
Nautical Traditions
Traditions of the Deepwatermen appeared during the late 1930s in the now defunct pulp fiction magazine Adventure.
From Adventure magazine August 1937. Click above for larger image.
From Adventure magazine September 1937. Click above for larger image.
From Adventure magazine January 1938. Click above for larger image.