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This was a commissioned piece for my father-in-law Benjamin Barker Mason who served aboard the U.S.S. Stagbush minesweeper during WWII. Being unfamiliar with ships, this was a challenge for me. It was given to him for his 80th birthday.
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Anonymous Guest 09 Dec 2014
My father George Grimes of Baltimore served on the stagbush . said during the storm the ship listed 65 degreesAnonymous Guest 26 Apr 2012
I'd like to imagine that one of the crew members was my mother's brother, Enoch Steadman, who grew up on Block Island, Rhode Island. I can still remember his telling the story of how they survived a hurricane off North Carolina.Anonymous Guest 04 Dec 2008
i also believe that my father, Morton "Mort" Foster (also deceased), served opn the Stagbush from commissioning thru Tokyo when he had to return due to a family medical emergency. I believe that my sister now has the same photograph at the Golden Gate. I understand that it went thru "Halsey's Typhoon" before arrival in Japan.Stephanie Mason 04 May 2008
great job! luv how u can see the crew and the whole ship came out great!Anonymous Guest 04 Feb 2008
My father William Kale (now deceased) also served on the Stagbush. The image looks similar to a photo I have of the ship passing under Golden Gate Bridge with some weather damage on the starboard bow. I like the natural setting as if at anchor at a South Pacific island.