Admiral John M. Barrett, USN (ret.) Our first Commanding Officer 1920 - 2009   Click here to go to his tribute page   New Regs for the Ship's Store   The cost for Post Office Priority Mail recently went up from $4.80 to $9.80 for the flat rate box. Therefore, to keep down the cost to the Association for shipping I will need to send out all future orders via parcel post. If you live on the east coast, as many of you do, it will take 7-10 days.   If you want to receive your order in a more reasonable time frame of 2-3 days, you will need to enclose an additional $5.00 for priority mail shipping.   The coffee mugs are sold out.  It took five years to sell the 144 mugs I originally bought just before 2004 Reno reunion.  There are no plans to have more mugs produced.  I will judge the interest in maybe doing a commuter cup at the Valley Forge reunion.   We have sold out of the rocker patch. The patch set is no longer a set and just the ship's emblem patch.   If you order the license plate frames, the delivery will be delayed until I can make a trip to Reno to pick up the remaining supply I still have there.   Since it is a 10 hours car trip each way, I have nothing scheduled at this time.    That is all.   Richard Retin & Ed Pado Rota Trip Report   We got back from our trip to Rota and southern Spain on Friday, February 27th. Go to the travel blog I kept up during the trip to see where we went and what we did:     As previously reported, all the American style bars are gone. The building that was once the Suzie bar and is now an ice cream and pastry store that has been rebuilt, but looks amazingly similar:   We were extremely lucky to find a Chief that works on the base and could be our escort. The Spanish military now totally run the base, and therefore we were highly restricted as to where we could go and the photos we could take. We could not go down to the pier area or to the air base. We could not even get into the Exchange to buy souvenirs. Therefore we have decided that it will not be practical to hold a reunion in Rota for the foreseeable future.   Ed and I will have to items to share and stories to tell about our trip at the Valley Forge reunion.  See you there!   View my walk up San Fernando Ave. and a couple bar locations:   New   2009 Holy Loch Reunion   The Site 1, Holy Loch, Scotland Association is holding a reunion in Dunoon May 6-9, 2009.   For more information, contact Doug Ebert at lochsailor9@fairpoint.net or click here to go to their website:     2009 Philadelphia - Valley Forge Reunion     Our 2009 reunion will be September 11-13 in Valley Forge Pa, which is just outside of Philadelphia.  We will be getting back our sea legs by touring the USS New Jersey and the two ships at the Independence Seaport Museum, USS Olympia and the sub USS Becuna.     On Saturday, we will be going on a guided tour of the Valley Forge National Park, where George Washington's Revolutionary Army wintered over in 1977-1778.   Our hotel, the Dolce, just underwent a major renovation and is just a few minutes from one of the largest malls on the east coast, King of Prussia Mall.  Help the US economy recover by coming a few days early and shopping until you drop at the over 380 stores there!   Click here for the Reunion Information Package:   Be a Rota Rooter again - Rota Bar Hostesses:     CANOPUS in Teesside BBC News Video   Milton Smith found this video on the web and sent it to me.  It shows the CANOPUS and the other ghost ships in Teesside UK, where approval has finally been granted to begin the beakup.  Click on the picture below to view, which needs RealPlayer.     Jay Lieberman lives not far from Teesside and is keeping track of the CANOPUS for us.  Here are a couple links to BBC News stories he has sent us:                     All the photos for the 2008 Jacksonville - Kings Bay reunion are now posted. Click on the photo below to view:       We were honored to have Richard Dennig, our AS-9 hero, and his wife Dorothy attending.  Click here to read his amazing story:

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The Association now has Challenge Coins and Keychains

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You will receive one free coin or keychain the next time you pay dues of any type (lifetime, new member, or renewal).  Note: Just one free, not one each time you pay future dues.  Click here if you wish to pay dues at this time:

All Canopus Lifers and everyone that has paid any dues since the first of the year will be sent a free coin or keychain.  I will eventually contact you to see what style you prefer or you can email, call or write me to let me know.   

If you want an additional coin or keychain, they will be $12 each in the Ship's Store.

The Ship's Store now has a high quality knit shirt with ship's silouette:  

New Homeport for the USS CANOPUS Model Canopus Lifer Ed Hamilton with Canopus Shipmate and Museum Manager John Crouse Click on photo to go to St. Marys Submarine Museum Page

Another "Canopus First":   Mess Deck Flicks:  

We are now honoring and remembering Our Fallen Shipmates:    

Must Read: Great article on Holy Loch, Boomers and the Tenders:   

Did you live in base housing in Rota?  If so, check out the blueprint:   

Make the Canopus Underway your computer desktop wallpaper:  

The Association now has a complete set of ship blueprints:  

Rota Rooters - click here to see our latest mystery "hostess":   

Canopus from the viewpoint of a SSBN:

You can now add your service history to the U.S. Navy Memorial's Navy
Log ("The Lone Sailor") without charge. This is official, non-commercial
and a way to create a lasting legacy for yourself.
Click here to go to their website:      

Rota Port Map & Aerial Photos:   

Meet our first Mystery Man, "Mr. Canopus":

Video clip: dual Trident missile launches:
If you are unable to run the video clip, click here to get a movie player:  

Cruise Books: Our historical archives now has all 4 known cruise books.  Many thanks to Joe Midgette (EMFR - 1974-1976 - R-3 Rubber & Plastics Shop) for donating the previously missing "1975 That Championship Season" to the Assocation.