I servad aboard Holland from 64-66 in Rota many,many fond memories of her with that hamer head crane, I was in deck dept. 3rd div. for those of you who were in the boat div. drop me a line.my memory isn't as good as it was as far as names but I do remember a few Bm3 Cook , Richard Herald 3rd can't remember his rating? pier watch keeping an eye on Alvin, road trips to Gibraltar, and the ABC Bar, Gato loco and the German Bar. thank god I took a lot of pics.my time in rota was a gret duty. my oldest son heard about it so many times growing up that he thought it would be the Navy to serve in, now he's a Senior Chief in San Diego, and all because the USS. Holland... She was a Lady then. if anybody has any pics. of her when she was in Rota? would love to see them. the last ones I saw of her was after she was in mothballs and so depressing. |