USS Rankin (AKA-103)
How You Can Help Us
FINDING MISSING SHIPMATES: Our biggest need is to find shipmates, alive or deceased, who we haven't yet learned about. If you know about someone we haven't located, please let us know by email or by telephone at 1-888-252-0103 (toll free) or 412-367-1376. Click Here to see complete rosters of all USS Rankin shipmates, living, deceased, and unknown.
ONGOING NEEDS: We are always looking for new material to post on this site. Of particular interest are:
 Any film or videotape of the Rankin or her crew. We can turn it into a DVD and make it widely available.Any sort of cruise book, newspaper article, or other formal mention of the RankinPrograms or other information about commissioning and decommissioning ceremoniesLarge group photos from any time, especially if they include namesNew terms, especially colorful and/or salty ones, for the Naval Terminology sectionAnything about Rankin's role in the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962Anything about the Apollo 8 Recovery Mission of 1968Any other photos, souvenirs, or memorabilia you may have or know aboutIf you provide us with material, we can photograph or scan it, and return it to you very quickly, often overnight. (Sometimes we have a backlog, however. If you want your material back quickly, please let us know.) We will treat your material with the greatest possible care, and we will be happy to pay the postage both ways.
Send your material to:
It's best to let us know in advance about anything you'd like to send. You can do this by sending email or by calling (412) 367-1376.
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