Previous Changes to This Web Site

USS Rankin (AKA-103)

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2006

12/31/06 Updated list of Shareholders

12/18/06 After the board meeting, removed the notice

12/6/06 Added notice of 12/18 board meeting

12/6/06 Added page about tax exemption

10/29/06 Updated Navy Crew Lists paper

10/27/06 Added links to reunion web sites in 51 Years of AKA's

10/22/06 Added Wikipedia links to ship lists in 51 Years of AKA's

10/4/06 Add Marines and other passengers to Her Organization

10/1/06 Added home page link to shipmate profiles

9/26/06 Added reunion photos

9/25/06 Updated reunion information and list of Shareholders

8/13/06 Added much info about the upcoming Reunion

About 300 obituaries posted in the Discussion Forum

4/22/06 Updated Finances page to show incorporation and tax-exempt status

4/17/06 Posted Bylaws in the About Us section

4/12/06 Created Wikipedia article and linked to it from Other Interesting Stuff

3/17/06 Added 250+ short obituaries from Social Security Death Index

3/12/06 Added links to Burial at Sea and Veterans Burial & Memorial Benefits

3/3/06 added link to ML&RS, Inc's USS Rankin web site

1/26/06 Updated '51 Years of AKAs'

1/22/06 Added User Forum

1/20/06 Added SOS Recipe

1/17/06 Added financial information

1/9/06 Added page on Finding and Organizing Navy Reunions

1/4/06 Added page about Navy Logs in Verse

2005

12/10/05 Added PDF of photos from Reunion 2004

12/8/05 Added names to 2005 reunion pictures, updated About Us

12/5/05 Added 2005 Reunion pictures and downloads

11/26/05 Updated and improved Shareholders list in About Us

11/24/05 Updated reunion info, added downloadable "How to Get Copies of Navy Crew Lists"

11/15/05 Added 20+ items to Naval Terminology: roach coach, vampire liberty, shore line, etc.

11/7/05 Completed the list of change of command dates

10/11/05 Added change of command dates in 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957

8/16/05 Added change of command dates in 1960, 1963, 1967, 1969

7/22/05 Added New Year's Logs book to Ship's Store

7/19/05 Added alternate airport information to Reunions page

7/6/05 - 7/10/05 Added shirts to ship's store, polished the page

7/6/05 Added Image Verification to the Guestbook

7/5/05 Added links to the attractions on the reunion page

7/4/05 Posted preliminary reunion schedule, added Image Verification to guestbook

6/23/05 Updated list of Shareholders, added patches and order form to ship's store

5/27/05 Updated list of Shareholders

5/26/05 Added Armed Forces Retirement Home to Other Interesting Stuff

4/12/05 Added Signal Flags Flash Cards to Other Interesting Stuff

3/18/05 Added Capts Harllee/Gabbert & Harmon/Howe change of command dates

3/6/05 Added photo of Captain Ferguson, polished reunion information

3/5/05 Updated About Us and Contact Us

3/2/05 Rearranged Other Interesting Stuff

2/27/05 Redesigned Guestbook

2/24/05 Repaired corrupt Guestbook

2/19/05 Added full obituaries for CAPT Harllee

2/18/05 Added From Sea to Shining Sea link

1/24/05 Added link to Library of Congress Veterans History Project

2004

12/28/04 Added 2005 reunion information & a few more names to the reunion photos

12/12/04 Updated Shareholder list

12/4/04 Added some names to the reunion photos

12/2/04 Added reunion photos

11/12/04 Improved Ship's Store

10/14/04 Added Ship's Store page: 9 photos and a print

10/13/04 Polished and expanded "Other Interesting Stuff"

9/17/04 Added ribbon images and two additional awards to Honors and Awards

9/14/04 Added Photos to Her Captains page

Early September - Added Reunion Bulletin page, which is frequently updated

9/6/04 Added Crewmember Rosters

8/31/04 Moved many photos from New Items to main Photo Gallery

8/29/04 Polished the Photo Gallery

8/24/04 Added many new photos to New Items, moved others around

8/20/04 Added slide show to home page

8/17/04 Combined officer & enlisted rosters in Shipmate Finder. Added online Registration Packet.

8/16/04 Added names of people to whom Reunion Packets were sent

8/12/04 Added scrolling by name or first year aboard to crewmember roster page

8/10/04 Updated "Where They Live" to show the 1100+ former shipmates in our database

8/1/04 Updated the Roster of Officers. Added 425 men to the Roster of Crew Members.

7/30/04 Added a Reunion Bulletin

7/2/04 Updated the Roster of Officers. Added 175 men to the Roster of Crew Members.

6/1/04 Updated the Roster of Crew Members. 200 men on it as of today.

5/3/04 Updated "Her Officers" to include those not found yet

4/18/04 Updated officer lists to include all officers ever on board

3/14/04 Added many new officers from 1953-1954

3/5/04 Added New Items section to Photo Gallery

3/2/04 Added photos from 1955

2/29/04 Added many photos from 1945-1946

2/25/04 Added commissioning photos from 59 years ago

2/21/04 Added keywords from all cruise books to index page

2/18/04 Technical: kept the cruise book search page from finding itself

2/17/04 Added many new officers

1/30/04 Special Keywords

1/26/04 Updated Roster of Crew Members

1/10/04 Added Paul Hopkins Obituary

1/2/04 Added "Where They Live Now"

1/3/04 Greatly updated Missing Officer List

12/17/03 Added reunion information

2003

12/3/03 Updated Crew List - 12/4/03 Updated "About Us"

11/22/03 Expanded Naval Terminology by adding many terms from Bluejacket's Manual

11/6/03 Added 1968 Officer Photo to Photos of the Ship

10/9/03 - 10/24/03 Expanded and improved Naval Terminology section

9/30/03 Updated list of crew members

9/20/03 Added 1966-67 Jim Cusick photos and 1970 Cruise Book

9/17/03 Updated Missing Officers list, added officers from 1970 Cruise Book

9/13/03 Rearranged the Home Page, added several officers

9/11/03 Added 'How You Can Help Us', added Index links to Naval Terminology. Rewrote '51 Years of AKAs'.

8/9/03 Moved Photos of the Ship & Misc Photos to subdirectories, shortened their listings in Photo Gallery

8/8/03 Added Dick Mohun's 1960 photos, and photos from Deland NAS museum

8/6/03 Added site search, added searchable text to Cruise Books, etc., added and trimmed site map

8/1/03 Added registration forms for Officers and Crew Members

7/26/03 Added Crew Members page

7/24/03 Added 42 photos: "Gary Kortkamp Polaroids"

7/23/03 Moved Cruise Books to subdirectories. Users should not see any changes.

7/21/03 Added 46 photos from the ship's first cruise in 1952

7/20/03 Added "What She Was" - 7/19/03 Added tour of recent changes, officer map, three new photos.

7/16/03 Added Officer Location Map and sections for Captains and Missing Crew Members

7/14/03 Many new Missing Officers, two new photos

7/10/03 Updated List of Missing Officers - 7/6/03 Added Organization page

7/5/03 Put photos on About Us page - 7/1/03 Improved the "Optimize Your Experience" section.

6/24/03 Revamped "51 Years of AKAs" and associated pages.

6/22/03 Added L. Ron Hubbard info to "51 Years of AKAs" in Photo Gallery. Lots of other small stuff.

6/17/03 Added sound checks, etc. to Site Optimizer

6/13/03 Added 1953 ship's photo, made all linked sites open in their own window

6/12/03 Improved "Optimize Your Experience," made About Us & Contact Us compliant w/other pages

6/9/03 Further polished navigation in the Photo Gallery, changed color & style of many links

6/7/03 Added two photos, added Table of Contents to Photo Gallery, improved navigation

6/3/03 Improved navigation through the Cruise Books, added cover copy

6/1/03 Added many sounds and a few photos, combined some Landing Craft pages

5/31/03 Fixed bug that sometimes blacked out links

5/29/03 added "51 Years of AKAs" to Photo Gallery - 5/28/03 added photos of WWII AKAs and WWII landing craft

5/27/03 added ENS/LTJG Del Osborn - 5/26/03 tweaked the photo gallery, added some photos & captions

5/25/03 added 1969 Cruise Book - 5/24/03 added Photo Gallery - 5/20/03 added nine WWII links to Ship's History

5/19/03 added to Ship's History, added 1959 Cruise Book, added three new officers

3/12/03 First publication of this site. Various improvements were made until this record of changes was started.

3/11/03 The last of the 28 officers from the 1963 San Juan photo is reunited with the group.

2/27/03 (approx.) George Berninger and Jack Raso joined the leadership team.

2/23/03 Skip Sander, John Feeley, and Bob Reynolds began to reconnect with shipmates.

2/63 A photo of USS Rankin officers is taken on a pier in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

10/31/44 Rankin's keel was laid in Wilmington, North Carolina