A very nice looking site. I'm not sure what you are interested in knowing. I may have one picture of the crew on the scaph, but I think that is it. I came aboard T-II in about Aug. '76 when they were having tremendous battery (silver/zinc) problems. At that time, they/we were still being towed to dives site behind anything we could find that would drag us. We eventually got our very own 'mother'ship, the USS Point Loma". I don't remember her hull designation or number. She was a converted civilian/ army LSD that had been used to resupply early warning stations in the Artic. After a few trial dives off of Point Loma, we made a cruise to Hawaii, through the Panama Canal and on to The Grand Caman Trough. There, we made our 20k certification dive to (officially) 20,200 ft. Unofficially to 20,250 ft as I recall). We made numerous dives at that location, including one where the Pilots did not turn the fathometer on soon enough and scraped the chin of the scaph on a cliff. They surfaced and in the process of coming along side the Point Loma, holed the scaph. No damage occured from scraping her chin. A 'certified' welder was flown in from Charleston, S. C. for repairs. I made my certification dive enroute to Pearl Harbor (4100 ft) and my first deep dive at Grand Caman, 19,474 ft. These dives were with Dr. Robert (Bob) Ballard to investigate plate tectonics. From Grand Caman, we went to the "Devil's Triangle" North of the Bahamas to investigate 'deep ocean furrowing.' These dives were made with a post-grad student from the University of Rhode Island - Roger Flood, the man of mud. There, George G. Ellis, ETCM(SS/DSV) and I made the only all enlisted dive the scaph ever made. These dives were around 16,000+. We then spent a month in Charleston for upkeep. We then went to the Thresher site for a better 'fix' on the pieces/parts and to check for any radiation leaks. There were none. I did not get to dive at this location. We returned to San Diego via the Canal. After upkeep, repairs and some local ops, we headed for Guam to retrieve a non-functioning DOT (deep ocean transponder). There are/were an triangle of them in the deep water used as a missle impact area. The triangulation of the impact gave an exact landing point. During these dives, we developed a ground in a major circuit and were unable to continue the operation. We returned to Pearl Harbor. This was during the 'alledged' fuel crisis and Point Loma was directed to remain there until fuel/funding/the next quarter became available. I was transfered back to the states to shore duty at Fallon, NAS, Nevada. I retired from Fallon as EMC(SS/DSV). The OICs while I was on board T-II were J. Kirk Newell and Les Parsons. Kirk Newell was a very good 'C.O.', very intellegent. Les Parsons was unbeatable. There were many exceptional men on T-II and I feel very honored to have served with them. I could name several of them but it would read like the sailing list. Larry J. Porter EMC(SS/DSV) USN, Ret.