Tamaroa is now Zuni Tamaroa
 

Hey Everybody, well after what seems like an eternity away, I'm actually able to free up some time to start hittting the internet again. Its been a while since I've been here. Somewhat job related but also still struggling to save that old rust bucket I served on, the USCGC Tamaroa.

We had to make a major concession though. Try as we might, we could not get people interested in restoring the Tamaroa. Everywhere we went all people wanted to hear about was her Navy career. It was somewhat disconcerting to us Coast Guard crewmembers of the old girl. But in the end, in order to restore her, in September, we decided to restore her officially to her 1944 Navy colors and she is to be henceforth known as the M/V Zuni-Tamaroa. Our new website is www.zunimaritime.com and our website that archives our old newsletters is www.zuninews.4t.com. The website is under reconstruction so it might be a little jumbled for a couple of weeks.

The odd thing and sad in a way is that as soon as we made Zuni the prominent part of her name, things started to fall into place. We finally were able to tow her out of Baltimore and she is now much closer to her home port being presently berthed in Newport News Virginia.

Our first goal other than to get her into dry dock is to attend the 2009 Fleet Week ceremonies in New York City. One thing that not a lot of people know is that the Zuni-Tamaroa is the LAST SURVIVING warship that fought at IWO JIMA. So if any of you want to lend a hand if you live in the Virginia Beach area she is anchored at McAllister's Yards in Newport News or you can send us a few bucks to help restore her. I will post a few photos of what we've been doing as time goes by.

Best Regards,

Bill D.

Photo and Newsletter of Zuni-Tamaroa
 

If this worked right, you should see a copy of our latest news letter.

Regards,

Bill

Bill,
I tried the website without results. I'm assuming it's still under construction. I would like to add a memory of the ship to the list if I could. I spent two years on it between 1982 and 1984.
Steve

Steve, the website should be up and running but we are still updating it. www.zunimaritime.org Send me your last name in a PM. I need it for when I publish your blurb in the next newsletter.

Also, for any Tam vet who reads this, i'm going down to Virginia tomorrow to attend a Zuni Maritime Foundation Board meeting on Saturday. If anyone wants me to pass on their two cents, now is the time.

Thanks,

Bill

Tamaroa Slugs Her Way Through History
 

Ladies and Gentlemen. Attached is a PDF of an article I wrote for a magazine highlighting our efforts to save the Tamaroa from a wrecker's torch. The Magazine is SEA HISTORY which is an arm of the National Maritime Historical Society.

Please read the article and help us help the Tam-Zuni.

Thanks,

Bill Doherty
Tamaroa Deck Force
1967-68