An All-Purpose-Destroyer (APD), the Ruchamkin was outfitted for landing craft in place of the torpedo tubes.

This ship suffered a horrific accident at sea, when a Texaco oil tanker rammed it amidships, nearly cutting the ship in two.

My Father, Paul K. Albertine, was stationed on the Ruchamkin during the mid-50's.  Recently, he has attended two ship's reunions, one in October 2005 and another in April 2007.  I have pictures from the 1950's and pictures from the reunion.

Please remember that all of these pictures are available in a higher resolution than shown here.

Ruchamkin veterans can contact me at Paul@PaulDAlbertine.com

Paul K. Albertine, boilerman on the Ruchamkin, sometime in the mid-50's.   This is a scan of a 50+ year old Anscochrome slide.

Shipmates

More shipmates

Ships officers with the Captain's auto in the background.

 Jerry Howard on the fantail of the ship.

My father on the deck of the USS Ruchamkin, APD-89.

Another photo of Dad on deck.

My Dad, Paul K. Albertine, on the far left.

Troxel and Exford ("Big X") on the fantail of the ship, October 1952.

August 1954 - Mount 43 on the U.S.S. Ruchamkin on the way to Cuba from France.  Bob Gross and

Joe McGrath (East Greenbush, NY).

Depth Charge going off at the depth of 100 feet.  August 1954.

Taken in Brest, France in August of 1954, this picture shows the USS Ruchamkin (APD-89) tied up next to the

USS Bordelon (DD-881) and the USS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711).  This picture was taken by Paul K. Albertine.

Taken in Brest, France in August of 1954.  This second picture also shows the USS Ruchamkin (APD-89) tied

up next to the USS Bordelon (DD-881) and the USS Eugene A. Greene (DD-711).  This picture was also

taken by Paul K. Albertine.

As seen on http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/881.htm                (Courtesy of the Marc Piché collection)

This picture, also taken in Brest, France, is shot from 180 degrees opposite of the picture that my father took.  In the background you can see the bridge that my father stood on while taking the picture.  I found this picture while researching on the NavSource.org website seeking the identity of the two destroyers in my father's picture.  Thanx to both Marc Piché and the NavSource website for permission to use this photo.  Copies of this

photo are only available from Marc Piché, please contact me to be forwarded to Marc.