Memories of Those who served on the USS Fox

Tape it Shut

While docking at Seal Beach for our first loading of Terrier/Tarter missles

we struck the cement pier (forward starboard) and tore a 10-inch tall by 40-inch long tear in the hull

We loaded missles while the deck hands patched the tear with CARDBOARD and TAPE

and painted it gray before returning to Long Beach.