Gil Nelson aboard Abbot 1953-54

Gil Nelson bought an Argus C3 camera when he arrived aboard Abbot’s in 1953, and these are the results. His duty included Abbot’s 1954 world cruise.

Ensign Gil Nelson at Mount 4, 1953	Lt. (jg) Gil Nelson in Grumman F9F Panther aboard carrier Hornet (CVA-12), August 1954	Ens. Gil Nelson at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 1953	Crossing the equator 28JUL1954
Crossing the equator 28JUL1954	Crossing the equator 28JUL1954	Crossing the equator 28JUL1954	Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)
Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)	Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)	Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)	Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)
Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)	Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)	Abbot seen from aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)	Abbot refueling from carrier Hornet (CV 12)
Abbot seen from carrier Hornet (CV 12)	Torpedo gang	Abbot at anchor, probably Guantanamo Bay	Abbot at anchor, probably Guantanamo Bay
GM2 Lafontaine performing routine maintenance on his twin 3”/50s.	Gil Nelson's cabin, spring 1953	Wardroom caricatures	Looking aft on starboard side
Westbound in Panama Canal 07JUN1954	Westbound in Panama Canal 07JUN1954	The chiefs at the Panama Canal 07JUN1954	Piasecki HUP-2 Retriever picks up Gil Nelson
Refueling at sea	Abbot (DD 629) and Hale (DD 642) at Santo Domingo	Hornet (CV 12) and transport Mount Katmai (AE-16)	Aircraft carrier Hornet (CV 12)
Chiefs in their wardroom	Cruiser St. Paul (CA-73) and fleet oiler Caliente (AO-53)	Bow view probably taken at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, 1953	Abbot underway at flank speed
Abbot underway at flank speed.	Gil Nelson at the MK 56 Gun Fire Control System during air action-starboard drill.	Gil Nelson on Abbot's bridge	Bow damage, 1954
Aboard Abbot	Aboard Abbot	Aboard Abbot	1993 - First Abbot reunion
1993 - First Abbot reunion	Gil Nelson, 1993	Mike Yamin (’54- ?), 1993	Bob Foley, 1993
Clark Coggeshall, 1993	Dick Blaes, 1993	Gil Nelson, 1993