Unit History
Each Unit has a unique history. Skippers, Regattas, Cruises, Vessels, Sea Bases, Joint Ship Operations, Fundraisers, Rendezvous - a whole host of rich and meaningful events that constitute an evolution of each Ship - both past and present.
The Unit History section is dedicated to sharing these Ship histories. We invite Alumni and members to submit their Unit histories and photos.
Ship 40,Captain Chester T. Wrucke
Stanford Area Squadron, Western Flotilla
Palo Alto, California (1949-1980)
Photo features their "forty-footer," operated between 1952 and 1957
Commissioning event of the new CaptainChester T. Wrucke, an AVR 63 that would serve the Wrucke from 1959-1980.
Palo Alto Harbor, 1959
TheCaptain WruckeUnderway and bound for a four-week cruise from Palo Alto, California to Mexico and return. Circa 1965.
Ship 40,Captain WruckeCrew, 1957
Palo Alto Community Center
Palo Alto, California
