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USS Rainier AE-5 USS Rainier (AE-5), the second US Navy vessel named after Mount Rainier, was laid down on 14 May 1940 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Fla. Robert E.

USS Rainier (AE-5), the second US Navy vessel named after Mount Rainier, was laid down on 14 May 1940 by the Tampa Shipbuilding Co., Tampa, Fla., as Rainbow (MC hull 124); launched 1 March 1941; sponsored by Mrs. Anderson; transferred to the US Navy on 16 April 1941; converted for use as an am******on auxiliary; and commissioned as Rainier (AE-5) on 21 December 1941 at Norfolk, Va., Capt. William W. Meek in command.......... From Wikipedia

Happy birthday! There is a link to the Archive’s records, including the deck logs of the USS Rainier.
10/13/2026

Happy birthday! There is a link to the Archive’s records, including the deck logs of the USS Rainier.

10/13/2026

Happy birthday!

Tonight is the closing banquet for this year's reunion. We are celebrating with a luau-themed dinner!
09/17/2026

Tonight is the closing banquet for this year's reunion. We are celebrating with a luau-themed dinner!

09/17/2026
We were able to do our dolphin cruise this morning!!!
09/17/2026

We were able to do our dolphin cruise this morning!!!

Thanks to Rona Benson for sharing photos from the reunion !
09/17/2026

Thanks to Rona Benson for sharing photos from the reunion !

Thanks Elaine Striplin for sharing photos from the last two days!
09/16/2026

Thanks Elaine Striplin for sharing photos from the last two days!

The winds were too strong today so we didn't get to do our dolphin tour, so we explored the Pensacola Boardwalk, had a ...
09/16/2026

The winds were too strong today so we didn't get to do our dolphin tour, so we explored the Pensacola Boardwalk, had a picnic on the beach, and visited Fort Pickens at the Gulf Islands National Seashore.

09/15/2026

The need for speed

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