Author Topic: Name This US Navy Ship (Read 460 times)

Widewing · « **on:** June 11, 2005, 10:04:08 AM »

Be specific....

My regards,

Widewing

TDeacon · « **Reply #1 on:** June 11, 2005, 11:25:20 AM »

An Alaska class "cruiser"; probably USS Guam, with WWII-era light AA mounted.

2bighorn · « **Reply #2 on:** June 11, 2005, 12:13:38 PM »

USS Guam (cb2)

Edit: Main battery practice off Trinidad, November 1944

SuperDud · « **Reply #3 on:** June 11, 2005, 12:31:32 PM »

Did you serve on it BH???

I'm guessing rear admiral of the poop deck???

2bighorn · « **Reply #4 on:** June 11, 2005, 01:25:03 PM »

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Originally posted by SuperDud
Did you serve on it BH???

I'm guessing rear admiral of the poop deck???

Dud is off-topic! BAN HIM!!!!

frank3 · « **Reply #5 on:** June 12, 2005, 05:21:26 AM »

Superdud...Supersquelch....wh at's the difference?

SuperDud · « **Reply #6 on:** June 12, 2005, 02:33:16 PM »

BH is just mad b/c I guessed correctly. I'm guessing Frank was his "1st mate" MUHAHAHAHA:P

On a serious note though, what were the size of the guns?

2bighorn · « **Reply #7 on:** June 12, 2005, 02:48:05 PM »

Main guns, 9 of them in 3 turrets, were 12 inchers.