Author Topic: Navy veterans, what ship were you on? (Read 2658 times)

DiabloTX · « **on:** July 30, 2003, 05:42:06 AM »

I was active from 1986 - 1990. From May 5, 1987 to July 25, 1990 I was a crew member of USS Concord AFS-5 as a then third class petty officer (SK). What were your ships?

Smut · « **Reply #1 on:** July 31, 2003, 06:12:53 AM »

USS America CV-66 (North Atlantic / Med)
USS Roosevelt CVN-71 (Shakedown)

Both while assigned to Fighting 33 ("Starfighters") 1985-88. VF-33 flew the F-14A while I was there.

Got to VF-33 as an ATAN, left as an AT2.

Did a three year shore tour at SATD (now VX-23), F-14A/B/D, F/A-18A/B/C/D, A-6E, & EA-6B...our avionics shop maintained 'em all and I turned a wrench on every one of them at one point or another. For the most part, I was a Tomcat guy.

Until I got out.

-Smut

MrLars · « **Reply #2 on:** July 31, 2003, 11:22:45 AM »

I was a grunt in the 60's but during the Valdez Spill I spent weeks on both the Juneau (LPD-10) and the Ft. McHenry (LSD-43)

Made 33 helo landings on the Juneau and 22 on the McHenry. My pilot had, at the time, the most civi landings on a Navy ship with something like 215 of them.

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #3 on:** July 31, 2003, 11:38:11 AM »

USS Virginia CGN 38

gulf war nuke cruiser scrap now.

DiabloTX · « **Reply #4 on:** July 31, 2003, 12:15:23 PM »

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Originally posted by lord dolf vader
USS Virginia CGN 38

gulf war nuke cruiser scrap now.

I probably shaved with part of her this morning!

Sancho · « **Reply #5 on:** July 31, 2003, 01:50:58 PM »

Heh, you guys actually got to go places? On ships??? I had exactly 30 days of sea duty in 5.5 years of service from 94-99. That was 30 days aboard USS Belleau Wood LHA-3 in fall of 96. I was a grunt corpsman assigned to 3rd Marines at the time.

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #6 on:** July 31, 2003, 03:35:17 PM »

being a nuke we almost never saw port.

63 days is my personal record continuously at sea.

one record you can count on never falling.

DiabloTX · « **Reply #7 on:** July 31, 2003, 03:53:04 PM »

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Originally posted by lord dolf vader
being a nuke we almost never saw port.

63 days is my personal record continuously at sea.

one record you can count on never falling.

As I am still in the Navy as a reservist I expect to get some sea time some day but 63 days???? I hope I never even get the chance to get that close. My ship was in port 2-3 days, underway for 7 to 14 constantly while we were in the Med. In Norfolk we were tied to the pier almost 24/7.

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2003, 04:06:19 PM »

that was about typical for oil driven vessels when i was in.

we could do 90 days without a provisioning.

thats 7 days of food 83 days of chicken pattys.

was a interesting ship. hell on marrages and bouys.

( we had a navy record for takin out expensive bouys and well, small fishing boats but that is another story)

what is your rate again?

DiabloTX · « **Reply #9 on:** July 31, 2003, 04:48:54 PM »

SK-Storekeeper

Sandman · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2003, 04:59:01 PM »

Two cruises on the USS Leahy (CG-16) - 1984-1987
One cruise with the Screaming Eagles (VF-51) onboard the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) 1989

Rate/rank... Operations Specialist First... particular specialty was air intercept control.

DiabloTX · « **Reply #11 on:** July 31, 2003, 05:21:19 PM »

Well well Sandman, nice to know you were haze grey also at one time! ~~shipmate!~~

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #12 on:** July 31, 2003, 05:23:54 PM »

it is my belief that 1/2 of all navy vets are os's

met at least one os for ever other rate i have seen.

store keeper great work if you can get it.

DiabloTX · « **Reply #13 on:** July 31, 2003, 05:36:49 PM »

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Originally posted by lord dolf vader
store keeper great work if you can get it.

Not on my ship it wasn't. On a cargo ship SK's work more than deck or engineering. I remember 6th Fleet turnover in the Fall of '87 in Augusta Bay, Sicily. Was up for 3 days straight doing nothing but pulling cargo, staging pallets, and netting pallets for VertRep. We never got a break and liberty on a cruise was iffy at best.

midnight Target · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2003, 05:37:49 PM »

Never in the Navy, but my Uncle was. I remember getting a tour of his ships during open house when he was in San Diego.

One was the Canberra (a Cruiser I think) the other was the Peidmont, which IIRC was a Sub tender.

(This was in the 60's so i don't know if these ships exist anymore or not)