Author Topic: Navy veterans, what ship were you on? (Read 2659 times)

Sandman · « **Reply #15 on:** July 31, 2003, 05:55:36 PM »

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Originally posted by lord dolf vader
USS Virginia CGN 38

gulf war nuke cruiser scrap now.

The Virginia is the one on the top... as of 1997.

Sandman · « **Reply #16 on:** July 31, 2003, 05:56:34 PM »

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Originally posted by lord dolf vader
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.

Well... at that rate... You or Diablo should be OS's.

DiabloTX · « **Reply #17 on:** July 31, 2003, 06:00:35 PM »

I remember seeing that photo a few years ago. Thats the USS Texas and the USS Long Beach (the longer hull at the bottom) as well correct? The superstructures were removed as the were constructed mostly, if not all, of aluminum. Maybe part of that is in my soda (Fanta Orange) sitting next to me right now!

midnight Target · « **Reply #18 on:** July 31, 2003, 06:07:33 PM »

Well the Canberra is scrapped, but I didn't realize it was a WWII vet.

http://www.usscanberra.com/page1.html

Wow the Piedmont was also from WWII.

http://users.vnet.net/kmbrown/uss_piedmont.htm

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Decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 30 September 1982, former PIEDMONT was leased to Turkey 18 October the same year and commissioned into the Turkish Navy 29 March 1983 as tender DERYA (A 576). Purchased outright on 6 August 1987, she was deleted from the Turkish Navy in 1994.]

lord dolf vader · « **Reply #19 on:** July 31, 2003, 06:37:27 PM »

yea thats her the old squeak brought one more tear.

thanks for the photo

the texas was a sister ship i believe virginia was a texas class im suprised to see her so much shorter in length.

if memeory serves during the gulf war the texas could not start her reactors from shutdown. nessesitating a loooooonnng embarasing tow home and the end of the reactor (the replacement of the reactor was basicly a total rebuild of the ship as the whole super structure had to be removed ( no **** ). the virginian was two years newer with more miles on the reactor and basicly the exact same set up. i.e. they scraped her right after the war.

Gixer · « **Reply #20 on:** July 31, 2003, 08:19:04 PM »

The Canberra was also a WW2 Australian Heavy Cruiser, sunk in Guadacanal. I had an Uncle serve on that ship during the war.

~~...-Gixer~~

Furious · « **Reply #21 on:** July 31, 2003, 08:34:38 PM »

I thought we did this once before.

...anyway.

USS Chandler DDG-996

1984-86

USS Elliot DD 967

1987-89

midnight Target · « **Reply #22 on:** July 31, 2003, 09:03:20 PM »

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Originally posted by Gixer
The Canberra was also a WW2 Australian Heavy Cruiser, sunk in Guadacanal. I had an Uncle serve on that ship during the war.

~~...-Gixer~~

This is mentioned in the history of the USS Canberra. In fact

"it was to be named the USS Pittsburgh was renamed USS CANBERRA in honor of the Australian Ship HMAS CANBERRA. The HMAS CANBERRA was lost in the battle of the Savo Islands on August 9, 1942 as were three United States Cruisers, the USS Quincy, The USS Vincennes and the USS Astoria.

The USS CANBERRA was commissioned on October 14, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts by Lady Alice C. Dixon, wife of the Australian Minister to the United States. "

Sandman · « **Reply #23 on:** July 31, 2003, 09:43:05 PM »

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Originally posted by Furious
I thought we did this once before.

We did...

milnko · « **Reply #24 on:** July 31, 2003, 09:55:31 PM »

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Originally posted by Smut
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

Et Tu Brutus?
I was in VS-32 aboard CV-66 from 1982 to 1985, did two Med/IO cruises, plus all workups.
(did two North Atlantic trips, one into the Norwegian Fjords)
Started as an ADAA ended up a AD2.

Reupped as an AD2 for Brig Duty in 1985 for a reenlistment bonus, stationed at NS Sandpoint in Seattle, got out in 1989 as an AD2

Rate became seriously overmanned due to that reenlistment bonus.

DiabloTX · « **Reply #25 on:** July 31, 2003, 11:36:48 PM »

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Originally posted by Furious
I thought we did this once before.

Sorry, guess we're doing it again!

rpm · « **Reply #26 on:** July 31, 2003, 11:51:13 PM »

Do Shallow Water Sailors get a say? I was a BM3 on the USCGC Boutwell (WHEC-719) 79-81. We regularly stayed out over 60 days on patrol including a 63 day stretch above the Arctic Circle. She was with Task Group Tarawa in Iraqi waters last I heard. Who says Coasties stay at home?

Sandman · « **Reply #27 on:** July 31, 2003, 11:53:06 PM »

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Originally posted by rpm371
Do Shallow Water Sailors get a say? I was a BM3 on the USCGC Boutwell (WHEC-719) 79-81. We regularly stayed out over 60 days on patrol including a 63 day stretch above the Arctic Circle. She was with Task Group Tarawa in Iraqi waters last I heard. Who says Coasties stay at home?

Sixty whole days on patrol? My gawd! How did you cope?

rpm · « **Reply #28 on:** August 01, 2003, 12:27:55 AM »

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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.

I was referring to this.

BTW try 60 days in the Bering during winter....It'll make a man out of ya.

Sandman · « **Reply #29 on:** August 01, 2003, 12:54:11 AM »

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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.

Hah! We did 124 days... in the Gulf of Oman and Persian Gulf... without a port... On a boiler boat with water hours... we all smelled like men... evaps work like **** in the warm water... LOL