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Title: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: Karnak on March 25, 2012, 07:58:07 PM
A member of another forum posted a thread I thought some of you guys might be interested in.  It contains a bunch of photos his grandfather took while serving on the USS Tennessee about 1930.

Photos from my grandfather's tour in the Navy, 1930s (56k will get murdered) (http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=1170393)
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: eagl on March 25, 2012, 09:08:42 PM
Hey, those photos are great, thx for sharing.

I liked one forum thread comment though...

"Where are all the fat people?"

Funny question, and a little bit sad too.
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: Widewing on March 25, 2012, 09:17:39 PM
Great stuff!!!
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: mthrockmor on March 25, 2012, 09:21:46 PM
Great trip through some little known history.

Boo
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: Masherbrum on March 25, 2012, 09:49:32 PM
Nice pictures there!   
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: oakranger on March 26, 2012, 12:13:35 AM
Great pics!  The one image with "Deck "H" Crew", what sea planes are those behind them?
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: Seadog36 on March 26, 2012, 02:16:21 AM
Great photos, thanks for sharing those!
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: Selino631 on March 26, 2012, 02:21:09 AM
pretty cool stuff! thanks for sharing
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: Grayeagle on March 31, 2012, 11:46:10 PM
'Where are all the fat people?'

Umm ... during the depression?

You do realize the Navy seamen yer lookin at are young guys who all have very physical jobs..
..no elevators in that bad boy battlewagon, all straight up and down ladders.

Heck even I was a skinny kid when I worked the line, walkin 2 miles to fix an F-4, carryin my toolbox, test gear, field jacket ..on any average day.
Didn't put on much weight till I got out of workin on airplanes.

-Frank aka GE
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: texasmom on April 01, 2012, 12:51:50 AM
Wonderful collection!
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: DREDIOCK on April 01, 2012, 01:46:42 AM
Second picture.
Gee. think there was a new guy in that bunch?
Or just a sub mariner? LMAO
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: eagl on April 01, 2012, 08:09:41 AM
Quote from: Grayeagle on March 31, 2012, 11:46:10 PM
'Where are all the fat people?'

Umm ... during the depression?

You do realize the Navy seamen yer lookin at are young guys who all have very physical jobs..
..no elevators in that bad boy battlewagon, all straight up and down ladders.

Heck even I was a skinny kid when I worked the line, walkin 2 miles to fix an F-4, carryin my toolbox, test gear, field jacket ..on any average day.
Didn't put on much weight till I got out of workin on airplanes.

-Frank aka GE

I think the original comment about fat people was mostly about the pics of the civilians.  Even the ones dressed nicely (ie. not laborers) were not chubby at all.
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: Karnak on April 01, 2012, 10:57:44 AM
Quote from: eagl on April 01, 2012, 08:09:41 AM
I think the original comment about fat people was mostly about the pics of the civilians.  Even the ones dressed nicely (ie. not laborers) were not chubby at all.

Knowing that forum, it was also highly tongue in cheek and a dig at modern Americans.
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: Guppy35 on April 01, 2012, 09:01:00 PM
Prettiest ships ever those clipper bow battleships like the Tennessee and New Mexico.
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: Babalonian on April 02, 2012, 02:56:33 PM
What's with the 10-digit clock on the mast?

(http://www.licuala.net/photo/nt/nt-31.jpg)
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: Grayeagle on April 02, 2012, 06:56:58 PM
the 'clock' was part of the tween wars range finder gear
..it let other ships in the formation know what range that big boy was firing at so they could dial in their guns to support it.

Radar eliminated that entirely :)

-GE aka Frank
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: MrGeezer on April 03, 2012, 01:19:57 PM
Phenominal pictures.  All with a "Brownie" I see.
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: texasmom on April 30, 2012, 09:56:31 PM
One of my little ones just joined the Navy :) He won't leave for a few months though.
I supposed I'll have to brush up on more of this Navy history!
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: Nypsy on May 01, 2012, 06:02:23 AM
Very nice pics!   :aok
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: TheBug on May 01, 2012, 06:26:03 AM
Quote from: Guppy35 on April 01, 2012, 09:01:00 PM
Prettiest ships ever those clipper bow battleships like the Tennessee and New Mexico.

+1



Nice pics!  :aok


Congrats Texasmom  :salute
Title: Re: Photos from a tour in the US Navy around 1930
Post by: Serenity on May 04, 2012, 01:57:27 PM
Quote from: eagl on April 01, 2012, 08:09:41 AM
I think the original comment about fat people was mostly about the pics of the civilians.  Even the ones dressed nicely (ie. not laborers) were not chubby at all.


I took it as a dig at modern height-weight/PT standards in the Navy, and well justified. We do have quite a few overweight sailors...