Navy folk
Oct 13, 2017 00:59:06 #
Just curious did anyone serve on CV-62 (USS Independence), or BB-62 (USS New Jersey) or USS B----- Woods ( something like that, amphibious carrier).
Memory lane from Seattle Sea -Fest. 1988 or 89.
Swede
Memory lane from Seattle Sea -Fest. 1988 or 89.
Swede
Oct 14, 2017 08:12:54 #
Swede wrote:
Just curious did anyone serve on CV-62 (USS Independence), or BB-62 (USS New Jersey) or USS B----- Woods ( something like that, amphibious carrier).
Memory lane from Seattle Sea -Fest. 1988 or 89.
Swede
Memory lane from Seattle Sea -Fest. 1988 or 89.
Swede
USS BELLEAU WOODS (CVL 24)
Oct 14, 2017 12:54:58 #
Oct 14, 2017 16:09:21 #
Our son, who just retired after 20 years as a Corpsman, was on the USS Belleau Woods, USS Kennedy, and the USNS Comfort.
Oct 14, 2017 19:17:35 #
Oct 14, 2017 21:02:02 #
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) . Forty one months floating around seeing the world. Wish I'd have stayed in. lol
Oct 14, 2017 21:05:51 #
Our son in law 27 years retired now....
BB63
DE/FF168
LOTS OF SHORE DUTY
BB63
DE/FF168
LOTS OF SHORE DUTY
Oct 14, 2017 21:06:49 #
Oct 14, 2017 21:39:17 #
Oct 15, 2017 00:36:03 #
sr71 wrote:
USS BELLEAU WOODS (CVL 24)
That's it, and if i remember right it was amphibious, it had landing craft on board and they would sink the ship a bit to launch them. Cool
Had a hat from CVL 24, BB-62,USS Independence (CV-62). It was a great day at the sea fest, but the thing that I remember the most was on the New Jersey and I noticed the deck was made of wood and I asked an officer why, he told me that if they were to fire a full broadside with all 9 guns the ship would cave in on itself. Didn't really comprehend to much of this till we got to look in B turret, had a bullet- round what ever the thing is called (16 inch by3 feet) coming out the barrel, and I think it had 6- 220 lbs plugs of tnt next,the officer also told me that a full broadside moves the ship back three feet, true or not still got a WOW from me to say I was impressed would be an understatement.
Swede
Oct 15, 2017 02:25:41 #
Oct 15, 2017 02:48:04 #
Einreb92 wrote:
USS Cascade AD16 out of Newport RI.
Didn't know what AD was but now I do!
To do it all again- navy way for me
Name: USS Cascade
Builder: Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Francisco, California
Launched: 6 June 1942
Commissioned: 12 March 1943
Decommissioned: 12 February 1947
Recommissioned: 5 April 1951
Decommissioned: 22 November 1974
Struck: 23 November 1974
Motto: "We Serve"
Fate: Sold for scrapping, 1 October 1975
What does "struck" mean
Swede
Oct 15, 2017 02:49:34 #
We were told they used her for target practice, I believe. I think struck means she was removed from the rolls of navy vessels.
Oct 15, 2017 10:25:07 #
Oct 15, 2017 13:30:31 #
USS Sperry AS 12, submarine tender, keel laid in the '30 s, mothball fleet last I heard.
USS Iwo Jima LPH 2 first of its type, helicopter carrier, blockade of Cuba, retrieved Apollo 13, many other activities. Scrapped out , nothing left. Was in 1967-1971.
USS Iwo Jima LPH 2 first of its type, helicopter carrier, blockade of Cuba, retrieved Apollo 13, many other activities. Scrapped out , nothing left. Was in 1967-1971.
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