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Nov 21, 2011 20:33:37   #
English_Wolf Loc: Near Pensacola, FL
 
Overly Hackled wrote:
Thanks BBN for reminding us of why I started the thread and what it is intended for..
Right, I apologize.

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Nov 21, 2011 20:46:06   #
jolly1
 
tkhphotography wrote:
English_Wolf wrote:
tkhphotography wrote:
You're right about most of WWII lore, except for the early years in the Navy submarine service; the torpedoes used by us were so ineffective it was silly, and all because the ordinance department didn't want to admit their folly. Not only have I read about this, but was told by two old capt.s of those early diesel boats.


At the end of the war they were more deadly and more accurate. Remember that at the beginning of the war, the US infantry were worse off the the Polish one. Not even enough rifles so they trained with wood stick!!! (Serious)
Trivia: the torpedo factory (That you adequately describe as out of sync) was located in Alexandria, VA. It is still called 'the torpedo factory' and is now an 'artist' refuge.
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same town as CIA? didn't know that, tks.
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tks, I thought that CIA was based in Langley, Virginia. Quite a few yeras ago there was a shooting outside CIA's main gate, and Langley was mentioned numerous times as being the location. Just asking.

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Nov 21, 2011 21:25:00   #
BBNC
 
Anyway, I would like to touch base with any blue water fleet sailors out there, I need a new batch of sea stories, LOL!

The highlights of my naval career were 3 Med Cruises in the 60's, riding the Highline between two ships and landing on the carrier in a COD.

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Nov 21, 2011 21:25:51   #
Callie01 Loc: Noerthern California
 
I'm new to this site. I go back a little earlier than most of those who log in. I was in the United States Coast Guard. Have'nt seen any ex coast guardsmen on this site. In WW2 we were under the jurisdiction of the Navy. Served on a Destroyer escord for a few years. Ran strictly North Atlantic convoys to the Med. I was a signalman and spent most of the time on the bridge. The NA. got a little rough in the winter. Some of our convoys stretched some thirteen or so miles. Well that's my story for the brief time.
Fred

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Nov 21, 2011 21:47:03   #
BBNC
 
Glad to have you Callie. I bet you have some stories to tell.

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Nov 21, 2011 22:41:56   #
Callie01 Loc: Noerthern California
 
BBNC; Guess all sailors have some tales to talk about. Some times in the Winter crossings them darn seas would be around in the 70 feet category. I was on the bridge one day and looking at the clinameter we had a roll of 62 degrees. Our point of no return was something like 72.
By the way, our ports of call were Casablanca, Oran and Palermo in Sicly. have you ever touched base in those site.
Callie

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Nov 21, 2011 22:58:14   #
2 Dog Don Loc: Virginia Beach VA
 
BBNC wrote:
I'm just trying to determine the purpose of this thread...is it about meeting, greeting, and chit chatting about our military experiences, or fly our personal gripes from the masthead?

6 years as a US Navy Electrician's Mate, split between two ships, the USS Saratoga, CVA-60 and USS Puget Sound, AD-38. Two years as an Army Reserve Drill Sgt., and 3 years NC Army National Guard, Signal Corps.

I was proud to serve during the Vietnam era, (I got MY draft notice the week after I joined the Navy) and although there were things I may be upset about, I'm sure this is not the place for airing them. I retired after 21 years, from the Veteran's Medical Administration and learned there are two sides to every story, and there's not much point listening to only one side.

My son in law is a Chaplain in the Regular Army with two tours of Iraq so far. The troops he ministers to are the front line of the 1st Infantry Division (Big Red One) so he is closer to the point than the rear echelon. He deserves all of our support.
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Right you are shame on me for venting old gripes. To all VN vets. Welcome home

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Nov 21, 2011 23:33:43   #
jolly1
 
BBNC wrote:
Anyway, I would like to touch base with any blue water fleet sailors out there, I need a new batch of sea stories, LOL!

The highlights of my naval career were 3 Med Cruises in the 60's, riding the Highline between two ships and landing on the carrier in a COD.



BBNC, did you make any of those 3 Med cruises on the Forrestal? I made one on the Boxer, one on the Intrepid, and three on the Forrestal. All in Air Groups.

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Nov 22, 2011 07:25:35   #
BBNC
 
Callie,

I did get to Palermo, I thought it was a pretty nice place. I made 3 Med Cruises in '65, '66, and '67. Never got to North Africa or the Middle East.

Speaking of storms, coming back from my last cruise in '67 we ran into a bad one about halfway across the Atlantic. It was the only time I saw a carrier playing submarine, taking blue water on the flight deck. We lost both forward catwalks, the garbage chute and a boat sponson.

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Nov 22, 2011 07:33:16   #
BBNC
 
Jolly,

I was ship's company aboard Saratoga. I know we operated with the Boxer, I don't remember about Forrestal.

I was in the Med '65, '66, and '67.

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Nov 22, 2011 10:45:08   #
Callie01 Loc: Noerthern California
 
BBNC; I guess you can understand the NA in the winter. You have to be there to see it's real meaning. Our little DE was 306 feet long and 36 wide. In the winter trips we should have gotten submarine pay. We had one trip where as the convoy made 13 miles in 24 hours. After the storms we were dispatched to look for stragglers.
By the way, I live in No. CA. so in replying toi you there is a difference in the time zones.
Fred

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Nov 22, 2011 11:04:39   #
jolly1
 
BBNC wrote:
Jolly,

I was ship's company aboard Saratoga. I know we operated with the Boxer, I don't remember about Forrestal.

I was in the Med '65, '66, and '67.



Nope, we didn't "pass in the dark" as someone once said. All of my cruises to the Med were during the late 50's and early 60's. I spent '65, '66, and part of '67 in Vietnam.
How long ago was that? Surely we both must have passed the Ark at one time or another, before Noah ran it into the mountain.

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Nov 22, 2011 11:33:57   #
gessman Loc: Colorado
 
jolly1 wrote:
BBNC wrote:
Jolly,

I was ship's company aboard Saratoga. I know we operated with the Boxer, I don't remember about Forrestal.

I was in the Med '65, '66, and '67.



Nope, we didn't "pass in the dark" as someone once said. All of my cruises to the Med were during the late 50's and early 60's. I spent '65, '66, and part of '67 in Vietnam.
How long ago was that? Surely we both must have passed the Ark at one time or another, before Noah ran it into the mountain.
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I thought the Ark got sucked through the Bosphorus Strait and sunk in the Med just off the dock at Atlantis, or vice versa.

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Nov 22, 2011 12:03:58   #
jolly1
 
gessman wrote:
jolly1 wrote:
BBNC wrote:
Jolly,

I was ship's company aboard Saratoga. I know we operated with the Boxer, I don't remember about Forrestal.

I was in the Med '65, '66, and '67.



Nope, we didn't "pass in the dark" as someone once said. All of my cruises to the Med were during the late 50's and early 60's. I spent '65, '66, and part of '67 in Vietnam.
How long ago was that? Surely we both must have passed the Ark at one time or another, before Noah ran it into the mountain.
quote=BBNC Jolly, br br I was ship's company abo... (show quote)


I thought the Ark got sucked through the Bosphorus Strait and sunk in the Med just off the dock at Atlantis, or vice versa.
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Nope, but here's some background on what happened to the Ark. Noah was given seeds and told to plant a vinyard. Then he was to harvest the grapes and make wine. This he did, but then he became his own best customer. (That's all in the Bible)

Now then, we can only surmise that during the time that the Ark was floating on the great flood, Noah began to drink more of his wine, becoming drunk, and while in such a condition, ran the Ark aground on the mountain top.

He must have been drunk because there was only one mountain top above water on the whole planet earth, and he managed to hit it.

Thus, we have the first recorded drunken driver in the history of the world.

The End

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Nov 22, 2011 14:47:24   #
BBNC
 
The Ark? You don't mean old ARK-1 do you? When she came ashore, nobody could go on liberty until I rigged shore power.

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