tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2244558270888514601..comments2024-03-28T04:51:43.723-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: It's A Job...OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-38455734041131120572017-02-05T09:40:20.188-08:002017-02-05T09:40:20.188-08:00Thanks WSF.Thanks WSF.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18810115502828161862017-02-05T07:28:17.705-08:002017-02-05T07:28:17.705-08:00You are still serving. Good thing the country has ...You are still serving. Good thing the country has people like you.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80887804278231137612017-02-04T20:34:16.155-08:002017-02-04T20:34:16.155-08:00Let's hope it works.
:)Let's hope it works.<br /><br />:)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82853925473800175392017-02-04T18:39:03.281-08:002017-02-04T18:39:03.281-08:00One of these days I'll be able to say that one...One of these days I'll be able to say that one of the projects I worked on made it to the fleet. Because it's an LCS system it may not work but I'll be able to say it.Tunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930237104692982421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-35809514178796422892017-02-04T18:23:50.858-08:002017-02-04T18:23:50.858-08:00Hahaha! (That works too...)Hahaha! (That works too...)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78281035193728587382017-02-04T16:37:47.839-08:002017-02-04T16:37:47.839-08:00Well, I thought personally it looked like a miniat...Well, I thought personally it looked like a miniature dirigible hanger on a raft, but I thought I'd be in the minority if I said that! Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85669276938921065112017-02-04T14:47:16.420-08:002017-02-04T14:47:16.420-08:00Sounds familiar!Sounds familiar!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-79045602475399769632017-02-04T14:21:37.609-08:002017-02-04T14:21:37.609-08:00Heh, that it is... Sometimes, REALLY interesting.....Heh, that it is... Sometimes, REALLY interesting...Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25319570040996323742017-02-04T12:55:49.217-08:002017-02-04T12:55:49.217-08:00You're not the first to say that. You won'...You're not the first to say that. You won't be the last.<br /><br />Do they even have cheeseboxes anymore? (So I Googled it, and yes, that is still a thing.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2602501764429627352017-02-04T12:31:10.436-08:002017-02-04T12:31:10.436-08:00Hmm...the Zumwalt looks rather like a cheesebox on...Hmm...the Zumwalt looks rather like a cheesebox on a raft!Mike aka Proofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08931553845065187278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-90974350193912796032017-02-04T11:03:39.487-08:002017-02-04T11:03:39.487-08:00Interesting indeed.Interesting indeed.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83040479603092937422017-02-04T10:06:03.512-08:002017-02-04T10:06:03.512-08:00Spent some years in the reserves working in the re...Spent some years in the reserves working in the repair shop of a sub tender, learned how the boats get rid of their trash, and I still don't understand why walking over containment on older fast attacks creeped me out, and walking next to containment on newer boats did not bother me.<br />It was all interesting.John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56583336185828295752017-02-04T09:39:32.067-08:002017-02-04T09:39:32.067-08:00It's not as exciting as it looks, but interest...It's not as exciting as it looks, but interesting it is indeed.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-45080805480012855402017-02-04T09:39:01.770-08:002017-02-04T09:39:01.770-08:00No way to repel boarders. Cutlasses and boarding p...No way to repel boarders. Cutlasses and boarding pikes? I didn't see any racks for 'em.<br /><br />Okay, you're not that old-fashioned. :)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55631424704583251202017-02-04T09:30:41.813-08:002017-02-04T09:30:41.813-08:00Viewing your photos, I'd like to travel in you...Viewing your photos, I'd like to travel in your back pocket for a while. Thanks for the post.<br /><br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-10006997158467203542017-02-04T09:00:54.980-08:002017-02-04T09:00:54.980-08:00As an old tin can sailor myself, I'm glad to s...As an old tin can sailor myself, I'm glad to see you say that. It looks like an interesting experiment in low-drag coefficient and perhaps stealth technology, but a fighting ship? Okay, okay; so I'm hopelessly old-fashioned. Sue me. :)Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39571988024322106482017-02-04T07:49:48.976-08:002017-02-04T07:49:48.976-08:00We stepped away from that many moons ago. The poli...We stepped away from that many moons ago. The politics on that project were strange to say the least.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18227419189725014842017-02-04T07:48:17.421-08:002017-02-04T07:48:17.421-08:00It's not really a destroyer nor is it a cruise...It's not really a destroyer nor is it a cruiser. I'm not sure what it really should be called. Neither fish nor fowl in some respects.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46525687320107402912017-02-04T07:26:46.715-08:002017-02-04T07:26:46.715-08:00The Collins, eh? There are few things more enterta...The Collins, eh? There are few things more entertaining than watching the Bruces argue about that sub on the koobecaf!<br /><br />I'd like to see those lasers work out. Any progress on the Mk-99 photon torpedoes yet?PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8087574481462013932017-02-04T07:22:26.585-08:002017-02-04T07:22:26.585-08:00Looks kinda like a cross between the Monitor and t...Looks kinda like a cross between the Monitor and the Merrimack (CSA Virginia). <br />Most of the old time tin can sailors don't much care for it. <br />I'm withholding judgement (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-88605006235644606992017-02-04T06:53:25.594-08:002017-02-04T06:53:25.594-08:00I am cautiously optimistic. I agree with you Cap&#...I am cautiously optimistic. I agree with you Cap'n.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-25781937144298247762017-02-04T06:29:48.954-08:002017-02-04T06:29:48.954-08:00Cool stuff. I tend to regard the Zumwalts as more ...Cool stuff. I tend to regard the Zumwalts as more of a technology demonstrator than a true warship, but others may not agree. As you say, we'll see.Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.com