tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post8510719262994944942..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Hey Glenn Hogg! Look What I Saw!OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59731028269714723972016-01-21T21:08:57.312-08:002016-01-21T21:08:57.312-08:00Definitely do that, lots of cool stuff out there.Definitely do that, lots of cool stuff out there.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17401635161497237872016-01-21T18:18:44.704-08:002016-01-21T18:18:44.704-08:00The commo room looks great! I'm a sucker for c...The commo room looks great! I'm a sucker for comm gear of all kinds, though I'm kinda partial to HF operations. Thanks for sharing these, I'll have to swing by next time I'm out there. Marcus Erroneoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11980868853284918078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72367378473611882412016-01-20T15:07:24.464-08:002016-01-20T15:07:24.464-08:00D'oh! I was going to and completely forgot!!!D'oh! I was going to and completely forgot!!!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8750294615897547292016-01-20T14:25:42.298-08:002016-01-20T14:25:42.298-08:00I'm surprised you didn't take pix of the h...I'm surprised you didn't take pix of the head. From what I recall that had some pretty complex instructions.Brucehttps://www.facebook.com/bruce.brews.5noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33832784653183741642016-01-20T13:55:49.581-08:002016-01-20T13:55:49.581-08:00I've been on a couple of WWII boats and would ...I've been on a couple of WWII boats and would have to agree. Didn't bump my head once on the Dolphin's overhead. I do it nearly every time on a WWII boat.<br /><br />The good stuff is always gone by the time you get there. Applies to everyone in every service. Not sure where "the good stuff" goes. Probably a warehouse in Jersey.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22919335012114183912016-01-20T13:38:20.361-08:002016-01-20T13:38:20.361-08:00That boat's roomy compared to the WWII vintage...That boat's roomy compared to the WWII vintage boat we were allowed to cannibalize loose pieces from back in the day, mostly they were butt kits and the odd mechanical device for which we might have been able to find a use.<br />The good stuff was already picked through.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3574448603437494882016-01-20T12:50:44.519-08:002016-01-20T12:50:44.519-08:00I've never been underway on a sub and can'...I've never been underway on a sub and can't really imagine what that feels like. I have a great deal of respect for submariners.<br /><br />Thanks Ron, I think my camera tries very hard to make me look good.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34545644517480345972016-01-20T12:48:06.833-08:002016-01-20T12:48:06.833-08:00Okay, now I remember.
Amazing what a 13 hour trav...Okay, now I remember.<br /><br />Amazing what a 13 hour travel day does to the memory...<br /><br />Okay, I would have missed that even had the travel not occurred.<br /><br />I have no allusions.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-81458802022374239862016-01-20T12:00:21.907-08:002016-01-20T12:00:21.907-08:00No story, just something I alluded to in Monday...No story, just something I alluded to in Monday's post.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16544825825534862912016-01-20T11:51:46.608-08:002016-01-20T11:51:46.608-08:00Most excellent. Great photographs. Do not think ...Most excellent. Great photographs. Do not think I could have done duty as a bubblehead under those conditions. Maybe at 18 yrs old, maybe? Nice post -you photographed well Sir.Ron Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217389199007968254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37102866076547113002016-01-20T11:30:14.392-08:002016-01-20T11:30:14.392-08:00No curtains? Make your own?
Wow, that's old s...No curtains? Make your own?<br /><br />Wow, that's old school Sonoboy.<br /><br />I'm thinking of the sailors' "quarters" on the old three masted warships. A hammock, strung between the guns. No privacy at all. Ever.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17904247333818533902016-01-20T10:46:19.264-08:002016-01-20T10:46:19.264-08:00That brought back memories of my bunk on the Sarat...That brought back memories of my bunk on the Saratoga. Except, there were NO curtains provided in the air wing spaces. So, after the workup cruise, the majority of us fabricated our own with velcro and cloth for use on the full cruise.Sonoboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06503522666667675263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-73958471454134235812016-01-20T08:41:56.306-08:002016-01-20T08:41:56.306-08:00I'm pretty sure that I was having more fun tha...I'm pretty sure that I was having more fun than is allowed in some places.<br /><br />These pictures of the Dolphin are but a fraction of the photos I took. But submarines have a unique coolness factor, so I went with this story first.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44837575352453050942016-01-20T08:39:54.018-08:002016-01-20T08:39:54.018-08:00Hahaha! (There's a story there I'll bet.)Hahaha! (There's a story there I'll bet.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54394136312759265062016-01-20T06:42:58.941-08:002016-01-20T06:42:58.941-08:00Great pictures! You were having a ball, weren'...Great pictures! You were having a ball, weren't you?PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23035403628792593522016-01-20T05:57:39.784-08:002016-01-20T05:57:39.784-08:00He beat me to it. I was going to say the Dolphin ...He beat me to it. I was going to say the Dolphin must have been built by BMW.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83280002703056172622016-01-20T05:49:59.005-08:002016-01-20T05:49:59.005-08:00Hahaha!
All good points John!Hahaha!<br /><br />All good points John!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-48383250085055948862016-01-20T05:26:52.238-08:002016-01-20T05:26:52.238-08:00Noticed the rack curtain in the photo, even the il...Noticed the rack curtain in the photo, even the illusion of privacy created by that curtain was very important.<br /><br />Strange lack of coffee cups though.<br /><br />No turn signals on ships (or boats), 'cause the more mature helmsman would leave the turn signals on while going a few knots under the speed limit and while in the passing lane.<br /><br />You will never again think of submariners as the Silent Service after a little alcohol has started them talking of their exploits John in Phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196033252818387245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72234694906490468492016-01-20T05:08:32.583-08:002016-01-20T05:08:32.583-08:00She is a beauty. It was a lot of fun checking her ...She is a beauty. It was a lot of fun checking her out. Again, thanks for letting me know about her.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-54909984262658147402016-01-20T04:42:29.828-08:002016-01-20T04:42:29.828-08:00Ain't she purty? When I rode her our crew was ...Ain't she purty? When I rode her our crew was 20 enlisted and 3 o-ringers. No, those bunks weren't where my rack was. It was in the space directly below in E&E. Lots of fun serving in her, a lot of great memories.Glenn555https://www.blogger.com/profile/13868912985949037098noreply@blogger.com