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Thursday, July 27, 2023

You Canberra another post about LCS


This one is about the USS Canberra (LCS-30) so excuse my play on words with that title.  In my new position with the Navy I'm focused on Submarine and Anti-Submarine Warfare, vice Mine Countermeasures (MCM).  Therefore, I no longer deal with the oft-criticized Littoral Combat Ship which will carry our MCM systems.  However, this is not another post to pile on to the woes of that class of ship, but to share about a historical first made by the latest LCS. 

If you hadn't heard already, for the first time in history the Navy has put a new ship into commission in a foreign port.  While Canberra Australia is landlocked, Sydney Harbour filled in nicely, with the event held last weekend at Naval Base Sydney, also known as HMAS Kuttabul.  This was somewhat even more appropriate in that the base was built by the U.S during WWII. 

Why a ship named after the capitol of Australia?  It's in honor of another Canberra.  

The ship’s namesake, HMAS Canberra (D33), sunk while fighting alongside U.S. forces during the Battle of Savo Island in World War II. As a result of Canberra’s actions during the battle, Marines of the 1st Marine Division were able to continue the fight on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands. In recognition of HMAS Canberra’s sacrifice to protect U.S. Forces, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered the under-construction cruiser USS Pittsburgh to be renamed USS Canberra (CA-41).                                                                              Source


I found the commissioning ceremony interesting for a few reasons. 


First off, Sydney is probably my most favorite port outside the US, having first visited on the USS Independence (CV-62) in 1997 (pictured above*).  It is a beautiful city, everyone was always so friendly, there was lots to do, and you didn't feel like you had to either be concerned for your safety or your pocketbook as one might in a third world port.  Both the Indy, and the USS Pelelieu on my second visit to the country, docked at the same pier at which the USS Canberra was commissioned.    

There's also the LCS bit which I've already alluded to which is of interest due to my last job, and Canberra has some uniqueness which I like.  A little backstory: Back in 1988 I spent 30 days training aboard the USS Texas CGN-39. We sailed from San Diego to Hawaii, and then to the various warning areas around the islands testing new and old weapons after the ship had been retrofitted in the yards.  The Texas was memorable because of something unique about that ship. There were mementos throughout the ship, either donated by it's namesake, or things that tied it to the state. Even the ball caps were a little different than the rest of the Navy, in that it had a red state of Texas shape and a silver star in the middle of the ships name. 

And on the back of the cap was a set of longhorns. There are now plenty of other ships that have little unique differences, for instance the USS Arkansas hat has a razorback.  USS Kidd (DDG-100) is allowed to fly the skull and crossbones when coming into port, and that emblem is also painted on the back side of their 5-inch gun. The former Spruance Class Destroyer USS O'Brien's ball cap was green with a shamrock. The USS Green Bay has Green Bay packer stuff all over it, in addition to a green and yellow crest as opposed to the traditional blue and gold. So when I saw something a little special about the Canberra that peaked my interest, the inspiration for this post was born. 


I'm sure you've seen Royal Australian Navy ships and aircraft. They all feature the red kangaroo as shown in the rondel above.  The Canberra, while not an Australian ship, will always have a version of that red kangaroo on it.  But this Kangaroo is emblazoned with the Stars and stripes.




 Another cool feature is that the Secretary of the Navy and the CNO vowed that as long as the ship is in commission it will always have at least one Aussie aboard.

Wherever Canberra operates it will carry a little bit of Australia wherever it goes. During the ceremony, Vice Adm. Mark Hammond, chief of the Royal Australian Navy, said that he had given permission for Canberra to sail with a modified version of the Red Kangaroo which adorns all Australian warships as a funnel emblem. He also confirmed that, for as long as Canberra is in service, at least one Australian officer or sailor will be aboard due to a permanent exchange program.        Source


 

Now I'm not sure being an Australian with orders to board an LCS for 2-3 years is all that good of a deal, but what do I know?  They will get to be in San Diego though!

At ship commissionings, there are typically souvenirs or mementos given out, such as a ships coin, the ball cap, or something else to mark the occasion.  The RAN metalworkers that created the Kangaroos for the ships superstructure took the cuttings to make a bunch of smaller red kangaroos. 

If you'd like to watch the whole ceremony, you can view it here




On another note, did you see this headline?

Pentagon confirms myocarditis cases in troops spiked after COVID vax rollout


It's about time some of this truth is starting to come out.  With hundreds of clips of people collapsing- on stage, on the court, at a TV news desk, and stories about many others, most we never hear about unless you follow various right-centric news sites or "Died Suddenly" social media channels, they can't keep hiding the truth.  I'll say here what the media won't admit-  That vax is deadly (for some).  Young people don't go into cardiac arrest.  It happened this week with Lebron James' son.  A singer my kids like, Tori Kelly, collapsed with blood clots in her legs.  And so many others- just search for "Died Suddenly" which is rampant with young healthy people listed.

Watch here.

“When reported, the cases have especially been in adolescents and young adult males within several days after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination (Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna),” the CDC’s website states.

Earlier this year, whistleblowers who spoke with the Daily Caller said the Department of Defense ignored numerous reports of adverse health effects related to the COVID-19 vaccines.  Source

We're just not hearing much because no one wants to admit we were wrong, that our Govt lied to us, that the vax probably (definitely?) does no good whatsoever, and that it wasn't tested the way it should have been.  Long term effects?  I'm not sure, but I wish I never took the shot, which I did as a requirement for my continued employment.  Weakened immune systems?  Maybe.  Clots?  Apparently for some.  Lets hope those skip us, if not disappear altogether.

 

*That photo must have been in March of 1994 just before I arrived in Japan as you can see A-6 Intruders from VA-115 which left CVW-5 late that year.


20 comments:

  1. Had seen a news flash about that LCS being commissioned over there, thanks for posting so much more info on it Tuna. Wondering how long that LCS will be in service. As to COVID and the govt's action about it read something yesterday about how two German scientists, one from the University of Leipzig, reported that perhaps one in three of Pfizer shots given in Denmark may have been.......placebos!!

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    1. Yes, four other Independence class LCS ships have been decommissioned already. As for the vax, at best it was a false flag to line the pockets of big pharma. At worst, it was an attempt at reducing the population. Whether that was intended or not, it is having that result with excess deaths being quite high.

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  2. Neat stuff this. Just as an aside: CA-41 morphed into CAG-2 retaining the name Canberra. As you know, Savo Island was one of the worst defeats for the USN in WW II. FDR finessed that nicely with the renaming of Pittsburgh.

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    1. That ships bell was at the commissioning, and is kept in a museum in Australia. I didn't hear if it is serving as the new ships bell.

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  3. Though it is an LCS (boo hiss) the tradition of having a ship in the US Navy named after HMAS Canberra is truly magnificent.

    Those who forget have no honor.

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    1. There is a precedent for the logo from back in WW2. The sub USS Growler had her damaged bow replaced in Melbourne in 1943. She went back to sea with a kangaroo executed in weld beads on each side of her new bow and was known as the "Kangaroo Express".

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    2. That's great to learn! Thanks.

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    3. And look up Captain Howard Gilmore (KIA, CMH). His last order was "Take her down".

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  4. Tuna,
    Good post. Enjoyed the Canberra Saga.
    Re: Myocarditis. Very interesting. Didn't know what it was, or its symptoms. Strangely enough, very similar to a Death Certificate and Doctors write up I encountered recently. May have to ask a question or two.
    juvat

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    1. Aw, man, I was thinking about this when you told us she passed suddenly. I hope not, but... dammit, this is not the United States I grew up in.

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    2. I wondered about the cause. Again- sorry for your loss.

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  5. Myocardial infarction is a thing with the Shot From Hell, but so are some really nasty fibrous blood clots, usually discovered in autopsy. But not reported as related to Covid shots because....

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  6. 30-33% of vaxxxes were placebos, so let's hope that's what you got. The various batches were of varying degrees of potency, so there wouldn't be one big incriminating die off. The way they PLANNED it was to be strung out over much time. The way it attacks the immune system, makes people susceptible to anything they have had in the past (or new things), so very many different causes of death, plausible deniability. Many credible medical folks have been putting out the truth all along, but it's hard to find because of the Leviathan cancellation monster. The "CONSPIRACY EXPOSERS, SCREEEEEEE!!!" have been right all along.

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    1. I still feel like I have to say that quietly.

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  7. If you've spent time in Oz, you'll also know that it is pronounced Can'bra, not Can berra. Syndey harbor is quite a fun place to go. The Rocks, below the bridge, has a nice assortment of establishments serving chilled refreshments...

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    1. Absolutely concur with you Grommit. Sydney is a great place.
      juvat

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    2. Really enjoyed the Rocks and we went all over Sydney after spending 4 days in the Hunter Valley Wine Region.

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  8. Our Seabee battalion (NMCB-133) was supposed to hit OZ right after we were commissioned in 1943, but were reassigned enrout.
    Our battalion mascot is the kangroo (not the marsupial- only one a- because 'The Kangroo Can Do") and has been proudly labeled the "Red Rat" Since we were recommissioned for 'Nam.
    It's now renamed "the Running Roo" Eyeroll emogie here...
    I wonder if they'll have a nickname for their Roo.

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  9. CANBERREA should be on a BURKE, not a Little Coffin Ship. We need another BURKE, named ENGLAND.

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  10. Hey Tuna,

    Enjoyed the Story and I did a bit of reading on the original "Canberra", the crew said that they were torpedoed by "Friendly Fire" during the opening round of the Battle of Savo Island. I don't buy that...Our torpedoes during that time were crap, the Mark IV's didn't work, that is why our submarines were having a hard time in the beginning of the war because they would "Go For the Kill" and the dang Torpedoes didn't work, the magnetic and contact exploders were defective, Ordinance didn't test them because of cost constraints before the war. It wasn't until 1943 and command pressure before "BuOrd" finally started doing something after the submariners themselves ran test that were origionally "blown Off" by those that didn't want to rock the boat.
    https://mydailykona.blogspot.com/2020/10/the-crappy-mark-14-torpedo-and-effect.html

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