tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post2969119352978083721..comments2024-03-27T19:30:21.547-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: WarshipsOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-72858856245811269432014-05-08T18:24:38.136-07:002014-05-08T18:24:38.136-07:00But of course.But of course.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-6214050206110750202014-05-08T17:22:23.233-07:002014-05-08T17:22:23.233-07:00And two kinds of Planes, fighters and targets.And two kinds of Planes, fighters and targets.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91044859419128428642014-05-08T16:41:21.836-07:002014-05-08T16:41:21.836-07:00:)
I like it!:)<br /><br />I like it!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-859731240162877912014-05-08T16:40:54.743-07:002014-05-08T16:40:54.743-07:00I have heard that before. A lot.
I have a few fri...I have heard that before. A lot.<br /><br />I have a few friends who were submariners. Bubbleheads if you will.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83837218788570215562014-05-08T15:44:48.505-07:002014-05-08T15:44:48.505-07:00I kinda always liked the ol' bubblehead quote:...I kinda always liked the ol' bubblehead quote:<br /><i>"There are only two kinds of ships.<br />Submarines and targets."</i><br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-89610844387770793362014-05-08T15:43:26.606-07:002014-05-08T15:43:26.606-07:00;)
At this point you could take a page from David...;)<br /><br />At this point you could take a page from David Farragut:<br /><i>"Damn the torpedoes... ...full speed"</i>(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-42688860835131873282014-05-08T11:03:29.490-07:002014-05-08T11:03:29.490-07:00Time marches on.
(I used to be able to identify n...Time marches on.<br /><br />(I used to be able to identify nearly every aircraft in the Air Force by engine sound alone. Nowadays?)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-78907998452498776162014-05-08T10:36:52.697-07:002014-05-08T10:36:52.697-07:00I really need to find my cheater cards... I knew e...I really need to find my cheater cards... I knew every damn Soviet and Chinese ship, weaps and ranges, but I had to look up our own guys... sighOld NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3135202120973991332014-05-08T10:00:02.168-07:002014-05-08T10:00:02.168-07:00I think at this point I will just step away from t...I think at this point I will just step away from the keyboard. (My equivalent of "put the shovel down" - the hole is deep enough.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-71971520664641018712014-05-08T09:55:46.199-07:002014-05-08T09:55:46.199-07:00Ouch!Ouch!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34624029789672775392014-05-08T09:50:42.538-07:002014-05-08T09:50:42.538-07:00SN2 did four years in Boomers. I always thought h...SN2 did four years in Boomers. I always thought he was smarter than that. <b>:-)</b>Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87465316015311175602014-05-08T09:49:29.101-07:002014-05-08T09:49:29.101-07:00I meant in modern times Skip.
Ooooh... THAT'S...<i>I meant in modern times Skip.</i><br /><br />Ooooh... THAT'S gonna leave a mark!Buckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05319116022465066060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-33002864794378756382014-05-08T09:29:05.021-07:002014-05-08T09:29:05.021-07:00Same here SoCal on the JPJ quote. And on the secon...Same here SoCal on the JPJ quote. And on the second part - good thing <em>The WSO</em> was driving!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-46691483452782389212014-05-08T09:27:44.117-07:002014-05-08T09:27:44.117-07:00That is funny.
But your last comment, I think the...That <b><em>is</em></b> funny.<br /><br />But your last comment, I think the LCS costs more than 500 mil. But it goes real fast. Sort of.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-573296897952600812014-05-08T09:25:38.764-07:002014-05-08T09:25:38.764-07:00:):)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-44609821796488743742014-05-08T08:55:47.922-07:002014-05-08T08:55:47.922-07:00Sorry, NOW that's too funny!Sorry, NOW that's too funny!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16254755794661514722014-05-08T08:48:45.994-07:002014-05-08T08:48:45.994-07:00A couple of things, The quote by JPJ is one of my ...A couple of things, The quote by JPJ is one of my favorites. Love it. Second, since they stopped taking the toll to cross the bridge (east to west) few people who stopped at the top didn't make it to the other side.SoCal Pir8https://www.blogger.com/profile/15601598407298523580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-91752843243722635162014-05-08T08:00:37.436-07:002014-05-08T08:00:37.436-07:00From an old Tin Can Gunners Mate: USS Southerland,...From an old Tin Can Gunners Mate: USS Southerland, DD 743, 2400 tons.<br />A ship with guns and engines but no radio is a warship that doesn’t know where to go or what to do when it gets there.<br />A ship with guns and radios but no engines is a warship that knows what to do and where to go but can’t get there.<br />A ship with radios and engines but no guns is a 500 million dollar portable radio.Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14860342410219012525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68251187890242672872014-05-08T07:54:03.420-07:002014-05-08T07:54:03.420-07:00HUZZAH! For The BIG BADGER BOAT!HUZZAH! For The BIG BADGER BOAT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-47001712677405635932014-05-08T07:53:31.777-07:002014-05-08T07:53:31.777-07:00I have a number of friends who were submariners, t...I have a number of friends who were submariners, they are definitely unique.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-80959960370920277062014-05-08T07:28:02.449-07:002014-05-08T07:28:02.449-07:00Re: the Virginia. Wonder if that's the last s...Re: the Virginia. Wonder if that's the last sunshine for 6 months or the first sunshine in 6 months? Takes a unique breed to work them boats!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82125835825818001852014-05-08T07:23:35.121-07:002014-05-08T07:23:35.121-07:00I meant in modern times Skip. I should have been c...I meant in modern times Skip. I should have been clearer.<br /><br />I would consider any class of Tim Can to be a warship. And the sailors who manned them to be warriors.<br /><br />(I'd forgotten how small the DEs were. I guess they loom large in my memory based on their war record.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58670795317173666072014-05-08T07:21:22.095-07:002014-05-08T07:21:22.095-07:00@Juvat - Heh (on the first part) - concur (on the ...@Juvat - Heh (on the first part) - concur (on the second).<br /><br />@WSF - Ohio class missile boat. That there is "end of the world" death and destruction just waiting to be unleashed. Not trite at all, for those that understand, the purpose of the Boomers is terrifying!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68957259757553732332014-05-08T07:19:55.623-07:002014-05-08T07:19:55.623-07:00"Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate (About as ...<br /><i>"Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate (About as small as I would go and still call it a warship.)"</i><br /><br />There are a number of Tin Can Sailors who sailed in DEs that displaced about 1250 tons who'd argue that point.(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12507857921462299552014-05-08T06:45:36.480-07:002014-05-08T06:45:36.480-07:00August 1982 happened to be on the Kitsap Peninsula...August 1982 happened to be on the Kitsap Peninsula going toward the Hood Canal Floating Bridge when the Ohio came by. May sound trite but that was about the scariest thing I've ever seen. Pure menace.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.com