tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post8535757352870583704..comments2024-03-28T22:08:48.577-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Old Ships, Navy Museum Part One and a HalfOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-16071779928770456462017-03-13T13:31:13.396-07:002017-03-13T13:31:13.396-07:00Yes, the railroad gun, I saw it but not up close. ...Yes, the railroad gun, I saw it but not up close. We only had about 90 minutes to explore the place and that day was a bit chilly.<br /><br />The wind off the Potomac wasn't helping matters.<br /><br />Another reason I need to get back down there. As my daughter works at the Navy Yard, I get to visit frequently. Rest assured, when it happens, I will report back.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5958471324150115012017-03-13T12:27:04.243-07:002017-03-13T12:27:04.243-07:00Did you check out the railroad gun in the park on ...Did you check out the railroad gun in the park on the Potomac side?<br /><br />Don't know if they're still there or not, but NAS Kingsville used to have a collection of revolving cannon and other old naval artillery around their mast.<br /><br />ShadowAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-40467673121355389792017-03-13T04:29:58.529-07:002017-03-13T04:29:58.529-07:00A very sweet bird!A very sweet bird!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83846044780626685952017-03-13T02:34:44.179-07:002017-03-13T02:34:44.179-07:00😂😂OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2860973195345260922017-03-12T20:16:21.288-07:002017-03-12T20:16:21.288-07:00Thanks for the Chance-Vought fix...I needed that. ...Thanks for the Chance-Vought fix...I needed that. I forgot that it was done up as J.T. Blackburn's "Big Hog". He was The Man, for sure.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26216124669870137512017-03-12T17:55:11.849-07:002017-03-12T17:55:11.849-07:00To paraphrase Captain Yelland, we was doin' un...To paraphrase Captain Yelland, we was doin' unauthorized rain dances all over 1941! :)PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-55157244152753998312017-03-12T17:25:37.027-07:002017-03-12T17:25:37.027-07:00D'oh. I should have remembered that.
"Tw...D'oh. I should have remembered that.<br /><br />"Two Mitsubishi A6M Zeroes in mint condition..."OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61328190205456348342017-03-12T16:01:49.035-07:002017-03-12T16:01:49.035-07:00My first squadron was VF-84 which carried on the V...My first squadron was VF-84 which carried on the VF-17 lineage. I was chuffed as hell to get VF-84 out of the gate as VF-17 and the "Bones" were favorites of mine from an early age. After we got back from almost stopping the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor I had an even deeper appreciation.PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58915123795087459102017-03-12T15:11:16.158-07:002017-03-12T15:11:16.158-07:00Hahaha!
I know he'd get it.Hahaha!<br /><br />I know he'd get it.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43610418903462463672017-03-12T14:18:37.126-07:002017-03-12T14:18:37.126-07:00Sarge, Lex would like the modification to his mott...Sarge, Lex would like the modification to his motto.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-65744758283532196512017-03-12T14:14:38.652-07:002017-03-12T14:14:38.652-07:00Thanks Paul!Thanks Paul!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39517570332752609012017-03-12T14:14:22.511-07:002017-03-12T14:14:22.511-07:00Now you must tell us how Big Hog is part of your p...Now you must tell us how Big Hog is part of your personal history.<br /><br />So, you like the "get off my lawn" guns. There will be more...OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37337277082711215942017-03-12T14:13:29.554-07:002017-03-12T14:13:29.554-07:00Rack of cutlasses? I missed those.
I need to go b...Rack of cutlasses? I missed those.<br /><br />I need to go back. Soon.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-39409728983846529502017-03-12T14:12:40.466-07:002017-03-12T14:12:40.466-07:00Glenlivet for lost luggage.
:)Glenlivet for lost luggage.<br /><br />:)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84130031187648435142017-03-12T12:40:59.060-07:002017-03-12T12:40:59.060-07:00Thanks for the post and pictures Chris. Great as u...Thanks for the post and pictures Chris. Great as usual.<br /><br />Paul L. QuandtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-43828668450586494072017-03-12T12:31:09.826-07:002017-03-12T12:31:09.826-07:00Good ones, but where is the picture of the rack of...Good ones, but where is the picture of the rack of cutlasses? :-) I know they're there!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8641626105104081052017-03-12T10:58:22.603-07:002017-03-12T10:58:22.603-07:00Another great post Sarge. Great to see Big Hog por...Another great post Sarge. Great to see Big Hog portrayed like that. Part of my personal history, as it were.<br /><br />Thanks for the gun pics, too. I'd love to have the Hotchkiss. It might even be the 3-pdr/47. PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-24315829613458845412017-03-12T10:53:16.211-07:002017-03-12T10:53:16.211-07:00Jameson's for strength!Jameson's for strength!PrairieAdventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06466447251827774900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-17331149683771149502017-03-12T10:42:48.051-07:002017-03-12T10:42:48.051-07:00Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon, in 37mm (IIRC) though ...Hotchkiss Revolving Cannon, in 37mm (IIRC) though they made them up to 53mm as well.<br /><br />I need to revisit to get all the details on a number of exhibits. So much to see!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41051720287618988482017-03-12T10:37:04.883-07:002017-03-12T10:37:04.883-07:00The public can visit the museum but there are thin...The public can visit the museum but there are things you need to do first. You can get more information on how to visit <a href="https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/museums/nmusn/about-us/plan-your-visit.html" rel="nofollow"><b>here</b></a>. See the second paragraph for civilian access to the Navy Yard.<br /><br />I shall relay your congrats to <em>The Nuke</em>.<br /><br />I have known certain makes of car to hang around forever. Honda is one of them. I love mine.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-29506741962270357272017-03-12T10:29:35.296-07:002017-03-12T10:29:35.296-07:00Oh Dear Lord. I'm sure one Guinness won't ...Oh Dear Lord. I'm sure one Guinness won't be enough.<br /><br />Have fun! (Once the ladies' bags show up, I'm sure you will.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-57808010275354042982017-03-12T10:28:35.279-07:002017-03-12T10:28:35.279-07:00Do they even make bottles that big? (He asked with...Do they even make bottles that big? (He asked with his tongue planted firmly in his cheek.)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84804697215233470282017-03-12T10:12:14.686-07:002017-03-12T10:12:14.686-07:00I really got an eyeful of the gatling behind the O...I really got an eyeful of the gatling behind the Olympia. I wonder what cal that is?? Looks huge.<br /><br />Great post! I love the models. I havent' lost anything in DC, so I doubt I'll be up there.... ever.... Thank you for attending these fine places for me.<br /><br />Hey Juvat! My son and daughtinlaw just left Hadrian's wall and Scotland last week! 2nd wedding anniversary. Keep warm.STxARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588850178293194825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-68648080382445340872017-03-12T09:37:33.719-07:002017-03-12T09:37:33.719-07:00This is very neat! This may be a stupid question, ...This is very neat! This may be a stupid question, but I'm gonna ask it anyways...Can the general public go to the Naval Museum? <br /><br />and congrats to The Nuke on outranking her brother!:)<br /><br />While I drive a Chevy now, I had a Honda Accord which I got 4th hand from my uncle. He had bought it, gave it to his brother after having it for a while, brother drove it until he died, when it reverted back to Uncle who drove it for awhile again and then heard about an accident that totaled my new Nissan Sentra (my husband hit me...by accident). Uncle called me up, said "are you interested?" "Sure, how much?" Reply "Gas to come and get it" He lives in CT, I was in eastern NY. Two hours later we were signing the pink slip. I drove that car for 60,000 miles (it had 150,000 miles on it) and sold it to a 16 year old for a fixer-upper...some plate in the transmission was bent and shifting was becoming more adventurous then I was comfortable with. Last I heard, which was a couple of years ago, it was still on the road. Fun to drive, reliable, and comfortable. It was a great car. Suzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07117433684554337583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59878864424325498492017-03-12T08:26:18.966-07:002017-03-12T08:26:18.966-07:00Nice post. Especially the Corsair ( the ship was k...Nice post. Especially the Corsair ( the ship was kinda cool also). Im sitting on the train from London to Edinburgh, having a Guiness and enjoying the scenery. However, second day of the trip. Traveling with two women, BOTH of whose luggage was left on the ramp in Austin. Mine made it just fine. I offered to share items of clothing, they turned me down for some reason. Bags are supposed to meet us in Edinburgh. Lord, I hope so!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com