Happy 235th Birthday

[Tom-ADC]

To the United States Navy!!
Me right after I made chief getting a award of some sort.

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[AZ-Stew]

Ditto! I posted same on the white board in my office today. Everyone who saw it thought I was saying "Happy Birthdy" to myself, until I pointed to the U.S.N under the fouled anchor I drew for the occasion.

Here are a couple of my pics:

1. Sea Bat!

2. Surface Sub.

3. Tartar (pre-SM1) missile launch.

Regards,

Stew

[Gunload Master]

Happy birthday Navy! Although I was never enlisted I now work for the Navy as a Nuclear Technician. I had my picture taken recently with Admiral Donald. I'm unsure of it's classification so I'd rather not post it :)

[uncle joe]

keep the pics coming and
thanks for serving

My dad was in the navy in 42-45. Those guys spent a lot of time looking at a lot of water.

[Buckshot]

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............The above would be IC3 Buckshot about a hunnert thousan' years ago aboard USS Noa, DD-841. I still wear the same size pants, uh-huh you bet.

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I don't recall now it we were submerging or surfaceing? It all runs together but I know I never drew a days sub pay.

................Buckshot

[Tom-ADC]

My last day on active duty!!

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[home in oz]

Hoo-ah!

[uncle joe]

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I don't recall now it we were submerging or surfaceing? It all runs together but I know I never drew a days sub pay.

................Buckshot

you weren't the only ones Buckshot, I remember my dad saying almost that same thing, except he had an airplane wheel to jump up on when the three foot deep wave came down the deck of the escort carrier he was on. My stomach couldn't take seas that rough for long.

[Buckshot]

you weren't the only ones Buckshot, I remember my dad saying almost that same thing, except he had an airplane wheel to jump up on when the three foot deep wave came down the deck of the escort carrier he was on. My stomach couldn't take seas that rough for long.

...............Ah it was a nice day! You don't see any BIG waves out there do ya? It's just things Destroyers do[smilie=l:

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Here's the OTHER half.

Actually the problem is/was the Gearing class cans (built on Fletcher class hulls) were heavy, and especially forward. Fletchers had 2 turrets with single 5"/38's and the Sumners and Gearings have 2 twin 5"/38 mounts forward with all the additional attendant machinery and weight. Also since they were late WW2 designs anti-air protection was radically upgraded. Just aft of the bridge on both sides above the spray shield they'd added a quad 40mm mount, with ready ammo stowage below it.

Since anti-air radar guided gunnery was on line CIC was grossly enlarged in addition to other stuff. Since Destroyers are basically all propulsion systems, they're always thirsty, and chasing after carriers etc uses LOTS of fuel. So while building the Sumner class they decided to splice in 16' between the funnels for extra fuel bunkerage and 'VOILA", you now had the Gearing class can.

We'd do plane guard duty for the USS America. I don't know how fast carriers can go, but they go FAST! Our fantail would be hunkered down and there'd be a 10' roostertail behind us. All the while the whole ship would be vibrating and shivering like a dog passing peach seeds, but that carrier would steam off over the horizon like we were rowing.

............Buckshot

[Ron in PA]

Buckshot , I was on the C. H. Roan DD853 1972-1974. New Port RI.

[NVcurmudgeon]

...............Ah it was a nice day! You don't see any BIG waves out there do ya? It's just things Destroyers do[smilie=l:

http://www.fototime.com/09B63FD4B429270/standard.jpg

Here's the OTHER half.

Actually the problem is/was the Gearing class cans (built on Fletcher class hulls) were heavy, and especially forward. Fletchers had 2 turrets with single 5"/38's and the Sumners and Gearings have 2 twin 5"/38 mounts forward with all the additional attendant machinery and weight. Also since they were late WW2 designs anti-air protection was radically upgraded. Just aft of the bridge on both sides above the spray shield they'd added a quad 40mm mount, with ready ammo stowage below it.

Since anti-air radar guided gunnery was on line CIC was grossly enlarged in addition to other stuff. Since Destroyers are basically all propulsion systems, they're always thirsty, and chasing after carriers etc uses LOTS of fuel. So while building the Sumner class they decided to splice in 16' between the funnels for extra fuel bunkerage and 'VOILA", you now had the Gearing class can.

We'd do plane guard duty for the USS America. I don't know how fast carriers can go, but they go FAST! Our fantail would be hunkered down and there'd be a 10' roostertail behind us. All the while the whole ship would be vibrating and shivering like a dog passing peach seeds, but that carrier would steam off over the horizon like we were rowing.

............Buckshot

Rick, thanks for the reminder of the roostertail. Landlubbers note that means ten feet high! When moving at flank speed the fantail was a popular place to watch the show. It looked as if the roostertail would come aboard when the ship slowed down (it never did.) I was on the USS Gurke (DD783) another Gearing class ship, which was capable of 36 knots (approx. 40.5 mph.) It was very sporting to stand lookout watches in heavy weather. Green water on the bridge, lookouts lashed down, and watching the other ships of our division alternately expose forward and after halves of their bottoms as they dived into waves and then "surfaced." On several occasions I saw the pilothouse clinometer indicating rolls of 47 degrees, more than halfway toward horizontal. Topheavy ships indeed.

[AZ-Stew]

After the USS Cole was attacked, when they were getting ready to load it up on a transporter and bring it back to the US for repair, I did a little research on it. Compared to the ships I served on (USS Conyngham, DDG-17 and USS John S. McCain, DDG-36), the new "destroyers" are pretty big. You could set two Conynghams side by side in the Cole's hull and there would be room at both the fore and aft end (50 feet or so). I don't think todays "Tin Can Sailors" enjoy the roller coaster ride we did.

Regards,

Stew

[Tom-ADC]

Now you Tin Can sailors are going to make me look for one of my favorite pictures, while on the Kitty Hawk we used to refuel the can's while underway, I'll look for it not sure of which DD it but a great photo.

[Buckshot]

Now you Tin Can sailors are going to make me look for one of my favorite pictures, while on the Kitty Hawk we used to refuel the can's while underway, I'll look for it not sure of which DD it but a great photo.

............I'd like to see it if you can find it. Besides Sea & Anchor details, UNREPS, were another evolution I learned early on to remain safely tucked away in the IC shop to avoid.

............Buckshot