I never served on the Texas but I've crawled thru ever square inch of
her and donated some vintage items. What a ship.

On RedCloud it's the Fo'csle, just above the Masters Stateroom in the
Officers Quarters thru the Passageway forward of the Galley and Frame
14. Hey call me pompous just don't call me Bobspirt.

Joe

Oh.. I mustered on Fat Sams Forecastle as a Bos'n

http://www.usssamuelgompers.org/ Quarterdeck.htm

Turn up the volume!!!!!

Joe

Joe wrote:
I never served on the Texas but I've crawled thru ever square inch of
her and donated some vintage items. What a ship.

On RedCloud it's the Fo'csle, just above the Masters Stateroom in the
Officers Quarters thru the Passageway forward of the Galley and Frame
14. Hey call me pompous just don't call me Bobspirt.

Joe

So why did you muster for 4 years on the fo'csle? Lost?

Joe wrote:
Oh.. I mustered on Fat Sams Forecastle as a Bos'n

http://www.usssamuelgompers.org/ Quarterdeck.htm

Turn up the volume!!!!!

Joe

I was on the Gompers in Pusan in '89 or '90. We called it the
"Chompers" because of all the female crew. You know.....

No ****! Well its a small world, if we caught you dis our women we
stomp ya into the deck ya know.

I was aboard from 78 to 81... lucky enough to report aboard about a
week after the ladies, did 2 west pac's.

Joe

Joe wrote:
No ****! Well its a small world, if we caught you dis our women we
stomp ya into the deck ya know.

I was aboard from 78 to 81... lucky enough to report aboard about a
week after the ladies, did 2 west pac's.

Joe

Small world.

yeah, they sunk here a couple of years ago. Why were you aboard? What
was the Fat Sam doing for you?

Joe

Joe wrote:
yeah, they sunk here a couple of years ago. Why were you aboard? What
was the Fat Sam doing for you?

Joe

I am in the Canadian Navy and we were there on a West Pac tied outboard
of the Chompers.

Canada has a Navy?
Bwahahahahahahhahahahaha....... no really why were you on the Gompers?

Joe

Joe wrote:
Canada has a Navy?
Bwahahahahahahhahahahaha....... no really why were you on the Gompers?

Joe

I wasn't on the Gompers, they were on our ship.
No beer on USS Anything, remember.