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"Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... FF-1063: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu...eature=channel Haha! I spent 4 years on FF 1074 (a sister ship) and some of the liberty attire I saw came pretty close to those guys! But it was 79-82...... disco was big back then. |
In the Navy!
"mmc" wrote in message g.com... "Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... FF-1063: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu...eature=channel Haha! I spent 4 years on FF 1074 (a sister ship) and some of the liberty attire I saw came pretty close to those guys! But it was 79-82...... disco was big back then. I was on FF 1097. |
In the Navy!
"Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... "mmc" wrote in message g.com... "Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... FF-1063: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu...eature=channel Haha! I spent 4 years on FF 1074 (a sister ship) and some of the liberty attire I saw came pretty close to those guys! But it was 79-82...... disco was big back then. I was on FF 1097. Also Knox Class? |
In the Navy!
"Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... "mmc" wrote in message g.com... "Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... FF-1063: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu...eature=channel Haha! I spent 4 years on FF 1074 (a sister ship) and some of the liberty attire I saw came pretty close to those guys! But it was 79-82...... disco was big back then. I was on FF 1097. USS Moinester? They were good ships. We enjoyed the WESTPAC liberty ports! |
In the Navy!
"mmc" wrote in message ng.com... "Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... "mmc" wrote in message g.com... "Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... FF-1063: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu...eature=channel Haha! I spent 4 years on FF 1074 (a sister ship) and some of the liberty attire I saw came pretty close to those guys! But it was 79-82...... disco was big back then. I was on FF 1097. USS Moinester? They were good ships. We enjoyed the WESTPAC liberty ports! That's the one. I was also on the USS America. The Knox class was the first class designed to withstand the blast of nuclear depth charges. Here's an interesting incident: http://216.230.103.132/oralhistory/T/train.htm Pictures too! The VDS brought the commies to their knees. |
In the Navy!
Charles Momsen wrote:
"mmc" wrote in message ng.com... "Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... "mmc" wrote in message g.com... "Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... FF-1063: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu...eature=channel Haha! I spent 4 years on FF 1074 (a sister ship) and some of the liberty attire I saw came pretty close to those guys! But it was 79-82...... disco was big back then. I was on FF 1097. USS Moinester? They were good ships. We enjoyed the WESTPAC liberty ports! That's the one. I was also on the USS America. The Knox class was the first class designed to withstand the blast of nuclear depth charges. Here's an interesting incident: http://216.230.103.132/oralhistory/T/train.htm Pictures too! The VDS brought the commies to their knees. Hmmm, does Putin now own knee pads? Cheers Martin |
In the Navy!
"Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... "mmc" wrote in message ng.com... "Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... "mmc" wrote in message g.com... "Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... FF-1063: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InBXu...eature=channel Haha! I spent 4 years on FF 1074 (a sister ship) and some of the liberty attire I saw came pretty close to those guys! But it was 79-82...... disco was big back then. I was on FF 1097. USS Moinester? They were good ships. We enjoyed the WESTPAC liberty ports! That's the one. I was also on the USS America. The Knox class was the first class designed to withstand the blast of nuclear depth charges. Here's an interesting incident: http://216.230.103.132/oralhistory/T/train.htm Pictures too! The VDS brought the commies to their knees. Thanks, I'll check it out today. |
In the Navy!
"Charles Momsen" wrote:
....... The Knox class was the first class designed to withstand the blast of nuclear depth charges. I dunno if I'd take that statement too seriously. As a strategic countermeasure to the Soviet Navy's overwhelming number of subs at the time, they were designed to deliver nuclear depth charges with a possibility of surviving. The InSurv board had quite a lot to say on the matter. ..... Here's an interesting incident: http://216.230.103.132/oralhistory/T/train.htm Pictures too! The VDS brought the commies to their knees. A comment to definitely not take seriously. Great story though... still being talked about when I was in... thanks for the link! Fresh Breezes- Doug King (ex-BT1 (SW)) |
In the Navy!
wrote in message ... "Charles Momsen" wrote: ....... The Knox class was the first class designed to withstand the blast of nuclear depth charges. I dunno if I'd take that statement too seriously. As a strategic countermeasure to the Soviet Navy's overwhelming number of subs at the time, they were designed to deliver nuclear depth charges with a possibility of surviving. The InSurv board had quite a lot to say on the matter. During sea trials they were shock tested with 4,000 lbs (4 kT) of explosive: http://www.ussknox.org/knox_statistics.htm The ASROC had a 10,000 lb (10 kT) yield: http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/asroc.htm ..... Here's an interesting incident: http://216.230.103.132/oralhistory/T/train.htm Pictures too! The VDS brought the commies to their knees. A comment to definitely not take seriously. The VDS was very effective. It could be dropped beneath the thermocline and operated in a much quieter environment than any hull mounted unit. Great story though... still being talked about when I was in... thanks for the link! I left the ship 2 weeks before it happened. There was another incident about a month before that involving 2 Osa missile boats but no one got hurt. Fresh Breezes- Doug King (ex-BT1 (SW)) |
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