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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. |
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"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. |
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"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? |
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"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! |
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"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. |
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"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 |
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"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. |
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"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)) |
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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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On Oct 29, 11:31*pm, "Charles Momsen" wrote:
The VDS was very effective. It could be dropped beneath the thermocline and operated in a much quieter environment than any hull mounted unit. Oh, I didn't say the VDS (which stands for Variable Depth Sonar, a big fancy underwater microphone that could be lowered into the ocean on a special cable) wasn't effective. I just don't think it's more than a very tiny itsy-bitsy part of why the Soviet Union collapsed. 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. An incident on the ship I was on.... which was prbably not talked about much outside that one ship.... the sonar gang had lowered the Toad Array to about 600' while tracking a sub. Unbeknownst to the conning officer, who drove the ship into water of about 450' depth... and the taxpayers said "OUCH!" DSK |
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wrote in message ... On Oct 29, 11:31 pm, "Charles Momsen" wrote: The VDS was very effective. It could be dropped beneath the thermocline and operated in a much quieter environment than any hull mounted unit. Oh, I didn't say the VDS (which stands for Variable Depth Sonar, a big fancy underwater microphone that could be lowered into the ocean on a special cable) wasn't effective. I just don't think it's more than a very tiny itsy-bitsy part of why the Soviet Union collapsed. ~~~~~I meant bringing commie submariners to their knees. 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. An incident on the ship I was on.... which was prbably not talked about much outside that one ship.... the sonar gang had lowered the Toad Array to about 600' while tracking a sub. Unbeknownst to the conning officer, who drove the ship into water of about 450' depth... and the taxpayers said "OUCH!" ~~~~~~I hope the sonarman wasn't wearing headphones at the time. DSK |
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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: 'scuse me,,, 10,000 lb is 5 T, 10 kT is 20,000,000 lbs, small difference. Cheers Martin |
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"Marty" wrote in message ... Charles Momsen wrote: 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: 'scuse me,,, 10,000 lb is 5 T, 10 kT is 20,000,000 lbs, small difference. That certainly was a good blunder, eh? Missed it by that much... |
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"Charles Momsen" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... On Oct 29, 11:31 pm, "Charles Momsen" wrote: The VDS was very effective. It could be dropped beneath the thermocline and operated in a much quieter environment than any hull mounted unit. Oh, I didn't say the VDS (which stands for Variable Depth Sonar, a big fancy underwater microphone that could be lowered into the ocean on a special cable) wasn't effective. I just don't think it's more than a very tiny itsy-bitsy part of why the Soviet Union collapsed. ~~~~~I meant bringing commie submariners to their knees. 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. An incident on the ship I was on.... which was prbably not talked about much outside that one ship.... the sonar gang had lowered the Toad Array to about 600' while tracking a sub. Unbeknownst to the conning officer, who drove the ship into water of about 450' depth... and the taxpayers said "OUCH!" ~~~~~~I hope the sonarman wasn't wearing headphones at the time. That wouldn't have been much fun. |
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