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djn
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Initially Posted - 11/11/2006 : 19:21:44

Hi all you veterans. Hope you had a great day. I took many a trip down memory lane today….aided by Capt. Morgan and Coke. Here are all the ships I served on while in the Navy. Cheers.

U.S.S Midway

U.S.S. Warden

U.S.S. Volcan

U.S.S. Savannah

U.S.S. Baton Rouge

and my favorite, the U.S.S. Savannah from the periscope of the Baton Rouge

Dennis
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 11/11/2006 : 20:28:37

Happy Veteran's Day indeed. I've always thought that vets should get a day off even if the rest of the company didn't normally take it off. I was having Cuba Libres myself last night with some Cruzan rum, first introduced to me during a cruise down to St. Croix on the destroyer I served on: USS Barney DDG6:

Seems like I remember playing Cowboys & Russkies with the Baton Rouge down off Eleuthera Island / Bahamas more than once.

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dlucier
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Response Posted - 11/12/2006 : 08:03:26

Here's my old ship, the USS Mobile Bay (CG-53), which I'm a plankowner. I became both a shellback and bluenose aboard her...Ah! the good ol' days!

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Gloss
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Response Posted - 11/12/2006 : 08:29:59

thanks to all of you veterans out there.

Without the work and sacrifice of all the vets out there throughout the years, the folks who love to denigrate the military wouldn't have the right to do so.
Go figure.

So all you vets out there take the day off with pay. Tell your boss I said so.

And Don, could you please tell us non vets what a shellback, plank owner, and bluenose are?

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mhartong
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Response Posted - 11/12/2006 : 09:28:48

Sailors who have already crossed the equator are nicknamed (Trusty) Shellbacks, (aka as the Sons of Neptune;) Those who have not are nicknamed (Slimy) Pollywogs.

"King Neptune and his court" (usually including his first assistant Davy Jones and her Highness Amphitrite and often various dignitaries officiate at a ceremony, during which the Pollywogs undergo a number of increasingly disgusting ordeals, largely for the entertainment of the Shellbacks. Once the ceremony is complete, a Pollywog receives a certificate declaring his new status.

The Order of the Blue Nose for sailors who have crossed the Arctic Circle. Those that have not become a Bluenose don't have a colorful name as in Crossing the Line. This time around, the way you earn becoming a Bluenose is to paint the bullnose of the ship blue. The bullnose is a chock at the bow of the ship that the bowline goes through when you tie up to the pier. While you do this, in your underwear, those that already have Bluenose are trying to keep you away with a fire hose

There are also The Imperial Order of the Golden Dragon for sailors who have crossed the International Date Line and The Order of the Ditch for sailors who have passed through the Panama Canal. These events are usually not observed with any fanfare or
ceremony associated with becooing a Shelback or a Bluenose. There are are very important societies I might add

A plankowner is a member of the crew of a ship when it is first commissioned.

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Gloss
 thanks to all of you veterans out there.

Without the work and sacrifice of all the vets out there throughout the years, the folks who love to denigrate the military wouldn't have the right to do so.
Go figure.

So all you vets out there take the day off with pay. Tell your boss I said so.

And Don, could you please tell us non vets what a shellback, plank owner, and bluenose are?
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 11/12/2006 : 10:19:17

Hey Dennis--you've had quite a career there! That periscope view gives us something to think about, as does the depth charge shot! Two sides of a deadly game. Of course, seeing actual footage of a roadside "IED" these days is a waker-upper, too.

Thank you vets, and those still serving... Whether they know it or not, the world is in your debt.

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djn
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Response Posted - 11/12/2006 : 10:58:12

Hi Dave, those were the days when we all just steamed around the world flexing our musles and no one got hurt. Cheers.

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Gloss
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Response Posted - 11/12/2006 : 11:26:20

My Dad (may he rest in peace) was a Bluenose. He served on the Coast guard icebreaker "Northland" in WWII. When the Northland was first built, before diesel engines were reliable it also had sails. I have pics from the Coast Guard museum of this. They were taken off and the ship given new engines just before the outbreak of WWII.

I proudly hang my Dad's certificate given to him when he became a Bluenose on the wall in my bar.

My 89 wing is named "Northland"

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 11/12/2006 : 11:39:47

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Gloss
 My Dad (may he rest in peace) was a Bluenose. He served on the Coast guard icebreaker "Northland" in WWII. When the Northland was first built, before diesel engines were reliable it also had sails. I have pics from the Coast Guard museum of this. They were taken off and the ship given new engines just before the outbreak of WWII.

I proudly hang my Dad's certificate given to him when he became a Bluenose on the wall in my bar.

My 89 wing is named "Northland"
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What a nice tribute to your dad ... 'good story, Frank.

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ed_spengeman
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Response Posted - 11/12/2006 : 11:46:18

Having never served, I was fortunate to get a four-day ride from Norfolk to Ft. Lauderdale on LHD-5 USS Bataan. I was never so proud in my life as I was of the group of troops on that ship. It was 3/2001 and they were leaving for the Med in September. Obvously, their plans changed and they were one of the first battle groups to go in. Jihad Johnnie was put in the bataans brig. Great group and thanks to all of you that serve or have served.

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Happy D
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Response Posted - 11/12/2006 : 12:19:25

I also spent 8 years in the US Navy.
First tour was USS Richmond K. Turner CG-20. She was a Leahy Class Guided Missile Cruiser. She was a wonderful ship.

My second tour was aboard the USS Prairie AD-15. She was the oldest ship in continuous commission when I was aboard. I met my wife on board and we've been married for 20 years now.

She had teak wood decks 1" thick. We took this ship to Tasmania. I spent many many hours in the engine room of both ships. Stirred up a lot of saltwater with those big screws.
Dennis Thanks for this walk down memory lane.
Dan

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panhead1948
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Response Posted - 11/12/2006 : 12:58:46

Well I can't post any pictures but my ship the USS KITTY HAWK CVA63 (USS SHIRRT KITTY). I never crosed the equator but I did cross the internatioal date line. I am a member of the TONKIN GULF YACHT CLUB.

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RedRedWhine
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Response Posted - 11/12/2006 : 13:00:58

Happy Veterans Day.

Thank yo all for your service. Here is a picture of my Dad's ship (may he rest in peace) the USS Samuel B Roberts DE413. She was lost in the Battle off Samar on October 25, 1944. My dad was in the water for 3 days until he was rescued with his shipmates. Here is a link to the web site where you can read all about it. http://www.de413.org/default.htm Thanks again for your service.

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djn
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Response Posted - 11/12/2006 : 13:04:34

Here you go Panhead.

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 11/13/2006 : 20:00:47

<center>My last 'ship' (1988)

HMS
HMS Ark Royal - Fleet Air Arm Carrier.

We took this weekend off work determined to make use of the freedom that our friends lives made possible.
Thanks David, Thanks all the others that just did their job.

RIP.

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Paul & Peggy.

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