tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post5910860822916292754..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Haze gray and here for three days. DESTROYER!!Murphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-88389474689552670062016-11-18T18:39:03.198-06:002016-11-18T18:39:03.198-06:00Read the MOH citation. Damn. Hovered and landed ...Read the MOH citation. Damn. Hovered and landed a helo...during Nam....after dark....with friggin LANDING LIGHTS ON?!? Balls of solid titanium.RabidAlienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07035887632706442114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-60849346090857016052016-11-14T21:51:50.535-06:002016-11-14T21:51:50.535-06:00Yep, and that's a shame... That's the real...Yep, and that's a shame... That's the really 'interesting' part :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-91468291191362572952016-11-14T21:51:39.510-06:002016-11-14T21:51:39.510-06:00Yep, and that's a shame... That's the real...Yep, and that's a shame... That's the really 'interesting' part :-)Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-11128407124213171272016-11-14T03:15:43.011-06:002016-11-14T03:15:43.011-06:00I am glad they are getting rid of blueberries. It&... I am glad they are getting rid of blueberries. It's hard to take someone in blueberries seriously. <br /> Give them dungarees and chambray shirts, let them look like US Navy Sailors, Sailors with Ratings!SCOTTtheBADGERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12859188068159799373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-50356222789670124922016-11-13T13:28:57.832-06:002016-11-13T13:28:57.832-06:00Nope. Not allowed "inside the skin". Wo...Nope. Not allowed "inside the skin". Wondered if you knew of her since she was Japan-based the last ten years. Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-43132480814692209072016-11-13T13:26:25.406-06:002016-11-13T13:26:25.406-06:00I thought of you while aboard, Rev. Thanks for you...I thought of you while aboard, Rev. Thanks for your service.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-1796881820552019522016-11-13T12:39:44.748-06:002016-11-13T12:39:44.748-06:00Thank-you for sharing these picturesThank-you for sharing these picturesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-75609530652624986302016-11-13T12:03:38.766-06:002016-11-13T12:03:38.766-06:00She's a good ship, good crew, glad she's b...She's a good ship, good crew, glad she's back home. I used her a couple of times in WESTPAC for 'things'. Did they give you any tour of the interior?Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-63640627007023705452016-11-13T09:29:38.458-06:002016-11-13T09:29:38.458-06:009,600 tons puts her right up there with the Tico-c...9,600 tons puts her right up there with the Tico-class CG and almost 2,000 tons heavier than the Leahy or Belknap CGs.<br /><br />I guess they decide if a ship's a DDG or a CG based on whether they want to have it as a commander- or captain-command tour.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-91453054649684723592016-11-13T09:05:12.496-06:002016-11-13T09:05:12.496-06:00WOW.
Glad she was named for a button recipient!
I...WOW.<br />Glad she was named for a button recipient!<br /><br />Impressive.<br /><br />gfaGuffaw in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356210589713923042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-8935999439509856302016-11-13T07:40:28.698-06:002016-11-13T07:40:28.698-06:00That's 30 hulls into what will soon be a 75 sh...That's 30 hulls into what will soon be a 75 ship class. She's a beauty and it's always great to get on board the working ships on the rare occasions they come up river. Visited a DDG, and a bunch of others, for the War of 1812 NOLA Navy week sail-ins in 2012 and last year. Those 25mm seems to be pretty ubiquitous, they had a Canadian and British frigate with multiples of them. I want one.JayNolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08968502576630432928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-28431151365789692062016-11-12T22:16:08.462-06:002016-11-12T22:16:08.462-06:00Thank you for this excellent tour - made me feel y...Thank you for this excellent tour - made me feel young again, even though there are decades between the inception of the Lassen and my '44 edition tin can. I appreciate the time it took you to prepare the post. Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-6852921374434853682016-11-12T20:25:42.643-06:002016-11-12T20:25:42.643-06:00I did a two month stint on the USS Bainbridge, DLG...I did a two month stint on the USS Bainbridge, DLGN-25. in 1973. She was a nuclear powered guided missile frigate. Picked her up in San Diego, went to Pearl Harbor and sat at anchor for seven weeks, with liberty every day, then disembarked at Long Beach when we got back. Lived with the Bosun's Mates. I suppose you could call it a "formative experience" for a young fellow.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-1090040886944067672016-11-12T19:42:31.829-06:002016-11-12T19:42:31.829-06:00The ratings issue was mentioned by the sailors who...The ratings issue was mentioned by the sailors who gave our tour. (I won't out them by name or rank here, but three of them explained it very nicely and our whole group was like "WTF" except for one guy who was a Tin Can sailor 1967-1969. His exact quote cannot be reprinted here but he also was not in favor.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-11940586458385768072016-11-12T19:42:06.659-06:002016-11-12T19:42:06.659-06:00Happiness is a belt-fed weapon.Happiness is a belt-fed weapon.Eaton Rapids Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09102166969915526172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-7491276697413635222016-11-12T19:36:46.273-06:002016-11-12T19:36:46.273-06:00Maybe now that Trump has won the election the Navy...Maybe now that Trump has won the election the Navy will put its decision to do away with traditional Navy enlisted rating specialties on hold, pending a decision by the new administration.<br /><br />Likewise, without the loathsome Ray Mabus as SecNav, there won't be any more Navy ships named for gay or latino activists.<br /><br />And maybe there won't be any more reports of sailors "taking a knee" or failing to salute when morning or evening Colors is sounded.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11402651457453813639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-45465706900780739622016-11-12T18:48:34.897-06:002016-11-12T18:48:34.897-06:00That's awesome! Thanks for the great virtual ...That's awesome! Thanks for the great virtual tour!<br />Mcgyverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04101518241274133680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-38781381729196544192016-11-12T17:40:14.038-06:002016-11-12T17:40:14.038-06:00Last year at Fleet Week I got a "behind the s...Last year at Fleet Week I got a "behind the scenes" tour of the USS Nimitz, DDG-97.<br /><br />Very impressive ships, with well trained crews.<br /><br />Made me wish I was younger.....drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-31081324643158339212016-11-12T17:05:42.487-06:002016-11-12T17:05:42.487-06:00The DDG 51 class is a true multi-mission ship - ve...The DDG 51 class is a true multi-mission ship - very capable and deadly when it needs to be. Thanks for the report.LLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.com