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Who Likes Ships? We Have Aircraft and Trains.
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j-c-c-62
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When at the D day invasion, knocking out the hardened bunkers was difficult for the at sea supporting fire big gun battleships, that stayed out of range of the shore batteries. In order to apply deadly fire into the concrete bunkers, it required low elevation on the guns to deliver successful rounds into the bunkers, and Texas placed itself in harm's way by sailing near shore into shallow waters. Here is an example of a well-aimed low trajectory hit from that encounter.
Whole damn ocean but they both had to be in the same place at the same time....
Actually after taking a second look it appears the smaller vessel is being transported...
I believe that's the USS Cole (being carried).
Ray70Chrg
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USS JOHN MARSHALL SSBN 611, I was on board when this photo was taken. We were on our shake-down cruise after getting out of refit in Newport News. On top of the sail is Capt, XO, and a few look outs. If you can make out the blond haired guy, that's Glenn Nelson. Of course the Capt and XO had to get in the photo. They don't stand any watch.
The other photo is of our Sonar shack. That's Phil Fuchs on the right and me on the left. This was on our 1st patrol in the north Atlantic. These photos were taken about 3 months apart in '68.
The other photo is of our Sonar shack. That's Phil Fuchs on the right and me on the left. This was on our 1st patrol in the north Atlantic. These photos were taken about 3 months apart in '68.
j-c-c-62
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Was smoking allowed at any time back then and is it still?
Those glass? windows, what purpose do they serve?
Those glass? windows, what purpose do they serve?
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Ray70Chrg
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Smoking lamp was lite at all times except when loading ordinance, which made no sense at all because a lite cigarette was not going to light off a rocket or a torpedo. However, rules are rules. Those 2 windows are in front of a paper roll that shows the noise we are listening to in the earphones. As a ship gets closer the noise signal becomes darker, and also across the top there is a bearing indicator. The process was a stylus burning a trace line thru paper. Those big round instruments below that is a representation of our Boat and what heading we on on. The Officer of the Con has one of those paper charts where the periscopes are to see also. Both of those stacks are passive, meaning that we are listening. The Active stack, pinging, is just left of where I'm sitting. We never use Active Sonar when on patrol. Don't want people to know we are there.
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Ray70Chrg
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Can't say that I ever saw that before. Possibly handed out to PLANK OWNERS, 1st crew members back in 62-63.
j-c-c-62
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Sorry, thanks for the detailed reply, the "glass windows" I initially was asking about are on the front of the conning tower in your shared pictured of the Sub on the surface.
Ray70Chrg
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Oh, those 3 little windows don't do very much except provide daylight to the vertical ladder leading down into the Control room area. When in port, there is a hatch that opens out on that side of the Sail (conning tower) for access to the deck. When we were underway on the surface, the Control Officer and 2 lookouts ran the ship from top of the Sail. On our crew, no one else was permitted to be up there unless they were relieving the lookout, however, you could request to be on the small landing that's right behind those windows. In the Navy we don't have windows, they are called " lights" if my memory is correct. Behind where those men are standing is where all the different " scopes " get raised. Periscopes, communication antenna, Radar, navigation scope ( getting a fix on certain Stars to obtain our exact position on earth) and snorkle mast for when we test the diesel engine.
When submerged the entire Sail is free flooded as is the deck area behind the Sail. That's where the missile tube hatches open. The Pressure Hull is about 3-4 ft below the fairing.
j-c-c-62
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Very neat, Thank you.
up armament for PT boats
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CONER!!!! WUSSY BOAT(6 months on, 6 months off) !!! Real subs are SSNs!!! GOING FOR TONNAGE BABY!!! AAAHHH the days of smoking lamp on!! No smoking any more!! After being "pinged" by IVAN, or a "CRAZY IVAN", ya want a smoke!!!
CONER!!!! WUSSY BOAT(6 months on, 6 months off) !!! Real subs are SSNs!!! GOING FOR TONNAGE BABY!!! AAAHHH the days of smoking lamp on!! No smoking any more!! After being "pinged" by IVAN, or a "CRAZY IVAN", ya want a smoke!!!
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