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To: DFG

They have taken good care of that old girl. She’ll be just fine. Served on board a Balao class boat that had a GUPPY III conversion during the cold war. DBF!!!


14 posted on 05/24/2019 11:23:31 AM PDT by SubVet72
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To: SubVet72

You learn something new every day.

I like the movie “Down Periscope” and when the Captain calls down “Give me all you got Howie” and the older guy engineer calls back “This is what I live for! DBF!”

I never knew what he meant by DBF - Now I do “Diesel Boats Forever”

Now I know


37 posted on 05/24/2019 2:14:32 PM PDT by TheShaz
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To: SubVet72
Served on board a Balao class boat that had a GUPPY III conversion during the cold war.

Served aboard a GATO class (SS245) USS Cobia - now moored along the Manitowoc River, adjacent to the Wisconsin Maritime Museum.

Also the GUPPY USS Picuda (SS382), transferred to Spain in 1972.

40 posted on 05/24/2019 8:48:10 PM PDT by Oatka
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