Getting ready for China...
Posted on 09/16/2005 10:33:08 AM PDT by Jeff Head
I need about two weeks in such a place. Next trip...I am told I will get a couple of personal tours on board active front line naval vessels.
FYI. It was a great trip.
I made the same trip to Bremerton some time ago too. Odd to see a carrier mothballed with an aircraft still on the deck.
Glad you had a nice trip here to WA!
Awesome pics. Looks like a great trip!
That's awesome. Truly wonderful. I personally volunteer on refurbishing and maintaining the USS Texas (BB-35) Museum ship. She's old, but still incredible to learn about. I can only IMAGINE what the Bremerton fleet is like, in comparison.
Thank you oh so very much for sharing this with us and "taking us there" through pictures as well! You have a mighty fine family, my friend!
Those SSGNs are going to be powerful platforms. The Ohio is about to put to sea and I believe the Florida is right on her heels...and will even be fully commissioned as such prior to the Ohio.
Great report, Grampa.
Reports like this age. Ships that were coming on line or just in the fleet are now in the Reserve.
It was interesting and I was surprised to see it when I downloaded the pic off my digital camera and examined it in full resolution. That was why I pointed it out. I have no idea why it is on deck.
Great pictures! Keep us posted on your return trip and personal tours.
Dang! You should have let the Puget Sound chapter in on your trip. We could have said hi. Hard to believe that an AEGIS cruiser like the Vincennes is mothballed.
It was a great trip. Most wondeful to see the daugter, her hubby and the grandkids...but made all the better by the beautiful weather and the clear view of those marvelous ships.
Awesome!
As a child, I made many visits to the Battleship Texas. I was raised in the country northwest of Denton (which is north of Dallas) but my grandparents and other relatives on my Mom's side lived in and around Houston so we made a lot of trips down there.
You are very welcome AG...and thanks for the compliment regarding the family. They sure more than make up for whatever I lack.
These can't be real. It's not raining. ; )
(It's beautiful here, yes...infested with leftists, but physically beautiful nonetheless.)
Yep...I know exactly how you feel. But they (particularly those carriers) are still very capable and I am glad they are there. I fear we may need them to hold the line and bridge the gap should things go south with Red China.
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