FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip ~ Naval Submarine Base New London ~ 12 February, 2008

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

~The FReeper Canteen Presents~

Road Trip: New London Submarine Base

Naval Submarine Base New London is the Navy's first Submarine Base and the "Home of the Submarine Force."

The main base occupies more than 687 acres. It is also home to more than 530 acres of family housing, 17 attack submarines, and the Navy's nuclear research deep submersible NR-1.

History and More Information!

Groton, Connecticut is also home to the U. S. Navy Submarine Force Museum, and the USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571)

Visit the Museum Here!

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We pray for your safety, that you will return to your families and friends soon.

We pray that your hope, courage, and dignity remain unbroken, so that you may show others the way.

God Bless You All ~ Today, Tomorrow and Always

 

 

[mylife]

L0L!

[fortunecookie]

It sounds wonderful! Is the trip for the 12th? I wish I could make it!

[SmithL]

NTINS:

The New London Submarine Base is actually in Groton Ct.

The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is in New London, CT, situated on the banks of the Thames River. On warm Summer nights, Coast Guard Cadets would sometimes take their dates down to secluded corners on the river bank to watch the submarine races and other nocturnal sports.

And while the young cadets were watching the submarine races, they were blissfully unaware that on the other side of the River Thames, the submarines were watching them. The periscopes were fitted with night vision optics, so someone in the duty section could track the events over in New London. And since the periscopes were connected to a close-circuit TV, everyone in the duty section could enjoy the show.

[mylife]

I like morning but not when I have to go to work

[BIGLOOK]

Are you still at work? Must be near midnight there.

[TASMANIANRED]

My dad made Raccoon BarBQ once.

The dressing looks tasty. I’m betting fresh Raccoon is better...

[TASMANIANRED]

That’s only half of it.

Had some guy call x2 about the infected place on his chest from shaving it. Wanted to spray lysol on it.

[TASMANIANRED]

Same here... I’d be loving it if I were home.

[TASMANIANRED]

You don’t know the trick?

[HiJinx]

Great suggestion..weather conditions at the summit:

Weather conditions as of Feb 11, 2008 at 18:20 :
TEMP -1.02 °C
WIND 248.50 ° at 5.47 mph
HUMIDITY 14.38 %
PRESSURE 613.47 mbar

[PROCON]

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[MS.BEHAVIN]

I don’t like mornings, period..
LOL

[TASMANIANRED]

Wish we could find someone in the fashion of him now.

[mylife]

The Kollmorgan Type 10 periscope at The schoolhouse in Pearl had a clear shot of the waves barracks, I say “had” because some joker couldnt keep his yap shut

[BIGLOOK]

Well....we had sun between the passing showers. All in all a helluva lot better than last week. Up Waiakea Uka (Upper Waiakea) side there was 18 inches of rain in a day. I work on the down side.

[TASMANIANRED]

It’s quite OK...It ended well.

[KeyLargo]

Will Bush sell those to the Chinese?

[PROCON]

You don’t know the trick?

No.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Glad you are giving him an opportunity to learn.

[TASMANIANRED]

Sounds delish...

He is in good hands.