there's an interesting tidbit within the article describing why 150 officers were manning the sails.
1 posted on
08/31/2014 3:09:56 AM PDT by
blueplum
To: blueplum
She’s a beautiful ship. The USN and the United States in general are lucky to have her still in commission.
2 posted on
08/31/2014 3:18:31 AM PDT by
naturalman1975
("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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3 posted on
08/31/2014 3:28:57 AM PDT by
Darksheare
(Try my coffee! First one's free..... Even robots will kill for it!)
To: blueplum
I saw the headline and thought it was just another Odumbo initiative.
To: blueplum
I’ve been on the ship several times. People were a lot smaller in those days. Very tight quarters indeed.
To: blueplum
Built with S. Carolina live oak.
So tough that cannon balls would bounce off her.
Hence the nickname
Old Ironsides
10 posted on
08/31/2014 4:22:28 AM PDT by
Vinnie
To: blueplum
The headline freaked me out. Oh, it’s the ship!
13 posted on
08/31/2014 5:54:00 AM PDT by
Excellence
(Marine mom since April 11, 2014)
To: blueplum
Constitution takes one last spin before retrofitI came here to read about how Obama was going to scrap the current Constitution of the United States and issue a new one by Imperial Decree.
But instead, it's about a boat.
15 posted on
08/31/2014 6:43:27 AM PDT by
Lazamataz
(First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.)
To: blueplum
Constitution takes one last spin before retrofit I read the headline and thought it was an old article from the end of 2008 before obama took, then re-took the oath of office.
16 posted on
08/31/2014 7:29:04 AM PDT by
GBA
(Here in the Matrix, life is but a dream.)
To: blueplum
My sister in law and I were staying at a Bed & Breakfast in Constitution Bay that day. I say “IN” because we were on a boat which was our home for four days. We saw her sail past. Huge thrill. Even more so now that I know it was her last trip for three years.
25 posted on
09/01/2014 6:47:12 AM PDT by
Mercat
To: blueplum
Good book on the topic.
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