The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Birth of a Destroyer: Bath Iron Works - March 26th, 2005

WWII Magazine | Dale P. Harper

[Soaring Feather]

Good morning everyone.

[alfa6]

863 Henry Royce founder (Rolls-Royce Limited in 1884)

The RR Merlin along with the P&W R-2800 are 2 of the finest aeroplane engines made. Want Proof...

How about calling this one "The Dream"...

Dang that sheet rock is still calling, it's your fault there Valin :-)

Regards

alfa6 ;>}

[Valin]

Dang that sheet rock is still calling, it's your fault there Valin :-)

Me thinks SOMEONE doth protest overmuch! :-)


I'm off for a leisurely breakfast, and then buying a new pair of jeans. (Ah life in the fast lane!)



Thanks for the photos.

[Valin]

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(note: language is a little.......earthy)

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[The Mayor]

March 26, 2005

Grace To Forgive

Read:
Romans 12:14-21

Love your enemies, . . . and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you. -Matthew 5:44

Bible In One Year: 1 Samuel 1-3

It is difficult to understand how the Lord Jesus could pray for His brutal executioners to be forgiven (Luke 23:34). We often try to excuse our unforgiving hearts by arguing that He was God, whereas we are sinful creatures. But Jesus calls us to follow His divine example.

Putting into practice the Bible's directives isn't easy. For example, it's hard to pray sincerely for God to forgive our enemies and those who humiliate and belittle us. Yet God's Word is crystal-clear: "Pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you" (Matthew 5:44).

As we lift our eyes to the Lord in prayer, we can be Spirit-enabled to put into practice His most difficult directives. Think of someone toward whom you have harbored a bitter spirit. Ransack your memory if necessary. As you consider that your feelings for that person, pray: "Lord, flood my heart with compassion, and purge away my unforgiving spirit. Help me to 'live peaceably with all men'" (Romans 12:18).

If multitudes of Christians did that, what a transforming difference it would make in our marriages, our homes, and our churches. We could have a big influence on our hate-filled world. -Vernon Grounds

When others we will not forgive,
God's blessings are denied;
We must forsake our stubbornness
And banish sinful pride. -Sper

Ground that is filled with roots of bitterness needs to be plowed by the grace of God.

FOR FURTHER STUDY
Violence: Why It Happens
Finding Peace In A World Of Racial Conflict

[snippy_about_it]

I don't recall offhand, but wasn't the first of class Arleigh Burke built at Bath Ironworks?

You are correct, the first one being of course the USS Arleigh Burke(DDG 51).

[Darksheare]

Thanks!

[snippy_about_it]

1937 Spinach growers of Crystal City TX, erect statue of Popeye

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning AZamericonnie.

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning Aeronaut.

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning EGC.

[snippy_about_it]

Hi Gail.

[snippy_about_it]

As an early 2100-ton Fletcher-class ship from Bath Iron Works, the specifications for hull 194, Taylor, reflected the characteristics of all early Fletcher-class ships built there:

Length Overall: 376' 5½"
Extreme Beam: 39' 8"
Normal Displacement: 2,050 long tons
Draft: Light: 8' 1"; Mean: 13' 5" Deep: 22’8”
Designed Complement: Officers, 34; Enlisted, 295
Designed Shaft Horsepower: 60,000
Designed Speed: 36 knots
Screws: Two
Rudder: One
Stacks: Two
Tactical diameter: 950 yards at 30 knots
Endurance: 4,800 nautical miles at 15 knots.

At launch, Taylor carried a high mount intended for a 1.1-inch anti-aircraft gun between the Nos. 3 and 4 5-inch gunhouses, but experience with ships already in service showed this tended to overheat and jam in service. As commissioned, therefore, Taylor was the second Bath-built 2100-tonner—after Strong— to mount one of the newly-available twin 40mm Bofors in this location, plus a second 40mm twin on the fantail, giving her the typical 1942-43 armament for an early high-bridge Fletcher:

Primary: 5 x 5-inch/38 cal. in five single mounts
Long-range anti-aircraft: 4 x 40mm Bofors in two twin mounts
Short-range anti-aircraft: (probably 7) x 20mm Oerlikon in single mounts
Torpedo Tubes: 10 x 21-inch in two quintuple mounts
ASW: 2 racks for 600-lb. charges; 6 “K”-guns for 300-lb. charges

Her electronics were also typical:

Radar: SC (air search) and SG (surface search), Mk 37 (fire control)
Sonar: QC

In December 1943–January 1944, Taylor was modified, with her forwardward 20mm singles replaced by 40mm twin Bofors. The 40mm twin on the fantail was removed, and 40mm twins were mounted in the waist—the typical 1943–1944 armament:

Primary: 5 x 5-inch/38 cal. in five single mounts
Long-range anti-aircraft: 10 x 40mm Bofors in five twin mounts
Short-range anti-aircraft: 7 x 20mm Oerlikon in single mounts
Torpedo Tubes: 10 x 21-inch in two quintuple mounts
ASW: 2 racks for 600-lb. charges; 6 “K”-guns for 300-lb. charges

[snippy_about_it]

I ain't snippy

LOL. Not ever?

You know we appreciate anyone answering anything for us around here. This place belongs to all of us. In fact we depend on it now more than ever as we can't get here as often now that we have the store.

[Valin]

"I stands all I can stands, cause I can't stands one more!"

[snippy_about_it]

ROTFLOL.

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning feather.

[E.G.C.]

((HUGS))Good morning, Snippy. How's it going?

[snippy_about_it]

LOL.

[snippy_about_it]

Good morning Mayor.