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These hard working ships and crews get little said about them


050923-N-4913K-006 Ingleside, Texas (Sept. 23, 2005) - In preparation of Hurricane Rita, mine warfare ships home ported at Naval Station Ingleside nest in a modified mooring. U.S. Navy photo by Fifi Kieschnick (RELEASED)

1 posted on 09/28/2005 5:55:56 PM PDT by SandRat
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To: 2LT Radix jr; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; 80 Square Miles; A Ruckus of Dogs; acad1228; AirForceMom; ..

Navy PING


2 posted on 09/28/2005 5:56:20 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty, Honor, Country. What else needs to be said?)
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To: SandRat

FYI: Ingleside is on the BRAC list

And it'll take them the better part of a day to transit that far ;^) the 'sweeps don't go that fast ... about 14 knots flank which is about 15-16 mph (but that's top speed ... won't be pushing it). Speed isn't a requirement for mine countermeasures.


3 posted on 09/28/2005 6:06:34 PM PDT by dagar
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Ingleside is less than 20 years old. Middle of the Texas coast. I don't get it.


6 posted on 09/28/2005 6:18:15 PM PDT by hadaclueonce (shoot low, they are riding Shetlands.....)
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