The FReeper Foxhole Profiles Ball Turret Bill - December 18th, 2004

see educational sources | 1996 | Glenn Daly

[aomagrat]

Today's classic warship, USS Lamson (DD-18)

Smith class destroyer

Displacement. 700 t.
Lenght. 293'10"
Beam. 26'
Draft. 8'
Speed. 28.6 k.
Complement. 107
Armament. 4 3", 3 18" tt.

The USS Lamson (DD-18) was laid down 18 March 1908 by William Cramp & Sons, Philadelphia, Pa. launched 16 June 1909; sponsored by Mrs. Henry S. Gore, and commissioned 10 February 1910, Lt. Comdr. J. M. Ludy in command.

Assigned to the Atlantic Squadron, Lamson operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean from 1910 until 1916 participating in torpedo exercises, fleet maneuvers, and coastal patrol. Departing Key West 7 May 1916, the destroyer arrived Dominican Republic 2 days later to support the U.S. Marines sent by President Wilson to protect American interests during the Dominican revolt.

She returned to Key West in mid-June before sailing on the 28th for Vera Cruz. She joined other American ships in Mexican waters as the Mexican political situation was still in turmoil. Following her return to Key West 11 July, Lamson operated along the east coast and in the Gulf of Mexico until the United States entered World War I.

During the early months of the war she patrolled the coastline before preparing for overseas service. Arriving Ponta Delgada, Azores, 26 July 1917, the destroyer performed escort and patrol duty for the next 3 months. Lamson departed the Azores 6 October for escort operations out of Brest, France. She assisted survivors of Finland on 28 October after the merchant ship had been torpedoed by a German submarine.

The destroyer continued escort and patrol operations for the rest of the war, and aided in the victory of Allied forces by neutralizing the German U-boat threat to convoys. After the Armistice Lamson departed Brest 11 December 1918 and arrived Charleston, S.C., 31 December. She decommissioned 16 July 1919 and was sold November 21 1919 and broken up for scrap.

[Professional Engineer]

because of a District of Columbia Democrat who left her ballot blank to protest the district's lack of representation in Congress.

What a Maroon. It's not a state. IMNSHO, there should be NO permanent residents in D.C., including elected ones.

[Professional Engineer]

Hi miss Feather

[Professional Engineer]

Howdy ma'am

[Darksheare]

Same old same old.
Prosecuting troll targets that show their beady eyed heads, wandering, ghosting about, haunting, the usual.
*chuckle*

[Soaring Feather]

GM, sw!!!!

free dixie, bf

HUGS to sw and duckie!

[stand watie]

GOOD for you!

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

fyi, duckie is out SHOPPING!

i can smell the credit cards SMOKING from here. LOL.

free dixie,sw

[Soaring Feather]

Oh now, more shoes and matching handbags!! LOL!!

sw you want duckie to look grand at the Ball right??

[Darksheare]

5 trolls this morning.
Was an interesting pile on too.
Seems ot be a lull at the moment.
Waiting for the next troll to show itself.

[ariamne]

Congratulations on your impending unclehood! Girls are fun; but they grew up much too soon these days! I know you will watch out for that. And good morning to you, its good to talk to you again!

[stand watie]

nope. this time, she is Christmas shopping for family/friends.

unless you're moving the ball to Bagdadh, i won't be there and neither will she.

i mailed a note to JimRob, a couple of weeks ago, telling him that i could "get a really good deal" on renting the ENTIRE Bagdadh Hilton for the FR Inaugural Ball, especially given that the hotel is currently missing the entire facade (due to a VERY LARGE detonation of a truck-bomb).

tgslTacoma then sent me a message that "that would make it CONVIENIENT for OPEN AIR dining & dancing"!!! (rotflmRao!)

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

hide & WAIT! then take up a "comfortable shooting position, take a breath, let 1/2 of it out, squeeze trigger".

that's how to take care of TROLLS!

free dixie,sw

[Soaring Feather]

LOL!!!!

Open air dancing!! WOO HOO!

[Darksheare]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1304125/posts?page=26#26

My personal 'bias' leans towards using artillery.
;-)

[ariamne]

BTW, read the rest of the Dixie thread this morning; you are an untiring amazing warrior. Would love to share with you sometime the horrendous class I took at the University of Pennsylvania on Reconstruction. Wish you were there then! But that's for another topic, don't want to break with protocol here.

[gridlock]

Did you hear about the Wisconsin (I think) elector in this election who cast a vote for EWARDS for President and EDWARDS for Vice President. I don't think he was protesting anything, but rather made an honest mistake. Given his spelling skills (I should be the one to talk...) he makes a lot of mistakes...

[stand watie]

thought you'd like that!

tgslTakoma is SOOOOOOO FUNNY!

free dixie,sw

[stand watie]

LOL!

[SAMWolf]

No displays yet, maybe on the 21st., I think we have Bill gates worried and looking over his shoulder. ;-)