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Wow, this one is going to take some time. After 12 years in the navy, I think I fogot more then I can rember. But I was on a few soviet warships. My father who was in the navy for 26 years, when I was a teenager took me to see the Marshal Ustinov the second of the soviet Slava class cruisers, back in July of 1980. This is one of the reasons I joined the navy. Lets see after boot, in 1987, I was on the USS Fox CG-33 a Belknap class cruiser. Older ship but still had a great air deffence. Was also on the USS Virginia CGN-38, and the USS South Carolina CGN-37 And the Older BB. Was on the USS Long Beach CGN-9, USS Dewey a coontz class DDG, and also a few of the adams class DDG's Was on a few of the Spru-cans Oldendorf DD-972,Kinkaid DD-965,
did a seatour on the USS Scott DDG-995, also was on the USS Valley Forge CG-50 now this was not the VLS msl. launch ship this was still the older Mk-26 launcher. ( sad to see the first 6 ships passed up by the UK) now they are deep sixed. Never did a sea tour on a carrier, was on a few thats about it. To big for me. Over seas I got to go on a few of the Uk's fine ships. The type 42, and the type-22's. Seen a few soviet foxtrots SSK's and finished my navy on tour on the USS Halyburton FFG-40. Another high point got to go on a russian Krivak II, and seen up close a russian sovremenny class DDG. That is just off the top of my head. I will look threw my old pictures and seatour books. The navy is a great place to see the world. ( bulls#!t) all you see is the sea.
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