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  1. 16th August 2003 09:03 #16
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    They could do a lot worse than name a ship after Rickover. he made teh USN what it is today. it would be even better if they had let him do it his way. The nuke escorts would have had lots more weaponry if it had been up to him. As it was they were emasculated to the point there was no point in building them. You certainly didn't get your money's worth with the few arms they had on board compared to the cost to run them..... and I served on one of those nuke targets..., er, cruisers!!!!!
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  2. 16th August 2003 22:25 #17
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    Is he the one who envisioned an 800 Ship Navy, or was that someone else?
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  3. 19th August 2003 15:56 #18
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    I think there is a Los Angeles class submarine named in honor of Rickover already.

    Speaking of Rickover, it brings a poem to mind...

    THE NIGHT BEFORE ORSE by Kenny Buercklin

    Twas the night before ORSE
    And all thru the sub,
    Not a watchstander worried
    Not even a nub.

    The officers in the wardroom
    Were banging their heads.
    Thinking of failing filled them
    With dread.

    The C.O. in his stateroom
    And the ENG in a trance,
    Had given up, thinking there
    Wasn't a chance.

    When fwd of maneuvering
    There arose such a clatter,
    The ENG came back running
    To investigate the matter.

    Away to the engineroom
    He flew like a breeze,
    Stopped by manuevering
    And started to wheeze.

    The lights from maneuvering
    Were glistening off pipes.
    Which gave the boat a luster
    Like a new prototype.

    When out of his bloodshot eyes
    He did catch,
    A movement of the aft
    Escape trunk hatch.

    As he clutched at his heart
    And was turning around,
    Down the ladder
    Admiral Rickover came with a bound.

    He was dressed in a wetsuit
    From his head to his shoe,
    And the clipboard he held
    Looked just like brand new.

    Now scram it, now flood it,
    Some high airborne too!
    Let's run some drills now
    I'm ready; Are you?

    His tight little mouth
    Was drawn like a line.
    His wrinkles were creased
    And his white hair like twine.

    His eyes they were narrowed
    His skin was so pale.
    And when he screamed
    He made the instruments fail.

    He spoke no kind words
    But went right to work.
    And told all the watchstanders
    They operated like jerks.

    With a spill in the tunnel
    And the plant in a scram,
    He reflooded the escape trunk
    And out of it he swam.

    But we heard him yell out
    Before he shut down the lid.
    I passed you, you bastards
    And you're lucky I did.
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  4. 19th August 2003 22:47 #19
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    LOL! Where did you find that?
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  5. 20th August 2003 20:07 #20
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    Homer, you're absolutly right...SNN 709 to be exact. I can't believe I forgot about that.
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    Facts about SSN 688 Los Angeles class, names and numbers:

    General Characteristics, Los Angeles class
    Builders: Newport News Shipbuilding Co.; General Dynamics Electric Boat Division.
    Power Plant: One nuclear reactor, one shaft
    Length: 360 feet (109.73 meters)
    Beam: 33 feet (10.06 meters)
    Displacement: Approx. 6,900 tons (7010.73 metric tons) submerged
    Speed: 20+ knots (23+ miles per hour, 36.8 +kph)
    Ships:
    USS Los Angeles (SSN 688), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    USS Philadelphia (SSN 690), Groton, Conn.
    USS Memphis (SSN 691), Groton, Conn.
    USS Bremerton (SSN 698), San Diego, Calif.
    USS Jacksonville (SSN 699), Norfolk, Va.
    USS Dallas (SSN 700), Groton, Conn.
    USS La Jolla (SSN 701), Pearl Harbor, Hi.
    USS City of Corpus Christi (SSN 705), Guam.
    USS Albuquerque (SSN 706), Portsmouth, NH
    USS Portsmouth (SSN 707), San Diego, Calif.
    USS Minneapolis-St. Paul (SSN 708), Norfolk, Va.
    USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 709), Norfolk, Va.
    USS Augusta (SSN 710), Groton, Conn.
    USS San Francisco (SSN 711), Guam.
    USS Houston (SSN 713), Bremerton, Wa.
    USS Norfolk (SSN 714), Norfolk, Va.
    USS Buffalo (SSN 715), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    USS Salt Lake City (SSN 716), San Diego, Calif.
    USS Olympia (SSN 717), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    USS Honolulu (SSN 718), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    USS Providence (SSN 719), Groton, Conn.
    USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720), Groton, Conn.
    USS Chicago (SSN 721), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    USS Key West (SSN 722), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    USS Oklahoma City (SSN 723), Norfolk, Va.
    USS Louisville (SSN 724), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    USS Helena (SSN 725), San Diego, Calif.
    USS Newport News (SSN 750), Norfolk, Va.
    USS San Juan (SSN 751), Groton, Conn.
    USS Pasadena (SSN 752), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    USS Albany (SSN 753), Norfolk, Va.
    USS Topeka (SSN 754), San Diego, Calif.
    USS Miami (SSN 755), Groton, Conn.
    USS Scranton (SSN 756), Norfolk, Va.
    USS Alexandria (SSN 757), Groton, Conn.
    USS Asheville (SSN 758), San Diego, Calif.
    USS Jefferson City (SSN 759), San Diego, Calif.
    USS Annapolis (SSN 760), Groton, Conn.
    USS Springfield (SSN 761), Groton, Conn.
    USS Columbus (SSN 762), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    USS Santa Fe (SSN 763), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    USS Boise (SSN 764), Norfolk, Va.
    USS Montpelier (SSN 765), Norfolk, Va.
    USS Charlotte (SSN 766), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
    USS Hampton (SSN 767), Norfolk, Va.
    USS Hartford (SSN 768), Groton, Conn.
    USS Toledo (SSN 769), Groton, Conn.
    USS Tucson (SSN 770), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    USS Columbia (SSN 771), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    USS Greeneville (SSN 772), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    USS Cheyenne (SSN 773), Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
    Crew: 13 Officers, 121 Enlisted
    Armament: Tomahawk missiles, VLS tubes (SSN 719 and later), MK-48 torpedoes, four torpedo tubes (Seawolf has 8).
    Date deployed: November 13, 1976 (USS Los Angeles)
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  7. 20th August 2003 20:56 #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigross86
    LOL! Where did you find that?
    I have a few submarine poems saved on my HD. I had forgotten that had them till now.

    Quote Originally Posted by hoosierhick
    Homer, you're absolutly right...SNN 709 to be exact. I can't believe I forgot about that.
    It's appropriate since he since he was the father of the nuclear navy. SSN 709 the only LA class sub that is not named after a city. The USS Rickover is one the few USN ships that has been named after a living person (quiz time: can you name the others?). Im a submarine fan in case you cant tell
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  8. 20th August 2003 21:08 #23
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    The rest of the Nimitz class? George H. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter... Do those count or only subs?
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    Quote Originally Posted by bigross86
    The rest of the Nimitz class? George H. Bush, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter... Do those count or only subs?
    All types of ships (BTW, the USS Jimmy Carter is a sub, not a carrier ) You almost got them all, there are a few more.
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  10. 21st August 2003 00:52 #25
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    Check out my avatar, Homer. I'm a sub fan too. Let's see...the Arleigh Burke is one, isn't it?
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    What type of sub is the USS Jimmy Carter? I know it's not an SSN 688
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  12. 21st August 2003 02:51 #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by hoosierhick
    Check out my avatar, Homer. I'm a sub fan too. Let's see...the Arleigh Burke is one, isn't it?
    Yes, I noticed. Were you a bubblehead?

    Burke is another correct answer. I think between you and bigross, you guys almost got them all. George H Bush doesnt count yet because its not an official name till the ship is christianed.

    Quote Originally Posted by bigross86
    What type of sub is the USS Jimmy Carter? I know it's not an SSN 688
    Seawolf Class... USS Jimmy Carter SSN 23

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    Quote Originally Posted by Homer
    Yes, I noticed. Were you a bubblehead?
    Nope, I've never been in any branch of the military. That's actually my dad's boat, U.S.S. George C Marshall SSBN-654. She's probably razor blades now.

    Hey Captain C....cool avatar. I used to have some pics of the Pegasus class hydrofoils that I took in Key West many years ago.
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    Quote Originally Posted by hoosierhick
    Quote Originally Posted by Homer
    Yes, I noticed. Were you a bubblehead?
    Nope, I've never been in any branch of the military. That's actually my dad's boat, U.S.S. George C Marshall SSBN-654. She's probably razor blades now.

    Hey Captain C....cool avatar. I used to have some pics of the Pegasus class hydrofoils that I took in Key West many years ago.
    Cool. My dad was on the USS Mariano G Vallejo SSBN 658. Both Benjamin Franklin class SSBNs.
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    If the IDF assigns me to go the Navy, I might desert. I'm not too keen on being on a floating coffin...
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