Thread: US Navy to Commision USS Momsen Aug. 9th.

Originally Posted by dundonrl

well... doing a little searching on here for the USS Houston and the ABDA fleet during the battle of Sunda Strait, I ran across this thread..

If you haven't read it, then obtaining a copy of James Hornfischer's Ship of Ghosts: The Story of the USS Houston, FDR's Legendary Lost Cruiser, and the Epic Saga of Her Survivors is a must.

Originally Posted by dundonrl

I'm sitting in CSMC onboard the USS Momsen DDG 92 right now as I'm typing this, after having been assigned to the Momsen since May 1 2003, yes I'm a plankowner. I attended the Christening of her in Bath

I got to run (literally) through a Tico-class cruiser but I had to wistfully walk past several Burke-class destroyers afterwards wishing like crazy I could spend a few minutes on one of them as well.

Is what they say about Bath-built ships true? "Bath-built is best-built"

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CSMC? Your not one of those engine room guys that use to stink up the mess deck cause they smelled like fuel, are you?

Good luck at recruiter school. Any idea where you will go after school?

Fair winds and following seas in all your endeavors.

CSMC is the Combat Systems Maintenance Central. I'm the CSOOW right now(Combat Systems Officer Of the Watch) on the 1700-2200.

I'll be recruiting out of Elko Nevada, not really where I wanted, but that's ok. I'm still out of Navy Recruiting District Oregon, (my home) and I'll probably be able to get stationed out of Oregon some time in the future.

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I got to run (literally) through a Tico-class cruiser but I had to wistfully walk past several Burke-class destroyers afterwards wishing like crazy I could spend a few minutes on one of them as well.

Is what they say about Bath-built ships true? "Bath-built is best-built"

These Burkes are cramped to say the least. The pways are narrow, and too get through them, if your passing someone the junior Sailor has to stand sideways, on some of the narrower pways, both Sailors have to inch by each other sideways.. BUT they are very well built ships, with very good protection (look at how much damage the Cole took)

Bath built is best built.. yep, that's definitey a true statement. We have some Sailors over here that have served on both Bath and Pascagoula Burkes and they all say the Bath ships are the best..

Bath built is best built.. yep, that's definitey a true statement. We have some Sailors over here that have served on both Bath and Pascagoula Burkes and they all say the Bath ships are the best..

Definately agreed they have they're **** down pat and have for quite some time now. An Interesting read...Building a destroyer at Bath. Ill post the author later. It goes through the entire process plus the yards history.

[QUOTE=Dreadnought;400589]We have some Sailors over here that have served on both Bath and Pascagoula Burkes and they all say the Bath ships are the best..I wonder what the differences are...

An Interesting read...Building a destroyer at Bath. Ill post the author later. It goes through the entire process plus the yards history.

Got that one, building the Donald Cook. Great book.

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Originally Posted by Dreadnought

We have some Sailors over here that have served on both Bath and Pascagoula Burkes and they all say the Bath ships are the best..I wonder what the differences are...

Got that one, building the Donald Cook. Great book.

Yes TH it is a good book. It was given to me a few month back by my sister who happens to own a home on Bar Harbor. Her husband is a "watcher" he sees and takes pics and sends them to me of the latest and greatest coming out of bath for trials and for commisioning.