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  • #91
    Originally posted by RustyBattleship View Post
    That's strange. Where was your bunk when Salty and I sailed on those ships during ALL their trials with ALL their boilers running with ALL their shafts turning at 200 to 210 RPM churning up a Rooster Tail at 32 knots and requiring Escort ships (mostly FFs) to change off because they couldn't keep up with us?

    Where do you get this "non controlled" c--p? Out of a book?

    Were you aboard with us when Missouri did a full "Crash Back" with ALL four shafts at FULL rpm going into reverse at FULL rpm? If so, do you recall how far it took us to stop before moving backwards at FULL rpm for the next 4 hours?

    Were you aboard New Jersey when she made her full speed run with ALL EIGHT BOILERS and ALL FOUR PROPELLERS at full flank for her dash to Lebanon? Were you in the Chief's Quarters bouncing around like those metal football players on the vibrating tin board game because of the turbulence the props put out threw up a Rooster Tail STARTING at only 24 knots?

    Were you on the Missouri when she made her run to Iraq and a tooth broke in the main reduction bull gear and Jonesy (later promoted as Captain Jones that Salty spoke of earlier) personally welded it back up and he and another full commander literally hand filed it to shape? Then Captain Kais was able to bring all four screws back on line and made his rendevous with Wisconsin ON TIME.

    Were you a crewman aboard one of those four ships? If so, please tell me how you thought they never ran on all boilers.

    Don't forget, not only was I the lead structural designer for their modernization and reactivation, I was one of their lead INSPECTORS during their sea trials. As a matter of fact, Salty's bunk was only a couple of compartments away from mine.

    SO WE KNOW WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT.

    Sorry if I sound pi--ed off. I am. I am sick of seeing the AMERICAN FLAG flown upside down with the MEXICAN flag flying above it. I am sick of having to call Allstate today because somebody smashed the windows of my Dakota because I am an AMERICAN (I complained about it on another forum). I was born and raised here. My wife was born in Hungary, lived in Venezuela for 8 years (she speaks Spanish MUCH better than the Mexicans) and is a NATURALIZED AMERICAN CITIZEN who nearly vommited seeing OUR FLAG upside down.

    I am sick of the Iowa class Battleships being put out to pasture. I am sick of the news report the other day that some former city officials of Long Beach ADMITTED they wanted the shipyard and base closed. There reason was so they could turn it into a profitable container terminal and then take their 15% to "improve tourist attractions" downtown around Pine and Ocean.

    For the Administrator: If my reaction is too extreme for being a patriotic American for this board, please feel free to remove me from it.
    Rusty, you are such a badass.

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    • #92
      Originally posted by navydavesor View Post
      Rusty, you are such a badass.
      That's an old post, cRusty's mellowed out a ton with the arrival of a couple of grandkids since......... plus I believe the original author of the post cRusty responded to has since been put out to pasture.

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      • #93
        Originally posted by Ytlas View Post
        That's an old post, cRusty's mellowed out a ton with the arrival of a couple of grandkids since......... plus I believe the original author of the post cRusty responded to has since been put out to pasture.
        That's cool to hear. I have been reading the forums on here for a while, and there is so much to read, it takes time just to get up in a conversation! I hate to ask questions, because theymight be answered already!!!

        So far, Rusty has taught me a whole lot, and man is he willing to talk about stuff. It's great, and I am really happy to have found a good group of knowledgeable guys to listen to and ask questions of. What a deal this forum is!

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