Ok what is this boat? Class and bonus if you can name her. I took the picture some years ago.
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USS Moctobi, Abnaki-class tug. Photo taken in Richmond, CA. She was scrapped in 2012.
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/39/39105.htm"Every man has his weakness. Mine was always just cigarettes."
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Originally posted by Ironduke View PostUSS Moctobi, Abnaki-class tug. Photo taken in Richmond, CA. She was scrapped in 2012.
http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/39/39105.htm
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What submarine is this in the foreground? My dad served on her for 7 years. I don't know if he's in the photo or not though.
Bonus: Do you see the easter egg from the previous question in the photo?
Last edited by Ironduke; 08 Feb 18,, 01:01."Every man has his weakness. Mine was always just cigarettes."
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The tug from the previous question.
SSBN 658 Mariano G. Vallejo was the last active 41 for Freedom SSBNs. And built in Vallejo Ca at Mare Island Naval shipyard. The City named for the same person as the sub.
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And you would be correct. VA-195 Tigers carried out the last Aerial Torpedo attack flying AD-1 Skyraiders off the USS Princeton.
Princeton,an Essex class carrier, also recovered Apollo 10 I hear that the Hornet has a SH-3D dressed up as Old 66. The recovery helo for 5 Apollo missions.
From the mission VA-195 got the new nickname "Dambusters". They now fly F-18Es as VFA-195.
Wow just realized that I tied 3 WAB threads in this question. Builder2010s USS Essex build, Your Hornet thread and My F-18 builds. Sweet
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Our helo is actually the one that flew in the movie Apollo 13 as #66. Of course we all know #66 is at the bottom of the ocean off San Diego from a training accident. We picked up ours in the desert when one of our volunteers, a SH-3D crew chief, recognized the craft and punched in the bureau # for a search. Once we knew for sure we pulled that one out to be ours. Mostly complete, and now fully complete and accurate all due to that crew chief. More searching led to further information that this particular helo did pick up a Gemini mission.
Shot from the movie. I'll research my question tonight when home. By the way who can spot the error in the markings of the movie version vs. the real version?
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