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  • First combat use was Iwo Jima
    “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
    Mark Twain

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    • They were built in three different yards but primarily at the George Lawley & Son (Neponset, Massachusetts).
      “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
      Mark Twain

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      • First "combat use" or first combat use by "Marines"?

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        • LCS(L)3 ships, ("Mighty Midgets")? http://www.calexplornia.com/a-three-...y-midget-ship/ It's located at Mare Island in the SF Bay Area

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          • Dazed,

            You are correct.

            Turkey Fan, my research showed it's first use in combat was at Iwo. Was unaware of any use by Marines. Now if you are talking about the British version it was actually a different configuration. Same principle, different vessel.

            https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Craft_Support

            I was always intrigued by them as the majority were built in the old Lawley Ship Yard (now a private marina) at the beach I used to swim at as a boy in Dorchester Bay.
            “Loyalty to country ALWAYS. Loyalty to government, when it deserves it.”
            Mark Twain

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            • The Officer in the jaunty chapeau. 1.) Who is he? 2.) He commanded the same ship twice. Each time it was a first? Hint the ship he commanded began at the same spot the LCS Yankee Dollar ended upClick image for larger version

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              • The first time this officer commanded this ship, it was electrifying, but not like traveling to Jupiter or anything. The second time it altered the shape of the craft. He would require a second set of shoes as a result of it.

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                • Joseph Mason "Bull" Reeves (November 20, 1872 – March 25, 1948) was an admiral in the United States Navy, who was an early and important supporter of U.S. Naval Aviation. Though a battleship officer during his early career, he became known as the "Father of Carrier Aviation" for his role in integrating aircraft carriers into the Fleet as a major part of the Navy's attack capabilities.

                  Reeves retired in the mid-1930s but was recalled to active duty during World War II to serve in high-level staff positions within the Office of the Secretary of the Navy. He retired again in December 1946 with the rank of full admiral.

                  He was the first captain of the USS Jupiter. In April 1913, Commander Reeves assumed command of the collier USS Jupiter (AC-3), the Navy's first electrically propelled vessel. The ship was recommissioned in 1922 as USS Langley (CV-1), the Navy's first aircraft carrier.

                  Upon completing his tour at the War College, Captain Reeves decided to enter the new world of Naval Aviation. In order to hold a command post, however, he needed to receive aviation training. Like other older officers—notably, RADM William A. Moffett, Chief of the Navy's new Bureau of Aeronautics—Reeves qualified as a "Naval Aviation Observer" rather than as a "Naval Aviator" (i.e., a pilot). He received his qualification in 1925, and assumed the post of Commander, Aircraft Squadron, Battle Fleet. Though a captain by rank, his position as squadron commander permitted him to fly a commodore's pennant. His flagship was the experimental carrier USS Langley—his old ship, Jupiter, modified for aviation operations. The second set of shoes.

                  Floors open.

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                  • In the 1980's what US Fortune 100 company owned the world 6th largest submarine fleet?

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                    • Dazed I hate to step on your question but it's been a long time. My guess would be “General Dynamics” also could I suggest a hint or 2.

                      This ship had the distinction as a test-bed for a weapon and propulsion systems. Name the ship the weapon system and the propulsion system.

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                      • In 1989, just before the collapse of the USSR, the Pepsi Company cut a deal with Soviet Premiere Mikhail Gorbachev that left it with a fleet of Russian military ships, making PepsiCo temporarily the sixth-largest Navy in the world.

                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNBmsupE-Lo

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                        • The ship was designed by this man.

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                          • A view of her stern.

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                            • If these are guesses then the answer is "NO" and "HELL NO".

                              And the designer of the ship is David Dixon Porter.
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