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Forum: Off Topic 10-30-2011, 03:48 AM
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Posted By mjp28
Call ups just depend upon demand for their skill...

Call ups just depend upon demand for their skill set. If you need ships to be a few miles off coast and lob 2,000 lb high explosive shells up to 20 miles inland to disrupt the enemy that's great.
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Forum: Off Topic 10-29-2011, 10:28 PM
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Posted By mjp28
Technically yes, that's how my dad was on the New...

Technically yes, that's how my dad was on the New Jersey in WWII and called back to active duty in Korea, they just bring them back online.

With air power and missles (and age plus budgets) some...
Forum: Off Topic 10-29-2011, 09:53 PM
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Posted By mjp28
ABOARD THE USS IOWA – This World War II-era...

ABOARD THE USS IOWA – This World War II-era battleship, whose speed, armor and 16-inch guns made its name as "The Big Stick" of the U.S. Navy, began the first leg of its final mission Thursday,...
Forum: Off Topic 06-19-2011, 12:10 AM
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Posted By mjp28
Kind of reminds me of the BB 62, the New Jersey...

Kind of reminds me of the BB 62, the New Jersey my dad was CPO on in WWII and later called back up during the Korean War, floating history with those 9 big 16" guns.

My dad said when they'd put...
Forum: Off Topic 06-15-2011, 10:09 PM
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Posted By mjp28
In Suisun Bay, 30 miles northeast of San...

In Suisun Bay, 30 miles northeast of San Francisco, there lies a vast ghostly fleet of almost 100 abandoned Navy and merchant ships. These vessels, known as the Mothball Fleet, served in four US wars...
Forum: Off Topic 06-15-2011, 10:07 PM
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Posted By mjp28
The Ghost Ships of Suisun Bay

The Ghost Ships of Suisun Bay....kind of creepy or sad in a way.


http://beta.news.yahoo.com/photos/the-ghost-ships-of-suisun-bay-1307733678-slideshow/#crsl=
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