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Post by Supreme Leader Vanguard on Jul 30, 2008 15:51:08 GMT -5
I wanted to share with you this interesting event while I was on vacation in Hawaii last month. I was coming back from a snorkeling cruise off of O'ahu, When I saw a submarine parked on the surface. (pretty rare for a sub not to be moving when on the surface). I am an ex-submariner in US Navy. (1988-1994) The sub that I saw was the same type (688I Fast Attack) that I served on back in San Diego. ( pretty cool  ) I mentioned this to the cruise boat Captain. He was already in contact with the sub. (Standard practice for boats and ships to communicate there course and speed so there are no collisions). Well don't you know that not only was the sub the same type that I served on but it was in fact my old boat the USS Pasadena SSN752!  How freaking awesome is that!!! They were re-assigned to Pearl Harbor sometime after I left. Man what are the odds of that happening? I guess I should have played the Lottery after that luck.  |
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Post by 6 of 9 on Jul 30, 2008 16:34:47 GMT -5
I suppose you couldn't get on board right?
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Post by Supreme Leader Vanguard on Jul 30, 2008 17:14:16 GMT -5
Not at sea. Maybe while in port but it is harder to do things like that now then when I was in the Navy.
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Post by LoCatus of Borg on Aug 6, 2008 21:18:23 GMT -5
Just wanted to say thanks for your service to our country! <S>
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Post by ISN War Reporter (Embedded) on Aug 7, 2008 10:06:29 GMT -5
 Yeah, Thanks man for being a "Squid"I was just a "Grunt" (1992-2000)  After the drawdown and the reduction of ships and mothballing of so many vessels, What's amazing is that it still exists!
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Post by Sheridan on Aug 7, 2008 10:13:12 GMT -5
I was watching the discovery channel on the super carriers pretty cool show,... but what shocked me was this statistic. Guess what it costs per day to keep a super carrier going?
36 million per day ! 1.3 billion a year
I told that to someone that,.. and they said "ya but think of the fuel bill alone". I reminded that it was nuclear powered and they chuckled.
PS and yes thanks for the service to our country.
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Post by ISN War Reporter (Embedded) on Aug 10, 2008 13:06:00 GMT -5
Yeah and thats why so few countries can afford to even field them. The U.S. has about a dozen now (and a couple in mothballs) France 1 Russia 1 (barely) Britain 2 tiny carrers but building 2 new midsized (36 planes) carriers for F-35 Navy version. Spain 1 believe also small italy and Brazil had one each once but... China got an old Russian one but hasn't got it operational yet and india is waiting for years overdue to get an old Russian one rebuilt for them in the Ukriane i think I was watching the discovery channel on the super carriers pretty cool show,... but what shocked me was this statistic. Guess what it costs per day to keep a super carrier going? 36 million per day ! 1.3 billion a year I told that to someone that,.. and they said "ya but think of the fuel bill alone". I reminded that it was nuclear powered and they chuckled. PS and yes thanks for the service to our country.
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Post by DeathFrog on Aug 10, 2008 19:25:29 GMT -5
just mentioning it here, since this is about vacations. I am back, and fully active ehehe.
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Post by Supreme Leader Vanguard on Aug 10, 2008 20:57:42 GMT -5
Just wanted to say thanks for your service to our country! <S> Thanks  |
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Post by Supreme Leader Vanguard on Aug 10, 2008 21:03:24 GMT -5
Yeah, Thanks man for being a "Squid"I was just a "Grunt" (1992-2000) After the drawdown and the reduction of ships and mothballing of so many vessels, What's amazing is that it still exists! Thanks PS. Submariners are refered to as Bubble-Heads LOL |
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