tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post2278134272314760840..comments2024-01-03T05:18:54.650-05:00Comments on CDR Salamander: BZ to the Navy Air and CAPT Richard Dann, USNCDR Salamanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05981221786954902349noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-22326853296570315412010-11-08T23:11:47.000-05:002010-11-08T23:11:47.000-05:00Here is the official website for the Centennial of...Here is the official website for the Centennial of Naval Aviation. <a href="http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/centennial/Pages/welcome.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.public.navy.mil/airfor/centennial/Pages/welcome.aspx</a>Andy Rowannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-82650300925479981732010-11-07T10:48:01.000-05:002010-11-07T10:48:01.000-05:00Lastly, the Forrestal's single combat Westpac ...Lastly, the Forrestal's single combat Westpac was cut short by the fire...<br /><br />So 3 out of the 4 Forrestals made only one combat deployment each in Vietnam (Ranger being the 4th which made 8)sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-28648178001846940952010-11-07T10:44:28.000-05:002010-11-07T10:44:28.000-05:00List here...<a href="http://www.history.navy.mil/a-record/vietnam/car-dpv.pdf" rel="nofollow">List here...</a>sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-81430192055568116632010-11-07T10:41:08.000-05:002010-11-07T10:41:08.000-05:00Scratch my last statement above as its wrong...
T...Scratch my last statement above as its wrong...<br /><br />The Indy only made one as well...and the JFK didn't make any.sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-71855708546953962302010-11-07T10:22:49.000-05:002010-11-07T10:22:49.000-05:00IIRC, Kennedy only made one Westpac also.IIRC, Kennedy only made one Westpac also.xbradtcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-33233551138865601452010-11-07T09:32:43.000-05:002010-11-07T09:32:43.000-05:00As we are enjoying the visuals of NavAir, highly r...As we are enjoying the visuals of NavAir, <a href="http://www.history.navy.mil/nan/backissues/newbackissues.htm" rel="nofollow">highly recommend enjoying some related reading material here</a>, if you haven't already....sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-84152896424781845102010-11-07T09:11:18.000-05:002010-11-07T09:11:18.000-05:00There's a bunch of them in the boneyard.
That...There's a bunch of them in the boneyard.<br /><br />That's where some enterprising individual could get one, paint it, and stick it in a museum.Wharf Ratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-53335876250152582462010-11-07T09:04:19.000-05:002010-11-07T09:04:19.000-05:00She was the first ship I was able to actually walk...She was the first ship I was able to actually walk aboard.<br /><br />I remember dad helping me traverse the brow...and eating in the wardroom, where the steward (it was still a rate back then) accidentally dumped a ladle of spaghetti on my lap. Poor guy was mortified, but dad laughed about it. I was cool with it too, as I distinctly remember getting read the riot act about manners and had remembered to put the napkin in my lap...A l'il bit of demonstrated wisdom learned early....sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-39373054530326311962010-11-07T08:41:01.000-05:002010-11-07T08:41:01.000-05:00CV60, one of the ugliest jobs I ever had was decom...CV60, one of the ugliest jobs I ever had was decom'ing the Sara. We gutted that ship. Pulled all the AC plants apart to use on other ships. Pulled all the equipment out of CIC. Took every firefighting fitting off the ship (it's one of the reasons why Jacksonville shied away from making her a museum ship downtown, I pointed out to the committee that she'd be a floating fire trap with zero ability to fight fires of any sort larger than an extinguisher). I layed out the day they did the ceremony since I didn't even want to see it. Sara was truly a blessed ship.<br /><br />Now, the JFK her last six years....that's another ugly as hell storyByronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-18259116856867006232010-11-07T08:00:58.000-05:002010-11-07T08:00:58.000-05:00Byron-It really says something when crewmembers an...Byron-It really says something when crewmembers and yardworkers both fondly recall a ship that has been out of commission for almost 20 years. cv60noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-60611901381420199742010-11-07T07:27:33.000-05:002010-11-07T07:27:33.000-05:00Sounds like sea suction for fire main, cooling wat...Sounds like sea suction for fire main, cooling water, or for the evaps. Scary stuff since the area below the lower level deck plates is about as cluttered as can be. Working down there without removing anything out of the way is beyond difficult. Fat chiefs need not apply.Byronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-32977020604750939252010-11-07T07:05:08.000-05:002010-11-07T07:05:08.000-05:00Don't tease me. How did Sara nearly sink twic...<em>Don't tease me. How did Sara nearly sink twice? Is this one of those 'now this is no sh.......... sea stories?</em><br /><br />The first time was at anchor off Piraeus in 1969 and she had major follding in her main machinery spaces. She was stuck there for some bit. To the extent that the air group was flown off at anchor....giving the folks on the beach at Glyfada an airshow.<br /><br />The next time was in 78 at Mayport ( I was on a boat nested outbard at the delta piers), when she began to suffer major flooding, with just the duty section aboard had some trouble setting Zebra before it started to be a major problem.<br /><br />Its notable that she was the only "big deck" to make just one Westpac cruise during Vietnam....<br /><em></em>sidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-20496945388268687922010-11-07T04:35:34.000-05:002010-11-07T04:35:34.000-05:00I know that they are all gone, but wouldn't a ...I know that they are all gone, but wouldn't a Tomcat in mid-war tri-color scheme have looked cool? Or a P-3 painted like a PB4Y Privateer?SCOTTtheBADGERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-22822900334311280772010-11-07T04:32:02.000-05:002010-11-07T04:32:02.000-05:00I know that Sara had a very bad fire in her #2 Mac...I know that Sara had a very bad fire in her #2 Machinery Space in January, 1961. Was that one worse than was reported to the press?<br /><br />I have heard that the time she was attacked by giant ship eating beavers off the coast of New Jersey is just an urban legend. SCOTTtheBADGERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-48834370212848136962010-11-07T00:21:09.000-04:002010-11-07T00:21:09.000-04:00Sid:
Don't tease me. How did Sara nearly sin...Sid:<br /><br />Don't tease me. How did Sara nearly sink twice? Is this one of those 'now this is no sh.......... sea stories? 8-)Wharf Ratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-14435490804445462032010-11-07T00:19:49.000-04:002010-11-07T00:19:49.000-04:00Sid - don't tease me, don't leave me hangi...Sid - don't tease me, don't leave me hangin'.<br /><br />Exactly how did Sara sink twice?Wharf Ratnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-1027822713924597562010-11-06T21:01:19.000-04:002010-11-06T21:01:19.000-04:00...the F-18, not the T-45. That rules....and is t......the F-18, not the T-45. That rules....and is the next RetroWedcdrsalamandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-40394344278912798222010-11-06T21:00:36.000-04:002010-11-06T21:00:36.000-04:00Ghey.Ghey.cdrsalamandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-83721247754970960372010-11-06T20:12:07.000-04:002010-11-06T20:12:07.000-04:00The same roundels, IIRC.The same roundels, IIRC.Mike M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-6454833020138570792010-11-06T20:08:12.000-04:002010-11-06T20:08:12.000-04:00Damn, that's sharp-looking.Damn, that's sharp-looking.Mike M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-33421490163845558272010-11-06T19:25:00.000-04:002010-11-06T19:25:00.000-04:00Some pics can be found here... 8-)
http://www.fe...Some pics can be found here...<a href="http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php?topic=21468.0" rel="nofollow"> 8-) </a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php?topic=21468.0" rel="nofollow">http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/index.php?topic=21468.0</a>Outlaw 13noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-54093857218936403652010-11-06T16:47:47.000-04:002010-11-06T16:47:47.000-04:00It will always be my favorite ship to work on. Gre...It will always be my favorite ship to work on. Great crew, always had their stuff in one sock, always had a great attitudeByronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-26816847035830147532010-11-06T16:46:46.000-04:002010-11-06T16:46:46.000-04:00Shawn, I worked on the Elmer Mac in the way back w...Shawn, I worked on the Elmer Mac in the way back when. I seem to recall something about "The Love Boat" back then ;)Byronnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-20169709231444697402010-11-06T16:02:05.000-04:002010-11-06T16:02:05.000-04:00Yeah, the USN rode USS SARATOGA hard. They had be...Yeah, the USN rode USS SARATOGA hard. They had been trying to turn her into a museum, but I understand that fell through. I miss that ship and crew......cv60noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-43839041323803319462010-11-06T15:52:46.000-04:002010-11-06T15:52:46.000-04:00Sid,
Don't feel so bad. When my dad showed up...Sid,<br /><br />Don't feel so bad. When my dad showed up for my graduation from AT "A" School. We walked through the Naval Aviation Muesum down there in P'Cola. We ran across an A-6 with a BuNo he remembers fixing when he was a AQ2 in VA-165 and then on the outdoor display there was an EA-3B that was converted from an A-3B he remembers working on when he was an A2c in VAH-123. That was all in 1998. Let alone when I came home from my latest cruise, the carrier that he spent a 4 cruises on and a better part of his enlisted career on was mothballed only a pier over in Bremerton, that was the Connie.Southern Air Piratenoreply@blogger.com