tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post6595957542059801346..comments2024-01-03T05:18:54.650-05:00Comments on CDR Salamander: Uninspired ideas from uninspiring peopleCDR Salamanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05981221786954902349noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-60139859853104734862011-06-07T12:54:55.614-04:002011-06-07T12:54:55.614-04:00XBrad, I think that you made my point. Another ex...XBrad, I think that you made my point. Another example is the submarine USS SQUALUS, which was renamed USS SAILFISH after being salvaged. C-dore 14noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-67233553453305515312011-06-06T23:20:08.032-04:002011-06-06T23:20:08.032-04:00In his book, Little Giants, Y'Blood says that ...In his book, Little Giants, Y'Blood says that the crew of MIDWAY were not at all amused to have thier ship's name taken away. They wanted the big carrier to go and get her own name.SCOTTtheBADGERnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-60409391284817465042011-06-06T22:30:54.058-04:002011-06-06T22:30:54.058-04:00Thanks Scott! You run a quality shop. Be careful...Thanks Scott! You run a quality shop. Be careful what you offer..... :)CDR Salamandernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-20878136863933202382011-06-06T21:59:24.880-04:002011-06-06T21:59:24.880-04:00Hey, thanks for mentioning us in your Sidecar link...Hey, thanks for mentioning us in your Sidecar link. We're getting a lot of great traffic from your site! If you're ever in the area, we'd love to buy you a drink (or two or three...)<br /><br /> :) <br /><br />Scott at Catoctin CreekScottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-16595054159186886692011-06-06T21:31:13.145-04:002011-06-06T21:31:13.145-04:00Oh, indeed, the St. Lo started as MidwayOh, indeed,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Midway_(CVE-63)" rel="nofollow"> the St. Lo started as Midway</a>XBradTCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-53585987654372779822011-06-06T21:27:34.807-04:002011-06-06T21:27:34.807-04:00Several CVE's during WWII were renamed, though...Several CVE's during WWII were renamed, though to be honest, I don't know if that was after commissioning. <span> </span>XBradTCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-37440811275904562842011-06-06T20:42:04.480-04:002011-06-06T20:42:04.480-04:00This is the "breakaway song"
Or maybe w...This is the "breakaway song"<br /><br />Or maybe when the ring the Captain aboad "Caesar Chavez, arriving."<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro4yhp9L6OkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-6440611471465848262011-06-06T19:33:56.863-04:002011-06-06T19:33:56.863-04:00Never heard about the jinx before but it makes sen...Never heard about the jinx before but it makes sense. In that case the entire LPD-17 class must have had previous names.Steel Citynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-18886424267289067802011-06-06T13:38:53.323-04:002011-06-06T13:38:53.323-04:00Leesea,
Great choice. Our library is named aft...Leesea,<br /> Great choice. Our library is named after him too. LT Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-85352392040910590762011-06-06T13:37:55.197-04:002011-06-06T13:37:55.197-04:00Yes, I knew that. Doesn't mean that the elect...Yes, I knew that. Doesn't mean that the elected officials aren't actually consorting w/ communists. Sen Kennedy, for instance. LT Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-34042322346546213782011-06-06T13:37:34.832-04:002011-06-06T13:37:34.832-04:00AW1, Unfortunately tradition has it that a ship wi...AW1, Unfortunately tradition has it that a ship will be jinxed if it is renamed after christening.C-dore 14noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-58984149572065635702011-06-06T13:14:10.844-04:002011-06-06T13:14:10.844-04:00T-AGS 66 is to be named USNS Maury certainly a rea...T-AGS 66 is to be named USNS Maury certainly a really significant naval person from the past. As previous ships were named after, see Navsource.org<br /><br />http://www.navsource.org/archives/09/10/10idx.htmleeeseanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-25997280199542536812011-06-06T11:35:59.077-04:002011-06-06T11:35:59.077-04:00AR,
The elected officials can't hold a candle...AR,<br /><br />The elected officials can't hold a candle to the appointees of this administration.UltimaRatioRegisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-1431058436004496132011-06-06T11:27:31.068-04:002011-06-06T11:27:31.068-04:00Not sure you want to go there. If you think the p...Not sure you want to go there. If you think the process is political now, imagine the renaming games that would ensue upon each change of Administration if such a precedent were set. For example, imagine the kinds of names President Chelsea Clinton (shudder) would come up with...Grumpy Old Hamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-74505211746036518402011-06-06T10:01:57.842-04:002011-06-06T10:01:57.842-04:00hey it was JFK supposedly doing the deepest tricks...hey it was JFK supposedly doing the deepest tricks with MM in the WH pool... :Pewok40knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-45779899291018925412011-06-06T09:55:45.934-04:002011-06-06T09:55:45.934-04:00true.
Always found that interesting. DONCAF woul...true.<br /><br />Always found that interesting. DONCAF would have a field day with most of our elected officials.Actus Rhesusnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-54421695434793699962011-06-06T09:44:35.642-04:002011-06-06T09:44:35.642-04:00The WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON "PROBING THE D...The WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON "PROBING THE DEEP"Salty Gatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-28727707580795809962011-06-06T09:43:29.924-04:002011-06-06T09:43:29.924-04:00B, don't know if you know this or not, but Pol...B, don't know if you know this or not, but Political Appointees and Congressional Staffers don't have to go through background checks in order to achieve their security clearances.<br /><br />And that is a fact.Salty Gatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-44243698561742290232011-06-06T09:42:44.746-04:002011-06-06T09:42:44.746-04:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Walsh
is there sh...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Walsh<br />is there ship named after the man that dived the deepest?ewok40knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-46963673738874347872011-06-06T09:42:26.473-04:002011-06-06T09:42:26.473-04:00AR with the walk off homer!AR with the walk off homer!Salty Gatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-61636935016606496442011-06-06T09:30:52.991-04:002011-06-06T09:30:52.991-04:00I still think "The Worst Two Years of Your Li...I still think "The Worst Two Years of Your Life" should be the USS C. Chavez's motto.DeltaBravonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-4427181491151013402011-06-06T09:13:52.349-04:002011-06-06T09:13:52.349-04:00 Is it possible for a future president to use his ... Is it possible for a future president to use his authority as Commander in Chief to order the Navy to rename ships? If do, that might be the only recourse left that would preserve some shred of dignity to both the Navy and the citizens that PAY for those ships.AW1 Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-49026307716075841542011-06-06T08:39:06.720-04:002011-06-06T08:39:06.720-04:00<span>So why doesn't Anathema, et al., ...<span>So why doesn't Anathema, et al., write a letter to Rowan Scarbororough or post on the USNA At Large site and shriek about how the Navy leadership doesn't pander? <br /> <br />Political toadies of the first magnitude and unfit to lead. <br /> <br />SECNAV is trading Navy traditions for special interest votes for his party. Eagerly assisted by "Flag Officers" who will belly up to curry political favor. Shame on them, if they had any. Which they don't.</span>UltimaRatioRegisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-38777324953986704202011-06-06T07:51:58.154-04:002011-06-06T07:51:58.154-04:00<span>Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Lat...<i><span>Oxford Encyclopedia of Latinos and Latinas</span></i><br /><br />WTF???<br /><br />I say again -- WTF, O?<br /><br />Does Oxford University really publish such drivel?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/HistoryWorld/LatinAmerican/~~/dmlldz11c2EmY2k9OTc4MDE5NTE1NjAwMw==" rel="nofollow">I guess so.</a><br /><br />How the mighty have fallen...Grumpy Old Hamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7704146.post-54213266066583104422011-06-06T07:11:04.301-04:002011-06-06T07:11:04.301-04:00We name our Survey Ships (T-AGS) after oceanograph...We name our Survey Ships (T-AGS) after oceanographers or cartographers. The next one up is T-AGS 66, but I am not so secretly hoping for someone special for T-AGS 69. O:-)LT Bnoreply@blogger.com