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4rum Member
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 4:42 am Post subject: The USS New York |
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Due to be commissioned in 2008, The USS New York's stem bar (part of the bow) was cast from steel salvaged from the World Trade Center.
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The USS New York
...wi’ 'er stem bar cast
o' blooded steel
took it were
from a killin' field
th' tow’rs fell
but they ain't dead yet
her motto be "never forget”
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yotebuster Member
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Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:10 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York |
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May she go forth and provide a force to be reconned with. Beautiful ship.
Yotebuster
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shrpshtrjoe Super Red Neck Member
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Vince Site Admin
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4rum Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 5:28 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York |
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Her motto really is "never forget", so I borrowed it for the poem.
Just look at the 'pitchers' Bushy... should be used to that... hey! no staple even!
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Bushmaster Super Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:17 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York |
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Aah...The modern ships tend to look ugly to me. Not (and Vince will agree) enough guns bristling from her. Ya got to remember. I retired off a wooden ship. Here it comes now... I can see it...Clear as day..."He is old. Wooden ships had sails didn't they?" Well my wooden ship had Packard diesels on her and she was 172 feet long. She was an ocean mine sweeper...The USS Pledge (MSO-492)...
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:30 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York |
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Bushmaster,
Neat a Mine sweeper ship. Guess they had to make it out of wood so mines dont want to get attached to it.
You know they sold your ship to Taiwan for just over 21,000$ in 1994.
Dimitri
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Bushmaster Super Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:53 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York |
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Ya looked her up did ya...She's made of wood because there are three types of mines she had to deal with. The most dangerous for her were "contact" mines. Hence her shallow draft and near surface sonar. "Acoustic" mines. She never sounded like a war ship. And "magnetic" mines. Hence the wood hull.
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4rum Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:24 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York |
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Hey Bushmaster;
I went and took a little tour of the Pledge too. The site has 32 pics of her, some of her crew, some unit patches and some fine comments on the Pledge and crew as well.
I enjoyed this little glimpse of her past... and yours.
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: The USS New York |
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Yup just had to look it up, Bushmaster.
Dimitri
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Vince Site Admin
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GroovyJack Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:43 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York |
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HHMM Bushy they gittin personal here ..
My first ship is in the Greek Navy
Second is in Philly mothball fleet
Third just got sunk off NC coast ( my avatar )
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Bushmaster Super Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York |
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Yeah GroovyJack...They tend to get a might personal on ocasion. I would have list 10 ships, tugs and tenders for my 22 years. I have no idea where they are all at at this moment.
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Dimitri Super Member
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:37 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York |
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Tenders are bigger ships like this one right ??
Dimitri
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