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  • Jason Weaver July 17, 2019 at 2:49pm

    Started my career there (1996) as an ABH worked both in the hangar and flight deck. Transferred off the ole Chucky V (2000) onto Legalman school in Rhode Island. Two deployments and two yard periods, didn't think I'd ever get off that ship.

  • Donald F. Schaeffer January 15, 2019 at 10:55pm

    Plank Owner.  Checked aboard about a year before commissioning.  Made Chief

    along with about twenty others during that time.  Was in OR (?) division caring for the AN/SPS-48C radar system.  Enjoyed all the work-ups in the Caribbean.  After our first run through the ASTEC(?) range, they found the coating had started flaking off the shafts causing so much noise we could be heard shortly after leaving Norfolk.  All four shafts were replaced with shifts intended for the CVN-71.  The ship rec fund had to pay for a barge in St Tomas when it sunk while serving as the landing platform at the stern for the liberty boats.  When the ship left on it's first deployment, I had to leave the ship on the last CAD back to Roosevelt Roads due to my wife's hospitalization.

  • John T. Roberts June 28, 2016 at 9:50am

    1989 - 1992 G-4 Division Officer

  • Dana Brown June 19, 2014 at 7:07pm
    I was there 90-93. I was AIMD/ IM3 /VAST. Mike Morgan and I were good friends. We sort of lost track of one another over the years. I was surprised when I saw he had posted here. Time sure does fly!
  • James Weathers April 12, 2013 at 12:18am

  • James Weathers April 12, 2013 at 12:17am

    Came aboard Oct 81, air dept v3 div . Plankowner, shellback, looking for Kevin McBeth V2 div from on Oregon anyone know his where abouts email me jtweathers@yahoo.com

  • Andrew J. Nobles March 26, 2012 at 8:20am

    Onboard 95-98.

  • Doug Taylor November 11, 2011 at 11:39pm

    As a plankowner of the Carl Vinson I couldn't be prouder that the deck of "our ship" served as the platform of the very first Carrier Classic. I was especially moved how when asked "where does this rank amongst your life's experiences", all of the coaches and players stated "This is number 1" . The Navy is and always will be my number 1 life's experience. Go Navy!!! PNCS (SW) (Ret) Douglas H. Taylor Sr.

  • Jeffrey Canale (McCullough) October 19, 2011 at 11:15pm
    I joined the Starship in Newport News in August of 1981 so I was Pre-Comm, Plankowner, Commissioning Crew, World Cruise.
  • Michael Morgan October 6, 2011 at 8:05pm
    I was there, 1989-1993,G2 WEPS and then AIMD Powerplants.
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old man carl

i never had the pleasure to serve on that great lady,, ie all ships are ladies,did know a CWO and he loved her,i think in some ways i am telling his ueligy,, pardon the spelling,, i still have issues with rank.to be honest i do not know about the Vinson, never servered on her, but he held her in high degree, enough so that he actally talked to his family about it, where he never talked about anything.i know that i am horrible because i love the battle ships and the big guns,not sure how to do…

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