Richard Earl Shipp replied to Roger Dale Hurst's discussion Boston Grounding '73 in USS Lexington CVT-16
"I was on the LEX, i was in 2nd division, i was a Boatswain mate. My job that day was to give distances from the dry dock as the LEX was being taken out from the dock, once the  hole was filled . It was a very cold day for this Florida boy. If i…"
Aug 21, 2019
Nelson Coleman replied to Roger Dale Hurst's discussion Lexington aground in Boston Harbor '73
"Dale,  I was 1JV phone talker in the forward engine that day we ran aground, I was R Division Yeoman and that was my Sea and Anchor Detail.  Great story.  Here's are a couple Lexington FB pages I Admin your more than welcome to join.…"
Aug 21, 2019
Roger Dale Hurst posted a discussion in USS Lexington CVT-16
USS LEXINGTON CVT-16JAN-APR 1973Boston GroundingIt has been more than 40 years since I was stationed on the Lexington for temporary duty, so please bear with me, while some memories are crisp, some others maybe not so much.I was a nuclear power…
Aug 21, 2019
Roger Dale Hurst posted a discussion
USS LEXINGTON CVT-16JAN-APR 1973Boston GroundingIt has been more than 40 years since I was stationed on the Lexington for temporary duty, so please bear with me, while some memories are crisp, some others maybe not so much. I was a nuclear power…
Aug 21, 2019