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Who remebers cleaning the stacks and the soot in the stacks turned into an acid that burned the piss out of your eye's and any cuts you had and the lagging that was full of asbestos. The Chicago was a great ship to be on.
Read more…nsfo sucked f-76 was pretty good burning jp-5 you could burn but superheater temps woud be higher and it did burn cleaner but was expensive to burn in a boiler and we made ourown overloads on the coral sea drilled out some 11s and made 9s for full power runs and wartimeuse. Steaming an m-type with no abc"s was a real challenge but it made the watch go by fast.
Read more…[URL=http://s983.photobucket.com/user/kingsilver/media/blueridge.jpg.html][IMG]http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae312/kingsilver/blueridge.jpg[/IMG][/URL] a couple pieces of memorabilia from my four years (1970-1974) on the blue ridge. this ship is 43 years old and still in commission . "keep on trucking."
Read more…[URL=http://s983.photobucket.com/user/kingsilver/media/blueridge.jpg.html][IMG]http://i983.photobucket.com/albums/ae312/kingsilver/blueridge.jpg[/IMG][/URL] a couple pieces of memorabilia from my four years (1970-1974) on the blue ridge. this ship is 43 years old and still in commission . "keep on trucking."
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Roger Rodger, LOL!!!
Kevin, I was a BT on three 1,200 pounders, but my dad was also a GM2 in WWII, first on the carrier LEXINGTON in the Battle of the Coral Sea and then in turret 1 on the IOWA from her commissioning in '43 till the end of the war.
You know Kevin I can't even remeber being in the Exchange in Philly. Lived in Newport Delware ran in on 95 got off went in the Main Gate down the road to the peir at about 0630 reversed course at Liberty Call. Only change was when we were in SRA in the back Basin across from the Newport News used a different gate over by DRMO if I remeber right.
Rusty my Dad was a Gunners mate during WW2.was in 2 years came out 2nd class at the end of the war.
Blindmans was called just that, cause the guy who made your sub sandwich was blind,just like Sub Way today, to order,but he sure could tell the differance between a dollar bill and a 10 dollar bill,I think most sailors tested him!
Edgar Blindmans was on the base
Kevin I tried really hard to avoid any part of Philly. Went out he gate and got on 95 and went home when in port way to much weapons fire around there for my tastes. I like to keep it at the rifle range.
To BT Terry: My dad was a HMSN 1960-64 detatched wiih USMC during Cuban Miss. Crisis. Understand the stuff going on @ that time!
Terry, and all,be sure to join the Subic Bay page as well open to all!!
Edgar ever get a sub sandwich at blindmans there in Philly?,it was the only good thing there!
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