The "Big E" (CV-6)
Mon Dec 10, 2007 11:48 pm
A Beautiful Lady
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFXcnUtMT4A&feature=related
Shay
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Semper Fortis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFXcnUtMT4A&feature=related
Shay
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Semper Fortis
Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:16 am
Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:41 am
What a shame this great ship wasnt preserved as a museum!
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Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:29 am
Always brings a tear to my eye! 
Two most stupid things............
Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:09 pm
Q. What are the two most stupid things the USN has EVER done???
A. 1. Nuke the Sara
2. Cut up ENT.
I am considering making #3 sinking Forrestal, the first of the supercarriers!
Opinions???......
A. 1. Nuke the Sara
2. Cut up ENT.
I am considering making #3 sinking Forrestal, the first of the supercarriers!
Opinions???......
Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:40 pm
I took a few rides on the Forrestal as a kid (dependent's cruises out of Mayport)
They did some flight ops while we were onboard, its amazing how LOUD it is from below when the jets are landing. It sounds like they are coming through the deck.
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They did some flight ops while we were onboard, its amazing how LOUD it is from below when the jets are landing. It sounds like they are coming through the deck.
B
Tue Dec 11, 2007 9:53 pm
Yes, we lamented this all at length earlier this year (but, I wasn't aware that the film Shay found even existed)...
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=108619#108619
http://warbirdinformationexchange.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=108619#108619
Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:38 pm
Carriers seem like the flavor of the week.
As were are on the subject, anyone know the fate of the Essex CV-9?
As were are on the subject, anyone know the fate of the Essex CV-9?
Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:00 pm
Curtis Block wrote:As were are on the subject, anyone know the fate of the Essex CV-9?
According to the "Haze Gray and Underway" website, Essex (CV-9) was "decommissioned to reserve 30 June 1969, stricken for disposal 1 June 1973, and subsequently sold and scrapped at Kearny NJ."
http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/us_fleet.htm
Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:05 pm
Not the story I wanted to hear, but thanks anyway.
She was my grandfathers ship during the war. I guess I'll only see it in pictures.
At least that's cheeper than a plane ticket.
She was my grandfathers ship during the war. I guess I'll only see it in pictures.
At least that's cheeper than a plane ticket.
Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:13 pm
Curtis Block wrote:Not the story I wanted to hear, but thanks anyway.
Yes, a shame that the lead ship of this important class could not be saved (especially given your own family connection). However, four of her sisters are preserved around the country and a tour of one of them would give you a pretty good idea of (at least some of) what your grandfather experienced.
USS Yorktown (CV-10) -- Patriot's Point (Charleston), South Carolina
USS Intrepid (CV-11) -- New York City, New York (though currently undergoing an extensive refurbishment)
USS Hornet (CV-12) -- Alameda, California
USS Lexington (CV-16) -- Corpus Christi, Texas