Submariners?

[2Paps]

Now you've got me curious, it shouldn't take more than 2 or 3 Submariners to surround this whole group. How many of us are aboard the forum?

USS Triton
USS Sunfish
USS Spadefish
USS Thomas A. Edison
USS Stonewall Jackson

All those boats were decommissioned and cut up for scrap metal years before I retired in '93! Yeah, I served in all of them too.

 

[Bubba49]

Not a Submariner, but I tracked a bunch of em as a Sonar Tech and Ocean Systems Tech. Retired in 09 after completing 30 years and 24 days.

Bubba

 

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Not a submariner ... but I did lots of repairs on them ... especially the nukes.

 

[2Paps]

Not a Submariner, but I tracked a bunch of em as a Sonar Tech and Ocean Systems Tech. Retired in 09 after completing 30 years and 24 days.

Bubba

I'll bet most of them were not ours.

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Not a submariner ... but I did lots of repairs on them ... especially the nukes.

Thank you! If it wasn't for the shipyards and repair facilities we wouldn't be able to do the things we do.

 

[wehrme]

In my younger years, my girlfriend and I used to go down to the lake at night, and watch the submarine races.

 

[Catfish]

In my younger years, my girlfriend and I used to go down to the lake at night, and watch the submarine races.

Yeah, I remember quite a few of those myself. :clapping:

 

[2Paps]

In my younger years, my girlfriend and I used to go down to the lake at night, and watch the submarine races.

Yup, me too! Had to start my career somewhere.

 

[rhino 2]

The phase Submarine Racing was the brainchild of Murray the ''K''... Somewhere around 1958/59.... I remember watching the races and listing to him from the back seat of a 59 Mercury with a hot rod Lincoln engine..ThumbUp..,.... Those were the days , I guess you can look back , But you can't go back...

 

[dbruce56]

My son was Navy. Tho not a Submariner, he was aboard a Sub Tender out of Guam when he was in.

 

[Rob683AD]

Qual Boat was USS John Marshall SSBN-611G
Also served on USS George Washington Carver SSBN-656B
USS Nathan Hale SSBN-623G
USS-Michigan SSBN-727B

Retired Chief Missile Technician.

 

[2006gold]

Not one either. Served in the ground based air Navy (P-3's) operating a couple of sensor stations and radio. Tracked a lot of subs, mostly soviet. Did have the honor of meeting a WW2 submariner on the last cruise the wife and I went on. Some awesome stories.

 

[BigWheel5b]

I'm one! Served and qual'ed on USS Bonefish (SS)582 in 1982 in San Diego as Electrician's Mate.

 

[Peacerider]

Submarines!!!

Served aboard and qualified on the USS Daniel Webster SSBN 626 Gold when it had the bow planes, only nuke missile boat to have bow planes, made it easier to find coming back highly lubricated!!!!

 

[2006gold]

Not me. Tracked a bunch though. P-3's, VP-28, VP-4 out of Hawaii, Adak , Japan, Guam.

 

[2Paps]

Not one either. Served in the ground based air Navy (P-3's) operating a couple of sensor stations and radio. Tracked a lot of subs, mostly soviet. Did have the honor of meeting a WW2 submariner on the last cruise the wife and I went on. Some awesome stories.

When you can get a WW2 submariner to talk about their war experiences you're in for a treat. Most of the time they are pretty tight lipped.

 

[2Paps]

Served aboard and qualified on the USS Daniel Webster SSBN 626 Gold when it had the bow planes, only nuke missile boat to have bow planes, made it easier to find coming back highly lubricated!!!!

I qualified on USS Triton (SSN 586) and spent 4.5 years aboard as a QM. She was the only boat we built with 2 reactors. She was also 450' long!

Do you ever come up to N. FL?

 

[2Paps]

I'm one! Served and qual'ed on USS Bonefish (SS)582 in 1982 in San Diego as Electrician's Mate.

Ah yes,one of the "B" girls. San Diego was the one Subase I successfully avoided. Never wanted to be stationed there.

 

[Peacerider]

I qualified on USS Triton (SSN 586) and spent 4.5 years aboard as a QM. She was the only boat we built with 2 reactors. She was also 450' long!

Do you ever come up to N. FL?

not often only to pass through headed to New Mexico to sister in laws place. But hopefully will change after Dec this year I retire fully, then might start looking to move north of I-4! Take s8 hours just to get out of south Florida and it is getting to crazy down here!!!

 

[1dn5up]

I always admired all bottom feeders, thought it was cool lurking around to torpedo somthing.

Went to CT to tour one, being I'm clostifobic, :shok: had to vacate in a hurry. Sub folks are special !

 

[Peacerider]

I always admired all bottom feeders, thought it was cool lurking around to torpedo somthing.

Went to CT to tour one, being I'm clostifobic, :shok: had to vacate in a hurry. Sub folks are special !

Yes bubble-heads are a special group of, well let's just say different!! My wife's uncle as WWII bubble head, suffered 18 hours of depth charges from the Japanese Navy, aoparetnly they tok offense to them sinking their ships!!!