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Title: US sailors gripe about lengthy mission to protect Israel
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URL Source: https://youtu.be/_7lHTj7u2IM
Published: Jul 7, 2024
Author: Horse
Post Date: 2024-07-07 09:39:54 by Horse
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Views: 3223
Comments: 25
Poster Comment: Longest US Naval Mission Since WW II.
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#1. To: Horse (#0)
Before bush the younger our deployments were six or so months. On a boat 264 feet long 39 feet at the beam 75 of us were, nary an inch to swing a dead cat. Three or four hours of rack time was about the best in a 24 hour period.
Very interesting. What type of vessel?
It might be a secret. ;)
Dammit, Holdings. He was just about to spill everything. Now I have nothing to report to my yellow friends.
My battle station was gun boss all mounts, weren't but two M2 Brownings and a couple hand me down M60s, I'd run out of barrels before I ran out of ammo. Hell we still had M14s, didn't get M9s until '97.
My father was a Gunner's Mate 1/C...July 7,1942 - October 10, 1945 This was his boat. His gun was one of the mid-ship turrets...can't remember which one. Went to several reunions with him...enjoyed every minute of it. I love those Fletcher class destroyers.
If we had fair winds and following seas we could make 16 knots, I made that kind of speed in my 27 foot 48 inch beam banca with 16 HP Briggs for the power plant. Either a 3in38 or 5in54 on the bow.
Not familiar with this... this... or this...
banca, Tagalog for boat with a canoe shaped hull with one or both side with bamboo outriggers. 3in38 is gun bore 3 inch 38 caliber, 5in54 is 5 inch 54 caliber.
Either a 3in38 or 5in54 on the bow. So...you've got a 27 foot outrigger with either a 3in38 or 5in54 on the bow. I like it!
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#3. To: ghostrider (#1)
boat 264 feet long 39 feet at the beam
#4. To: watchman, ghostrider (#3)
Very interesting. What type of vessel?
#6. To: BTP Holdings (#4)
It might be a secret. ;)
#8. To: watchman (#6)
#14. To: ghostrider (#8)
My battle station was gun boss all mounts,
#16. To: watchman (#14)
#17. To: ghostrider (#16)
27 foot 48 inch beam banca
3in38
5in54
#22. To: watchman (#17)
#25. To: ghostrider, Esso (#22)
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banca, Tagalog for boat with a canoe shaped hull with one or both side with bamboo outriggers.
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