More fun at sea!

[TurboDave]

The squids on this board probably remember: "All hands standby while coming about!"

A fast Cruiser in a heavy turn. Damn those were some fun days!

 

[John Wilde]

I got sea sick just looking at that...

 

[TurboDave]

She was in a hard starboard turn at 30 knots, and threw her rudders to port to reverse the turn, which heeled her over to port even harder!! Part of sea trials testing.

 

[NM Tom]

Boy what memories...was on Richmond K Turner CG20 (Lehey class) from 89-93. It was a top heavy SOB!

 

[Bad Boyz]

During the Cuban crises we were in the Med.I was on the flight deck.There was a Russian trawler coming straight for us.Got so close that Captain Miller ordered a hard port.Never in my life did I think that a carrier could turn that hard.I thought that she was going over on her side or I was going to slide off the deck.The good ole days.

 

[TurboDave]

Boy what memories...was on Richmond K Turner CG20 (Lehey class) from 89-93. It was a top heavy SOB!

Ya, she had beautiful lines. Unfortunately, sunk as a target off Puerto Rico in 1998.

 

[TurboDave]

Speaking of "top heavy", what about the "tall ladies" of the Albany class!

 

[TurboDave]

Even the "big ones" can have fun testing high speed turns!

 

[PLAINWHITE T]

Great pictures...thanks for posting!

 

[Boostdeznuts]

How much does it cost in Fuel for a fun day like that ? $50,000 ?

 

[TurboDave]

How much does it cost in Fuel for a fun day like that ? $50,000 ?

Are you talking about the Carrier? $ 0. It's nuclear powered. ALL of our Carriers now are. All the fossil fueled carriers have been decommissioned.

 

[Bad Boyz]

Sure got goose bumps on the carrier picture.Pretty sure the list was more than that one.We had to get out of the way in a hurry.

 

[TurboDave]

Sure got goose bumps on the carrier picture.Pretty sure the list was more than that one.We had to get out of the way in a hurry.

You must be even older than me, talking about the Cuban missle crisis and all. What ships have you served on?

 

[Bad Boyz]

Jusr one senior chief.USS FDR CVA42.62-66.

 

[TurboDave]

Ahhhh, Good ole F.D.R.

 

[mat231v6]

Even the "big ones" can have fun testing high speed turns!

that is too cool!

 

[NM Tom]

Ya, she had beautiful lines. Unfortunately, sunk as a target off Puerto Rico in 1998.

Yea, saw some pics of it after taking a couple missle hits and it was kinda bone chilling seeing a hole in the side that would have been real close to "Fox" berthing. Seeing any ship sink now gives me pause...guess that is what happens when you live on a ship that long.

 

[Squid4life]

Ship pics never get old. Post away Senior!

 

[TurboDave]

Ship pics never get old. Post away Senior!

I have access to thousands of ship photos, so if anyone wants a particular ship pictured, or remembers their previous commands or a ship a family member served aboard just let me know, If I can find it, I'll post it up!!
It's hard finding heavy weather shots, simply because when the weather was really bad, we were made to stay inside, for obvious reasons.

 

[TurboDave]

As an example, I'll post of a picture of each of the ships I was aboard during my Navy career, and I'll try and get them in order.

My first ship: USS America (CV-66)