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by STS66
Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:31 pm
Forum: Scuttlebutt
Topic: All Female Submarine Crews
Replies: 5
Views: 30853

Re: All Female Submarine Crews

Keith, I'd like to think that's true and I certainly believe the technology is a great leap forward. But every time we have relied on technology providing a safety buffer, "Murphy" has jumped in. Titanic was "unsinkable." The machine gun was going to eliminate warfare. The A-bomb...
by STS66
Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:25 pm
Forum: Whatever Happened to...?
Topic: Donald Ray Ebbert
Replies: 5
Views: 32487

Re: Donald Ray Ebbert

Sheri, I was a sonarman on the Gold crew with your Dad. I remember once, while loading torpedoes, he was operating a chain hoist that lowered torpedoes down into the torpedo room. The hoist malfunctioned and the fish came down on your father's shoulder. I half expected him to be crushed but he just ...
by STS66
Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:17 pm
Forum: Scuttlebutt
Topic: All Female Submarine Crews
Replies: 5
Views: 30853

All Female Submarine Crews

O.K., I've waited and given it some thought. I've rejected my reactionary, knee-jerk responses. It's come down to this: Every non-qual who ever walked aboard a boat fell in with a crew numbering hundreds of patrols on a variety of classes. That collection of "salts" kept the ship from harm...
by STS66
Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:00 pm
Forum: Reunion Tales
Topic: Reunion 2011 Planning: Location (Round 2 voting)
Replies: 13
Views: 65595

Re: Reunion 2011 Planning: Location (Round 2 voting)

I have many fond (and some not so fond) memories of Charleston. But it's just not the same since all of our cultural centers disappeared; Anchor, 5 & 25, Brass Rail, etc. I vote for Norfolk/Newport News. However, I'll attend anywhere.
Jim Eldridge '66-'71
by STS66
Thu May 25, 2006 5:42 pm
Forum: Scuttlebutt
Topic: DeComm
Replies: 4
Views: 18651

DeComm

I keep seeing references to the Madison being disposed of at Puget Sound, but I distinctly remember seeing her at Mare Island. Will someone who was there clear this up? Was she de-fueled one place and cut up in another?