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- Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:31 pm
- Forum: Scuttlebutt
- Topic: All Female Submarine Crews
- Replies: 5
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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...
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:25 pm
- Forum: Whatever Happened to...?
- Topic: Donald Ray Ebbert
- Replies: 5
- Views: 35280
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 ...
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:17 pm
- Forum: Scuttlebutt
- Topic: All Female Submarine Crews
- Replies: 5
- Views: 33762
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...
- Thu Oct 22, 2009 5:00 pm
- Forum: Reunion Tales
- Topic: Reunion 2011 Planning: Location (Round 2 voting)
- Replies: 13
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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
Jim Eldridge '66-'71
- Thu May 25, 2006 5:42 pm
- Forum: Scuttlebutt
- Topic: DeComm
- Replies: 4
- Views: 18777
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?