glynn angle
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I ate @ many Air Force bases (lots of TDY) & I can say that the food available varied greatly !! I think it depended on whether the cooks were selling food supplies out the back door. By the way I loved SOS !!!!
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dmort
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Sos
I used to go to a restaurant that would serve SOS on Veterans Day. It really wasn't that good......Sometimes our memories lie to us.
SOS was never my preference but it always tasted better in the field. kind of like hot dogs taste better at a game or on a picnic.
SOS on a cold morning in the desert at 29 Palms wasn't that bad. SOS however, after waiting in line forever in the dark freezing your --s off, just below the snow line on Mt. Fuji, was a whole another experience, I thought I really liked it...........Then I went to the restaurant on Veterans Day.
Mort
I used to go to a restaurant that would serve SOS on Veterans Day. It really wasn't that good......Sometimes our memories lie to us.
SOS was never my preference but it always tasted better in the field. kind of like hot dogs taste better at a game or on a picnic.
SOS on a cold morning in the desert at 29 Palms wasn't that bad. SOS however, after waiting in line forever in the dark freezing your --s off, just below the snow line on Mt. Fuji, was a whole another experience, I thought I really liked it...........Then I went to the restaurant on Veterans Day.
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glynn angle
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I expect you're right. I haven't tried SOS in a long time. (I'm sure some people don't understand what those initials stand for) !!
jackie schmidt
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It's been over 50 years since I was (forced) to eat it.
For those that don't know, it's "Sh-t on a Shingle", a not so polite name for "creamed beef on toast".
For those that don't know, it's "Sh-t on a Shingle", a not so polite name for "creamed beef on toast".
dmort
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Old Ships
When I was a kid I was attracted to sailing ships....the American Clipper was and still is my favorite.
One time in Japan we were berthed near a cruiser (light, I think) . The proportions between the deck/hull and the super structure made it very attractive. I'm sure that wasn't the intent but sometimes war machines turn out that way...like the Spit and the P51.
All this just to say a cruiser came into the ship yard while I was working there. I think it had come out of mothballs. In any case the first thing that happened was the removal of the forward gun mounts. They were replaced by a missile house and launch system. Ugly!....and the new radar system made it even worse.
I know the Navy was trying to fill a gap in defense capabilities by using an existing hull. It's about the money and I understand that.
After sea trials the ship was back in for a tune up and I got to board her with someone who was familiar with the feed system from the missile house. I didn't know anything about what he was doing and still don't. I was just there to lend a hand and never saw him again.
In our immediate company was a Navy Petty Officer with a government 45. Never saw him again either.
I was hoping I could walk around the ship a little bit but that never happened.
I like old ships, old machinery and I still do. I worked in the right place at the right time.
Mort
When I was a kid I was attracted to sailing ships....the American Clipper was and still is my favorite.
One time in Japan we were berthed near a cruiser (light, I think) . The proportions between the deck/hull and the super structure made it very attractive. I'm sure that wasn't the intent but sometimes war machines turn out that way...like the Spit and the P51.
All this just to say a cruiser came into the ship yard while I was working there. I think it had come out of mothballs. In any case the first thing that happened was the removal of the forward gun mounts. They were replaced by a missile house and launch system. Ugly!....and the new radar system made it even worse.
I know the Navy was trying to fill a gap in defense capabilities by using an existing hull. It's about the money and I understand that.
After sea trials the ship was back in for a tune up and I got to board her with someone who was familiar with the feed system from the missile house. I didn't know anything about what he was doing and still don't. I was just there to lend a hand and never saw him again.
In our immediate company was a Navy Petty Officer with a government 45. Never saw him again either.
I was hoping I could walk around the ship a little bit but that never happened.
I like old ships, old machinery and I still do. I worked in the right place at the right time.
Mort
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Scrapped. A couple of weeks ago. I goggled a ship and looked at images...And ran across a cruiser tied up in moth ball fleet. Might be it....Not sure.
Scrapped.
https://www.navsource.org/archives/04/1121/040121.htm (battle E incorrect. We got 2 when I was on it. Should have been 3....)
USS Gridley CG-21.
When JF Kerry was on it, they called it a DLG. And up until decom., there was a question that every new guy(officer and crew) got axed...."What are your initials?" "Do ya think, you will be president some day?" That went on for 25 yrs.....
Nice picture of an SM-2 Launch. 600 miles 95% kill ration.
Bad thing about losing those ships. Box launch SM1 is only 300m......
Scrapped.
https://www.navsource.org/archives/04/1121/040121.htm (battle E incorrect. We got 2 when I was on it. Should have been 3....)
USS Gridley CG-21.
When JF Kerry was on it, they called it a DLG. And up until decom., there was a question that every new guy(officer and crew) got axed...."What are your initials?" "Do ya think, you will be president some day?" That went on for 25 yrs.....
Nice picture of an SM-2 Launch. 600 miles 95% kill ration.
Bad thing about losing those ships. Box launch SM1 is only 300m......
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The picture they had on a post card was really good.
I have a pic of an asroc launching. In the early morning pea green soup, that blows out to sea after 1100 - 1300 hrs....Ah! "the marine layer".
That's why San Diego has the best weather. Marine layer blows in at night. Keeps things sorta cool. Especially during Santa Anna winds....
Here's why climate change is BS. LA/San Diego smog. SD smog comes from LA. It took science 100 yrs to figure this out.....It's a circle. Down the coast, Out to sea, up the coast, inland, down the coast....All they had to do was axe a local....Indian. They would have told you....They used this knowledge to avoid fire season.....A very old indian explained this to me.....
I have a pic of an asroc launching. In the early morning pea green soup, that blows out to sea after 1100 - 1300 hrs....Ah! "the marine layer".
That's why San Diego has the best weather. Marine layer blows in at night. Keeps things sorta cool. Especially during Santa Anna winds....
Here's why climate change is BS. LA/San Diego smog. SD smog comes from LA. It took science 100 yrs to figure this out.....It's a circle. Down the coast, Out to sea, up the coast, inland, down the coast....All they had to do was axe a local....Indian. They would have told you....They used this knowledge to avoid fire season.....A very old indian explained this to me.....
Steelhead1
G Vanlier
Mort
Can’t believe we live in the same town, both served in the Navy and enjoy shooting and have never met. When the holidays are over send me a PM and lets figure a place to meet for lunch!
Can’t believe we live in the same town, both served in the Navy and enjoy shooting and have never met. When the holidays are over send me a PM and lets figure a place to meet for lunch!
jackie schmidt
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Here is a specialty Shipyard job we did last week on a new 3200 Horsepower Tug for NGL. We are drilling the Reduction Gear/Clutch foundations. Each gear has eight 1 1/2 inch bolts. The four corner bolts on each foot are "body fit", which keep the gear from shifting under normal operation.
We set up jacking screws on every corner, and align the Gear Output Coupling to the Propellor Shaft Coupling. Everything has to be cinched tight so nothing can shift during the drilling operation.
We machine the Body Fit bolts from Grade 8 blanks we buy. They are fit with .001 interference fit. I soak them in liquid nitrogen for about 20 minutes and slip them in. The inner bolts on the Gear Foot just get Grade 8 non fitted bolts.
I use a big #4 Ingersol Rand Pnuematic Corner Drill and fabricated mount that more ore less makes it a portable drill press. I place it where the bolt is to be, and tack weld it in place. Each drill has it's own guide bushing. It might look a tag crude, but with this, we can drill and ream extremely precision holes quite efficiently.
After we install the bolts, the Shipyard will pour "Chockfast Orange" Chocks to complete the setting in of the Gear.
If you notice the plate between the Gear Foot and the foundation, it i there because when using Chockfast, the thickness of the chock cannot exceed 1 3/4 inchor be less than 1/2 inch. These would be 2 1/4, so you include the plate so you have two 3/4 thick Chocks.
http://benchrest.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20499&stc=1&d=1514143452
http://benchrest.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20497&stc=1&d=1514097432
http://benchrest.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20498&stc=1&d=1514097520
http://chockfast.com/products/two-component-epoxy-chocking-compounds/chockfast-orange/
We set up jacking screws on every corner, and align the Gear Output Coupling to the Propellor Shaft Coupling. Everything has to be cinched tight so nothing can shift during the drilling operation.
We machine the Body Fit bolts from Grade 8 blanks we buy. They are fit with .001 interference fit. I soak them in liquid nitrogen for about 20 minutes and slip them in. The inner bolts on the Gear Foot just get Grade 8 non fitted bolts.
I use a big #4 Ingersol Rand Pnuematic Corner Drill and fabricated mount that more ore less makes it a portable drill press. I place it where the bolt is to be, and tack weld it in place. Each drill has it's own guide bushing. It might look a tag crude, but with this, we can drill and ream extremely precision holes quite efficiently.
After we install the bolts, the Shipyard will pour "Chockfast Orange" Chocks to complete the setting in of the Gear.
If you notice the plate between the Gear Foot and the foundation, it i there because when using Chockfast, the thickness of the chock cannot exceed 1 3/4 inchor be less than 1/2 inch. These would be 2 1/4, so you include the plate so you have two 3/4 thick Chocks.
http://benchrest.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20499&stc=1&d=1514143452
http://benchrest.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20497&stc=1&d=1514097432
http://benchrest.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20498&stc=1&d=1514097520
http://chockfast.com/products/two-component-epoxy-chocking-compounds/chockfast-orange/
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dmort
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The GRIDLEY was commissioned in 1963 with Terrier and Asroc missles. 5 years later she was decommissioned. Was this an upgrade to the SM-1 or-2?
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dmort
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Sounds like a plan.
dmort
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I got it and I really like your drill press setup.You are definitely a no frills kind of guy....and it works.
Pouring the chocks looks like a mess waiting to happen.
Could you send a pic of the finished installation on the one in the previous pictures?
Mort
Re designated from DLG to CG....Not sure about decommissioned....
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