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iambecomelife
05-18-12, 06:55 PM
Taken today during my lunch break. One of the last Liberties. And an eye catching mascot on her stern quarters. :rotfl2:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/iambecomelife/bow-view.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/iambecomelife/deckhouse-1.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/iambecomelife/thename.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/iambecomelife/deckhouse2.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/iambecomelife/stern-guns.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/iambecomelife/stern01.jpg

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d54/iambecomelife/mascot.jpg
TarJak
05-18-12, 07:30 PM
Cool shots. Great to see that there are a few of these still around. I visited the SS O'Brien in San Francisco in '08 on my way home from the Subsim meet.
Sailor Steve
05-18-12, 08:16 PM
Awesome experience! :rock:
nikimcbee
05-19-12, 10:42 PM
I've been there.:salute:
That's probably the best lunch break ever.
iambecomelife
05-20-12, 12:01 PM
I'd give my front teeth to have lunch with Brownie. She looks yummy.:D
Jimbuna
05-20-12, 12:37 PM
Cool shots. Great to see that there are a few of these still around. I visited the SS O'Brien in San Francisco in '08 on my way home from the Subsim meet.

Cool shots...TarJak has been on one of those :DL
nikimcbee
05-20-12, 01:16 PM
Here's some I took from the subsim meet2010:
http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg835/scaled.php?server=835&filename=subsim20106071.jpg&res=landing

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg641/scaled.php?server=641&filename=subsim20106065.jpg&res=landing

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg839/scaled.php?server=839&filename=subsim20106063.jpg&res=landing

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg25/scaled.php?server=25&filename=subsim20106062.jpg&res=landing

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg440/scaled.php?server=440&filename=subsim20106123.jpg&res=landing


http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg844/scaled.php?server=844&filename=subsim20106120.jpg&res=landing

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg14/scaled.php?server=14&filename=subsim20106136.jpg&res=landing

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg808/scaled.php?server=808&filename=subsim20106078.jpg&res=landing
nikimcbee
05-20-12, 01:27 PM
The other Liberty ship...
Jeremiah O'Brien

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg300/scaled.php?server=300&filename=p1030228pe3.jpg&res=landing

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg118/scaled.php?server=118&filename=p1030164mu6.jpg&res=landing

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg300/scaled.php?server=300&filename=p1030318zn7.jpg&res=landing

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg300/scaled.php?server=300&filename=p1030311sg9.jpg&res=landing
Jimbuna
05-20-12, 02:44 PM
How did you manage to climb up that bow line unnoticed? :DL
nikimcbee
05-20-12, 03:38 PM
How did you manage to climb up that bow line unnoticed? :DL

skilz:haha:
Jimbuna
05-21-12, 09:38 AM
skilz:haha:

One can imagine :DL

http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/resources/images/1597204/?type=display
iambecomelife
05-21-12, 06:16 PM
Great restoration work on the O'Brien...I saw a "before" picture of her taken when she was laid up, and literally the whole ship was red with rust. Now she's a beaut.
nikimcbee
05-21-12, 06:43 PM
Great restoration work on the O'Brien...I saw a "before" picture of her taken when she was laid up, and literally the whole ship was red with rust. Now she's a beaut.

The O'Brein has a really good D-Day diorama. I'll dig through my photos and see if I can find a few pictures of it.