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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen
Great shots, August. I am beginning to regret not going to this.
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Dude, you and everyone else who didn't show missed probably the biggest collection of ships that we're ever likely to visit in a single get together.
Between us we saw (in no particular order and not counting non ship exhibits):
A US Nautilus class submarine
A US Balao class submarine
A German midget submarine
A Japanese midget submarine
A Japanese suicide boat
A US Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM)
A US Fletcher class Destroyer
A US Gearing class Destroyer
A Soviet built missile Frigate
A US Des Moines class Heavy Cruiser (my favorite of the whole trip)
A US Baltimore class Heavy Cruiser (bow section only)
A US age of sail Frigate (and the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world).
A US Elco PT boat
A US Higgins PT boat
A US South Dakota class Battleship
A Liberty ship (not sure if McBee made it there)
A US Essex class Aircraft Carrier (Lurchi and Bas)
A US Grayback class Missile Submarine (Lurchi and Bas)
We were all agreed that it's gonna be pretty tough to top such an extensive lineup...