Next meeting? Where? - Page 2

FIREWALL · 09-22-09, 01:24 PM

Lots of eye candy for the single guys too.

Lurchi · 09-22-09, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

So far, the candidates for the next meet in the US/Canada are:

New York:
USS Growler sub
USS Intrepid
USCGC Lilac

I am with von Hinten at this - would love to see a Fleet Boat and an Aircraft carrier. New York is also pretty easy to reach from Europe.

Aaaaaaaw it seems that Groton is within driving range from New York too ... USS Nautilus is there - i would love to see her!!!! I also remember that we had visitors from the Electric Boat Shipyard at my work some months ago ...

AVGWarhawk · 09-22-09, 01:38 PM

I believe the carrier in NY was just restored and reopened for visitors as well.

FIREWALL · 09-22-09, 01:43 PM

New York... The city that never sleeps.

mookiemookie · 09-22-09, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lurchi

Aaaaaaaw it seems that Groton is within driving range from New York too ... USS Nautilus is there - i would love to see her!!!!

Definately. Only a 2.5 to 3 hour trip.

AVGWarhawk · 09-22-09, 02:01 PM

Groton is the place for submarines.....

Nuc · 09-22-09, 02:45 PM

May I suggest New London CT (actually Groton) (2.5 Hours from NY).

US Navy Sub Force Museum and Library. USS Nautilus
http://www.ussnautilus.org/aboutus.shtml

Battleship cove MA (1.5 hours away)
USS Lionfish, USS Massachussets, USS Joeseph P Kennedy Jr.
http://www.battleshipcove.org/
http://www.battleshipcove.org/ss298-history.htm

Mystic Seaport (20 Minutes away)
http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.c...4EF92973095F09

New England Air Museum (1 hour away)
http://www.neam.org/

Groton, Submarine capital of the world
http://www.town.groton.ct.us/history...ndard/s322.jpg

Sledgehammer427 · 09-22-09, 02:47 PM

I vote CT if you guys do it when I'm up there visiting my mom,
else, I vote Chicago, cause by the time the next meet rolls around I'll be able to go up there and hang out with you guys!

AVGWarhawk · 09-22-09, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nuc

May I suggest New London CT (actually Groton) (2.5 Hours from NY).

US Navy Sub Force Museum and Library. USS Nautilus
http://www.ussnautilus.org/aboutus.shtml

Battleship cove MA (1.5 hours away)
USS Lionfish, USS Massachussets, USS Joeseph P Kennedy Jr.
http://www.battleshipcove.org/
http://www.battleshipcove.org/ss298-history.htm

Mystic Seaport (20 Minutes away)
http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.c...4EF92973095F09

New England Air Museum (1 hour away)
http://www.neam.org/

Groton, Submarine capital of the world
http://www.town.groton.ct.us/history...ndard/s322.jpg

It is the place! Lobster also.

KeptinCranky · 09-22-09, 03:09 PM

So far AVGWarhawk and Nuc have made some persuasive lists for the US eastern seaboard... a smorgasbord (a bit of danish influence there) of ships and other activities, the Hazy flight museum is also something I'd like to see

martes86 · 09-22-09, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Lobster also.

I hate lobster.

Carotio · 09-22-09, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

So far, the candidates for the next meet in the US/Canada are:

San Francisco:
San Diego:
Chicago:
New York:

All great cities and worth a visit some day, I guess. But which one of those are in Canada...?

ReallyDedPoet · 09-22-09, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carotio

All great cities and worth a visit some day, I guess. But which one of those are in Canada...?

Good one

Neal without asking us Canucks, lumped us in with themselves

FIREWALL · 09-22-09, 05:09 PM

Funny thing about USA borders.

They're there to keep people from sneaking in.

But ... Haven't ever been used to keep people from leaveing.

ReallyDedPoet · 09-22-09, 05:20 PM

Halifax

World War II

Halifax played an even bigger role in the Allied naval war effort of World War II. The only theatre of War to be commanded by a Canadian was the North Western Atlantic, commanded from Halifax by Rear-Admiral Leonard W. Murray. Halifax became a lifeline for preserving Britain during the Nazi onslaught of the Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Atlantic, the supplies helping to offset a threatened amphibious invasion by Germany. Many convoys assembled in Bedford Basin to deliver supplies to troops in Europe. The city's railway links fed large numbers of troopships building up Allied armies in Europe. The harbour became an essential base for Canadian, British and other Allied warships. Very much a front-line city, civilians lived with the fears of possible German raids or another accidental ammunition explosion. Well defended, the city was never attacked although some merchant ships and two small naval vessels were sunk at the outer approaches to the harbour. However, the sounds and sometimes the flames of these distant attacks fed wartime rumours, some of which linger to the present day of imaginary tales of German U-Boats entering Halifax Harbour. The city's housing, retail and public transit infrastructure, small and neglected after 20 years of prewar economic stagnation was severely stressed. Severe housing and recreational problems simmered all through the war and culminated in the Halifax Riot on VE Day in 1945.

Also, home of Theodore Tugboat

09-22-09, 01:24 PM	#16
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Lots of eye candy for the single guys too. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I believe the carrier in NY was just restored and reopened for visitors as well. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	New York... The city that never sleeps. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,293 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Groton is the place for submarines..... __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

09-22-09, 02:45 PM	#22
Nuc Planesman Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut, USA Posts: 180 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	May I suggest New London CT (actually Groton) (2.5 Hours from NY). US Navy Sub Force Museum and Library. USS Nautilus http://www.ussnautilus.org/aboutus.shtml Battleship cove MA (1.5 hours away) USS Lionfish, USS Massachussets, USS Joeseph P Kennedy Jr. http://www.battleshipcove.org/ http://www.battleshipcove.org/ss298-history.htm Mystic Seaport (20 Minutes away) http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.c...4EF92973095F09 New England Air Museum (1 hour away) http://www.neam.org/ Groton, Submarine capital of the world http://www.town.groton.ct.us/history...ndard/s322.jpg __________________ Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience. Admiral Hyman Rickover (1900 - 1986)

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Sledgehammer427 PacWagon Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Drinking coffee and staring at trees in Massachusetts Posts: 2,908 Downloads: 287 Uploads: 0	I vote CT if you guys do it when I'm up there visiting my mom, else, I vote Chicago, cause by the time the next meet rolls around I'll be able to go up there and hang out with you guys! __________________ Cold Waters Voice Crew - Fire Control Officer Cmdr O. Myers - C/O USS Nautilus (SS-168) 114,000 tons sunk - 4 Spec Ops completed V-boat Nutcase - Need supplies? Japanese garrison on a small island in the way? Just give us a call! D4C!

09-22-09, 03:09 PM	#25
KeptinCranky Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Netherlands Posts: 1,050 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	So far AVGWarhawk and Nuc have made some persuasive lists for the US eastern seaboard... a smorgasbord (a bit of danish influence there) of ships and other activities, the Hazy flight museum is also something I'd like to see

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FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Funny thing about USA borders. They're there to keep people from sneaking in. But ... Haven't ever been used to keep people from leaveing. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

09-22-09, 05:20 PM	#30
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,890 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Halifax World War II Halifax played an even bigger role in the Allied naval war effort of World War II. The only theatre of War to be commanded by a Canadian was the North Western Atlantic, commanded from Halifax by Rear-Admiral Leonard W. Murray. Halifax became a lifeline for preserving Britain during the Nazi onslaught of the Battle of Britain and the Battle of the Atlantic, the supplies helping to offset a threatened amphibious invasion by Germany. Many convoys assembled in Bedford Basin to deliver supplies to troops in Europe. The city's railway links fed large numbers of troopships building up Allied armies in Europe. The harbour became an essential base for Canadian, British and other Allied warships. Very much a front-line city, civilians lived with the fears of possible German raids or another accidental ammunition explosion. Well defended, the city was never attacked although some merchant ships and two small naval vessels were sunk at the outer approaches to the harbour. However, the sounds and sometimes the flames of these distant attacks fed wartime rumours, some of which linger to the present day of imaginary tales of German U-Boats entering Halifax Harbour. The city's housing, retail and public transit infrastructure, small and neglected after 20 years of prewar economic stagnation was severely stressed. Severe housing and recreational problems simmered all through the war and culminated in the Halifax Riot on VE Day in 1945. Also, home of Theodore Tugboat __________________ Back in the Day