what ships have you been on?

Spartan_X · 05-05-10, 02:40 AM

I guess we are talking about military ships here, since ive been on many passenger ships

... Anyway, i've been on 2 historical ships of the Hellenic navy, the Fletcher-class destroyer "Velos" and on a 1911 pre-dreadnaught battleship, the "Averof". Both are anchored in Athens as museum ships. Averof fought in the Balkan wars and WW1 and served in WW2 as a anti-aircraft platform.

Bill Nichols · 05-05-10, 06:26 AM

HMS Victory
Holland 1
HMS Alliance
HMS Invincible
HMS Churchill *
HMCS Saguenay
HDMS Esbern Snare
PNS Tipu Sultan
USS Croaker
USS Drum
USS Growler
USS Lionfish
USS Batfish
USS Nautilus *
USS Narwhal
USS Los Angeles
USS Norfolk
USS Simon Bolivar
USS Fulton
USS Holland
USS Dixon
USS Hector *
USS England *
USS Tarawa *
USS Enterprise
USS Intrepid
USS Massachusetts
USS Texas
USS Constellation (1854)
USS Constitution (Old Ironsides)
Pride of Baltimore

Also, couldn't get on, but visited USS Cavalla, USS Stewart, and the U-boat U-1 in the Deutsches Museum. Tug boats and floating drydocks I don't count.

* At Sea

nikimcbee · 05-05-10, 09:00 AM

Now are we sorting this by boats and ships

?

I think Bill wins.

Frying Tiger · 05-05-10, 11:29 AM

I've been on (partial list, as best I can remember...)

All the ships at Battleship Cove in Fall River, MA (Lionfish, Massachusetts, Joseph Kennedy, etc)
USS Pampanito, San Francisco, CA
HMS Victory, Portsmouth UK
Frigate "Rose", Newport RI
Sloop "Providence" (got to go out for a day cruise)
Barkentine "Regina Maris" (day cruise... had the helm while coming about)
Juliette 484, Providence, RI (only a few months before it sank)
USS Nautilus (not at sea)
USS Intrepid
USS Cassin Young, Boston, MA
USCGC Eagle

Before 9-11 we used to get a lot of ship visits and tours when I lived in Boston:
USS Simpson (FFG)
USS Biddle (CG)
USS Guam
USS Saipan
USS Bunker Hill
HMS Ark Royal (they had a wonderful napkin folding exhibit)
USS Fulton
A Mackenzie class DDH (HMCS SASKATCHEWAN I think)
USS Aylwin (or another Knox-class FF... they let me play with aiming the ASROC launcher)
USS McCloy
USS Kennedy (CV-67) (took me two tries, the line was 6 hours long the first time!)

And thanks to my Dad working on some historical research with Captain Tyrone Martin, I got a chance to go out on one of the turnaround cruises of the USS Constitution. That was a real high point!

And most recently, I just got a tour of the USS Virginia. Seriously cool submarine.

mookiemookie · 05-05-10, 11:50 AM

A paltry list, but I've visited:

USS Cavalla SS-244
USS Texas BB-35
USS Lexington CV-16
USS Stewart DE-238
U-505

At the end of this month, I'll be able to add the USS Pampanito and USS Jeremiah O'Brien to my list.

I'll even be able to say I've sailed on the Jeremiah O'Brien, as we're going on the Memorial Day cruise. Can't wait!

Sailor Steve · 05-05-10, 09:59 PM

USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887) for nine months of my life. Visited a lot of ships while stationed in Long Beach, but I can't remember any of them.

jwilliams · 05-06-10, 12:02 AM

I've never served in the navy. But I grew up in the city of Plymouth, home of the largest naval base in western europe (HMNB Devonport). So I saw many ships and subs and i have even helped built and refit a few ships and subs while i was an apprentice fabricator/welder. So as you can imagine, i've been on quite a few ships and subs.

The most famous ship that I've been on ( and I'm not old enough to have helped build this one

) is HMS Victory. .

05-05-10, 06:26 AM	#2
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	HMS Victory Holland 1 HMS Alliance HMS Invincible HMS Churchill * HMCS Saguenay HDMS Esbern Snare PNS Tipu Sultan USS Croaker USS Drum USS Growler USS Lionfish USS Batfish USS Nautilus * USS Narwhal USS Los Angeles USS Norfolk USS Simon Bolivar USS Fulton USS Holland USS Dixon USS Hector * USS England * USS Tarawa * USS Enterprise USS Intrepid USS Massachusetts USS Texas USS Constellation (1854) USS Constitution (Old Ironsides) Pride of Baltimore Also, couldn't get on, but visited USS Cavalla, USS Stewart, and the U-boat U-1 in the Deutsches Museum. Tug boats and floating drydocks I don't count. * At Sea __________________ My Dangerous Waters website: Last edited by Bill Nichols; 05-05-10 at 06:00 PM.

05-05-10, 09:00 AM	#3
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Now are we sorting this by boats and ships? I think Bill wins. __________________

05-05-10, 11:29 AM	#4
Frying Tiger Sonalysts Man Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Waterford, CT Posts: 113 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I've been on (partial list, as best I can remember...) All the ships at Battleship Cove in Fall River, MA (Lionfish, Massachusetts, Joseph Kennedy, etc) USS Pampanito, San Francisco, CA HMS Victory, Portsmouth UK Frigate "Rose", Newport RI Sloop "Providence" (got to go out for a day cruise) Barkentine "Regina Maris" (day cruise... had the helm while coming about) Juliette 484, Providence, RI (only a few months before it sank) USS Nautilus (not at sea) USS Intrepid USS Cassin Young, Boston, MA USCGC Eagle Before 9-11 we used to get a lot of ship visits and tours when I lived in Boston: USS Simpson (FFG) USS Biddle (CG) USS Guam USS Saipan USS Bunker Hill HMS Ark Royal (they had a wonderful napkin folding exhibit) USS Fulton A Mackenzie class DDH (HMCS SASKATCHEWAN I think) USS Aylwin (or another Knox-class FF... they let me play with aiming the ASROC launcher) USS McCloy USS Kennedy (CV-67) (took me two tries, the line was 6 hours long the first time!) And thanks to my Dad working on some historical research with Captain Tyrone Martin, I got a chance to go out on one of the turnaround cruises of the USS Constitution. That was a real high point! And most recently, I just got a tour of the USS Virginia. Seriously cool submarine. __________________ *Roger "Frying Tiger"* Long** Art Lead Sonalysts Combat Simulations "the atom-powered submarine: Her engines were to be a miracle of speed and power, her sides strong enough to withstand any blow... The mind of man had thought of everything - except that which was beyond his comprehension!"

05-05-10, 11:50 AM	#5
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	A paltry list, but I've visited: USS Cavalla SS-244 USS Texas BB-35 USS Lexington CV-16 USS Stewart DE-238 U-505 At the end of this month, I'll be able to add the USS Pampanito and USS Jeremiah O'Brien to my list. I'll even be able to say I've sailed on the Jeremiah O'Brien, as we're going on the Memorial Day cruise. Can't wait! __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here. Last edited by mookiemookie; 05-05-10 at 07:35 PM.

05-05-10, 09:59 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	USS Brinkley Bass (DD-887) for nine months of my life. Visited a lot of ships while stationed in Long Beach, but I can't remember any of them. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-05-10, 02:40 AM	#1
Spartan_X Nub Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	I guess we are talking about military ships here, since ive been on many passenger ships ... Anyway, i've been on 2 historical ships of the Hellenic navy, the Fletcher-class destroyer "Velos" and on a 1911 pre-dreadnaught battleship, the "Averof". Both are anchored in Athens as museum ships. Averof fought in the Balkan wars and WW1 and served in WW2 as a anti-aircraft platform.

05-06-10, 12:02 AM	#7
jwilliams Ace of the Deep Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,013 Downloads: 124 Uploads: 0	I've never served in the navy. But I grew up in the city of Plymouth, home of the largest naval base in western europe (HMNB Devonport). So I saw many ships and subs and i have even helped built and refit a few ships and subs while i was an apprentice fabricator/welder. So as you can imagine, i've been on quite a few ships and subs. The most famous ship that I've been on ( and I'm not old enough to have helped build this one ) is HMS Victory. . __________________ Windows 7, 64bit. Phenom II 965BE (OC 4cores @ 3.8 Ghz). Radeon HD4870 (1gb gddr5). 6gb Ram. Last edited by jwilliams; 05-06-10 at 12:24 AM.