Norwegian Ships (Neutral?)

CaptBones · 05-05-13, 09:01 PM

BigWalleye - I didn't mean to suggest or imply anything re: morality or value judgments, please excuse me if it seemed to be that way. Plus, I do admire your fidelity to a "Higher Authority." FYI , I was born and raised in northern WI and first learned "Seamanship and Navigation" on Lake Superior, my Dad and several of his cronies had boats at Saxon Harbor; going fishing in November was not at all pleasant or relaxing!

Steve - I use my SH3 CDR personal Log in the very same way and always print out a copy when a career ends - DID or whatever; makes for some eye opening reading later on..."I did WHAT?" Yeah, lots of "adventures" in a 30-year Navy career (and for awhile afterward as well). We were the Flagship and a sort of Tender/"Mothership" for the PGs, USCG and RVN Navy Cutters and "Swift Boats" of TF 115; made for some interesting "scenarios", as they say. You should have been there on another occasion when my DE had to UNREP for fuel from a Destroyer Tender "somewhere south" of the Aleutians. I had the conn for eight hours in a "small gale", on station 100 feet off her port quarter, steaming at 8 knots directly into 30-ft seas, taking fuel through a 2-1/2 inch hose tied-off to a makeshift cover on the forward fueling trunk deck riser. My Reefer and watch cap were covered in ice, thought I'd frozen the entire right side of my face off....BTW - a "razzafrazzamobersober" to you too! And does sober know you're taking his name in vain?

05-05-13, 09:01 PM	#13
CaptBones The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Rockton, IL Posts: 281 Downloads: 208 Uploads: 0	Wasn't being "judgemental"...really. BigWalleye - I didn't mean to suggest or imply anything re: morality or value judgments, please excuse me if it seemed to be that way. Plus, I do admire your fidelity to a "Higher Authority." FYI , I was born and raised in northern WI and first learned "Seamanship and Navigation" on Lake Superior, my Dad and several of his cronies had boats at Saxon Harbor; going fishing in November was not at all pleasant or relaxing! Steve - I use my SH3 CDR personal Log in the very same way and always print out a copy when a career ends - DID or whatever; makes for some eye opening reading later on..."I did WHAT?" Yeah, lots of "adventures" in a 30-year Navy career (and for awhile afterward as well). We were the Flagship and a sort of Tender/"Mothership" for the PGs, USCG and RVN Navy Cutters and "Swift Boats" of TF 115; made for some interesting "scenarios", as they say. You should have been there on another occasion when my DE had to UNREP for fuel from a Destroyer Tender "somewhere south" of the Aleutians. I had the conn for eight hours in a "small gale", on station 100 feet off her port quarter, steaming at 8 knots directly into 30-ft seas, taking fuel through a 2-1/2 inch hose tied-off to a makeshift cover on the forward fueling trunk deck riser. My Reefer and watch cap were covered in ice, thought I'd frozen the entire right side of my face off....BTW - a "razzafrazzamobersober" to you too! And does sober know you're taking his name in vain?