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Posted by Echo139er on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 4:47 PM

subfixer

The initiate becomes a member of The Royal Order of Shellbacks.

The second part of the question is a bit vague, a lot of USN ships have crossed the equator on July 4.

I am a proud member of this ancient order.

I am also a proud member of this fraternity among others.  It saddens me, my brother, to inform you that your answer is incorrect (partially).

The answer requires a bit more specifics.  As for your second answer once you figure out the first the second will fall into place all on its own.

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Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 5:00 PM

Well, this is not an officially recognized title, but crew members of the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42), (my father's first ship, by the way) were called Star Spangled Shellbacks after their crossing the equator on July 4, 1966.

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Posted by Echo139er on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 6:26 PM

That's it. That's the one.

 

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Posted by bondoman on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 6:29 PM

It's no small thing, that. I've been all over this world, but curiously only in the northern hemisphere, except to Peru about a dozen times, all on an Airbus and they didn't hand out anything but peanuts.

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Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 9:29 PM

Okee-dokee...

This vessel is the last operating example of a type that began plying the seas for the first time on May 22, 1819. What vessel is it?

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Posted by Rich on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 10:06 PM

The Savannah, fiest steamship to cross the Atlantic.

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Posted by subfixer on Wednesday, November 17, 2010 11:36 PM

Rich

The Savannah, fiest steamship to cross the Atlantic.

You need to go back and read the question a little more carefully.

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Posted by shannonman on Thursday, November 18, 2010 4:16 AM

Is it the  Australian steamship John Oxley ?

"Follow me who can" Captain Philip Broke. H.M.S. Shannon 1st June 1813.
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Posted by subfixer on Thursday, November 18, 2010 4:27 AM

shannonman

Is it the  Australian steamship John Oxley ?

No, there is something fairly unique about this vessel that makes her the last of her kind and almost what you could call a direct decendent of Savannah.

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Posted by Rich on Thursday, November 18, 2010 6:04 AM

Don't have a clue then.

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Posted by Echo139er on Thursday, November 18, 2010 7:54 AM

Is it the Sky Wonder?

The Sky Wonder is the last steam powered cruise ship (built in 1984)

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Posted by bondoman on Thursday, November 18, 2010 9:27 AM

The PS Waverley; the last seagoing paddle wheel steamship. Launched October 1946 and currently an operating historic ship around the coast of Britain.

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Posted by subfixer on Thursday, November 18, 2010 7:07 PM

bondoman

The PS Waverley; the last seagoing paddle wheel steamship. Launched October 1946 and currently an operating historic ship around the coast of Britain.

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm150/6134rdm/300px-PS_Waverley_off_Greenock_1994.jpg

Very good, bondoman! You've got it, ask away.

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Posted by bondoman on Friday, November 19, 2010 7:55 AM

Roger that, I'll be back with something this evening.

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Posted by bondoman on Friday, November 19, 2010 9:37 PM

Wuddat and wheredat?

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Posted by subfixer on Friday, November 19, 2010 10:55 PM

I ain't sayin' a thing...Zip it!

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Posted by ddp59 on Friday, November 19, 2010 11:33 PM

us nuke sub conning tower

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Posted by bondoman on Friday, November 19, 2010 11:51 PM

Sail actually, but not enough info. Which one, and where? I took that pic about five hours ago.

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Posted by tucchase on Saturday, November 20, 2010 3:35 AM

And to think that some poor sub is now running around topless! Surprise  Why, that's absolutely scandalous! Whistling

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Posted by bondoman on Saturday, November 20, 2010 3:39 AM

It's a "he"

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Posted by Echo139er on Saturday, November 20, 2010 7:19 AM

So is it even possible for us to figure this out based solely on the photo? 

Is it whats left of the SSN Pargo?

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Posted by bondoman on Saturday, November 20, 2010 11:41 AM

Hint- it's on display close to me; about an hours drive. it's in a shipyard, or what's left of one. The location is a key to the answer.

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Posted by tucchase on Saturday, November 20, 2010 1:33 PM

bondoman

It's a "he"

OK, I'll bite.  Why is a sub a "he"?  Or is this something to do with the general shape of a sub, that makes it a "he" instead of a "she"?

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Posted by subfixer on Sunday, November 21, 2010 4:51 AM

I would probably be safe in saying it is named for a he.

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Posted by bondoman on Sunday, November 21, 2010 6:20 PM

This particular submarine is named for the namesake of the city in which it was built, and in which it is currently displayed, in fact it is displayed in the shipyard in which it was built.

That city/shipyard/submarine sail is within 30 miles of the Golden Gate Bridge, and is the oldest US navy Shipyard on the West Coast.

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Posted by Rich on Sunday, November 21, 2010 6:39 PM

Well, I think it must be Mare Island, but that's as farv as I can get.

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Posted by bondoman on Sunday, November 21, 2010 6:59 PM

Yes it is. City in which it's located?

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Posted by Rich on Sunday, November 21, 2010 7:19 PM

That would be Vallejo, but it doesn't get me any closer.

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Posted by Echo139er on Sunday, November 21, 2010 7:58 PM

Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658)

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Posted by bondoman on Sunday, November 21, 2010 8:46 PM

SSBN 658 Mariano G. Vallejo was launched at Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, CA on 10/22/65.  She was named after a key figure in the transition of California from Mexican rule to US territory and statehood. A hero of mine.

Her crew called her the "Valley Joe".

This particular class of submarine also included a foreign head of state, a liberation fighter and a comedian. But that's a question for another day.

I spend time at Mare Island when possible, donate to the various organizations that seek to preserve the history of the area, and generally study the history of the state.

Historic Drydock #1:

Over to you, Joe.

 

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