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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.
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.
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.
I'm from the government and I'm here to help.
That's it. That's the one.
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.
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?
The Savannah, fiest steamship to cross the Atlantic.
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Rich The Savannah, fiest steamship to cross the Atlantic.
You need to go back and read the question a little more carefully.
Is it the Australian steamship John Oxley ?
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.
Don't have a clue then.
Is it the Sky Wonder?
The Sky Wonder is the last steam powered cruise ship (built in 1984)
The PS Waverley; the last seagoing paddle wheel steamship. Launched October 1946 and currently an operating historic ship around the coast of Britain.
bondoman The PS Waverley; the last seagoing paddle wheel steamship. Launched October 1946 and currently an operating historic ship around the coast of Britain.
Very good, bondoman! You've got it, ask away.
Roger that, I'll be back with something this evening.
Wuddat and wheredat?
I ain't sayin' a thing...
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Sail actually, but not enough info. Which one, and where? I took that pic about five hours ago.
And to think that some poor sub is now running around topless! Why, that's absolutely scandalous!
It's a "he"
So is it even possible for us to figure this out based solely on the photo?
Is it whats left of the SSN Pargo?
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.
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"?
I would probably be safe in saying it is named for a he.
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.
Well, I think it must be Mare Island, but that's as farv as I can get.
Yes it is. City in which it's located?
That would be Vallejo, but it doesn't get me any closer.
Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658)
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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