Yeah, I know, I watched some of the videos. (smiles and stuff)
But seriously, they keep her in amazing shape. It really is impressive.
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Ship Photo of the Day
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Yeah, I know, I watched some of the videos. (smiles and stuff)
But seriously, they keep her in amazing shape. It really is impressive.
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Bullets don't fly without Supply
Growing up, my dad had a wooden model (12-14") of this boat that we used to play with, looked identical to the real thing. Kids being kids we probably broke it and lost pieces, no idea where it is now.
I grew up in Cleveland. Been on her many times. She is in good shape, evan better now.
Sorry, who's mom are we talking about? ?
With the HMS Queen Elizabeth visiting Japan, I thought a few photos would be nice.
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I mentioned the 1931 movie “Hell Divers” yesterday which featured the USS Saratoga CV-3 so a few photos today.
Saratoga landing aircraft, 6 June 1935
Saratoga launching aircraft on 31 May 1934 during her Atlantic deployment
Saratoga after having been hit by a kamikaze, 21 February 1945
Carriers Saratoga (center), Lexington (top), and Langley(below) at Puget Sound Navy Yard in 1929
Saratoga landing aircraft, 6 June 1935
Saratoga launching aircraft on 31 May 1934 during her Atlantic deployment
Saratoga after having been hit by a kamikaze, 21 February 1945
Carriers Saratoga (center), Lexington (top), and Langley(below) at Puget Sound Navy Yard in 1929
Different Lexington. The one in Randy's photo was sunk at Coral Sea. Wasn't the second Lex a dedicated training carrier?
You probably know this but for the others reading this that's a different Lexington (CV-2 vs CV-16) .
CV-16 started it's life as a fleet Essex carrier during WWII and went through a bunch of lives after WWII...CV/CVA/CVS/CVT/AVT-16...and ended up life as a training carrier.
Oh yeah. I remember the sinking. But without looking closely at dates and not seeing the hull number, I just thought it was a photo before she got the angle deck. I am an idiot overcome by sentimentality for my youthful Navy days.
I landed on the Lex (CVT-16) when at the HTs. Certainly not an official trap, but really cool to land on such an historic ship.
Recce fail! Sounds like someone needs some time in the SDO chair to study up! ?
I worked her deck many times, when I was in VA-44 we qualed on her all the time. I'm really showing my age.
