Fair winds and following seas...

[dkmatthews]

Fair winds and following seas to the sailors of my old ship, USS Ramage. She departed yesterday for an eight month deployment.

http://media2.wavy.com/video/anvato/2013/08/07/USS_Ramage_deploys_for_eight_months_128571.mp4

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[downtownv]

May God watch over them!

[wyntrout]

+1! I was out at NS Mayport yesterday for pharmacy refills. I pass by destroyer row where the frigates and destroyers are berthed. I sure miss seeing the JFK over on the other side.

I love those ships and what they represent... projecting our "diplomacy" and ready for any type of action... real Warships!

Wynn:)

[johnk568]

Howdy,

I was stationed at Mayport from 63 to 65. Loved going to sea there. I was on a Destroyer for 4 years. Loved every minute. Great times there.

John

[Dirt doc]

I also bid calm winds and following seas to your ship and shipmates. Oh and don't forget liberty ports with lots of COLD beer.

My ship resides in Davy Jones locker. She was used as a target ship and I can't describe the anger I felt when I saw the news of her demise. When i served on her we fired thousands of rounds of naval gunfire support on the gunline. The spotters used to ask for us because we hit what we shot at. We had the honor of supporting the South Vietnamese marines when they recapture the citadel in Quan Tri city. She survived two mine hits and dodged North Vietnamese shore batteries. This ship and I went through the metamorphosis from polywog to shellback together. Shortly after I left her she served as the platform from which the US Marines boarded and recaptured the USS Mayaguez. It just seemed she deserved a better fate.

[dkmatthews]

Thanks for your service, Dirt doc and johnk568.

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[muggsy]

It's an ill wind that blows no good. I was a part of the eat and retreat Navy. I served on an ammunition ship. The ship must have had a funny odor because no one wanted to get near us unless they were receiving ammunition. U.S.S. Nitro AE-23. Service to the fleet.

[AJBert]

From the title of the thread I though you were talking about a ship that was being decommissioned. 4 of the 5 ships I was on have met that fate. Though one became a USNS boat.

That one was also an ammo ship, the "Silver Bullet", USS Flint AE-32. The last was also the first Aegis boat, the USS Ticonderoga CG-47, the pre-cursor to all cruisers and destroyers in the fleet today. Yet one technology we haven't shared with anyone, to my knowledge.

[pineappleshooter]

There's only two kinds of ships - submarines and targets!

pineappleshooter YNC(SS), USN (Ret)


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[dkmatthews]

There's only two kinds of ships - submarines and targets!

pineappleshooter YNC(SS), USN (Ret)


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Well played, Chief. Although, we all know that a submarine is referred to as a "boat" and not a ship. :D

I was an OS-0324, trained in using the LAMPS Mk III for OTH-T and ASW.

[muggsy]

Every morning I shave with the two ships that I served on. Both were turned into razor blades. Ashes to ashes, rust to rust.