And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Tuesday, November 15, 2022
Crewmen aboard USS New Jersey (BB-62) paint the barrel of one of her 16 inch/50 caliber guns, during sea trials in the Pacific Ocean, 1982.
Took pictures of her from my plane as she steamed into Bremerton back in '69. Turns out my barber today was Quartermaster on her that voyage and I was able to share the pictures with him.
Took a tour in the early 80's out of SF. Bought the hat and still,have it.
ReplyDeleteCorrosion control is big in the Navy.
ReplyDeleteNot anymore.
DeleteRust buckets everywhere now. We look like a 3rd world navy, a poor one.
Can't keep the Oxidation at bay. Yea, but the Navy knows all about personal pronouns and get free gender trannsitioning.
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DeleteJust like the DOT, 3 watchers, one worker.
ReplyDeleteGuy with the cuppa has to be a Chief. Rust pick'n & paint'n; such a life in deck force.
Delete"Guy with the cuppa" isn't a Chief. Probably a 1st class PO.
DeleteEvil Franklin
No dropcloth on the pristine deck. It’s something else.
ReplyDelete16" inside diameter? What would be the outside diameter? Looks huge.
ReplyDeleteI say applying grease, instead of paint
ReplyDeleteThe Navy. It's not just an adventure, it's a job.
ReplyDeleteTook pictures of her from my plane as she steamed into Bremerton back in '69. Turns out my barber today was Quartermaster on her that voyage and I was able to share the pictures with him.
ReplyDeleteWe have gone from BB-64 USS WISCONSIN, THE BIG BADGER BOAT, and her three IOWA class sisters, to LCSes. It is to weep.
ReplyDeleteAOR-1 USS Wichita refueled /UNREP after over haul 1982 .Have pictures , She is BIG . The P.O. on the Ladder was sayin, There I was
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