"Introduce Yourself"
Sep 3, 2015 14:16:27 #
Robert F. Marble 91 year old Navy Veteran with 24 years active
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
Sep 3, 2015 14:24:22 #
BUBBEHEAD BOB wrote:
Robert F. Marble 91 year old Navy Veteran with 24 years active
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
What boat were you on...I was on the Plunger (594) and then the USS Pintado. I help decommission the Plunger in Vallejo in '89.
Sep 3, 2015 14:39:16 #
BUBBEHEAD BOB wrote:
Robert F. Marble 91 year old Navy Veteran with 24 years active
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
Welcome Bubbehead. I look forward to your posts. You have a great deal of life experience, I hope you will be willing to share.
Sep 3, 2015 14:42:10 #
BUBBLEHEAD BOB here
USS PIPER (S-409) 6 years
USS GUAVINA (AOSS-362) 2 years (RESRVE TRAINING)
USS TRUTTA (SS-421) 3 years
USS VON STEUBEN (SSBN-632) 1 year (1 patrol)
(USS SENNETT (SS-408) 2 weeks (and discharge)
USS PIPER (S-409) 6 years
USS GUAVINA (AOSS-362) 2 years (RESRVE TRAINING)
USS TRUTTA (SS-421) 3 years
USS VON STEUBEN (SSBN-632) 1 year (1 patrol)
(USS SENNETT (SS-408) 2 weeks (and discharge)
Sep 3, 2015 15:02:29 #
LAPhil
Loc: Los Angeles, CA
BUBBEHEAD BOB wrote:
91. I'm impressed! Welcome to the OPP zoo. :-)Robert F. Marble 91 year old Navy Veteran with 24 years active
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
Sep 3, 2015 15:25:14 #
Theo
Loc: Within 1000 miles of Tampa, Florida
BUBBEHEAD BOB wrote:
Robert F. Marble 91 year old Navy Veteran with 24 years active
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
Veteran of a 91 year old navy? I thought it was much older.
Sep 3, 2015 15:38:13 #
BUBBEHEAD BOB wrote:
Robert F. Marble 91 year old Navy Veteran with 24 years active
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
Welcome aboard and thank you for your service.
My son, a 30-year veteran, also served aboard submarines and the DSRV AS OIC.
USS Bates, Drum, Dixon, Avalon, Seacliff and McKee. 1981-2011.
Sep 3, 2015 15:41:56 #
BUBBLEHEAD BOB here
I was assigned to the USS WASP (CVS-18) and on the way to Gibraltar to relieve the USS TARAWA (CV-40) we 22were involved in a collision with USS HOBSON (DMS-26) during
nighttime fly-ops. We struck her amidships and cut her in two,
sinking in 3 minutes. They lost 176 men and we rescued 26.
We suffered a 75-foot gash in our bow, lost both chain lockers,
anchors still housed and both chains h*****g. We hauled the chains in with the capstans and the crew man-handled the chains from the forecastle to the hangar deck.
I was assigned to the USS WASP (CVS-18) and on the way to Gibraltar to relieve the USS TARAWA (CV-40) we 22were involved in a collision with USS HOBSON (DMS-26) during
nighttime fly-ops. We struck her amidships and cut her in two,
sinking in 3 minutes. They lost 176 men and we rescued 26.
We suffered a 75-foot gash in our bow, lost both chain lockers,
anchors still housed and both chains h*****g. We hauled the chains in with the capstans and the crew man-handled the chains from the forecastle to the hangar deck.
Sep 3, 2015 16:06:48 #
BUBBLEHEAD BOB here.
To continue from my last:
The ship had to back al the way back to New York for fear of losing the overh*****g flight deck.
When the ship arrived at the New York Shipyard Annex in Bayonne, NJ, the bow of the USS HORNET (CV-12) was mounted
on a large barge. The drydock gate was pulled away by a tug and the barge was drawn in first. Then we were pulled into the
dock and set on the keel-blocks. The rough edges of our bow were removed with cutting torches, the the HORNET'S bow was pulled along and fitted to our ship. The whole operation took only ten days by the "Can Do" shipyard.
To continue from my last:
The ship had to back al the way back to New York for fear of losing the overh*****g flight deck.
When the ship arrived at the New York Shipyard Annex in Bayonne, NJ, the bow of the USS HORNET (CV-12) was mounted
on a large barge. The drydock gate was pulled away by a tug and the barge was drawn in first. Then we were pulled into the
dock and set on the keel-blocks. The rough edges of our bow were removed with cutting torches, the the HORNET'S bow was pulled along and fitted to our ship. The whole operation took only ten days by the "Can Do" shipyard.
Sep 3, 2015 16:20:21 #
PoppaGringo wrote:
Welcome aboard and thank you for your service.
My son, a 30-year veteran, also served aboard submarines and the DSRV AS OIC.
USS Bates, Drum, Dixon, Avalon, Seacliff and McKee. 1981-2011.
My son, a 30-year veteran, also served aboard submarines and the DSRV AS OIC.
USS Bates, Drum, Dixon, Avalon, Seacliff and McKee. 1981-2011.
When did your son serve aboard the Dixon? I was in San Diego from '86 to '88 any chance he was serving in that timeframe?
Sep 3, 2015 19:02:30 #
BUBBEHEAD BOB wrote:
Robert F. Marble 91 year old Navy Veteran with 24 years active
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
You may be our most senior (age) site member.
We have a gentleman, also N A V Y!, who just turned 89.
Sep 11, 2015 19:38:28 #
TroubleshooterTim
Loc: People's Republic of Oregon
BUBBEHEAD BOB wrote:
Robert F. Marble 91 year old Navy Veteran with 24 years active
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
duty, 12 years in "skimmers" and 12 years on submarines,
including a nuclear-powered boomer.
Residing in Mission Viejo, CA
Thank you for your service. We appreciate you choosing to join our discussions. I look forward to reading your opinions on these topics.
Welcome.
Sep 12, 2015 10:42:21 #
New today. retired, gun owner,served in 68-69. Tired of ---(stupid) misinformed peoples believes.
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