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Posted: 7/23/2014 3:57:39 PM EDT
The fleet’s oldest deployable warship is nearing its goodbye.
The amphibious transport dock Denver returned from its final patrol in April and is set for an Aug. 14 retirement at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii after an astounding 46 years — a lifespan akin to a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:00:59 PM EDT
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USS Denver - a winner of the cold war
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:06:18 PM EDT
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Arfcom group buy?
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:18:07 PM EDT
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Poor Coast Guard is still deploying ships older and much smaller than this!
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:19:13 PM EDT
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Poor Coast Guard is still deploying ships older and much smaller than this! And doing a hell of a job. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:22:14 PM EDT
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I STILL can't talk about where I went on that tub. So don't none of you guys ask me.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:24:12 PM EDT
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I STILL can't talk about where I went on that tub. So don't none of you guys ask me. G 14 classified? 
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:24:44 PM EDT
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I STILL can't talk about where I went on that tub. So don't none of you guys ask me. Tease. Is she an l.p.d? |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:26:25 PM EDT
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I remember being scared to death the Navy was going to make me a CHENG on one of those.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:26:33 PM EDT
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KA3B- your posts are among the best this site has to offer.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:30:49 PM EDT
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I rue the day I left the Gator Navy and went to CRUDES. I deployed with her in my ARG back in 02.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:33:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I STILL can't talk about where I went on that tub. So don't none of you guys ask me. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:34:57 PM EDT
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I was on the USS Duluth LPD6 for a deployment on WESTPAC98. I saw the Denver twice docked in San Diego with the Denver Bronco's flag flying lol. It was cool since they won the superbowl that year and the previous year.
LPD's are no damn fun in hot climates. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:39:21 PM EDT
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When will you be able to talk about it? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I STILL can't talk about where I went on that tub. So don't none of you guys ask me. Seven years and a wake up. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 4:42:23 PM EDT
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If it ain't broke, retire it and replace it with the LCS
 
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Posted: 7/23/2014 5:07:54 PM EDT
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If it ain't broke, retire it and replace it with the LCS I bet after 46 years she is almost broke.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 5:14:01 PM EDT
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If it ain't broke, retire it and replace it with the LCS They're replacing her with LPDs. 26 or 27 I suppose. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 5:14:09 PM EDT
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We've got B-52's that have been on active duty longer than that.
Actually, after looking it, the last B-52 was built 6 year BEFORE this thing launched. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 5:20:27 PM EDT
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We've got B-52's that have been on active duty longer than that. Actually, after looking it, the last B-52 was built 6 year BEFORE this thing launched. There's one B-52 in particular that's been flown by three generations of the same family. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 5:26:06 PM EDT
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Not to high-jack the thread, but I've read the the typical B-52 flight vents 55 gallons of hydraulic fluid. Think about that in the context of flying an airframe that is at least 52 years old with untold takeoffs and landings.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 5:52:46 PM EDT
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There's one B-52 in particular that's been flown by three generations of the same family. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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We've got B-52's that have been on active duty longer than that. Actually, after looking it, the last B-52 was built 6 year BEFORE this thing launched. There's one B-52 in particular that's been flown by three generations of the same family. I served on a gator that was 30 years old and it was worn out. When we were decommissioning her the Brazilian navy was looking at it, they turned her down. Salt water can be hard on steel. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 5:55:58 PM EDT
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I was on the USS Duluth LPD6 for a deployment on WESTPAC98. I saw the Denver twice docked in San Diego with the Denver Bronco's flag flying lol. It was cool since they won the superbowl that year and the previous year. LPD's are no damn fun in hot climates. That's the truth. Is there any place aboard one that's relatively cool? |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 5:57:27 PM EDT
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We've got B-52's that have been on active duty longer than that. Actually, after looking it, the last B-52 was built 6 year BEFORE this thing launched. That B-52 wasn't sitting in salt water for 46 years. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 5:58:29 PM EDT
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USS Denver - a winner of the cold war 
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Posted: 7/23/2014 6:13:04 PM EDT
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I remember being scared to death the Navy was going to make me a CHENG on one of those. One of the 1200 lb cruisers or (shudder) one of the BROOKE-class FFGs (aka Broke-class) with the 1200lb P-fired plants would have been MUCH worse. I know a guy who relieved as CHENG of a steam CG in the hole, and was relieved in the hole 18 mos later. He barely saw daylight. 
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Posted: 7/23/2014 6:28:46 PM EDT
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You know after all the bullcrap involved with being deployed on one of these crappy gator freighters, I feel sad when I look at the ships laid up ready for scrap. It's like a slow death to a dumb loyal dog.
I'll never forget manning the rails while pulling into dock at Pearl Harbor and seeing the USS Missouri to port and the outline of the USS Arizona below the bow. It gives me the chills to this day thinking about that . Even though I wasn't the ship's crew I am proud to have served with her. RIP USS Duluth. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 6:32:18 PM EDT
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If Malaysia doesn't take her maybe the Philippines or *gasp* Vietnam could
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Posted: 7/23/2014 6:34:34 PM EDT
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I rue the day I left the Gator Navy and went to CRUDES. I deployed with her in my ARG back in 02. I despise Gators. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 6:49:14 PM EDT
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I despise Gators. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I rue the day I left the Gator Navy and went to CRUDES. I deployed with her in my ARG back in 02. I despise Gators. Me to at that time. But I only remember the fond memories now. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 6:55:31 PM EDT
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Me to at that time. But I only remember the fond memories now. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I rue the day I left the Gator Navy and went to CRUDES. I deployed with her in my ARG back in 02. I despise Gators. Me to at that time. But I only remember the fond memories now. Screw that. Lines for everything. Wanna go eat chow? Marines standing in line. Wanna go grab something from the ship's store? Marines standing in line. You like freshwater? Just embarked the Marines.....water hours. I prefer a tin can. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:01:38 PM EDT
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LOL thats all I got
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:07:35 PM EDT
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Well it sounds like you were ship's crew. It wasn't fun sleeping in a berthing with 40 other Marines on a ship designed for the Bering Sea while in the Persian Gulf. AC was an afterthought on our ship and It was 90* down there. All night you would hear (one of two) air vents being turned another direction every time someone had to make a head call.
6mos out of year you were sunbathing and grilling on the steel beach, admit it. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:07:38 PM EDT
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It's kinda sad to see her get retired, but it's past time.
She took me and the rest of BLT 1/7 back home to Yokuska in 87', and the paint was getting thick on her back then. The Galley crew just wasn't ready for the compliments(Guys sneaking in seconds), but dammit, those guys cranked out better chow underway, than any Marine chow hall on Pendleton. For an Amphibious bus, it's not going to get much attention going away, but she stood out in my mind over half a dozen others I don't even remember the name of... |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:16:06 PM EDT
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It has been over 25 years since i lasst saw her docked in San Diego. She had alot of mishaps and collisions during her lifetime.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:19:19 PM EDT
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That B-52 wasn't sitting in salt water for 46 years. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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We've got B-52's that have been on active duty longer than that. Actually, after looking it, the last B-52 was built 6 year BEFORE this thing launched. That B-52 wasn't sitting in salt water for 46 years. How much altitude stress did the ship experience? |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:23:17 PM EDT
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Sailed with her on the 13th MEU in 2007. Pretty sure it broke down more than a few times.....
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:38:20 PM EDT
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G 14 classified? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I STILL can't talk about where I went on that tub. So don't none of you guys ask me. G 14 classified? Were you fighting aliens at the South Pole?
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:41:00 PM EDT
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Edit: Disregard my original post. I messed up. It was not the Denver I saw launched, it was in fact a LST
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:43:51 PM EDT
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Ah the good ole Denver.
In before somebody posts pics of when the front fell off. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:45:29 PM EDT
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How much altitude stress did the ship experience? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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We've got B-52's that have been on active duty longer than that. Actually, after looking it, the last B-52 was built 6 year BEFORE this thing launched. That B-52 wasn't sitting in salt water for 46 years. How much altitude stress did the ship experience? To be fair, when's the last time a B-52 labored through 20 foot seas? |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:46:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I STILL can't talk about where I went on that tub. So don't none of you guys ask me. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:48:32 PM EDT
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I remember being scared to death the Navy was going to make me a CHENG on one of those. Great way to lose some weight hanging out next to boilers all day long, sweating it all out. What's to complain about? |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:53:05 PM EDT
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They should give it to the Coast Guard to serve as a mobile base of operations.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 7:57:46 PM EDT
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They should give it to the Coast Guard to serve as a mobile base of operations. This would be a good idea, specially in areas where the USCG would need a mobile helicopter platform, like Alaska. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 8:00:53 PM EDT
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How much altitude stress did the ship experience? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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We've got B-52's that have been on active duty longer than that. Actually, after looking it, the last B-52 was built 6 year BEFORE this thing launched. That B-52 wasn't sitting in salt water for 46 years. How much altitude stress did the ship experience? I promise you, any AF aircraft gets a lot more needed maintenance than a ship ever would. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 8:01:36 PM EDT
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I don't think a lot of you guys realize how beat the fuck up that boat is.
Like, break down all the time and almost have explosions beat the fuck up. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 8:02:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I STILL can't talk about where I went on that tub. So don't none of you guys ask me. |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 8:03:50 PM EDT
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This would be a good idea, specially in areas where the USCG would need a mobile helicopter platform, like Alaska. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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They should give it to the Coast Guard to serve as a mobile base of operations. This would be a good idea, specially in areas where the USCG would need a mobile helicopter platform, like Alaska. Much better use would be a migrant holding platform off key west |
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Posted: 7/23/2014 8:06:02 PM EDT
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I don't think a lot of you guys realize how beat the fuck up that boat is. Like, break down all the time and almost have explosions beat the fuck up. Sounds like a USCG WHEC. Take in lines. Make it 60ft from the pier. Something major catches on fire. Shoot lines back over. 4 month patrol complete in 7 minutes.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 8:08:33 PM EDT
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To be replaced with the USS Green Bay (LPD-20) next year. I imagine that will be quite an upgrade.
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Posted: 7/23/2014 8:11:44 PM EDT
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Poor Coast Guard is still deploying ships older and much smaller than this! And this former commercial fisherman would still buy a Coastie a beer anytime. |
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