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Posted: 6/11/2005 10:57:01 PM EDT
Thought I'd share a few pics of our recent 8-day trip to Hawaii. BTW... eight ISN'T enough! Flying in to Honolulu, over Pearl Harbor:  View From Arizona Memorial Visitor's Center - USS Arizona Memorial and USS Missouri:  Approaching the AZ Memorial:  Entrance/Exit to Memorial:  View from side:  View of Mighty Mo from back of AZ Memorial boat:  Through open ceiling of AZ Memorial:  Remains of USS Arizona:    Still oozing oil from below:  The wall:  |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 10:58:00 PM EDT
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A few more...
USS Missouri ("Mighty Mo") from dock:  Big'uns:  Ship's doctor's quarters - I liked the skull:  On bridge - damn thick door!  Nexus Of Mighty Mo:  More from bridge - I just thought this looked interesting:  Harpoon missile tubes on deck:  Ack-ack:  Dent in side of Mo where kamikazi struck:  Story behind above pic:  The Spot:    Admiral Perry's "Backwards Flag" over The Spot:  View of USS Arizona Memorial From USS Missouri:  Another:  |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 10:58:53 PM EDT
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More..........
Boarding the USS Bowfin:  Forward torpedo room:  Control room:  Engine room:  Manuvering room:  Stern flag of USS Bowfin, views of AZ Memorial & Mighty Mo:  5inch/25caliber topside gun:  40mm:  Forward gun:  The tower also showing Jap kills:  |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 10:59:31 PM EDT
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A couple miscellaneous shots.... Kilauea volcano calderon.  Closer up:  Don't eat yellow dirt:  Footprint in lava?   Turtle lollygagging on black sand beach:  View from the back of the condo:  Hey! Look what someone tried to bring on the plane!  I should have called security on him - bringing gunporn on a plane! Next thing you know he'll wanna bring fire on the plane!  |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 11:04:26 PM EDT
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Very nice pictures.
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Posted: 6/11/2005 11:05:03 PM EDT
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Re: Pearl Harbor Pics:
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Posted: 6/11/2005 11:08:11 PM EDT
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Awesome pics...
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Posted: 6/11/2005 11:13:13 PM EDT
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I saw the Big Mo at Bremerton, WA before Reagan had it refitted..........and then decomissioned less than 10 years later.
Been to HI many times, never made it to Pearl. |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 11:17:45 PM EDT
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Posted: 6/11/2005 11:22:45 PM EDT
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Very nice pictures.
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Posted: 6/11/2005 11:48:19 PM EDT
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It was a "must" stop for me. |
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Posted: 6/11/2005 11:50:09 PM EDT
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Great pics!
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Posted: 6/12/2005 12:14:10 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/12/2005 12:20:35 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/12/2005 12:21:55 AM EDT
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Those Japanese kids don't look too happy.
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Posted: 6/12/2005 12:26:07 AM EDT
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Great shots Mac, thankx for sharing.
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Posted: 6/12/2005 1:02:35 AM EDT
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Cool pics, thanks
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Posted: 6/12/2005 3:01:25 AM EDT
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I went to Pearl when on my honeymoon 25 years ago. The driver on the launch that took us to the Arizona Memorial reminded everybody to be respectful because this memorial is treated as a grave yard. Since I was there many years ago, the Arizona Memorial's Visitor's Center had deterioated to point where it needs repair because it sees about 3 more than times the amount people traffic than previously anticipated.
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Posted: 6/12/2005 3:14:07 AM EDT
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Those are some GREAT pictures. Enjoyed looking at them. I spent a little over 2 years in Hawaii, at and around Pearl Harbor and Oahu, in the late 60s. Courtesy of "Uncle Sam". Been by the Azirona Memorial a thousand times but never once visited it. Really regret it now. Never even left the Island of Oahu to visit any of the others except when leaving the harbor on ship. I was young then, in my late teens, and didn't think about all the sites to see.
I have recently gone down to Mobile and toured the USS Alabama. Well worth the trip. Got some similar pictures of the Alabama like yours of the Missouri. May go and see it again some time. |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 3:20:34 AM EDT
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Awesome pics, thanks for sharing.
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Posted: 6/12/2005 3:25:12 AM EDT
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nice pics, how long will the oil leak from the ship for?
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Posted: 6/12/2005 3:27:36 AM EDT
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Since it was sank. I too was on the "Big Mo," when it was docked in Long Beach, Calif. Stood on the same deck where the Japanese signed the surrender papers. The deck is covered in with mahogoney wood. I forget the reason, but I thought it was unusual. |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 3:28:49 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/12/2005 3:29:29 AM EDT
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Hhaha I know its been leaking since it sank but how long will it leak ? |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 3:36:33 AM EDT
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Sorry, too early. I forget, they told us how much fuel that it was carrying, it was like a bunch, like in terms of tons. It probably leaks a few gallons a day..... |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 4:03:04 AM EDT
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great pictures. thanks.
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Posted: 6/12/2005 4:09:57 AM EDT
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Very good pics, thanks for sharing.
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Posted: 6/12/2005 4:17:22 AM EDT
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Nice pictures thanks. Where were you staying? The view is great.
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Posted: 6/12/2005 4:19:32 AM EDT
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Thanks for the pics. They are great.
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Posted: 6/12/2005 4:45:55 AM EDT
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Great pics! I was stationed at Schofield Barracks, thet brings back memories! It ceratainly is a GREAT place to visit, I just don't want to live there.
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Posted: 6/12/2005 4:57:26 AM EDT
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Me too ( 1973 ) Go Lightning! 
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Posted: 6/12/2005 4:59:17 AM EDT
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Me three. And I have almost those EXACT pictures of Pearl that I took when I first arrived on Oahu. |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 5:03:48 AM EDT
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www.pastfoundation.org/Arizona/Legacy_2.htm In addition to analysis of oil and microbes, NPS researchers measured the amount of oil escaping from the ship at several locations. This was done to quantify the leakage rate for long-term monitoring to see whether specific location oil leakage is stable or increasing. The device used for quantitative monitoring is a customdesigned oil catchment device (OCD) provided by USIA, a corporate partner. Based on qualitative observations, the primary escape point during the 1980s was a single hatch on the port side of Barbette No. 3. This point was measured in 1998 and a rate of 1.0–1.5 quarts per 24 hours was established. Since 2000, at least two additional leak points have been observed. In November 2003, NPS archeologists measured oil escaping from two primary leak points—one of which was the hatch on the starboard side of Barbette No. 3 that was measured in 1998 (Figure 11). The other was a hatch on the starboard side of Barbette No. 4. Slightly less than 1.0 quart was recorded in a 24 hour period from the hatch adjacent to Barbette No. 3, which means there has been no net increase in oil release at this point since first measured in 1998; in fact, somewhat less was recorded in 2003 than in 1998. The hatch to starboard of Barbette No. 4 had 1.3 quarts recorded during each of two 24-hour collection periods. These points will be monitored periodically, as will any new release points. |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 5:05:47 AM EDT
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Nice pictures. I went back "home" last September after my Grandmother passed away. Didn't go to Pearl Harbor on that trip, but I have been there many times before. My father told me that his mother once said that on December 7, 1941, she was walking to church when the first wave of planes flew overhead. She was there in Waipahu. I wish I would have gotten a chance to talk to her about it when I had the opportunities.
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Posted: 6/12/2005 5:06:05 AM EDT
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29th BCT Hawaii Army National Guard...currently in Iraq
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Posted: 6/12/2005 5:08:05 AM EDT
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Hawaii Army Nationa Guard
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Posted: 6/12/2005 5:15:54 AM EDT
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For a very long time. There is only so much the National Park Service divers can do to the wreck. The hull was breached in several places and some of the the fuel tanks are weeping the very think oil which was called Navy Special Fuel Oil. They may have tried some liquid plug material such as Belzona...but they must be very careful. The wreck is after all a tomb for 1177 men. ETA: BTW, I was stationed there twice. Those two tours were the best I ever had. We all had a blast. |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 5:41:22 AM EDT
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Thanks for the pictures Mac!
Same here. I need to go sometime. And Pearl Harbor will be the first and longest stop of the trip. If I never see the rest of Hawaii I could live with it. |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 5:44:43 AM EDT
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The oil in some of the ships bunkers is actually supporting the structure of the Arizona.
Google up oil+ USS Arizona.
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Posted: 6/12/2005 5:50:54 AM EDT
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One of the coolest places to go walk around is Hickam AFB.
On the operations building, the barracks and some of the hangers you can see where bullets and bomb blasts left their marks. The old NAS Barbers Point has a small but nice aircraft collection. |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 6:26:05 AM EDT
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Her's a preety good site: USS Arizona Preservation Project 2004 |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 6:27:41 AM EDT
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AKsRule, RikWriter,
Tropic Lightning my Lightfighter brothers! I was there 91-97, had to re enlist PDA due to marrying my wife who just got there and could not PCS with me. Air Assault! Do you national guard guys know SSG Jones who is recruiting now? |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 6:32:47 AM EDT
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Nice pictures, thanks for sharing them. Now you have just made me need to go back to see a couple places I missed in my last trip there.
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Posted: 6/12/2005 6:39:28 AM EDT
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Thanks for sharing. I bet the Arizona Memorial would be a sad place to visit. But then going over to the Missouri would probably cheer me up, by reminding me how it all ended.
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Posted: 6/12/2005 6:54:21 AM EDT
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Great pics!
The first one shows you landing at the Honolulu Intl. Airport/Hickam AFB complex. I think those buildings and tarmac are part of Hickam AFB. Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard, and the Navy Base with the tower are near the top of the picture. West Loch and NAVMAG Lueluelei are to the left. Conned my ship out of that port many times. I can still remember the sea detail courses and landmarks. Fun days...ancient history now. 
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Posted: 6/12/2005 7:09:32 AM EDT
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Fantastic pictures. I've been to Hawaii many times. The Bowfin looks like they could take on weapons, fuel, and food and go do a war patrol.
Last summer I re-enlisted on the Missouri Surrender Deck. The wife and I stayed at the Navy Lodge right there on Ford Island. Quietest hotel I've ever been to. (Quietest in America, the Maldives were pretty quiet too.) I was there for RIM-PAC 2004. |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 7:10:42 AM EDT
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Excellent pictures Mac.....Thanks
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Posted: 6/12/2005 10:02:15 AM EDT
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Posted: 6/12/2005 12:21:25 PM EDT
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Excellent pictures!
E-mail sent, I think you got a pic of my neighbors parents that just returned from a trip to the Islands. (pic#4 entry/exit to the Arizona Memorial) |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 12:46:50 PM EDT
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Excellent pics. Thanks for sharing them.
The Missouri looks absolutely ready to go for another round. The caretakers are doing a fantastic job of keeping her absolutely shipshape. I'd imagine that the time needed to redeploy her if the order came down to reactivate her and put her back in battle would be a matter of days. They must use a lot of Brasso! Every dent has its story, too. If that ship could talk, it'd have a lot of stories to tell. Regarding that story about the Kamikaze attack and the dent in the side railing: This says a lot about the character of Americans. Somehow, I do not think that in similar circumstances, the Japanese would have recovered the body of an American pilot on their ship, given him a decent sea burial, and rendered honors to him. However, I think that the Germans would have done so. CJ |
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Posted: 6/12/2005 2:39:13 PM EDT
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Great minds think alike I guess. I have photo's taken from just about those same spots. We toured the Mo on the 2nd or 3rd week she was open to the public so you probably got a better tour than we did. Didn't do the sub and that looked interesting. The Memorial is a very somber place.
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