Yardo's pictures of however often I feel like posting them 1/2/2017 version

[1958 F.W.D.]

We saw Santa Clause. Extra Small was highly unimpressed.

We saw the actual chart track of the USS Nautilus SSN 571 first voyage under the Arctic Ice Cap.

I saw a super rare picture of a Jevic Cabover Freighliner Condominium. These had the second-generation 3406B ATAAC's and 13 speeds.

We saw (Hell- we went on board the USS Nautilus SSN 571- the first nuclear powered submarine and the first sub to ever transit under the Arctic Ice Cap from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean.

I don't know how the order of the pictures got screwed up, I think it's Otherdog's fault. Here is a close-up of the track chart.

I saw my father get a little emotional while telling Large a story- My father was an IC Electrician 3rd USN (USS Seneca ATF 91) and part of his job as an IC Electrician was to run the movie projector and to obtain new movies. Here, he is telling Large the story about how he went aboard the USS Thresher SSN 593 and swapped movies with their IC. About 2 weeks later on 10 April 1963, the Thresher and all hands were lost at sea with all hands. We are all standing in the Crew's Mess aboard the Nautilus and Dad saw the movie projector and it brought back the memory. As he told the story to Large, I could hear him getting upset.

Here is the prime rib which I prepared New Year's eve. Normally we have it New Year's Day but SWMBO had to work.

Edited January 3, 2017 by 1958 F.W.D.
Otherdog messed it up somehow

[hicrop10]

Yardo,you have my tongue dragging on the shop floor which is extremely dirty,with that picture of the prime rib.I WANT SOME.

[Vladislav]

Randy, thanks for sharing a bit of your life activity.

Where is that boat yard? Connecticut?

[Mike]

LOL, LOL, And I thought it was the movie projector after implosion.

[1958 F.W.D.]

34 minutes ago, Vladislav said:

Randy, thanks for sharing a bit of your life activity.

Where is that boat yard? Connecticut?

The US Navy Submarine Force Museum and Library, at Submarine Base, Groton Connecticut. That portion of the base is open to the public. Other portions of the base are not, especially to you. No offense.  

[Vladislav]

Yes, I heard about some submarine base in that part of New England. Just could not get myself there during that mission.

[1958 F.W.D.]

3 hours ago, Vladislav said:

Yes, I heard about some submarine base in that part of New England. Just could not get myself there during that mission.

Submarine Base New London where there are multiple Attack Subs (SSN's) based out of

http://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrma/installations/navsubbase_new_london.html

Then there is Electric Boat's facility- the shipyard where they build them. 

http://www.gdeb.com/

 

Edited January 4, 2017 by 1958 F.W.D.

[Vladislav]

On 04.01.2017 at 4:36 AM, 1958 F.W.D. said:

Submarine Base New London where there are multiple Attack Subs (SSN's) based out of

http://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrma/installations/navsubbase_new_london.html

Then there is Electric Boat's facility- the shipyard where they build them. 

http://www.gdeb.com/

 

Hmm.. The link even doesn't allw me to get to the site. Probably rumors spread really fast.

When I was in that part of the country I visited Mystic seaport. Enjoyed it very much. Nice place to spend a weekend, lots of historical stuff and very good organized.

[other dog]

On 1/3/2017 at 11:23 AM, 1958 F.W.D. said:

The US Navy Submarine Force Museum and Library, at Submarine Base, Groton Connecticut. That portion of the base is open to the public. Other portions of the base are not, especially to you. No offense.  

I went there one time in the 80's to pick up a load. One thing I remember is that they would not let me take my binder pipe in. They said it was because so much pipe and tubing was used in the submarines they would not take any chance of any piece of pipe getting on the base and being used accidently. Sounded kind of far fetched to me, but that's what they said.

I picked up two 50 foot long tubes there going to some place off of I-64 between Williamsburg and Newport News, Va.  I think they were for periscopes, but i'm pretty sure they were empty. I was supposed to go all the way back up to Maybrook, N.Y. to pick up some permits when I left Groton, but I couldn't see doing all that, so I just opened the stretch trailer I had one hole and rode on, hoping no one would notice. No one did.

Supposed to have a permit for a 50' load then...times sure have changed, eh?