Les, thinking of you and your service
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Damned bubbleheads..............................
When I was stationed on the submarine tender we called that “two worms pushing a beer can”. That said, I have the greatest respect for a man willing to shut hisself into a sewer pipe and sink it into the sea with no guarantee it will surface. Not for the faint of heart!
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Thank you all for your service!
Ditto
We have to say his name together. @Bubblehead617
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Probably safer than a Flying in a Huey with the flight characteristics of a Bumble Bee, and the Aerodynamics of a greased rock!
Thanx to all. As a young (mebbe not so smart) Sailor I figured if it came to getting shot at; at least the bast--ds would have to find me first. The idea that the environment I was in could kill me faster didn't enter my mind ( until my first patrol). That said I enjoyed (most) of my time on the boat immensely & learned many lessons that have continued to enrich my life. And above all, it allowed me to meet the wonderful Lady who became my wife.
Bubbleheads forever! May all your dives be followed by a successful trip back to the surface!
Bubbleheads forever! May all your dives be followed by a successful trip back to the surface!
And mebbe not!Probably safer than a Flying in a Huey with the flight characteristics of a Bumble Bee, and the Aerodynamics of a greased rock!
Fric--n SeaBees!!Damned bubbleheads..............................
I was a pipefitter on the Proteus, assigned to R1 Div. our only function was to work on the boats when they came in for upkeep and crew change. I would hate to try to guess how many feet of piping there is on a nuke. The crews were always great to work with, well educated, probably the best trained in the Navy. Really laid back mentality, at the same time dead serious about any job that was to be done. It was an adventure!
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Oh, but that beautiful sound they ( Hueys ) make....tho blowing bubbles might be soothing also??????Probably safer than a Flying in a Huey with the flight characteristics of a Bumble Bee, and the Aerodynamics of a greased rock!
Fric--n SeaBees!!
All just a bunch of Squids.
And glad you are !
And glad you are !
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Due to diversity concerns they are looking into either removing Hueys from service or converting them from the 2 bladed rotor to a 4 bladed rotor system. There are concerns that some may find the wop-wop-wop sound they currently make insulting.
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They already swapped out the singles engine to a Binary system in the early 80's. So, the name Dual Huey. I guess that means they can go both ways.
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When the Last UH-60 Black Hawk goes to the Bone Yard, It will be slung under a UH-1 Huey.
My boat was decommissioned in Feb of '93 & scrapping was completed in Feb of '94. At the time if decommissioning it had the most dives, 1002 ( and surfacings) of any of the original "41 for Freedom" SSBNs. Damn good boat!!