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garrybeebe
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Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 03:02 PM UTC
Battleship USS New Jersey Firing a broadside salvo While spectators(nuts) look on from the bow deck. Please dont do this at home!
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Tiger101
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Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 03:23 PM UTC
What can't hear you the guns are to loud?
LOL That is some photo Gary.
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
LOL That is some photo Gary.
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
ShermiesRule
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Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 03:32 PM UTC
I think I suffered hearing loss just looking at that picture
matt
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Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 03:37 PM UTC
HUH???????
WHAT????
I THINK I'M DEAF!!!!!!!!!
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
WHAT????
I THINK I'M DEAF!!!!!!!!!
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
SonOfAVet
Joined: January 18, 2003
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Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 03:59 PM UTC
Aren't you supposed to clear the decks before you fire like that? They are nuts!
beachbum
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Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 05:21 PM UTC
Wouldn't the backblast knock of anyone on deck coz I remember how they had to clear the deck when the old girl, USS Missouri fired her guns?
tom
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Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 05:36 PM UTC
I thought if they fire those guns you would go deaf, Or they shot misslies the size of a small VFW Bug.So wouldn't they be blown off there feet.
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skipper
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Posted: Thursday, January 27, 2005 - 11:40 PM UTC
Thank you for sharing Garry!!
Pretty impressive pictures! But the one that impressed me the most (oh my God I am so boring!!) was this one:
The colour of the deck just catch my eye! It must be an all new re-planking!
It looks strange
Skipper
Pretty impressive pictures! But the one that impressed me the most (oh my God I am so boring!!) was this one:
The colour of the deck just catch my eye! It must be an all new re-planking!
It looks strange
Skipper
SteveNuttal
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 12:03 AM UTC
nice cloning work
adding stuff like that is cool
adding stuff like that is cool
garrybeebe
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 03:26 AM UTC
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nice cloning work
adding stuff like that is cool
Hello Steve!
What is meant by cloning work?
I dont understand your meaning.
Regards,
Garry
Robster
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 03:44 AM UTC
I didn't knew there was such a big flame when they fire a cannon. Pretty amazing picture.
:-)
How the heck we could do this at home "those sombody here have a marineship with a big cannon in his bacyard" :-)
Greetz Rob!
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Please dont do this at home!
:-)
How the heck we could do this at home "those sombody here have a marineship with a big cannon in his bacyard" :-) Greetz Rob!
95bravo
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 03:55 AM UTC
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You know why they're all lined up along the deck don't you?
They're looking for the bodies of the idiots who were sucked off the deck in the other photo!
"Nuts" dosen't even begin to cover it.
But you have to admit, it would be kinda cool too!
garrybeebe
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 05:04 AM UTC
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Thank you for sharing Garry!!
Pretty impressive pictures! But the one that impressed me the most (oh my God I am so boring!!) was this one:
The colour of the deck just catch my eye! It must be an all new re-planking!
It looks strange
Skipper
Good day Rui!
Yes the deck wood does look different. One thing it is wet, but I am sure the planks were newely replaced. Other photo's taken from aircraft at the same period show the deck to be a much lighter color. Though decks were holley stoned from time to time to keep the finish renewed. Interesting indeed!
Cheers
Garry
Martinnnn
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 05:14 AM UTC
Hahaha and I already felt my ears after fireing some rounds with this thing:
Very funny picture haha :-)
Whats next.....standing in front of a Harpoon missle launcher? Dodging 20mm Goalkeeper bullets?
Strange people....:-)
Oh btw, seems like on hell of an experience....just not so good for your ears
Very funny picture haha :-)
Whats next.....standing in front of a Harpoon missle launcher? Dodging 20mm Goalkeeper bullets?
Strange people....:-)
Oh btw, seems like on hell of an experience....just not so good for your ears
jimbrae
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 06:57 AM UTC
Thanks - pics like that just make my day!...Jim :-) :-) :-) :-)
blaster76
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 01:31 PM UTC
So sorry to disappoint ya'll, but Garry's picture is a fake. I've seen it a few times before. It's like that picture of the Great white shark leaping out of the water trying to get the guy swinging from the helicopter in San Francisco Bay. That's what Steve Nuttal meant by a cloning job. The Navy is not that stupid to allow dim-witted reporters to do that. My laugh was in the picture of the deck of the BB is why is the crew all lined up on both sides of the ship looking outward?
garrybeebe
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 02:09 PM UTC
I'll say one thing, if it is a fake it is a very good fake! I dont know much about photoshop or what ever, But I realy studied that picture and it looks real to me. Of course a good special effects in some movies looks real to me also! Shrug" you got me. 
Garry
Of course a good special effects in some movies looks real to me also! Shrug" you got me. Garry
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 02:12 PM UTC
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My laugh was in the picture of the deck of the BB is why is the crew all lined up on both sides of the ship looking outward?
It's called "Manning the Rails"..... a Naval Tradition.......carried out by every US Naval warship, upon entering and leaving certain posts..... ALWAYS done when passing the the USS Arizona.
airwarrior
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Posted: Friday, January 28, 2005 - 03:00 PM UTC
If it was new wood then, its almost all gone now. All that great fresh wood is beat to heck now. Great picture, made me deaf looking at it :-)
blaster76
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Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2005 - 05:13 AM UTC
Thanks for the info Dave. I like that tradition. I thought that they only lined the rail when passing the Arizona on the side that passed, now I know.
Grumpyoldman
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Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2005 - 08:34 AM UTC
Well, I don't know how the "New Navy" does it, but when I was in, we manned the entire rail, when entering and leaving our home port, when passing in review, and when passing the Arizona, and any other ports the Captain felt deserved the honor. And manning the rail was done by the entire crew. The only members excused were those on sea and anchor detail, or in sick bay. Of course that was many moons ago. The Navy has changed a great deal since I was in, and it wouldn't surprise if manning the rail has changed also. My first ship still had a wooden flight deck when I reported aboard.... and had it all the way until she was decommissioned.
If fact an old shipmate visited her, several years ago, and was nice enough to snag me a piece of her flight deck, even though I wasn't a plank-owner.
If fact an old shipmate visited her, several years ago, and was nice enough to snag me a piece of her flight deck, even though I wasn't a plank-owner.
Hoovie
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Posted: Saturday, January 29, 2005 - 03:23 PM UTC
LOL that looks fake!!
Ron
Ron
Martinnnn
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Posted: Monday, January 31, 2005 - 03:31 AM UTC
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I'll say one thing, if it is a fake it is a very good fake! I dont know much about photoshop or what ever, But I realy studied that picture and it looks real to me.
Garry
If you'd know what photoshop can do....you wouldn't be sure of the reality of any picture anymore! :-)
propboy44256
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Posted: Monday, January 31, 2005 - 04:25 AM UTC
Maybe this is a modified photo? A joke?
skipper
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Posted: Monday, January 31, 2005 - 04:26 AM UTC
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It's called "Manning the Rails"..... a Naval Tradition.......carried out by every US Naval warship, upon entering and leaving certain posts..... ALWAYS done when passing the the USS Arizona.
Same here in Portugal (not when passing by the USS Arizona - I never had that good chance)!
But when leaving / entering harbour we had the same procedure, but manned only to Port or Starboard, depending on the honoured side.
Skipper (former Portuguese Navy Fire Control Radar Operator - for 5 years)
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