The USS New York

4rum · Member Joined: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 211

Due to be commissioned in 2008, The USS New York's stem bar (part of the bow) was cast from steel salvaged from the World Trade Center.

yotebuster · Member Joined: Oct 16, 2005 Posts: 216 Location: Georgia

May she go forth and provide a force to be reconned with. Beautiful ship.
Yotebuster Smile

shrpshtrjoe · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: The USS New York

I hope the ship and her crew have a safe career Flag

Joe

Vince · Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: The USS New York

A magnificent ship. God Bless her and keep safe all who sail on her.

Cheers, Vince

4rum · Member Joined: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 211

Her motto really is "never forget", so I borrowed it for the poem.

Just look at the 'pitchers' Bushy... should be used to that... hey! no staple even! Very Happy

Bushmaster · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:17 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York

Aah...The modern ships tend to look ugly to me. Not (and Vince will agree) enough guns bristling from her. Ya got to remember. I retired off a wooden ship. Here it comes now... ROFL

I can see it...Clear as day..."He is old. ROFL

Wooden ships had sails didn't they?" Well my wooden ship had Packard diesels on her and she was 172 feet long. She was an ocean mine sweeper...The USS Pledge (MSO-492)...

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944

Bushmaster,

Neat a Mine sweeper ship. Guess they had to make it out of wood so mines dont want to get attached to it. Smile

You know they sold your ship to Taiwan for just over 21,000$ in 1994. Shocked

Dimitri

Bushmaster · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 8:53 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York

Ya looked her up did ya...She's made of wood because there are three types of mines she had to deal with. The most dangerous for her were "contact" mines. Hence her shallow draft and near surface sonar. "Acoustic" mines. She never sounded like a war ship. And "magnetic" mines. Hence the wood hull.

4rum · Member Joined: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 211

Hey Bushmaster;

I went and took a little tour of the Pledge too. The site has 32 pics of her, some of her crew, some unit patches and some fine comments on the Pledge and crew as well.

I enjoyed this little glimpse of her past... and yours. Howdy

1895ss · Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 11:42 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York

Yep so did I....... some very interesting stuff there Bushy......! Thanks Smile

www.uss-pledge.minesweeps.com/

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944

Yup just had to look it up, Bushmaster. Smile

Dimitri

Vince · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 6:24 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York

A damn fine looking vessel Bushy. Didn't see your moniker on the Crew List though.

Cheers, Vince

GroovyJack · Member Joined: May 21, 2005 Posts: 621 Location: Bama

HHMM Bushy they gittin personal here ..
My first ship is in the Greek Navy
Second is in Philly mothball fleet
Third just got sunk off NC coast ( my avatar )

Bushmaster · Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2007 8:33 am Post subject: Re: The USS New York

Yeah GroovyJack...They tend to get a might personal on ocasion. I would have list 10 ships, tugs and tenders for my 22 years. I have no idea where they are all at at this moment.

Dimitri · Super Member Joined: Nov 25, 2005 Posts: 5944

Tenders are bigger ships like this one right ??

Dimitri