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(Message started by: mummymac on Apr 27^th, 2008, 3:04pm)

Title: USS Ronald Regan
Post by mummymac on Apr 27^th, 2008, 3:04pm

I have just watched a documentry on the new American Aircraft Carrier - USS Ronald Regan. what can I say but WOW.

6000 personnel on board, it is one big boat and that is one big crew, I wouldn.t like to be a dish washer on there.

It finished with it sailing into port at San Diago, all the crew lined up along all the decks with the family and friends swamping the docks and quays. It is one impressive sight and made made me get very choked up.

Title: Re: USS Ronald Regan
Post by Jonny on Apr 27^th, 2008, 3:16pm

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Vod3MdveaIo&feature=related

Title: Re: USS Ronald Regan
Post by Charlie on Apr 27^th, 2008, 7:37pm

PBS is running something tonight....here anyway... on carriers. It's a documentary of life aboard. I wonder if it is the same thing? It's supposed to be on later in the evening, EST.

Charlie

Title: Re: USS Ronald Regan
Post by Perediablo on Apr 27^th, 2008, 11:37pm

The PBS special was just aired. It is called Carrier. It is a 10 part series on life aboard a carrier(of which I can attest to). The USS ronny raygun was commissioned 2 years ago I do believe. So, that show you watched is just a little bit dated.

I was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71. The Reagan is a Nimitz class in size only. It's layout is so different. We did a little work-up deployment on her just after she got to San Dog. There's only 3 elevators, that confused me for sure. I was only on Reagan for a day. I get sent to shore duty just before she sailed...pffft.

My time on the Big Stick (what we affectionately called the Roosevelt) was some of the best days of my life. I just might write a book about it. I've been thinking about that for a long time now. A working title could be like "Shooters and checkers to the Line" or something like that. Ok I've rambled enough

eric

Title: Re: USS Ronald Regan
Post by Kevin_M on Apr 28^th, 2008, 2:00am

on 04/27/08 at 23:37:28, Perediablo wrote:

I was on the USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71.

My time on the Big Stick (what we affectionately called the Roosevelt) was some of the best days of my life. I just might write a book about it.

Teddy was a big proponent of the navy. He started writing "The Naval War of 1812" at age 21 while still at Harvard with technical help from his mother's side uncle, a famous Confederate naval officer. A good book still available today.
Pres. McKinley appointed him assistant secretary of the navy but he was in full charge of affairs expanding the navy greatly from fifth in combat power to second to Britain as president to protect our shores, sending his White Fleet around the world to show our cornerstone of foreign policy to all. "I never take a step in foreign policy unless I am assured that I shall be able to carry out my will by force." (the big stick guy ;) )
And built the Panama Canal so we could be a two-ocean navy, which was finished on the eve of WWI.

He'd be proud.

http://navysite.de/cvn/cvn71deck_1.jpg

http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv71-troosevelt/tr960626.gif

Quote:

NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Jan. 4, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a planning contract option from the U.S. Navy for the refueling and complex overhaul of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). This option is valued at $186.4 million and continues work awarded in 2006. The total estimated value of the contract is $558.2 million.

Launched in 1984 and delivered to the Navy in 1986,...

(during Ronnie's presidency)

www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=133798

Title: Re: USS Ronald Regan
Post by cynjeep89 on Apr 28^th, 2008, 6:55pm

I watched Carrier on PBS last night and it was great.

Everyone looked so young.

Have to check to see when the other episodes will be airing.

Title: Re: USS Ronald Regan
Post by Charlie on Apr 28^th, 2008, 9:10pm

Teddy did indeed have a helluva lot to do with the "White Squadron" which no doubt had several meanings. It was impressive.

The PBS thing is great and it was done aboard the Nimitz.

Great story Eric and thanks.

Charlie

Title: Re: USS Ronald Regan
Post by cynjeep89 on Apr 28^th, 2008, 9:20pm

Looks like Carrier is going to be on quite a few times thru until May.

http://www.pbs.org/weta/carrier/the_film_when_to_watch.htm

Title: Re: USS Ronald Regan
Post by Kevin_M on Apr 28^th, 2008, 9:50pm

on 04/28/08 at 21:10:32, Charlie wrote:

Teddy did indeed have a helluva lot to do with the "White Squadron" which no doubt had several meanings. It was impressive.

Yep, peace required preparedness, there were several reasons for an untested navy's voyage. To dramatize our coming of age, assess the readiness of coaling stations, test operative strength, general efficiency, and much target practice. About eighteen battleships, eight armored cruisers, six torpedo-boat destroyers, and a few coaling ships.
Congress was unwilling to provide the money for the 46,000 mile voyage, so Teddy told them he had just enough money in the military budget to send the fleet out, it'll just have to stay out there in foreign waters until money was forthcoming for its return. Congress swiftly gave in.

old time politics ;)