OT- Today, April 11 is the 120th Birthday of the US Navy Submarine Force-OT

lousubcap

Since I am no longer running submerged and undetected I will raise a glass (and more).  
Submarines once, submarines twice...

Battleborn

Happy birthday Skip. Never understood sinking your own ship, but God bless those that do. 

Hotch

A big thanks to the US Navy Submarine Force. Always on watch around the globe and ready to defend, support and serve.

DoubleEgger

Thank you Frank for your service and being a part of the Navy’s Submarine Force legacy. 

dmchicago

lousubcap said:

Since I am no longer running submerged and undetected I will raise a glass (and more).  
Submarines once, submarines twice...

I never knew what That meant. I googled it. 

That’s classic!

thank you for your service. 

6baluts

Happy 120th from a former Phantom & Tomcat driver.

dbCooper

lousubcap said:

Since I am no longer running submerged and undetected I will raise a glass (and more).  
Submarines once, submarines twice...

I will raise a glass to you and your service to the country.  Thank you sir.

Yno

Happy Birthday to a force to be reckoned with!

When I was but a wee whippersnapper, my father, a career Navy man, was stationed for a couple of years in the 60's at the Polaris Missile Facility, Atlantic, outside of Charleston, South Carolina. He was the weapons officer on a sub tender, and when it was in port, I got to do sleepovers. I also got to tour many of the "41", the earlier ballistic missile subs. I went many places that civilians were not normally allowed. Great memories.

SciAggie

Cheers! Thank you for your service. 

lkapigian

Thank you for your Service my Friend !

JohnInCarolina

A friend of ours recently shared with me precisely who our friend @lousubcap here is in terms of US Navy submarine history.  He's far too modest to ever mention it but suffice it to say it's very cool. 

Submerged and undetected indeed.  Cheers, Cap!  

YukonRon

As if I need another reason to celebrate Frank in being the man he is, but to me, it is certainly an honor and a privilege to do so, each and every time.

Cheers to the Submarines, and above all thank you for your service protecting America.

Thank you also for being the best.

Ron and Suzy.

caliking

Raising my cocktail to you and your comrades, @lousubcap! 

Cheers, and thank you. 

1voyager

Thank-you for your service.

Sea2Ski

Captain, although you may not run submerged and undetected anymore, I am very glad that both your dive and surface counts have been equal. This place would not be the same without you.  Thank you! 

stlcharcoal

Yesterday was the anniversary of the USS Thresher tragedy........worst submarine accident in US history.  We have a memorial for it here on Thresher Dr out front of the post office.  They had it decorated yesterday with flowers.

alaskanassasin

Thank you for your service and keeping the ruskis on their toes @lousubcap

lousubcap

@stlcharcoal - I clearly recall where i was when I heard that news way back in 1963.  April 10th is a serious remembrance day for me.  
On the plus side, lots of new systems, procedures and post shipyard sea-trial rules were implemented.  

SamIAm2

Served with a bunch of bubbleheads at my last duty station as the only Surface TM. Great bunch of guys. Enjoy "your" 120th Birthday celebration @lousubcap.

Yno

And don't forget those days of young love watching the submarine races!

thetrim

I missed this earlier.  Happy Birthday all you Bubbleheads. 

I might be late, but at least I got to the right spot!

RockyTopDW

Thanks! From one bubblehead to another.  I served on the USS Hyman G Rickover SSN 709.  It’s a good reason for a stiff drink & a good smoke.  

nolaegghead

Frank, have you heard of the Saab Stirling engine?

CTMike

lousubcap said:

Since I am no longer running submerged and undetected I will raise a glass (and more).  
Submarines once, submarines twice...

. . . Holy jumping Jesus Christ.

Frank spent most of his career up front driving, I spent my 20 years back in the engine room pushing where the view never changed. 

Worked with some amazing people and I still miss the camaraderie.

CTMike

nolaegghead said:

Frank, have you heard of the Saab Stirling engine?

Sweden has been putting them on their Götland class boats for a couple years I believe. 

lousubcap

@nolaegghead - Yes and we (USA) invited Sweden to bring one here (Gotland) in 2005.  Turns out it was quite a learning experience and renewed for several years.  Tough adversary for sure.  

rcone

A great book on the history of the sub service is Blind Man's Bluff. 

CTMike

rcone said:

A great book on the history of the sub service is Blind Man's Bluff. 

It is a great read, and I re-read it every couple years or so. 

That said, John Walker can lick the sweat off my b@lls and eat the corn out of my sh!t.

Kayak

Served on a ‘ship’ chasing those subs myself. It’s funny when subs and aircraft carriers have to slow down to practice with you. Cap, you weren’t the boat that took out our only working stabilizer with a dummy torpedo, were you? That didn’t help the whole seasickness thing for me...

Ozzie_Isaac

Were you on the Monitor or the Merrimack?