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At random: Nautilus has long been a popular name for a submarine. Some of the more famous of these are Robert Fulton's NAUTILUS (1800), Jules Verne's fictional Nautilus, and the NAUTILUS of Sir Hubert Wilkins in which he attempted a voyage to the North Pole under the ice (1931). There have also been three U.S. submarines of that name, including the world's first nuclear powered submarine built by the Electric Boat Division.

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Darrin

Posted 2009-04-24 12:01 PM (#26021)

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Subject: Dolphins question

I remember seeing the answer to this posted before but I don't remember what the answer is.... What is the name of the fish on the dolphins??? an old shipmate of mine was wondering

PaulR

Posted 2009-04-24 12:05 PM (#26023 - in reply to #26021)

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Subject: RE: Dolphins question

Darrin - 2009-04-24 3:01 PMI remember seeing the answer to this posted before but I don't remember what the answer is.... What is the name of the fish on the dolphins??? an old shipmate of mine was wondering

Probably DORADO

TSpoon

Posted 2009-04-24 2:39 PM (#26024 - in reply to #26021)

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Subject: RE: Dolphins question

Commonly called the Mahi-Mahi.

T.Spoon, DBF

RCK

Posted 2009-04-24 3:12 PM (#26025 - in reply to #26021)

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All I ever heard them called were Dolphins. Maybe they call them something else in different countries.

Blue from West Oz

Posted 2009-04-24 3:45 PM (#26026 - in reply to #26025)

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RCK - 2009-04-25 5:12 AM

All I ever heard them called were Dolphins. Maybe they call them something else in different countries.

Yeah, we call them......'Dolphins', as we actually depict Dolphins as our Qualification Badge....funny that! *_*

And for those that don't know, we don't differentiate between Officers and Enlisted....we all wear Gold Dolphins.

Blue *_*

Ric

Posted 2009-04-24 4:53 PM (#26027 - in reply to #26021)

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Subject: RE: Dolphins names......

...well, as I understand it the one on the left is Patty and the one on the right is Thelma.

miss lumpy bumps

Posted 2009-04-24 5:32 PM (#26030 - in reply to #26021)

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Subject: RE: Dolphins question

Darrin, Paul has the closest answer. The origin of the Dolphins is of the dolphin fish, which were the attendents of Posieden, so I am "assuming" that it would be Greek in origin. You can check it out at http://www.jcs-group.com/military/rank/sub.html. There is a whole long story about them.

The dolphin pin dates back to June 13, 1923.

Doc Gardner

Posted 2009-04-24 6:39 PM (#26031 - in reply to #26021)

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Darrin - 2009-04-24 3:01 PM

I remember seeing the answer to this posted before but I don't remember what the answer is.... What is the name of the fish on the dolphins??? an old shipmate of mine was wondering

The fish was named Lee Roy; had a sister named Lucille; she went to school with Ralph.

whalen

Posted 2009-04-24 7:17 PM (#26032 - in reply to #26027)

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Subject: RE: Dolphins names......

Ric - 2009-04-24 5:53 PM ...well, as I understand it the one on the left is Patty and the one on the right is Thelma.

I always knew them as "suck" and "blow".... the fish, that is..... Oh right... the girls too.... nevermind....

BlackBeard

Posted 2009-04-25 12:28 PM (#26045 - in reply to #26021)

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Subject: RE: Dolphins question

Dolphin fish, which is called Dorado in Mexico and Mahi-mahi in Hawaiian waters.

BB

Ric

Posted 2009-04-25 1:01 PM (#26046 - in reply to #26021)

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Subject: ...and the answer is......

....(maybe)... if you look at the pin design and look at classically portrayed Mediterranean dolphin, (porpoise), and its history of protecting mariners you will no doubt see the connection to our dolphin pin.

miss lumpy bumps

Posted 2009-04-25 2:03 PM (#26050 - in reply to #26021)

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Subject: RE: Dolphins question

D, you should have known better than to let this bunch try and answer your question...see how askew it went...SHEESH!! (<

Donald L. Johnson

Posted 2009-04-26 11:30 PM (#26092 - in reply to #26021)

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Subject: RE: Dolphin's Names

I recently got an email from one of my Alumni Associations.
It was a story about being asked on a Qual Board for the specific names of the two dolphins on the pin.
The correct answer was "Castor and Pollux"(the Gemini Twins from Greek mythology).

I had never heard or read that before. Can anyone here verify that, and/or provide a reference?

miss lumpy bumps

Posted 2009-04-27 12:05 AM (#26093 - in reply to #26092)

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Subject: RE: Dolphin's Names

Donald, that could very well be a "truth" as Caster and Pollux are supposed to be the patrons of sailors.

Darrin

Posted 2009-04-27 5:26 PM (#26124 - in reply to #26021)

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Subject: RE: Dolphins question

Thanks to all whom helped with this

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