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At random: When the nuclear powered submarine USS SEADRAGON surfaced at the North Pole while charting the Northwest passage in August 1960, the crew organized a baseball game. Because of Polar time differences, when a batter clouted a home run it would land in either the next day or in 'yesterday'.

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Don Gentry

Posted 2009-09-07 9:06 AM (#30554)

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Subject: Interesting Mare Island article

http://www.timesheraldonline.com/news/ci_13281019

Pig

Posted 2009-09-08 10:02 AM (#30579 - in reply to #30554)

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Subject: RE: Interesting Mare Island article

Good article. For all you "book nuts' (like me) that are interested in the history of Mare Island Naval Shipyard, find a copy of "Sidewheelers to Nuclear Power, A Pictorial Essay Covering 123 Years At The Mare Island Naval Shipyard", Sue Lemmon and E.D. Wichels, Leeward Publications, Annapolis, Md, 1997. ISBN 77-90050

Thomas Courtien

Posted 2009-09-08 4:57 PM (#30584 - in reply to #30554)

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Subject: RE: Interesting Mare Island article

Good reading. Thanks Don.

Pig, thanks for the book tip. I will put it on my list to Santa.

The Vallejo SSBN 658 was built at Mare Island.

And, I believe the 658's sail was saved to be used at Mare Island for some display.

Pig

Posted 2009-09-09 9:16 AM (#30596 - in reply to #30554)

Plankowner

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Location: Gulfport, MS

Subject: RE: Interesting Mare Island article

Only four pages in the entire book have color photos... all four, plus the color picture on the cover are SSBN-658.

Donald L. Johnson

Posted 2009-09-09 12:51 PM (#30600 - in reply to #30554)

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Subject: RE: Interesting Mare Island article

The USS Plunger SSN-595, was built by Mare Island Naval Shipyard.

Launched on 9 December 1961, Commissioned 21 November 1962.
Deactivated 10 February 1989 at Subase, San Diego.
Defueled and Decommissioned at Mare Island Naval Shipyard.
Colors Struck 2 January 1990.
Recycled at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.

Two of my Wahoo Base Shipmates were Pre-Commissioning Plankowners.
I was on the Decommissioning crew. Cradle to grave, as it were.
Gone but not forgotten.

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