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Location: Renton, WA | Subject: Glomar Explorer - must read
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/09/08/AR2009090803610.html |
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Location: Renton, WA | Subject: RE: Glomar Explorer - must read
Note that he was married 66 years! |
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Senior Crew
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Location: San Diego, CA | Subject: RE: Glomar Explorer - must read
The Glomar Explorer was in Portland, OR for several years and it did not appear to be large enough to pick up a submarine. I was supprised to see the actual size. Super tankers and large cargo ships were much bigger. I guess it is not the size, but how you use it. |
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Great Sage of the Sea
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The Glomar was also anchored in the Port of Redwood City for a long time during the 1960's and 1970's, then it moved to the Suisun Bay ghost fleet.
A guy who drives the bus part time at the senior living center where my wife works and is also a barber the other days was a crew man aboard the Glomar. He was an MM2 on a carrier, CVA 42, during the 1960's and did the same job for them. We got him to come to one of our local USSVI Base meetings a couple of years back and he gave a talk on his experiences. Of course it is still heavily classified like our days at sea. He didn't claim any CIA involvement but rather was part of the regular crew and they worked weeks on and off until the lift started. His stories were quite interesting.
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Location: Renton, WA | Subject: RE: Glomar Explorer - must read
When I lived in Vallejo for six months back in 74, I never tired of driving near the mothball fleet. Quite a sighte to see! |
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Great Sage of the Sea
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About 4 years ago when John Michaels, COB of Cavallah, came out on a search mission to the moth ball fleet I got to accompany him one day with a yard bird and go through some of the ships anchored there. One was one of the old Tenders from San Diego. Those ships are in a sad state of repair and there are sheets of rusty pain peeling form them.
He and I were locating things he could get then the next day he and about 5 other local sub vets went bakc out to strip things.
As much fun as it was to be aboard it was a shock to see the conditions. They had just brought the Battle ship Iowa out there and man is she impsoing. Those guns are big.
T.Spoon, DBF |
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Old Salt
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Location: Sacramento/Twain Harte | Subject: RE: Glomar Explorer - must read
Sounds like a real American. I hope there are some left ---John396 |
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Glomar Explorer - must read
