I’s Gots Protection
Bubblehead - Seawolf-Class Boats Gathering In Puget Sound
USS Seawolf (SSN 21) arrived in her new homeport of Bremerton this weekend, joining USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) in the Puget Sound. The other ship of the class, USS Connecticut (SSN 22), is heading to Bremerton herself at the end of her upcoming deployment.
In addition to making it easier for the three Seawolf-class boats to share training resources and spare parts, this move pretty much makes Naval Base Kitsap the most powerful Navy base in the world; it’s homeported ships could pretty much destroy the world and sink any ships or submarines they want to — no other base can say that. (Specifically, no other base has a ship or submarine that could win a fight against a Seawolf-class sub.) Plus, they also have an aircraft carrier.
Neener, neener, neeeeeener
July 26th, 2007 at 7:05 am
Protection? LOL!
Likely 3 SS-18 have been allocated for your enjoyment.
July 26th, 2007 at 6:09 pm
There is an all-Seawolf reunion, scheduled for later this summer in Silverdale. The crew of the first are certainly all dead of old age. The second was lost with all hands in WWII. The crew of the most recent are probably not doddery enough to crave a reunion. Most there will be from the 575, decommissioned now these last 20 years.
I debate with myself whether or not to go. Most that go will be old lifers, I was a one hitch deck ape, 35 years ago.
Maybe I’ll take the motorcycle, that could be fun.
July 28th, 2007 at 6:05 pm
You should always go to reunions.
July 29th, 2007 at 5:06 am
Really dawg? On the one with the weird reactor?