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Topic: [Discuss] Navy names ships for astronauts
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divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 03-16-2009 04:57 PM
   
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Originally posted by ejectr:
That's a ship Shalene, not a boat.
And a person who lands jets on a ship is a Naval Aviator. A pilot is the person who guides that ship into the harbor.(Boy, I remember getting THAT lesson.) |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 03-17-2009 11:24 AM
Spoke to the good folks at NASSCO about the Latin translation and got the following response:"It means "we were going to do it right" which I explain that were and determined are the same." And that's from the people that know the best. |
Dave Clow
Member Posts: 236
From: South Pasadena, CA 91030
Registered: Nov 2003
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posted 03-17-2009 11:49 AM
Nice. Thanks Tracy.By the way, people, the commemorative mugs are a bargain. |
divemaster
Member Posts: 1376
From: ridgefield, ct
Registered: May 2002
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posted 03-17-2009 11:50 PM
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Originally posted by Dave Clow:
Nice. Thanks Tracy.
You're welcome. That was my only Latin lesson for this century. Sorry to those of you missed it.  |
Robonaut
Member Posts: 259
From: Solihull, West Mids, England
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 04-13-2013 03:28 PM
On Friday, the Secretary of the Navy announced the naming of the R/V Sally Ride (AGOR 28), a Neil Armstrong-class auxiliary general oceanographic research ship. |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 04-15-2013 11:30 AM
In the third paragraph of the DoD announcement, there are two obvious errors: Ride was not the first woman in space, Tereshkova was; and she was not the youngest to fly, that honor goes to another Russian, Gherman Titov. But she was the 'first' and 'youngest' American on both counts. |
dogcrew5369
Member Posts: 750
From: Statesville, NC
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 05-01-2013 06:31 PM
Interesting. As great as Ride was and not to be disrespectful, but she was not in the Navy, much less the military. What was the reasoning other than her obvious greatness? |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-01-2013 07:08 PM
Per the Navy's release: Traditionally, AGORs are named for nationally recognized leaders in exploration and science. |
dogcrew5369
Member Posts: 750
From: Statesville, NC
Registered: Mar 2009
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posted 05-06-2013 10:24 AM
Okay. Didn't know that. Ride certainly qualifies in that category. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 01-29-2014 08:21 PM
USNS John Glenn (MLP 2) is to be christened at General Dynamics NASSCO on February 1, 2014. On edit: Did any collectSPACE members (or readers) attend? |
golddog
Member Posts: 210
From: australia
Registered: Feb 2008
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posted 02-02-2014 05:32 AM
Does anyone know why the USNS John Glenn is not painted battleship grey? |
JBoe
Member Posts: 960
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 02-02-2014 08:01 AM
That's a good question. I would venture a guess that operational security to blend in more with commercial vessels. The paint scheme suggests to me that there's more a commercial role even though it's part of the Military Sealift Command (MSC). Typically MSC vessels are the "battleship grey" scheme with the characteristic blue, yellow, and black funnel stripes (which USNS JOHN GLENN has). |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 02-02-2014 08:11 AM
It is only uninformed speculation, but I wonder if the red deck is to give contrast to the (presumably) battleship gray landing vehicles that will ride on and off it when the USNS John Glenn is partially submerged (when at full depth, 15 feet of water covers the middeck).Also possibly a factor, the ship is also intended for humanitarian missions. |
JBoe
Member Posts: 960
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 02-02-2014 08:13 AM
This paint scheme and the offset of the landing vehicles would offer good denial and deception. |
JBoe
Member Posts: 960
From: Churchton, MD
Registered: Oct 2012
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posted 02-02-2014 08:25 AM
The ship will be part of the Maritime Prepositioning Force under the Montford Point Class that are strategically positioned throughout the world and carries this paint scheme. The Maritime Prepositioning Force falls under the Military Sealift Command. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-04-2016 09:00 PM
The R/V Neil Armstrong will arrive at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Wednesday (April 6) where it will welcomed by an invite-only dockside celebration. Wednesday's events are not open to the public, except for VIPs and the media. There will be a public open house June 25. The ship's arrival at 9:45 a.m. EDT (1445 GMT) will be webcast live. Carol Armstrong will be among the dignitaries taking part in the ceremonies. WHOI is now selling R/V Neil Armstrong apparel. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 04-20-2017 06:22 PM
The R/V Neil Armstrong will dock at Pier 86 in Manhattan for Fleet Week and will be open for public tours via the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum on Thursday, May 25 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Friday, May 26, 2017 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Neil Armstrong is a research vessel owned by the U.S. Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, an independent non-profit organization dedicated to ocean research, exploration and education. |
Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1255
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 04-20-2017 08:42 PM
Rick Armstrong and I went down for the first open house of the ship at Woods Hole. The ship is really interesting. Neil's Congressional Gold Medal is framed on the ship's bridge. |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 42988
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-10-2017 07:32 PM
Though not an astronaut but an astronaut's wife, the Navy commissioned its newest Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the USS Gabrielle Giffords (LCS 10), during a ceremony on Saturday (June 10) on the waterfront in Galveston, Texas. Adm. William Moran, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, delivered the ceremony's principal address before officially commissioning the ship into service."As we man the rails today, blood gets pumped, the ship comes alive, and the heart begins to beat," said Moran. "It's the blood that is infused by the spirit, the attitude, and the courage of its namesake. We are so proud to be part of Gabrielle Giffords' legacy to the United States." Following the commissioning, Dr. Jill Biden, the ship's sponsor and wife of former Vice President Joe Biden, gave the time-honored Navy tradition of ordering the crew to "man our ship and bring her to life!" The USS Gabrielle Giffords is the 16th ship to be named for a woman and only the 13th ship to be named for a living person since 1850. From Gabrielle Giffords on Twitter: I will never forget this day. Thank you so much to everyone who came to Galveston for the commissioning of the USSGG!  |
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