john_v
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Really nice cool breeze blowing this morning. Coffee, Kindle, and kids out on the porch (although they're not really "kids" so much anymore but they'll always be 'kids')View attachment 347577
USS Alabama with a storm rolling in. Had to get out of dodge before we got soaked and had to drive in it.
...What are you reading?
My favorite book as a cub scout."50 Yards to the Outhouse" by Willie Makit, illustrated by Betty Wont
My favorite book as a cub scout.
Great photo!USS Alabama with a storm rolling in. Had to get out of dodge before we got soaked and had to drive in it.
Thanks! Without looking it up, I believe those are 16" guns. Absolutely massive artillery shells! I didn't check out the vehicles as time was limited, but I imagine they are armored (or otherwise) personnel carriers.Great photo!
The guns on the ship look huge.
What are those vehicles that have tank chains but aren't tanks?
Great photo!
The guns on the ship look huge.
What are those vehicles that have tank chains but aren't tanks?
I really wish we'd had time to tour the ship. I hadn't planned to drive by the Alabama, but we changed our route home and drove through Mobile, and I had to stop and check it out. Unfortunately we were headed to visit our daughter's best friend, and had another 3.5 hrs to go, plus the rain coming in would have put a damper on it. If I ever muster up the courage to ride on a plane that far, Pearl Harbor will definitely be one of our stops.I've stood on the deck of the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor...the guns are absolutely massive.
My guess on the other vehicle is an Armored Personnel Carrier
You're welcome.Thanks! Without looking it up, I believe those are 16" guns. Absolutely massive artillery shells! I didn't check out the vehicles as time was limited, but I imagine they are armored (or otherwise) personnel carriers.
I looked it up, and yes, assuming it's an Iowa class battleship, they are the 16" guns.
That would have to be powerful to be on one of those ships when the guns were fired.I've stood on the deck of the USS Missouri in Pearl Harbor...the guns are absolutely massive.
My guess on the other vehicle is an Armored Personnel Carrier
I'd definitely love to tour a huge ship like that. The part that I'd be most interested in would be the spots where the shells and gunpowder are put into the guns.I really wish we'd had time to tour the ship. I hadn't planned to drive by the Alabama, but we changed our route home and drove through Mobile, and I had to stop and check it out. Unfortunately we were headed to visit our daughter's best friend, and had another 3.5 hrs to go, plus the rain coming in would have put a damper on it.
What? She didn't throw up an annoyed face and run away?When she saw me pull out my phone and aim it at her for a picture, Gracie decided to start posing.
Aww, what a cute model.When she saw me pull out my phone and aim it at her for a picture, Gracie decided to start posing.
What? She didn't throw up an annoyed face and run away?