I made 5 cruises to the Med in '68/'69 to replenish the fleet on the USS Rigel AF-58 (cold stores ship). It was always interesting hanging out as "duty electrician" watching all the activity on deck, ships coming along side, and in the case of destroyers and destroyer escorts, watching them accelerate away after breakaway. Other than carriers, watching a beautiful heavy cruiser come along side was hard to beat.
@onoratoborrelli2104 Жыл бұрын
I made three cruises to the med on the USS Seattle 72 73 + 76
@billyapplegate7162 жыл бұрын
I'm very old. I was on board the USS Supply on it's maiden voyage in 96. I was the baker btw
@algorel47634 жыл бұрын
Nerves of Steel, thank you all for your SERVICE!
@60viking4 жыл бұрын
I was on the USS RANGER and 65 the Enterprise and ranger were going high speed (flank) for the Ranger and we were ahead on the BigE by about 18 miles when we took off to the north end of the gulf of Tonkin. Well I'll always remember the Big E passing us and one thing i always remember was No Smoke, we were smoking big time. That ship is fast, if you look up top speed you get 35 knots appox. But we know that's classified .
@DrLumpy2 жыл бұрын
It's easy to see where they came up with the color "Battleship Grey"
@bobk4438 Жыл бұрын
I was on the USS Sacramento AOE-1 from 77-80. Two WestPacs.
@j.kevinmoran96783 жыл бұрын
A long time ago 1959 -62 aboard the USS Aldebaran (AF-10) replenishment was don by wire transfer, high-line, burton rig, housefall. All in cargo nets, carrier's started at 0200 six hours and eight Destroyers and other ships.
@railroad9000 Жыл бұрын
My dad was stationed on Aldebaran during WWII as a MM2
@williamkeough2847 жыл бұрын
WHOA!!!! Love this video. Go Navy.
@diemdong9434 жыл бұрын
Yes
@heinie24773 жыл бұрын
I was one of the Romeo helmsmen aboard the USS Niagara Falls AFS-3 during our 68 WestPac. I got really nervous when we had ships on both sides.
@cottagesofhopereception154 Жыл бұрын
I was a signalman on the Niagara Falls during the 79 WestPac. I had the best seat in the house. It was amazing to watch the skill of the bosuns mates.
@ZodiacSam5 жыл бұрын
That kind of replenishment is called vertrep. I did that and unrep aboard USS Concord.
@donlove37414 жыл бұрын
I was gonna say . Didn't see unrep ! Vertrep.
@conradgonzalez15702 жыл бұрын
Is that a A6 Intruder on the flight deck among those other birds???
@billapplegate40684 жыл бұрын
I'm so old that I remember unreping the USS Enterprise when I was on the USS Supply (not USNS)
@60viking4 жыл бұрын
Do you remember the USS Pulox? I think that's correct name, a dry stores ship.
@customphpdesign4 жыл бұрын
remember when we would race the Enterprise after unrep and win.
@tomdarco22232 жыл бұрын
Right On Go Army!
@richmcmahon24523 жыл бұрын
I'm glad I was always doing something else. No way you'd have gotten me to be under the helo more than once when it was picking up a load.
@donaldmarusak49294 жыл бұрын
Radarmam, electronic warfare operations USS SEATTLE AOE-3. 1970-1973.
@stevenhj31244 жыл бұрын
Read the book "Halsey's Typhoon" for a good story about unrep in a typhoon. The little DE's and DD's were running out of fuel and couldn't hook up. World War Two.
@khalidadaldoul19274 жыл бұрын
May god bless you
@iamkarlwithak4 жыл бұрын
74-75 WestPac in Indian Ocean, took on stores, I remember looking on date of frozen burgers which felt like solid stones. The date of packaging read 1959. There was a guy who was sent in a basket over to the other ship. He was on perpetual sea duty. We shell backed in January '75 in Indian Ocean. 5000 of the crew were pollywogs. The Captain ordered "no mutiny" rule day before. I had my riggers make up a "Jolly Roger" pirate flag and snuck up to bridge and hoisted it on the flag pole. Got sent to ready room where XO of Vf-1 "scolded" me for disobeying orders. I took flag on way out and placed it on pole and marched squadron on to flight deck next day. On way back, we "unloaded" tools and equipment over the side. I kept a set of tools which I still have today. Good times.
@cottagesofhopereception154 Жыл бұрын
I remember my initiation into King Neptune's court. Crawling across that helo pad was brutal.
@lancerxx683 жыл бұрын
When did the Enterprise carry F-18s?
@racrx74 жыл бұрын
Very kool!🤘🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸
@chrissawyer9014 жыл бұрын
Okay, I remember this unrep. I was a signalman on the E
@gordonvincent7312 жыл бұрын
I was a scivvy waver on the starship Enterprise April 1973 to May 1974 when I was discharged.
@toddadams57 Жыл бұрын
Med and North Atlantic cruises aboard USS Milwaukee, AOR-2. 76-77, 1st division. Westpac/Indian Ocean (GONZO station) staff with Commander Carrier Group 3 aboard USS Coral Sea, CV-43 1980.
@kevinegan89563 жыл бұрын
Go Navy!
@bsbsbsbjsbsbeb555 Жыл бұрын
مهما طال اليل. لا بد من طلوع الفجر. ومهما طال العمر لا بد من نزول القبر 🎋🎋🎋🎍🎏
@merlin5by5334 жыл бұрын
Navy boys just like sailing close and cuddling
@philelsner12 жыл бұрын
go on to history BIG E CVN 65.
@baparie7153 жыл бұрын
Good
@timhooper9779 Жыл бұрын
USS Camden AOE-2 73 to 76
@mikhailhenry93993 жыл бұрын
Perfecr
@lenslater77384 жыл бұрын
My home AIMD IM3. N. IM5. Great time great people. AO1 (AW/SW) ret.
@mained55284 жыл бұрын
I was on aoe4 the Dirty D. When did the Supply become an USNS?
@TrueCourse4 жыл бұрын
@ Maine D: USS Seattle (AOE-3) here ('92-'94). Always great to have the Detroit across from us at the pier at NWS Earle (remember the winters at the pier? XD). I believe the Supply was commissioned as USS Supply early 1994 (few months before I left AD) and was decommissioned/recommissioned as a USNS in 2001. Thanks for serving!
@hanstre8569 Жыл бұрын
@@TrueCourse Was on the Seattle till 97. Worked in the Post Office.
@dermie524 жыл бұрын
Is that USS VICKSBURG steaming alongside as well?
@ryankc36314 жыл бұрын
Yes
@unitedwestand51003 жыл бұрын
Whew,,,, Those helicopter pick ups had me drawing in my breath, and holding it. Very sketchy operation. I wonder what the pucker factor was for the pilots? Who says combat is more dangerous?
@customphpdesign9 жыл бұрын
I was part of the original crew on supply.
@paulmorin22344 жыл бұрын
Robert Saylor You were a plank owner?
@customphpdesign4 жыл бұрын
@@paulmorin2234 yep
@paulmorin22344 жыл бұрын
Robert Saylor there’s not that many of you around anymore I only met one plank owner he was on the USNS Alan Shepard.
@customphpdesign4 жыл бұрын
@@paulmorin2234 there is actually a bunch of us on a facebook group for USS Supply.
@AnwarBanteng-gr7gu2 ай бұрын
🇺🇸👍🇺🇸
@ryankc36314 жыл бұрын
The 46's were better at vertrep.
@donlove37414 жыл бұрын
Hahaha I remember standing on DD845 deck under those bitches! Looking up and thinking... wow lots of oil streaks ! I believe it was USS White Plains helos had golden arches painted on them. Ah those were the days !
@kefka19114 жыл бұрын
Destroy-her 69??? Are you facking kidding me???
@henryvagincourt4 жыл бұрын
If your going to fly "fly Navy".
@destarizani08924 күн бұрын
*'Ot. Itu tidak Penting di Laut. 0.
@Te-kr6gz4 жыл бұрын
👍💟
@robertmuller50392 жыл бұрын
Old news.already scrapped
@mikeray15444 жыл бұрын
Glad the fleeters didnt have any collisions on this event........hard to focus w/fe-males on board.....I heard about the meet-ups in bow spaces.....go figure...?
@boholde2757 Жыл бұрын
My first ship ran into the Oiler on it’s approach to refuel. I have photos of our port anchor in bedded into the side.
@vovav89764 жыл бұрын
🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲💪💪💪🙏🙏🙏
@vovav89764 жыл бұрын
🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲✌️✌️✌️👍👍👍
@Lordpianz2 жыл бұрын
Anyone who serve in the navy knows unrep are long and boring...lol ..
@angelosathog3928 Жыл бұрын
I don't know what kind of Destroy or Corvette was that ship sailing alongside but she looks Scary