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Subject:
Best Submarines///
On Watch
7/15/2004 1:50:22 AM
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Which of these navies has the best submarine?...due to what some consider an overconcentration on engineering caused by the influence of Hyman G. Rickover). However, the United States Navy,
through sheer volume of numbers and solid training (albeit not as good as the British) probably has the best force overall. ? Harold C. Hutchison
Hmmmmmm...Now, what was that I heard about the Brits Pride & Joy tied to the pier at Gibraltar for 6 months(or more?) and the rest of their submarine fleet restricted to Port?
Here's a U.S. Nuke Submarine Song, that illustrates for the layman an idea of the "Engineering" effort required from a crew in the US Fleet.
Sing it, to the tune of ?GHOST RIDERS IN THE SKY?.
Machinery Two had just sat down one early afternoon,
He glanced into the tunnel not expecting any gloom.
When all at once a mighty herd of red hats did he see,
A plowin? through machinery one?and bringin?misery.
Refrain: Yip-ee-i-ay?yip-ee-i-o!
Drill mongers are no fun.
The drills they planned were scramming and a loss of one TG,
The ERS was in the head where he had gone to pee.
The AEA was cleaning and rebrushing an MG,
The EOOW was a?sleeping??the RO it was me! (Refrain)
The trainees were assembled and a ring placed in their nose,
They were told they had to play the game or get beat with a hose.
They ran flooding, famine, petilence, and miseries untold.
I sat there at my panel and watched the plant go cold. (Refrain)
To do our job, that?s open valves and shut these breakers quick,
We had to skip the breakfast served, or we would all be sick.
The eggs were runny, sausage raw, and pancakes way too thick.
I hated what was happening?I?d rather suck?(Refrain)
The Noseconers had a drill, we all sucked rubber then,
You could tell it wasn?t going well, ?cause tempers were real thin.
The hotline, it was all bitched up, and Launcher?s lights were dim,
Then Newsome pulled the lever?and blew San 2 on him. (Refrain)
They grabbed an off-watch section and they dragged them to the brief,
They told them of the drills they planned and ninety kinds of grief.
They talked of scrams and fires and floods and loss of lots of sleep,
I haven?t had this much fun since?I got Herpes from a toilet seat! (Refrain)
Original was by "Fat Fonda" USS J.K.POLK SSBN645 (BLUE), circa 1969
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