Posted on Sep 29, 2015
U.S. Naval USS Simpson warship decommissioned; another piece of history gone
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"The hull of the former Simpson will be towed to storage in Philadelphia, possibly destined for sale to a U.S. ally"...reading this actually hurts. History shouldn't have a price tag, and this is the LAST Naval ship to have sunk another? Should be a museum somewhere. Replace the USS Barry in DC with this maybe?
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
SSG Warren Swan when I was on USS Porter, we went to Annapolis for the graduation. That would be another good place for it. Let it sit in Annapolis Harbor, Baltimore with the aquarium would be another good option.
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SSG Warren Swan
PO1 Andrew Gardiner - Damn information everywhere!! I used to work the Barry in the early 80's as a Sea Cadet. I swore that thing was the biggest ship ever (I was 11-12, so it's not like I knew any better). But that sucks on both counts.
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Thanks for reminding us SSG Warren Swan. Hopefully the memory of the USS Simpson will live on in those who served on that vessel.
In littoral warfare where enemy combatants may be in high speed boats, small subs, disguised as other vessels it will be interesting to see if the designation "enemy vessel" may be expanded to include non-traditional and non-linear vessel threats.
In littoral warfare where enemy combatants may be in high speed boats, small subs, disguised as other vessels it will be interesting to see if the designation "enemy vessel" may be expanded to include non-traditional and non-linear vessel threats.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
It has already started LTC Stephen F. in October of 2007 USS Porter sank two pirate skiffs in international waters off the coast of Somalia. They were attacking a merchant vessel carrying Benzene.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21594439/ns/world_news-africa/t/us-navy-challenges-pirates-somalias-coast/#.VgrMTCsqeU8
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/21594439/ns/world_news-africa/t/us-navy-challenges-pirates-somalias-coast/#.VgrMTCsqeU8
U.S. Navy challenges pirates off Somalia's coast
The U.S. Navy on Friday kept its eye on a Japanese tanker taken over by pirates off Somalia's coast, while a top U.S. official said that piracy remains a "very serious security problem" in the region.
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SSG Warren Swan with the history of the ship, I would suggest that instead of selling it off, that it become a museum piece. Once it is gone, there is no getting it back. It should be preserved.
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SSG Warren Swan
I wish they had done that with the Big E!! As long as she lasted and all the battles she fought through, for the Navy to just do away with her, and NOT have an Enterprise in the fleet? She would've been one KICK ASS museum.
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
SSG Warren Swan - I understand that they can't spare every ship due to cost. They should however save those that are significant. I agree that enterprise should be spared. Nimitz too when her time comes.
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SSG Warren Swan
PO3 Steven Sherrill - Isn't the Nimitz the first of the class? I know Big E was the first nuke carrier.
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Rest easy, we have the watch. I wonder if they will turn it into a museam ship
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PO3 Steven Sherrill
1stSgt (Join to see) they certainly should. There are a number of places that it could be ported that would be great for that type of display include her homeport of Mayport FL.
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The FFGs had some good features to them; they also had their limitations. Yet, it's always sad to see a class of ships go away.
When I retired from the Navy, all of the ships I deployed in had already been decommissioned. It was a sign of the times, and of my age...
When I retired from the Navy, all of the ships I deployed in had already been decommissioned. It was a sign of the times, and of my age...
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Ouch! We're getting old. I was around when they commissioned her......;) Aboard USS Lynde McCormick during Preying Mantis
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SSG Warren Swan
Sir, it's not that we're getting old, it's just that the stuff around us thinks it's getting younger.
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It's always difficult when a time in your life is still so vivid yet time has moved on, and the cherished memories become even more long ago memories when your ship is decommissioned. So many great war ships with incredible stories have passed in the night and sailed away not to return.
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SSG Warren Swan
Sir, what's the Navy's policy or thoughts when they decommission a ship and bring in another with the same name? Does the lineage move with the name, or does the ship just share the same name as her predecessors yet be given a chance to make her own history?
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CDR Terry Boles
SSG Warren Swan
That is a great question and I wish I had an answer. I have yet to figure out how the Navy goes about naming warships but I suspect there is politics involved when you consider some of the recent names, albeit not a warship but politics is politics. My old ship, USS Biddle, was decommissioned and scrapped many years ago, yet it was the third named ship Biddle after Capt Nicholas Biddle of the Continental Navy and was reported to be the only professional Naval officer in the Continental Navy at the time.
Look at other famous warships stricken from the active duty rolls, for example USS John F Kennedy, it appears the Navy has plans to build another ship (CVN-79) bearing this name and it will be interesting when the Big "E" is retired if the Navy will resurrect the name later.
Certainly naval history dictates the resurrection of great names, new names, and I would hope politics will stay out of the process.
That is a great question and I wish I had an answer. I have yet to figure out how the Navy goes about naming warships but I suspect there is politics involved when you consider some of the recent names, albeit not a warship but politics is politics. My old ship, USS Biddle, was decommissioned and scrapped many years ago, yet it was the third named ship Biddle after Capt Nicholas Biddle of the Continental Navy and was reported to be the only professional Naval officer in the Continental Navy at the time.
Look at other famous warships stricken from the active duty rolls, for example USS John F Kennedy, it appears the Navy has plans to build another ship (CVN-79) bearing this name and it will be interesting when the Big "E" is retired if the Navy will resurrect the name later.
Certainly naval history dictates the resurrection of great names, new names, and I would hope politics will stay out of the process.
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