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Back in the day if we got stuck mooring next to a tender we, as well as generations of Submariners before us, discovered one of the best ways to put a skimmer quarterdeck watch through the overhead was to say "Permission to cross their patio daddy-o" instead of "permission to come aboard. It was so much fun to watch them stroke out.
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CPO Joseph Grant
Everybody knows that Tenders aren't real ships anyway. When I was stationed at Submarine Base San Diego the Dixon and McKee were known as Building 37 and Building 41 respectively!
Everybody knows that Tenders aren't real ships anyway. When I was stationed at Submarine Base San Diego the Dixon and McKee were known as Building 37 and Building 41 respectively!
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CPO Joseph Grant
SSgt Terry P. More so. Subs always strive to become even more stealthy or invisible.
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Chief, I certainly remember going across the tender. They did take their quarterdecks seriously. Maybe Coners could get away with that "patio, daddy-o" bit - you did your share of quarterdeck time on the boat - but we nukes never seemed to have much success.
What I remember best - when tied up to the USS Dixon or USS McKee - was...
"Sweepers, sweepers. Man your brooms. Sweep down fore and aft."
HA HA HA HA!!!!!
What I remember best - when tied up to the USS Dixon or USS McKee - was...
"Sweepers, sweepers. Man your brooms. Sweep down fore and aft."
HA HA HA HA!!!!!
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