One of the guys mentioned the Buffalo Maritime and Naval Museum as something I should see since i was downtown. It turns out there are a vietnam era Guided Missle Light Cruiser, WWII Destroyer and WWII Submarine tied up at a dock right behind my hotel, and they're open for tours. So, for $9 I got to go on a self guided walking tour that covered every inch of each vessel. It was amazing, and I took tons of pictures. Here are the best
USS Little Rock Guided Missle Light Cruiser (big boat on right), Uss The Sullivans destroyer (smaller boat on left) and the USS Croaker submarine (um, it's the black one):
Prow of the Little Rock (sorry, don't know how to rotate these after upload)
Prow of The Sullivans
Ordinance for the 5" 38 gun on The Sullivans. I like the way the b&w setting came out looking very flat and vintage
The view from the hotseat, sitting in the starboard bofor's gun seat - twin 50's on the right.
The Talos nuclear missles on the aft deck of the Little Rock. This is the only guided missle cruiser on display in the US
Self portrait on the prow of the Little Rock
Galley of the USS Croaker sub. Man, there is a reason they don't crew guys my size on these things. Clausterphobia, hello. Notice the cake mixer center left is so big it would barely fit through the door center right. Just for the reference, the CO's suite is smaller than the closet in our spare bedroom, and it was the luxury accomodation.
The aft torpedo room on the USS Croaker
Self portrait leaning on 2 brass screws. Those are propellers for you land lubbers. The boat in the background is a 'Nam era PT boat, ala The Kennedy years. I never knew those were so ... big.
My best John pose
Galley of the USS Croaker sub. Man, there is a reason they don't crew guys my size on these things. Clausterphobia, hello. Notice the cake mixer center left is so big it would barely fit through the door center right. Just for the reference, the CO's suite is smaller than the closet in our spare bedroom, and it was the luxury accomodation.
The aft torpedo room on the USS Croaker
Self portrait leaning on 2 brass screws. Those are propellers for you land lubbers. The boat in the background is a 'Nam era PT boat, ala The Kennedy years. I never knew those were so ... big.
My best John pose
4 comments:
You do John very well. I see you've been studying.
I couldn't remember if it was hands in pockets or crossed arms. I did the best I could....
So, there was no food on the boats?
There was food on the boats, but I'm not into leftover WWII rations. I don't think....
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