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Some of us used to hunt submarines.
Some of us used to land on Ticonderoga class cruisers. In the military. ;) In aircraft. For the record, USS San Jacinto (CG-57) is named for the battle during which Sam Houston led the not quite professional Texan forces against General Santa Anna's somewhat more professional Mexican forces, defeated them, and established the independence of the Republic of Texas. (Capturing Santa Anna didn't hurt, as he was then the leading gent in Mexico ... and oft times styled himself the Napoleon of the West). |
and some of us provided air defence for those who hunted submarines, etc.
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GreenKnight121, Sir; I can't argue against you. All I know is that she was listed on the harbour movements programme as DDG 47. Semaphore Tower didn't normally get Pendant Nos wrong as they usually recorded what they were told.
I remember her well. She was the ugliest warship I had seen; until I saw my first T45 in Glasgow. |
General Santa Anna's somewhat more professional Mexican forces |
back in ww2, our subs were named for sea creatures, cruisers for cities. things have changed...attack subs for cities, missile subs for states and cruisers for battles |
oh hang on does that make the sub a cruiser as well? |
Be fair - the Navy are some way behind (fnarr, fnarr) the RAF in this respect....
Ministry of Defence | Defence News | Defence Policy and Business | Navy and RAF among top 100 employers of gay people Or was it another form of cruising you had in mind? |
When do they commission "USS Little Big Horn"?
That would be a 'brave' decision:) |
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