OT, U.S. Navy 1915

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OT, U.S. Navy 1915

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OT, Here's an old film that might interest former swab jockeys.
http://www.filmpreservation.org/preserv ... ntary-1915
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Now that's what I call "Old Navy!" Thanks posting. :)
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Great! Very good video, especially from that era! :)
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Thanks, from a 1960's era birdfarmer!
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very kewl. I enjoyed the sub shots, but also how they did their shipping of stores, boats, ammo. As a past weapons officer on an SSBN, I had to chuckle at the lack of saftey practices. times have certainly changed.
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Too cool. Even had some footage of some old leathernecks in there.

I could be wrong, but I swear the battleship footage looked like it could've been off the Texas. I spent a lot of time on her as a kid, and it looked very familiar. For that matter, it could also have been on the New York, I guess. The Nevada didn't come along until 1916 and had some triple-gun turrets, so...

Toward the end they showed some activity on the Wyoming, but the earlier shot showing them doing PT topside was not on her, I don't think. The Wyoming had turrets whose gun houses had vertical walls. The ones in that shot were sloped like those of subsequent classes of BB's. Anyone catch any hull numbers???
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