"What is your experience with warships?" Topic

It occurs to me that many TMPers have little experience with warships and yet many of us play games where such vehicles are central to the conflicts involved.

Additionally I wanted to demonstrate my knowledge of the alphabet has improved since last week.

I thought of posting this earlier (as well as separate polls for surface ships and submarines) but given the relatively few naval conflicts in the past 70 years I expect the answers will be far more predictable than the similar polls suggested last week.

So, what is your experience with warships?

A) none
B) I have seen a replica(s)
C) I have been inside a replica(s)
D) I have been inside a real one(s)
E) I have have served as a crew member on a real one(s) but not in combat
F) I have been a passenger in a real one(s) but not in combat
G) I have have served as a crew member on a real one(s) in combat against opponents without them & without anti-ship weapons
H) I have been a passenger in a real one(s) in combat against opponents without them & without anti-ship weapons
I) I have have served as a crew member on a real one(s) in combat against opponents without them but with anti-ship weapons
J) I have been a passenger in a real one(s) in combat against opponents without them but with anti-ship weapons
K) I have have served as a crew member on a real one(s) in combat against opponents with them
L) I have been a passenger in a real one(s) in combat against opponents with them
M) I have served in combat against them but my side possessed no warships of our own & our side possessed no anti-ship weapons
N) I have served in combat against them but my side possessed no warships of our own but our side did possess anti-ship weapons
O) I have served in combat against them and my side possessed warships of our own but I was neither a passenger nor crew

So, what is your experience with armored military vehicles?

Are you asking about tanks or ships?

Are you asking about tanks or ships?

At least my alphabetic knowledge has improved, even if my other editing skills have. I knew I would miss something.

In any case it has been fixed.

E/ Did a short time in the RNR.

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D. Navy open days.

D

I think they sink.

D

D (if you count museum ships) – I've been to the USS Intrepid in NYC and USS Yorktown in SC.
If you've never been to Patriot's Point in SC, it is wonderful. In addition to the Yorktown, they have a destroyer and sub, lots of planes, and the Medal of Honor Museum (worth a visit even if you don't like ships).
They also have programs to spend the night on the Yorktown, something I was not able to do on my visit. My brother and nephews have done it and gave it rave reviews.

K

A

D

D HMS Belfast twice and a sub in Sydney harbour.

E, served time on the HMCS Columbia, DDE.

F. My specialty has no shipboard billets, only ride ships when we're assigned to USMC units who are going shipboard.

D and F

Also

P) Designed them, and
Q) Sunk a few

I have been inside real warships that are now museums, USS Intrepid, USS Yorktown, Growler and I forget the name of the tin can that used to be moored with the Intrepid. Also the USS Constitution and the HMS Belfast.

E) I have have served as a crew member on a real one(s) but not in combat.

D) I have been inside a real one(s)

You need to define "anti-ship weapons" do you consider aircraft as anti-ship weapons? I certainly do.

B) I have seen a replica(s)
C) I have been inside a replica(s)
D) I have been inside a real one(s)
G) I have have served as a crew member on a real one(s) in combat against opponents without them & without anti-ship weapons (I don't count VN torpedo boats and styx missiles.)

D) been inside them, and on them. The aircraft carrier USS Ranger.

R) my father served on them, in the US Navy.

S) I've commanded them in battle, on the game table.

E. G at push, if you count pirates, drug smugglers and few tense moments with the IRGCN.

Surface Warfare Officer in the US Navy (back when ships were made of wood and men were made of iron). B through O, and then some.

if you count pirates, drug smugglers

Damn straight you do!

and few tense moments with the IRGCN

I would be more afraid of KinderEgg smugglers from Nova Scotia, but I guess they count, too…

E in the USN (Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club) but saw no action.

Yes

Does K) include being between a Soviet sub and it's target and hoping the practice torpedo doesn't hit you?

How about an option for being crew on a replica?

Otherwis A-D

D

E: USS John F Kennedy for 4 years

D and F. Did a stint as a civilian tech on the first AEGIS cruisers.

D. HMS Victory, HMS Warrior, HMS Belfast, HMS (Leander class frigate), HMS Alliance, HMS Bangor, USS Constitution – only one of which is currently in service (unless you count the two flagships of the Royal and US navies).

B
C
and
D

To:
Finknottle, etotheipi, David Manley, & Repiqueone

Please, would you share the details?

I cannot be the only person who's curiosity was piqued.

E) Chemistry/Radcon officer aboard a USN fast-attack boat in the early 90's.

D) I have been aboard probably a dozen warships converted to museums, from USS Constellation to the Japanese Mikasa, USS Olympia, and some Ww2 submarines and one Soviet diesel-electric boat. Also went aboard an Arleigh Burke DDG and a PRC destroyer visiting San Diego.

C) I have been aboard HMS Surprise, a replica used in the film "Master and Commander"

E) I have have served as a crew member on a real one(s) but not in combat (Destroyer Tenders and a Sub Tender)
D) I have been inside a real one(s) – mostly fixing hydraulics and pneumatics on FFGs, DDGs CLGs and couple patrol craft, and SSN SSBN and slow attack submarines (including the HMS Conqueror). A couple Amphibs and carriers as well as two in-commission BBs.
K) I have served as a crew member on a real one(s) in combat – but not in Naval combat – Ship to shore support Beirut 1983.
D) I have been inside a real one(s) USS Texas, USS Wisconsin, the laid-up fleet in Philly and the one in Alameda, back in the day…