 | | Re: Grand Rapids show is on GATS homepage —Lester Witter
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| | | (...) I think the "SS" stands for sub-surface as in a submarine. Otherwise what would SSN mean. Quick quiz Rick what does the aircraft carrier designation CV stand for. Lester (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | | | | Re: Grand Rapids show is on GATS homepage —Rick Hallman
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| | | | (...) I think ur right. My bad! (...) Carrier Vehicle (USS Yorktown WW2-era), CVN: Carrier Vehicle Nuclear (USS Enterprise) :D Rick (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | | | | | Re: Grand Rapids show is on GATS homepage —Lester Witter
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| | | | (...) Its Carrier heaVer than air (as opposed to blimps). A guy I work with who was in the navy confirmed the "V". He thought that the "C" might be for Cruiser because some of the first fleet carriers were converted cruisers (converted due to the (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | | | | | Re: Grand Rapids show is on GATS homepage —Kai Brodersen
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| | | | snip (...) I think , during WWI or WWII (I forget when the USA started mass producing tanks) the workers at arsenals were told/ thought they were building water tanks to supply the troops on the feilds. Thus the nickname tank came to be. I think (...) (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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| | | | | | Re: Grand Rapids show is on GATS homepage —Kai Brodersen
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| | | | (...) hmmmmmmm i better stay out of this. ***snips posts***** (23 years ago, 6-Aug-01, to lugnet.org.us.michlug)
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