A Girl In Every Port!

Posted 2007-06-20 10:23 AM (#4708)

Master and Commander

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Location: Port Ludlow, WA (the Olympic Penninsula)

Subject: A Girl In Every Port!

Today's "Picture of the Day" is from 90 years ago (1917) of the USS O-2 SS-63 under construction at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard here in the great northwest.

The song to go with this is a real keeper entitled "The Sailor With The Navy Blue Eyes". You owe it to yourself to get through the song's musical intro and then listen to the words - talk about a match to most sub sailors - they must have known us well back in the early days when this song was obviously written - enjoy!

http://www.usssealion.com/sealion/daily_picture.htm

donmac

Posted 2007-06-20 12:33 PM (#4714 - in reply to #4708)

Senior Crew

Posts: 121

Location: Western Washington State

Subject: OK John, what drydock?

What drydock is the construction being held?
My qual boat spent many months in number 2, back in 68

crystal

Posted 2007-06-20 1:06 PM (#4715 - in reply to #4708)

Master and Commander

Posts: 2191

Location: Port Ludlow, WA (the Olympic Penninsula)

Subject: RE: A Girl In Every Port!

I would say that it had to be Drydock #1 (the smallest). Number 2 was completed in 1912 and would have been used for larger vessels especially as the photo of O-2 was from the WWI era...

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