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At random: The USS Cusk was only one of four US submarines to ever receive the Republic of Vietnam Meritorious Unit Citation - Gallantry for her service in Vietnam. Cusk, was awarded seven awards during 1965, 1967, 1968, and 1969,The other three boats were the USS Sculpin (SSN-590), the USS Razorback (SS-394), two awards during 1967 and 1969, and the USS Ronquil (SS-396), two awards during 1966-67 and 1968.

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GaryKC

Posted 2025-08-22 7:44 PM (#105622)

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Subject: Boats and Tech

Wonder what's changed in my job, a world of charts and course plotting? I doubt few of those doing our jobs now would comprehend how we worked as well with such primitive tools.

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Thomas Courtien

Posted 2025-08-23 7:40 AM (#105623 - in reply to #105622)

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Location: Patterson, New York

Subject: RE: Boats and Tech

How about learning how to use a slide rule, which dated from the 17th Century

I learned about it in a 12th grade math course; then again in A school; finally in college, for a 3rd time.

Then a scientific TI calculator did away with the slide rule and having to know certain math operations.

Just plug in the numbers and the answer was displayed.

geno

Posted 2025-08-23 9:30 AM (#105625 - in reply to #105622)

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What amazed me was when I went on my first cruise after leaving the Navy. I had to be about 25 years ago. We went on Norwiegan Cruise Lines. The Captain set aside a day and time for any one who wanted a tour of the bridge. So I went up and was amazed. Wgen I got there it was just the Captain and me. No lookouts, quartermaster, helmsman, nothing. The Captain was controling this big ship sitting at a table with all these nobs. Technology.

Gil

Posted 2025-08-23 9:49 AM (#105626 - in reply to #105623)

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I know I carried and used a slide rule in school when I thought I was going to become an engineer, but bad memories of me floundering in those classes has erased it from my memory banks. I wouldn't have the slightest idea how to use it after 60 years - come to think of it I might not even be able to use my old TI calculator.

Thomas Courtien

Posted 2025-08-24 9:25 AM (#105627 - in reply to #105622)

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Gil

You said, "come to think of it I might not even be able to use my old TI calculator."

Ditto for me on both devices.

Don Gentry

Posted 2025-08-25 3:45 PM (#105630 - in reply to #105626)

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Subject: RE: Boats and Tech

In nuke school, we had to work out all problems on a slide rule - that was in 1974. I still have that slide rule... have NO F'KNG IDEA how it works anymore

GaryKC

Posted 2025-08-25 7:21 PM (#105631 - in reply to #105622)

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Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl-Ms_ek-kE

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Doc Gardner

Posted 2025-08-26 6:13 PM (#105636 - in reply to #105630)

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When I went to NucMedTec after Vietnam I had to learn how to use a Sliderule. I still have it and can still do the decay formula.

Edited by Doc Gardner 2025-08-26 6:13 PM

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