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At random: Coronation ceremonies of Emperor Alexander II of Russia in 1855 were enlivened by a submarine concert. Wilhelm Bauer, a Bavarian inventor, took three musicians under the waters of Kronstadt Harbor in a submarine he had built, where they played appropriate music during the coronation. The music was distinctly heard on the surface.

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Thomas Courtien

Posted 2020-11-24 7:06 AM (#99732)

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Location: Patterson, New York

Subject: Boat Names Going Back to Marine Creatures

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37752/when-it-comes-to-naming-navy-submarines-fish-are-back

MAD DOG

Posted 2020-11-24 1:41 PM (#99737 - in reply to #99732)

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Posts: 1262

Location: Va.Beach,Va.

Subject: RE: Boat Names Going Back to Marine Creatures

Wasn't it Hymie who said "FISH DON'T VOTE"?

Ric

Posted 2020-11-24 4:11 PM (#99739 - in reply to #99732)

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Subject: RE: Boat Names Going Back to Marine Creatures

He should name the first new missile boat CUSK since she was the first true Guided Missile Sub.

Pedro

Posted 2020-11-24 4:38 PM (#99740 - in reply to #99732)

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Location: Liverpool, England

Subject: RE: Boat Names Going Back to Marine Creatures

When I was a kid I remember reading in a book this poem (see link) by a veteran U.S. submariner which impressed me immensely. So much so that I can still recite it all to this late date in my life.

https://everything2.com/title/The+Galloping+Ghost+of+the+Japanese+Coast

It was about the USS Trigger SS 237, named after the Triggerfish. Like so many, the boats of that time were named after denizens of the deep. As an outsider what I think will be of little consequence, but I do believe those old boats with their battle honours should be preserved and their names kept alive into the future naming of your submarine fleet. Names of personages, states and cities are fine but let us not forget the WWII U.S. Submarine Service that brought victory with courage and daring at a great cost to their ranks

Pedro

MAD DOG

Posted 2020-11-25 5:24 AM (#99741 - in reply to #99740)

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Subject: RE: Boat Names Going Back to Marine Creatures

Thanks Pedro.

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