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re: French Warship in Huge waves
Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:24 am to wickowick
Posted on 4/8/14 at 9:24 am to wickowick
Never seen waves like that in my time in the service (Navy Reserves), but some of the saltier fellows on the type ships I was always on (frigates and destroyers) tell stories of playing basketball in the spare forward chain locker in storms like that.
Not sure if still true, but 30 years ago, almost all navy ships had two spare chain lockers. One forward, one aft. While not in use, they were used for recreational area's typically. A ship I was on once had a basketball goal set up in the forward chain locker. The saltier guys would play basketball in big storms, and said if you time your jump just right, a 5'5" man could dunk the hell out of a basketball.
Not sure if still true, but 30 years ago, almost all navy ships had two spare chain lockers. One forward, one aft. While not in use, they were used for recreational area's typically. A ship I was on once had a basketball goal set up in the forward chain locker. The saltier guys would play basketball in big storms, and said if you time your jump just right, a 5'5" man could dunk the hell out of a basketball.
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Posted on 4/8/14 at 10:16 am to TigerTreyjpg
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but some of the saltier fellows on the type ships I was always on (frigates and destroyers)
A DDG in the North Atlantic during the winter is a MISERABLE place to be...
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