re: USS Antietam runs aground

We accidentally shot a dummy torpedo at a cruise ship during TRE. We were off the coast of the Bahamas and simulating an attack run on a Carnival Cruise ship.

Thought the tube was empty, ordered a water slug and shot the dummy right out.

Had to secure the drill, surface, and sit for 4 hours while a helicopter came to scoop the torp out of the water.

Got buzzed by a P-3 while sitting there

So you were a nuke? Please tell me you were an electrician.

My first NAM:

We were making preps to get underway the next day. My chief tells me to take my NUB back to the hydraulic plant and show him how to start it up. I go back with my NUB-ly friend, hand him the procedure, and tell him to do it. He's lining everything up and I'm keeping an eye on him. He starts up the hydraulic pumps and I notice one of the motors starts smoking. I tell him to shut everything down and I find the first electrician and tell him "go fix your fricking motor, shitbag".

I go home and E-div stays all night swapping out the motor. The next morning right before we leave the pier the CO gives me a medal. Man if you could have seen the stares I got from those electricians.

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We accidentally shot a dummy torpedo at a cruise ship during TRE. We were off the coast of the Bahamas and similating an attack run on a Carnival Cruise ship. Thought the tube was empty, ordered a water slug and shot the dummy right out. Had to secure the drill, surface, and sit for 4 hours while a helicopter came to scoop the torp out of the water. Got buzzed by a P-3 while sitting there

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That is hilarious.

I take it Carnival had no idea they were involved in y'all's training op?

We got ordered to go close to a US flagged seismic seismic survey ship (R/V Marcus Langseth) off of country X one time due to Country X trying to play big boy and harassing the ship. I had no idea at the time what ship it was.

Fast forward to my undergraduate days in geophysics and I'm doing a research cruise on the Langseth banging seismic lines over the Marianas Trench. The engineer proceeds to tell a story to me about how in early 2009 they were harassed by country x's navy. I was just thinking to myself at that time "damn, the Charlotte was protecting this very ship I'm on now 3 years ago and they had no idea". Really small world.

Nice pics, Terd. It looks like that would buff right out.

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I was an electrician. Not as much work as M Div but certainly not a dainty arse pussy fgt RC div guy.

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A brief description of nukes

ELT's... Cool guys, most likely to be hipsters today
M-div... Kinda grimey smart kids, does funny shite when drunk
EM's... Thinks he's cool but sorta weird. Usually pretty good at soccer

ET/RC's... Avoid at all costs, Jesus those guys are creepy as shite

That might be the most accurate description of nukes I've ever seen. Well done.


























I do love soccer.

Maybe it's cause I was an electrician but this photo makes me sad. No shorepower meaning us poor nukes still had the reactor at power while tied up :(.

Terd...I was on the USS Leyte Gulf CG-55 when we collided with USS Teddy Roosevelt. That was one scary arse night.

Story about the Collision

When I was in nuke school (Orlando), we had an ET get himself escorted back to base by Orlando PD.

Dude was wandering around downtown Orlando carrying a dog muzzle/leash and wearing nothing but a "Steak n Shake" apron.

Suprisingly he was not processed out and when he advanced to prototype in Charleston, he was dubbed "Dog Boy" for the rest of his training

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I was on the USS Leyte Gulf CG-55 when we collided with USS Teddy Roosevelt. That was one scary arse night.

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Did you make poo?