tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post6756724070594100362..comments2024-03-28T23:57:50.103-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Weekend Warships #1: USS San Diego (CL-53)Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60122104003382629842013-07-12T16:57:11.399-05:002013-07-12T16:57:11.399-05:00So proud to see my grandfather Brooke Schumm menti...So proud to see my grandfather Brooke Schumm mentioned in this article. He was later captain of the USS Salem and eventually an admiral in the navy. Sincerely, Julie Schumm KleinJulie Schumm Kleinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-49647278132424622342013-03-16T17:11:35.291-05:002013-03-16T17:11:35.291-05:00My father James E. Brown was an Annapolis grad abo...My father James E. Brown was an Annapolis grad aboard the San Diego from August 1943 till the war ended. He relayed this story to his sons: "I may have been the only officer who ever waved off a four star admiral's launch!" Apparently he was OOD at the Yokasuka mooring as Admiral Halsey's launch approached for an important preliminary meeting regarding the surrender scheduled on the Battleship Missouri. As Halseys' launch prepared to moor alongside flagship San Diego, Admiral Nimitzs' launch appeared. Protocol had Dad waving off the four star Admiral in deference to the five star!steviebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03196317411958447730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-62023182573111598732011-07-23T16:24:05.788-05:002011-07-23T16:24:05.788-05:00Peter,
Thanks for this post on the San Diego. As a...Peter,<br />Thanks for this post on the San Diego. As a model ship builder, I have always visually admired the San Diego class of cruisers, the long sweeping curve of their hulls certainly gives meaning to the term "she" that has long been applied to ships. Your post and pictures give her the personality, and is a terrific tribute to not only the ship, but the men who served aboard her. <br />Well done sir!<br /><br />Joe DunlapJoeDunlaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11311376256936009040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-2503631908853921212011-07-14T10:40:38.690-05:002011-07-14T10:40:38.690-05:00Bravo Zulu. I was "shipmates" with the ...Bravo Zulu. I was "shipmates" with the venerable 5"/38 gunmounts (they are technically NOT turrets) when I was recommissioning Weapons Officer in USS IOWA in 1984. The Iowa-class battleships originally had ten of these mounts, but the number was reduced to six to help make way for the missile systems added in the newest modernization. Even with only three twin-gun mounts firing per side, they put out an awsome amount of noise and fir balls. I can only imagine the firepower of seven of these gunmounts inaction off the side of the San Diego. Sadly, these old antiques were really obsolete, and the MK 25 radars in their MK37 directors (of which we had four) were pretty much useless in the last commission of these four battleships, but they looked mean.Rich and Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15954603830493336075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-69409600452962222772010-03-23T16:05:10.241-05:002010-03-23T16:05:10.241-05:00Peter, Outstanding, and thank you.Peter, Outstanding, and thank you.Wayne Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595005905880642013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-39424313149761192052010-03-21T15:57:38.874-05:002010-03-21T15:57:38.874-05:00Wonderful post! My Father and his Brother served o...Wonderful post! My Father and his Brother served on ships in the Pacific in the War. My Uncle was on a cruiser sunk by Kamakazie attack and had to swim ashore. I think that was at Okinawa. My future Father in law was on shore with the Army as a Machine gunner with the Corps of Eng battalian.Kansas Scouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15744438882831933314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-12493205716591545882010-03-21T14:18:35.256-05:002010-03-21T14:18:35.256-05:00Pedro - - -
WELL DONE, sir! This was a great sta...Pedro - - -<br /><br />WELL DONE, sir! This was a great start for your <i>Weekend Warships</i> series, and I'll look forward tro more. I've been an aviation enthusiast since childhood, so the <i> Weekend Wings</i> articles will remain my favorites - - after the shooting stuff - -, but I'm always amenable to expanding my horizons.<br /><br />JPGJPGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224444263429720535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-26849782537552472772010-03-21T11:31:37.453-05:002010-03-21T11:31:37.453-05:00Great post Peter! Thanks for the time and effort!Great post Peter! Thanks for the time and effort!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-27337797205830750792010-03-21T11:21:17.919-05:002010-03-21T11:21:17.919-05:00Thank you for putting this together! The new ship...Thank you for putting this together! The new ship has big shoes to fill, indeed.<br /><br />JimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com