We're the Military and Airpower Guys of Jonah Goldberg of National Review Online + a stray we found wandering around looking lost. All original material JHD, BHD, JR, WT, and KA 2003-2007 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html Sun, 03 Aug 2008 16:55:53 Z Movable Type 4.12 en Copyright 2008 http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification Yesterday was spent dismounting what we would out of the Gearing. We also negotiated with the guy scrapping the old minesweeper - if take off the watertights from the Gearing (doing the Mexican gov't a favor, since they have to be removed anyway before they sink her as a reef) he'll trade us for the WWII watertight doors we need for the Rodgers (she's missing a few) and however many extras we can load on her to bring back as trading materials. Ward dived her hull with the Chief Instructor of the Mexican Dive School here. A little knot of... http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html Sun, 30 Jul 2006 07:32:44 -0600 Re: the toolkit. Sadly, no. I suspect the Mexican Navy didn't use the computers. But now that you raised the subject - I'll ask. I can see how they'd be needed. I tried my darndest to get at least a chunk of shiny, toothsome goodness out of there, but was stymied by hex bolts in conventionally inaccessible places. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html#comment-48513 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html#comment-48513 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:42:58 -0600 BCR: Concur on the "Ooh! shiny!" Armorer: Didya get the tool kit to work on the 'puter? Reputedly, it's at least as funky as the main machine, itself, with flashlights on stalks, and socket wrenches on the end of crankshafts with bevel gears, and such-like. Dang! I am now going to find my CD player and put on an appropriate Sousa march, to wit, "The Glory of the Yankee Navy." http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html#comment-48506 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html#comment-48506 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:02:54 -0600 The wall behind you (lite head picture) looks like a bunch of oversized Ipods stacked together... Seriously though, every time I read an article about the ship the Pirates of the Carribean song (from the ride) starts playing in my head. Have fun! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html#comment-48504 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html#comment-48504 Mon, 31 Jul 2006 00:20:29 -0600 I wanna know what deranged mind named a ship of war "Birdsong". That's just *wrong*. Ooo, gizmos! Shiny! http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html#comment-48485 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html#comment-48485 Sun, 30 Jul 2006 12:16:16 -0600 YAY! You're bringing home gyros! I love gyros- grilled pita, sliced meat, fresh tomato and onion slices, and that yummy cucumber dressing.... MMM MMM GOOD! :-) http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html#comment-48482 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html#comment-48482 Sun, 30 Jul 2006 11:25:43 -0600 John, We have really enjoyed this tale of rescuing a damsel in distress and the pics. This is a history lesson both of her past and future. Thank you so much for this! We had fun looking at the pic of the fire control computer and guessing what it was before we read the post. I see a whole new slew of "Whazzis?" posts from you as a result of this excellent adventure. You are such a gentleman. heh. http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html#comment-48480 http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2006/07/bringing_the_rodgers_home.html#comment-48480 Sun, 30 Jul 2006 10:03:35 -0600