6 nations: Scotland v England

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:45 am

congrats schu! I saw some cool stuff about Scotland over the weekend...mostly war-related stuff, but it was good TV just the same...

I was in Holy Loch when I was in the Navy....good people there...I'd go back in a heartbeat...cheers you lots!

schuette · Post by **schuette** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:54 am

when were you in Scotland cyg?

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 11:57 am

1979....Just before the Iranians took U.S. hostages in the overthrow.....

schuette · Post by **schuette** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:15 pm

what was the sub/boat you were on called?

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:21 pm

USS Fort Snelling....what is the port city there, where the British fleet was based in WW1? Can't remember the name, but there's a lot of history there...

schuette · Post by **schuette** » Tue Feb 28, 2006 12:53 pm

Atlantic 04/03/78: The USS Fort Snelling (LSD-30) and the USS
Waccamaw (T-AO-109) receive structural damage in a collision
north of Corsica, France, when the Waccamaw loses steering
control during refueling. Both proceed under their own power to
Naples,Italy, for repairs.

I've also been looking at this site... http://holyloch.com/

by-tor · Post by **by-tor** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:30 am

Luckily schuette isn't in Holy Loch, or I wouldn't have enjoyed my visits there.

USS Ortolan (ASR-22)

I was on the USS Sellers (DDG-11) prior to the Ortolan, but we never went to Scotland...spend alot of time in the Med though.

CygnusX1 · Post by **CygnusX1** » Wed Mar 01, 2006 10:41 am

schu did her homework! cool...yep, that was a nighmare....stuck in Naples for months....what a drag...

Holy Loch was SO cool though....they love Yanks there....or they DID...hahaha

One of the best places I ever visited...The Scots made fun of us though....we were cheap entertainment, as they would drink us under the table, but made sure we got back safe...Great bunch of guys...God Bless 'em

By-tor, I never got on a tincan, but I imagine it was rock and roll all the way on one of those...I WAS on a minesweeper TAD though (USS Inflict), and THAT was a rocker for sure...