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Savedfromwhat Commander
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 3:07 am Post subject: Why no U.S.S. Arizona? |
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Just wondering why there has never been an Arizona. Is it because it just hasn't come up yet or has it been intentionally omitted due to her tragic loss? |
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 3:41 am Post subject: |
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Typically (but not always), SFU ships are named for heroic action. Arizona is an honorable ship that died fighting, but circumstances didn't allow her to distinguish herself through courageous active action. She, like the Maine before her, are most remembered as tragic rallying cries. _________________
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Steve Cole Site Admin
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Posted: Wed May 02, 2012 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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We did not do an Arizona deliberately because there already is one (in Hawaii) and we did not want to dishonor the memory. _________________ The Guy Who Designed Fed Commander
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Savedfromwhat Commander
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 12:03 am Post subject: |
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Thats what I thought SVC, thanks for clarifying that for me. My Grandmother's brother was on Arizona and a few of his items are at the memorial on display. I have always found the story of Dec. 7th to be fascinating because of the family connection. |
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wedge_hammersteel Commander
Joined: 27 Sep 2008 Posts: 578 Location: Lafayette, LA
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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Wasn't there a note in one of the Captain's log about a starship Challenger? |
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Burning Chrome Lieutenant SG
Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 118 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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The Arizona Memorial.
Hard to summarize it in words, but I'll never forget my trip there while TDY to Hickam.
Hickam itself is a testament/memorial to that infamous day. The buildings still standing from that period are well maintained, but much of the bullet/cannon/shrapnel damage is still there as a reminder.
A bit unsettling walking down sidewalks with craters/holes from strafing runs and knowing my military predecessors and civilians lost their lives there.
Point well made IMO.
Same thing for the Japanese memorials I visited will stationed there for nearly 12 years. Hell, my father-in-law had numerous scars from shrapnel wounds and burns he received as a kid from B-29 raids.
To this day Japan's EOD recovers numerous UXO...the most memorable for me was a 2000lb-er discovered while digging the foundation for the new hospital at Misawa AB, Japan. Hell of an evacuation cordon.
Oook...way off topic. Sorry. _________________ Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.-- Mark Twain |
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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Topic, or no topic, interesting stories regardless, BC.
Wedge - You might be recalling the Class History article of the survey cruisers, from Captain's Log 41. Challenger is a Byrd-class galactic survey cruiser, along with Columbia. IIRC, both of them will never be used in official scenarios or fiction. _________________
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Bolo_MK_XL Captain
Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 836 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2012 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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IIRC, Challenger was used in 1991 at Origins during (Beta) test of an early Role Playing in the SFU --- |
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