What face?Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
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What face?Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
Yours! :D.....Quote:
Originally Posted by cheetahmeatpheonix
LMAO...OH, I DIDN'T KNOW they were made for that. I thought you were just supposed to stare at them.Quote:
Originally Posted by sharptonn
You are supposed to stare at them, in a mirror is the best view...Quote:
Originally Posted by cheetahmeatpheonix
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Dreading naught and running wide open "with a bone in her teeth".
Imagine your face getting plowed asunder in such a fashion as the water in this picture.
Send that thing to me for proper management lest you hurt yourself. :rofl2:
Great snag, lovely old razor.
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Originally Posted by Wullie
That is one heck of a nice photo. They must have been shoveling their butts off down below.
Bob
That was the USS CONNECTICUT, BB-18, doing her sea trials prior to being part of the "Great White Fleet" that US sailed around the world to show off our Battleships and sea power.Quote:
Originally Posted by BobH
She was launched on the 29th of Sept, 1904, and commissioned 29 Sept, 1906. Sold for scrap in 1923. :(
Beautiful ship she was and yes I rather imagine that the "black gangs" were shoveling mightily.
I bet the guys in the small boat taking that pic had a wild ride shortly after the pic was taken. Those old Tumblehome hulls moved some water. Not very efficient but they sure looked good.
