I Can't Believe Seawolf Is Almost 10 Years Old
The Norwich Bulletin had an article today about how USS Seawolf (SSN 21) is leaving Groton for a homeport change to Bangor on Friday. (It's part of a move of SSN assets from the Atlantic to the Pacific.) The first thing I thought was: "Seawolf can't be 10 years old! I was just riding her for Alpha Trials a couple years ago."
Alas, it's true. Seawolf was commissioned 10 years ago next month. How time flies...
posted by Bubblehead at 11:48 PM
4 Comments:
I was checking here to find out when she leaves... I should be checking in at DEVRON 5 about the same time she arrives at Bremerton.
6/12/2007 12:37 AM
When were you riding the Seawolf? When I was on the USS Louisiana, we played some games with the Seawolf. It had to have been around fall/winter of 1998. Just curious if you were there at the same time I was.
6/12/2007 6:47 PM
Matt,
I was initial manning Eng on the Connecticut, so I just rode Seawolf for Alpha trials and one week for ORSE workups to get a feel for how the plant operated at sea. I also rode Lousiana for Alpha trials (the CO, Wil Cooke, was my first CO on Topeka). Were you on the 743 for Alpha trials?
6/13/2007 9:06 AM
Bubblehead,
I thought you looked familiar in some of your pics. I was a Nuke MM on the Seawolf from Jan 97 to May 01. I was the ERLL watch in EMC Harrahill's watch section during ORSE workup....good times.
Joe
Twin Falls, ID
6/13/2007 10:35 AM
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