Pat Riot Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 3 or 4 months ago I posted here in the Saloon about a cruise that was to occur on July 4th aboard the USS Constitution. The Navy and the museum were going to take her out and turn her around. They are going to take Old Ironsides our this coming Saturday and they are doing the same on July 4th. There were 120 slots on each day to be drawn. Successful candidates can bring one guest. I got an email yesterday that I won a spot on the July 4th cruise! I sent an RSVP this morning confirming I will attend. I am taking my son-in-law along as my guest. I am so excited about this I can hardly wait. To think that when I was a kid I used to walk by the Navy recruiter’s office uptown and stop and look at the old recruiting poster with the sailor and the boy looking at the Constitution and dream one day I would get to see her. I did get to see her last year and that was a dream come true. I never thought I would ever get to board her and go on a cruise, be it a short harbor cruise under tug power, but so what! I get to go on a cruise aboard Old Ironsides. I am really looking forward to this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 I'm Jealous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perro Del Diablo Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 33 minutes ago, Sedalia Dave said: I'm Jealous. +++1000000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Sedalia Dave said: I'm Jealous. Me too!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Pat Riot, SASS #13748 said: 3 or 4 months ago I posted here in the Saloon about a cruise that was to occur on July 4th aboard the USS Constitution. The Navy and the museum were going to take her out and turn her around. They are going to take Old Ironsides our this coming Saturday and they are doing the same on July 4th. There were 120 slots on each day to be drawn. Successful candidates can bring one guest. I got an email yesterday that I won a spot on the July 4th cruise! I sent an RSVP this morning confirming I will attend. I am taking my son-in-law along as my guest. I am so excited about this I can hardly wait. To think that when I was a kid I used to walk by the Navy recruiter’s office uptown and stop and look at the old recruiting poster with the sailor and the boy looking at the Constitution and dream one day I would get to see her. I did get to see her last year and that was a dream come true. I never thought I would ever get to board her and go on a cruise, be it a short harbor cruise under tug power, but so what! I get to go on a cruise aboard Old Ironsides. I am really looking forward to this. When did you last serve on her, Pat? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Good for you, PR. Soak in every second!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Fantastic! I'm envious. Pictures. Take LOTS of pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I imagine you will also tour USS Cassin Young DD-793 berthed next to her. if you’re up for more vessels the brig Beaver and ship Eleanor are at the Tea Party Museum. Farther south, in Battleship Cove, Fall River, is BB-59, USS Massachusetts, USS Lionfish S-298, USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr, the German cruiser Hddensee, PT-796 and PT-617, and the bow of USS Fall River CA-131. in Quincy, the USS Salem, CA-139, Des Moines class heavy cruiser, the world’s last heavy cruiser to enter service and the only one still in existence. Mayflower II is currently at the Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard in Mystic, CT for restoration scheduled to return to Plymouth in 2020 for a 400th anniversary celebration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Pepper Kid, SASS #60463 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Wow!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Congratulations my friend, it will be the trip of a lifetime. Enjoy....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 If you don’t know anything about Boston,I recommend a duck boat tour from either the science museum or the Prudential Center, not the aquarium. All the duckboat tours are different, depending on the driver but very entertaining,the tour will do the streets of Boston and the Charles River. (The tours from the aquarium do not use duck boats and do not enter the river.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 Thank you Marshal. I am not sure how long we will be there. I will know more tomorrow evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 PS: it is a WW II duck boat. recommend dinner at Legal Seafood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utah Bob #35998 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 She still has sides of iron! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Just now, Utah Bob #35998 said: She still has sides of iron! Aye, she does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I've had a number of great vantage points for the turn-around from several offices over the years, but have never been fortunate enough to make the cruise itself; well done, Pat! https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/2017/10/17/uss-constitutions-turnaround-cruises/ LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 said: I've had a number of great vantage points for the turn-around from several offices over the years, but have never been fortunate enough to make the cruise itself; well done, Pat! https://ussconstitutionmuseum.org/2017/10/17/uss-constitutions-turnaround-cruises/ LL Thank you Loophole. I didn’t realize this occurs more often than I thought. Regardless I am jazzed to have won a spot on this “winding”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 9 hours ago, Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 said: When did you last serve on her, Pat? Hey, I am not that old. Though some mornings I am not so sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 5, 2019 Author Share Posted June 5, 2019 7 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: PS: it is a WW II duck boat. recommend dinner at Legal Seafood. Ooh...I may have to just do that. I missed out on having dinner at Legal Seafood the last (only) time I visited Boston. Thanks for the reminder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Might feel a tad different than the destroyer cruise you did,Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Congrats Pat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Angus McPherson Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Very cool. Angus Another envious cowboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 6/4/2019 at 6:21 PM, Subdeacon Joe said: Fantastic! I'm envious. Pictures. Take LOTS of pictures! Oh, I will. I will post a bunch on here. I just saw my son-in-law and we were planning our trip. We are both really looking forward to this trip. In addition to my phone I was going to take my little digital camera but then I remembered my “real” 35mm camera. It’s my old Pentax 90. I might just take that one too with some really good film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Gun For Hire Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Pat, i have been on it . You will have a blast sir. Notice the head room when you go below. Men were shorter back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Paladin Gun For Hire said: Pat, i have been on it . You will have a blast sir. Notice the head room when you go below. Men were shorter back then. I actually visited the ship last year. I got a big kick out of the gun deck and the mess area. I was overwhelmed by the whole thing. I feel so lucky to be able to go visit for this cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoss Carpenter Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Pat, I have been on Her three times; I am happy for you; What a great trip! Cheers, Hoss C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 I got to do my turnaround cruise today. I brought my son-in-law along. It was a wonderful time. What a fantastic way to celebrate Independence Day! I promised some photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Outstanding! So Pat... I see no sails. Is she towed out? Does she have some sort of auxiliary propulsion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagebrush Burns, SASS # 14226 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Thanks for the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Color me jealous! Thanks for the photos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loophole LaRue, SASS #51438 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: Outstanding! So Pat... I see no sails. Is she towed out? Does she have some sort of auxiliary propulsion? HP: Usually, she is towed out into the harbor by tugs for the turnaround. The last time I recall that she moved under sail was in 1997, at which time she was 200 years old. They were flying 6 sails out of a possible 36, minimizing stress on the rig. Even towed, she is beyond impressive. LL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pat Riot Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 Yes, she is tugged but it’s still a great experience. Some news info: https://www.dvidshub.net/news/330352/uss-constitution-celebrates-243rd-independence-day-underway https://www.wcvb.com/article/celebrating-4th-of-july-aboard-uss-constitution/28293747 https://whdh.com/news/uss-constitution-to-honor-july-4-with-a-21-gun-salute-2/ Raw video https://www.patrick.af.mil/News/Video/videoid/695053/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redleg Reilly, SASS #46372 Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Outstanding!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 Thanks, Pat. Great pics. Looks like you made a great memory. Anchors Aweigh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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