Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Rockport Texas

The dogs are barking. I left Mission this morning at O dark thirty and made a stop at Corpus Christi to tour the USS Lexington. After several hours of walking steel decks I discovered the USS Lexington is a rather large ship and the ladders from deck to deck are a lot steeper than they were 50 years ago. 

 Some facts:

 Flight deck length 910 feet (3 football fields)
Width of the flight deck 191.6 feet.
Decks from the keel to the pilot house = 16
Maximum speed = 33 knots.
Arrested landings = 493,248

 I have pictures and I will post them when I get them downloaded.

 I,m spending the night in Rockport and tomorrow it's on to Crystal Beach to see my sister and brother-in-law's new home. 
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14 comments:

  1. Barney, The Old Fat ManJuly 22, 2015 at 7:24 PM

    Hope you are enjoying that salt air down there. Say Hi to everybody for me.

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  2. Paul and Marsha Weaver OCT. 17, 2009July 22, 2015 at 8:30 PM

    Looking forward to the photos. Why we haven't taken the short trip from Houston to see this ship is beyond me.

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    1. John HedgesJuly 22, 2015 at 9:27 PM

      It really isn't that far from Mission either. Nice big ship to tour.

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  3. Rick and Kathy RousseauJuly 22, 2015 at 8:41 PM

    Going through a ship after a time away makes it seem bigger. It's when you return to a school that you attended that they seem small. Why can't things just stay the same size?

    Be Safe and Enjoy!

    It's about time.

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    1. John HedgesJuly 22, 2015 at 9:28 PM

      The big question is why can't I run up and down the ladders like I used to?

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    2. Barney, The Old Fat ManJuly 22, 2015 at 11:16 PM

      Your birth certificate paper is worn out!

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  4. Jim and SandieJuly 23, 2015 at 10:36 AM

    Looking forward to your pictures. I can't imagine serving on a huge ship out in the ocean for months and months.

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    1. John HedgesJuly 23, 2015 at 5:27 PM

      My grandson served on an aircraft carrier, his las cruise was 8 months long.

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  5. Bob and JoJuly 23, 2015 at 8:57 PM

    USS Lexington is an Essex-class carrier. Bob's dad served on the USS Wasp during WWII, also Essex-class. Walking around and climbing ladders like the ones his dad did was neat.

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  6. Chuck and Anneke's RV travelsJuly 26, 2015 at 1:23 PM

    We were in Rockport nine years ago when we first started our full time journey:)

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