[AT] Thank You Vets

[Ivan]

On 11/13/2015 11:17 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> Don I no longer repeat the details of the story my friend William told me
> about that trip from
> Vietnam to Korea aboard the Enterprise.  Every time I do people tell me it’s
> not possible so
> I gave up but my friend William was a quiet guy and straight up honest and I
> know what he told
> me.  I'll repeat all but the top speed here.  He said a destroyer left out
> the day before them
> and after they got underway in a matter of just hours (I don't remember the
> exact details now)
> they had run the destroyer down and passer her.  He said the captain would
> not tell them the
> exact top speed they reached because it was classified and far above the
> published speed.
> If I told you what the captain did tell them it is still above what most
> folks would believe so I'll
> leave it at that.  William died last year and for years I've wanted to ask
> him to tell me that story
> again but I never did.
>
> Charlie
   Charlie , I can  afirm that to the extent that what they tell you is 
on a need to know basis as well as some other members of ATIS can , Navy 
or others   . I had a high enough security clearance that I am allowed 
into the reactor compartment on nuclear subs to work  , or go anywhere 
on board if following a part of that system . But tell me how deep they 
will go , no thats on a  "need to know " basis .  Enterprise ,being a 
nuke , could no doubt outrun a conventional steam plant .
  My last ship had an ecounter with a Russian destroyer once and he 
thought he had the upper hand untill our escort poped up his periscope 
,opened the torpedo doors and asked them to kindly back off .  You would 
be amazed how fast a destroyer can go if they really want to .
    Ivan
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