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[*] posted on 9-6-2013 at 08:46 PM


Nope, look for the silver Camry with the *** **** sticker.....:light:



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[*] posted on 9-7-2013 at 08:03 AM


We have a one day job at San Nichols coming up soon and a couple dayer at SCI with Stranglehold.

Is there no issue with loading a fishstick and some gear for the barge with materials and being able to use them over there? The guys will be staying where the all the workers stay where ever that may be with there own sleeping bag. Wondering if they'll be ok to throw some jigs from the common areas of the islas?
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[*] posted on 9-7-2013 at 09:37 AM


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This launch site was used for the testing of the Tomahawk Cruise missile at SCI. They'd launch them out to sea and the Divers we built for would retrieve the missiles from the bottom of the ocean. Nice style, eh?




[Edited on 1-10-2013 by woody with a view]


I actually participated in a Sink-X of an old destroyer about a mile of SCI in 1987. For this test only the developmental warhead portion of the Tomahawk was placed directly under the ship hull by the divers. The test was used to simulate what would happen to a target if the sea skimming Tomahawk did a pop-up maneuver about 1 mile short of the target followed by a steep dive and water entry under the hull before detonation.

The resultant detonation created a giant oscillating bubble that lifted the destroyer out of the water and broke the hull in half. The two pieces are down there somewhere.




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[*] posted on 9-7-2013 at 12:29 PM


Great photos, Woody. I always look for your stories about SCI. I would love to get back out there.
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