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Re: GNAT
Posted by:
Brian
()
Date: May 09, 2004 10:38AM
Hi Robert,
I was in the Italian Navy from 1966 to 1978 but spent most of my service assigned to liaison with other Navies. I did spend time on the 6th Fleet vessels in the Med & spoke with US officers on the subject.
My experience with US torpedoes comes from having served on the former USS Dace, later MMI Leonardo da Vinci: after she was transferred to the MMI, we also received some torpedoes with the boat. Granted they were not the most recent marks. We also had German WWII torps for training purposes & I am positive some marks had self-destruct devices (inactive at the time, of course).
In case you are wondering, I legally changed my name on becoming a US citizen, Brian was the name of a good friend of mine killed in a terrible accident on a frigate (classified).
Regards, Brian
I was in the Italian Navy from 1966 to 1978 but spent most of my service assigned to liaison with other Navies. I did spend time on the 6th Fleet vessels in the Med & spoke with US officers on the subject.
My experience with US torpedoes comes from having served on the former USS Dace, later MMI Leonardo da Vinci: after she was transferred to the MMI, we also received some torpedoes with the boat. Granted they were not the most recent marks. We also had German WWII torps for training purposes & I am positive some marks had self-destruct devices (inactive at the time, of course).
In case you are wondering, I legally changed my name on becoming a US citizen, Brian was the name of a good friend of mine killed in a terrible accident on a frigate (classified).
Regards, Brian
Subject | Written By | Posted |
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GNAT | Michael | 05/05/2004 03:17AM |
Re: GNAT | Brian | 05/05/2004 09:46PM |
Re: GNAT | ROBERT M. | 05/05/2004 11:39PM |
Re: GNAT | Mike | 05/08/2004 09:33AM |
Re: GNAT | Brian | 05/08/2004 02:21PM |
Re: GNAT | ROBERT M. | 05/08/2004 10:24PM |
Re: GNAT | Brian | 05/09/2004 10:38AM |
Re: GNAT | ROBERT M. | 05/09/2004 06:10PM |
Re: GNAT | Sniper | 06/13/2004 03:32AM |
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