Vintage work crew photos

**bruce.desertrat** · Nov 14, 2019, 03:45 PM

1921, when the Barracuda class was built:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...ed_States_Navy

**Toolmaker51** · Nov 14, 2019, 04:40 PM

Originally Posted by greyhoundollie

I wonder at what point in time the US navy changed from naming submarines after snakes to naming them after fish? Not that it really matters much but, some one keep track of the next time they change what they name them after. I place $5.00 in the pool and vote they name them after Victoria's Secret female undies types.

Times change. Today's more [ read as 'excess' IMNSHO] creative latitude of naming capital ships is not far from selecting Vicky Snicker models. I'm glad to be retired from Naval service, there are ships I'd be unhappy representing by Command rocker on my jumper sleeve.
USS Independence, Enterprise, Kitty Hawk, Flatley, Cowpens, et-al; that's one thing. The USS SomeBodyNotHeldInHighRegard, hell no!
In 1959 there was an undies attempt via Hollywood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Petticoat

**Frank S** · Nov 14, 2019, 07:02 PM

Geese Louise I haven't seen that movie in what seems like 50 years

**Jon** · Nov 17, 2019, 11:51 AM

Photograph with 2 captions: (1) "Improvement of the Mississippi River between the Illinois and Ohio Rivers" and (2) "Details of Construction. Negative 3. Taken Sept. 22, 1882. Mattress ways for making mattress 2 feet thick--used in the construction of submergible dams."

Fullsize image: https://diqn32j8nouaz.cloudfront.net...w_fullsize.jpg

**Ralphxyz** · Nov 17, 2019, 03:39 PM

Well I do not see any mattresses but I do see a UFO in the top left corner!

**jdurand** · Nov 17, 2019, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by Ralphxyz

Well I do not see any mattresses but I do see a UFO in the top left corner!

There's an alien standing on the deck looking at us right behind that box. Short guy with a round head.

**Ralphxyz** · Nov 17, 2019, 03:52 PM

I can almost see a smile on his face/her face/it's face.

**IntheGroove** · Nov 17, 2019, 04:01 PM

That's Cap't Stan...

**jdurand** · Nov 17, 2019, 04:09 PM

I hear he has a really hard head. You could break a board over his head and he wouldn't mind at all.

But, then the mess would have to be cleaned up by Jan Itor.

**Toolmaker51** · Nov 17, 2019, 09:33 PM

Plenty of 'mattresses'; those are the bound mats of tree branches. They are on the incline to get them in the water easier. Purpose is to stabilize river bottom from erosion by the current where they sink.
And Cap't Stan's job likely winches a line anchored upstream while they place mats, then pull forward incrementally.