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GOHOKEE
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I’ve been up in that crane

when it was allowed. No longer the case now. Actually supposed to be torn down but no money for it. Personnel actually went up in it for their re- enlistment ceremony.
Posted: 02/11/2026 at 04:18 PM ET
(In response to this post by DoYouLiftHokies)

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More aircraft carrier trivia
HokieMacDaddy • 02/11/26 09:41 AM ET
As a child, I watched launching of the Shangri La at the Norfolk shipyard.**
AZHokie59 • 02/11/26 01:41 PM ET
NNSY Hammerhead Crane**
DoYouLiftHokies • 02/11/26 02:37 PM ET
I’ve been up in that crane ◄
GOHOKEE • 02/11/26 04:18 PM ET
Still amazed at the cast of the original Midway movie! **
RhinoVT • 02/11/26 11:46 AM ET
Almost as nuts as the "A Bridge Too Far" cast.**
reestuart • 02/11/26 01:25 PM ET
Midway's cast had quite a few "A-listers"
EDGEMAN • 02/11/26 01:56 PM ET
wait, what?? Larry Csonka? Tom Selleck? Erik Estrada??**
HokieMacDaddy • 02/11/26 12:06 PM ET
USS Wolverine and USS Sable never had salt water touch their hulls**
vawter85 • 02/11/26 11:28 AM ET
They were training aircraft carriers on the Great Lakes in WW2**
vawter85 • 02/11/26 11:29 AM ET
correct!
HokieMacDaddy • 02/11/26 12:02 PM ET
GHW Bush trained on the Sable.**
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/11/26 12:27 PM ET
1) Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu. 2) I've never been on either one.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/11/26 11:20 AM ET
The old PC game from Avalon Hill called "Midway" taught me this as well.
Late 80s Hokie • 02/11/26 03:29 PM ET
Well done.**
ColoVT82 • 02/11/26 01:45 PM ET
Correct on the 4 Japanese carriers**
HokieMacDaddy • 02/11/26 12:02 PM ET
But for the Battle of the Coral Sea, Midway may have been lost.
Atlee Hokie • 02/11/26 11:36 AM ET
On the other side of that...
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/11/26 11:44 AM ET
Question: If the Japanese had massed their forces....
Freddyburg Hokie • 02/12/26 09:13 AM ET
Not sure. We would have had Lexington.
Chris ColemanAdmin • 02/12/26 09:46 AM ET
And, in estimation, it was way to complex.
Atlee Hokie • 02/11/26 04:35 PM ET
Hikaru Sulu**
Brown Water • 02/11/26 10:35 AM ET
1. Akagi, I don't know. 2. They both can access submarine cables or launch
soldcokesatLane • 02/11/26 10:26 AM ET
you got one - three more to go**
HokieMacDaddy • 02/11/26 10:59 AM ET
Nice going.....if ya playing baseball**
VTCC 65 • 02/11/26 05:31 PM ET