Life Aboard a U.S. Navy Destroyer | Documentary Short | 1970

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  @TheBestFilmArchives · 8 years ago · pinned

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  @RICHMOND94114 · 4 years ago (edited)

  notice that the men inside the gun turrets had no ear coverings. &nbsp;Vietnam 1971-72. &nbsp;Serious tinnitus.

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  @cyndibunnell7479 · 5 years ago

  This film gave me a good idea of what life was like for my dad. 20 yrs enlisted on a tin can as a Gunners Mate. He went in in the 50s and retired in 72. &nbsp;I remember the homecomings from the 70s on the pier at Mayport. All the men in their dress uniforms standing on deck, waiting to be reunited with their families. I still have the post cards he sent to me from various ports.

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  @jonesmichaelstx · 4 years ago

  “Underway…..Shift colors”

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  @natebusch2266 · 3 years ago

  I was on a destroyer abt 25 years later. Not much changed except newer racks (beds) and weapons different. Keep in mind this video glorifies life on a destroyer a lot. &nbsp;They&apos;re missing: mess cranking (3 months of working in the kitchen 18 hours per day) , sweeping the ship, chipping paint, standing long boring endless watches at all hours of the day and night, seasickness, constant smells of jet fuel (used for the gas turbine engines) and basically always fighting a battle to get more sleep. This video does show the best aspects but those are about 5% of reality.

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  @stevewehner9540 · 2 years ago

  Brings back memories of being a tincan sailor

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  @normanstringfield9246 · 7 years ago

  USS MANSFIELD (DD728). &nbsp;Loved the comment that the Navy constantly practiced. &nbsp;As a Vietnam vet we didn&apos;t practice, we did! &nbsp;We fired over 50,000 rounds in 3 years and not for practice either.

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  @chucklucas8747 · 4 years ago

  Refueling was a tough job an dangerous but today after all of there years I don&apos;t ever regret my time in the navy

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  @georgekilroy2670 · 6 years ago

  Dad served on the USS Shaw DD-373 at Pearl 12/7/1941. See famous pic of forward mags exploding after two bombs penetrated bow. He was down in number one boiler room when she blew, then had to jump and swim in burning water. Served 20 years got out and we moved to Ca from Charleston SC...He passed on 2007. We heard many stories of WWII and Korea as well as pre-war navy life.

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  @ronaldedson496 · 2 years ago

  USS EDSON (DD-946) the only navy ship on the twilight zone.

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  @davedunn4879 · 7 years ago

  Served on the USS Hazelwood DD 531 went to Cuba , the lessons &nbsp;learned from my service have served me well in life

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  @skipgumphrey9579 · 4 years ago

  Served as a Bosun on multiple Tin Cans in the 80s and 90s.<br><br> I must be a glutton for punishment, after my career in the Navy, I’m now a Mate on a towboat shoving barges on the Mississippi underway 8 months per year the last 15 years…

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