The Eastern shipyard is beginning to fill up. The Axis and Allied Atlantic Fleets sailed in to port around 11:00 AM ZULU (6:00 AM local) after heavy sailing. Elements of the Gulf Fleet followed over the next few hours. The remainder of the Gulf Fleet is expected to arrive in intervals, from Monday through Thursday, along with the Pacific Fleet Currently in the shipyard, as best I can identify: USS Annapolis USS Bogue SS John Brown SS Nathanael Greene USS South Dakota USS Maryland USS Indianapolis HMS Invincible Mogador Dunkerque DKM Lutzow DKM Shcharnhorst DKM Bismarck On the ways for as couple of builders are: two additional Bogue class USS Texas USS New York. Looks like overtime is in store for the shipyard. Troubleshooting, refueling etc. is already well underway. Cheers,
Some of the Pacific Fleet has sent cargo and supplies ahead of their crew, and the crew with its remaining supplies will be under way according to their telegraphed itinerary.
Day 1 was great - getting all the ships in place and captains starting maintenance , etc. and getting to catch up with each other. By day 3, with additional incoming captains and ships, we had to bring in more drydocks (tables). Due to the condition of our normal batttle-pond, we found an alternative nearer the shipyard that had many advantages and a few disadvantages. A captain from the Pacific fleet had a problem with barbarian pirates invading and torturing him (he thought at first is was the notmal Japanese dive bombers - Mosquitos, but discovered later that it was large crews of sappers - Chiggers). We plan to do some additional improvements to the new pond as, depending on weather and other conditions, it will be a good alternate. All in all, it was a really good NABGO. Most feared this year was Stephen Morgret with his LST (a really long and fun story - he was also the last unarmed ship floating). Best of Show was Marvin the Astronaut - another long story. A newb fom last year picked up his Bis hull to start, and a newb this year framed out her Texas. We were thrilled to have not only Stephen, but Keri Morgret able to attend. Yes, Keri is as cool as she seems from her on-line presence. We all thoroughly enjoyed her being there. Stephen, like many of us who have wives who tolerate the invasion of ships into the home, is blessed. One small piece of battle report - Wes, with an uncompleted rework on Mogador, and no real sea trials, was able to get shots in on the Musashi (you can tell those copperhead BBs from steel bearings in your hull pretty easily) and came away unscathed. Gotta love it when a small ship (the smallest armed one this year), equipped with the smallest caliber guns and limited rotation (he only has the turret in the super armed, and it only has abaout a 60-90 degree rotation range) is able to "count coup" on the biggest battlewagon. I really need to get the battle reports completed, awards listings, and other paparwork, but other life issues have kept me focussed elsewhere the past few weeks (including marriages in the family and friends, a death in the family, a short trip, major work issues, kids buying and remodeling homes, etc.). Cheers,
