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Couple questions???

posted 9 years ago by foster1234
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11) At the beginning of the movie:
What type of ship was he disembarking from---Looked awful small
Why, if they'd just finished a Caribbean cruise would they be in Seattle?
Wouldn't it make more sense for a ship to be home ported in Corpus, NO, even TTampa if they were cruising the Caribbean?

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22) At the end He was supposedly assigned to the LaSalle which looked like a ffleet supply ship or an oiler going on a Med cruise. Same as above, WHY would a ship bound for a Med cruise be in Seattle

In a world where a carpenter can be resurrected, anything is possible.

[–] dannieboy20906 9 years ago

I didn't catch the pennant number, but it looked like a destroyer or frigate (destroyer escort). They are pretty small. He's a boatswain first class, so his ship assignment would be very flexible.

The USS LaSalle started life as a landing platform dock and became a command ship in 1972. I don't remember the ending, so I don't remember if they actually showed the LaSalle or another ship.

I don't know about the navy's home porting system. Ship's going to the Mediterranean Sea should be assigned to the Sixth Fleet and I would expect it to be home ported on the east coast or in Europe.

[–] davidmt62 8 years ago

The ship he disembarked from was Canadian Navy Ocean going tug,

The ship at the end was a Merchant Ship, a freighter to be exact.

The U.S.N. refused to assist in making this film, so no U.S. Navy ships are shown