Date:Wed, 04 Aug 1999 18:01:12 -0700
Author: Chuck Zendner
Subject:Getting along on the mailing List. Let's play nice now.
       Let's all remember the guidelines of the mailing list. If you are not sure what the "USS Newport News Mailing List" are, Please visit the mailing list page at http://www.uss-newport-news.com/nn_maillist.htm

THE DON'T
Don't send email that is not on the subject of the USS Newport News or the US Navy. (This includes subject on Politics and Religion)

Don't Do General Tests. Seems to irritate a lot of our List members. If you really want to test the email list, think of something to say that is worth reading.

Don't Do General Chit Chat, If you want to send a personal e-mail to one of your old Shipmates, send it to his address, NOT to the whole list! This E-Mail list is for subjects related to of interest to all (at least most) members

Don't Send Large Pictures, Many of our members have old computers running at slow baud rates. Sending Pictures to the whole list causes great aggravations to many list members. I
have a block on the mailing list that will not except any email over the size of 50K. This allows for Long worded email, small graphics but not large pictures.

The Do's
Do send email about memories. This is kind of fun because it strikes up a general conversation that others can respond to. Do ask questions about the USS Newport News.
Do send your opinions about live aboard the USS Newport News. Do send information about the USS Newport News Reunion. Do enjoy your visits with other Shipmates! (That's an order, sailor!)
--
Chuck Zendner; Salem Oregon; USA
http://www.zendner.com/

Date:Sat, 7 Aug 1999 14:41:48 -0500
Author:"steven grubbs" <sgrubbs@dnsonline.net>
Subject:Newport News Blueprints
To All,
    Hey, I just remembered a source of "stuff" for those of you who might be interested. It is called the "Floating Drydock". I guy I used to know, Tom Walkoliak, owns and operates it. He has blueprints and drawings of most every ship the Navy has ever built including NN and Salem class cruisers. He also sells ship pictures, models, model parts, ball caps, etc. Here is how to get a catalogue. snail mail:
The Floating Drydock
C/O General Delivery
Kresgeville, PA 18333
email:drydock@floatingdrydock.com
  Web Site: FloatingDrydock.com   Fax # 610-381-2004
Enjoy!
Steven Grubbs

    

Date:Fri, 20 Aug 1999 08:18:38 -0500
Author:"steven grubbs" <sgrubbs@dnsonline.net>
Subject:Gotta get a life!
A couple of thoughts for any one who cares.
    You know the Navy designed and built in the neighborhood of 40,000 ships and boats in the WW II era. And almost all are long gone now and wouldn't have a place in today's Navy for one reason or another. But there are two designs that have transcended the 60 years or so that have gone by. And that is the SALEM class cruisers, and the three classes of BB's that were built. Think about it. The submarines, aircraft carriers, destroyers, etc. all are of those ships designs are obsolete. I'm talking about the WW II designs, not the new ones. (CVN's will always be obsolete in my mind) Only those
two designs are as viable today as they were 60 years ago. Yes, there are improvements that can be made. (More fresh water and A/C immediately come to mind) These ships would have to evolve and change with the times, but the basic structure, i.e. the guns, armor, and mission stay the same.The battleships have an estimated service life of 200 years before the hull fatigues to the point of no further economical repair. The Newport News hull has a life of about 75 years. It is a shame that Newport News was never configured and used to her true potential. It is a further shame that Salem only lived 9 years and Des Moines, 11. I am not a marine architect. But I have made a life of studying ships and ship design. We as a nation have really wasted a lot of very fine, non replaceable ships. But what is worse, we have wasted alot of very fine non replaceable people.
     Also for any one who is interested in ships and their design history, there is a most excellent series published by Naval Institute Press. Dr. Norman Friedman has a series of books. They are:20
1. "US Cruisers, An Illustrated Design History".
2. "US Battleships, "
3. "US Aircraft Carriers, "
4. "US Destroyers, "
5. "US Submarines, " 2 volumes
6. Small Craft, "
If you really want to have an appreciation of Newport News, you must read and study the Cruisers book from cover to cover. You need to know the history of the species to be able to fully appreciate the Magnificent design of the Newport News and her sisters. The Newport News was literally light
years ahead of the previous BALTIMORE and OREGON CITY class CA's! Two guys, Robert Dulin, and William Garzke have a three volume set on Battleships. They are:
1. Battleships, US Battleships in WW II
2. Battleships, Axis and Neutral Battleships in WW II
3. Battleships, Allied Battleships in W.W.II
These three books cover the BB's designed in the modern era, 1930 and newer. They too, are published by Naval Institute Press These two series are THE definitive study on their respective subject, but they are salty in price. But anything of quality usually is.Another book for you junior Naval Architects is called "Modern Ship Design" by Thomas Gillmer. This book teaches the "why's" of ship
design. It is for you "egghead" types who get into advanced algebra, trigonometry and geometry, and the rest of those "tries" that I ain't gota clue on. There are a number of "Most Excellent" other reference books that are available. If you are interested, email me.I hope I haven't bored anybody and have provided some useful info.

Steven Grubbs
    

Date:Sat, 03 Jul 1999 11:43:50 -0700
Author:Chuck Zendner
Subject:Webmasters Wanted.
Body:Hello Shipmates.
Volunteers are wanted for the USS NEWPORT NEWS Web Pages.
                                *** GENERAL WEBMASTER WANTED. ***
We always have a need for webmasters of assorted experiencelevels.If you do not have any webmaster experience, and you are willingto get a copy of FRONTPAGE 98, and spend about 10 hours of training,we can turn you into a webmaster!

                                       *** RESEARCHER WANTED. ***
Requires no webmaster experience. We have some research projects that would take a person a couple of hours a week for a few months.You will be using your "Search engine" and "Email" abilities for this project.Contact me if you have an interest or would like more information
Chuck Zendner; Salem Oregon; USA

    

Date:Mon, 05 Jul 1999 00:05:14 -0700
Author:Chuck Zendner
Subject:1999 Reunion Picture page started.
Body:Hello Shipmates.
     It is going to take a while to gather up information and pictures from the 1999 reunion, but I have made a start. I put my pictures of the reunion up just a few minutes ago. To see the start of this page, go to http://www.uss-newport-news.com/nn_reun.htm
     If you have pictures you can scan, please email them to me and I will
get them posted. If you can reduce them to about 600 x 400 Pixels in size, that would
be a great help! About 6 or 8 pictures from each of you should be enough, that would
total out to be about 2,952. Ya, that should be enough! Hope you enjoy my pictures!
Chuck Zendner; Salem Oregon; USA

    

                                     Message sent by: "Shari"  Shari@superior.net
I found a website the other day for the Naval Logistics Library, and it  includes the recipies that the stew-burners used.So if you miss the taste of SOS ,or mystery meat,or my personsl favorite-tamalie pie-  www.nll.navsup.navy.mil/       Just divide by 100 and you'll make enough for one.
Steve Raymond SM3 CS Div 68-70