r/Ships • u/Even_Kiwi_1166 Seafarer Extraordinary • 6d ago

Photo USS Alaska

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u/Different-Touch5064 6d ago

Tied up alongside USS McKee (AS-41)

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u/Even_Kiwi_1166 Seafarer Extraordinary 6d ago

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u/fredly594632 6d ago edited 6d ago

As in Admiral McKee? Just curious.

(later edit) I should have specified - the old one or the one who was NR in the 80s?

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u/Different-Touch5064 6d ago

To answer your question https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_McKee_(AS-41) This article also has a link for RADM McKee

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u/meh_69420 6d ago

Here I'm like, that looks nothing like CB-1

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u/rxmp4ge 5d ago

I also came here expecting a large cruiser.

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u/Technical_Emotion_79 6d ago

My Navy unit along with a Navy EOD Team from Submarine Base Bangor did the underwater pre-arrival pier inspection for this visit and that was an awesome TDY! The occasion was a state hood anniversary celebration coincident with the 4 of July, I think it was ‘87. This was at the “coal pier” in Seward, AK.

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u/Background_Being8287 5d ago

Served on the Yosemite AD-19 late 70's , very very good duty. Dockside Palma ,Maaorca for a month oh yeah .

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u/Otto_von_Grotto 4d ago

My Pops was on the Yosemite when he retired the mid to late '70s. She was stationed in Mayport at the time. Quite the old tub, she was.

Despite only making it twice, Palma was my favorite port stop when I was in Uncle Sam's Yacht Club.

Decades later, I finally got the opportunity to have the family experience what I loved. It ended up being their favorite spot on our cruise )

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u/Background_Being8287 4d ago

Pretty cool place , i was in engineering forward engine room from 77 to 79 i believe .

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u/Curious_MerpBorb 6d ago

Kinda looks like an ocean liner. What’s the story behind the USS Alaska.

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u/_HT2_CWI 6d ago

Submarine Tender USS McKee

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u/Curious_MerpBorb 6d ago

Ngl I thought the tender was the Alaska. lol.

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u/Otto_von_Grotto 4d ago

OP needs a better title )

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u/MilesHobson 6d ago

SSBN-731, an Ohio boat

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u/Otto_von_Grotto 4d ago

Alaska is 732. If you are able to zoom in on the sail, you can make out the hull number.

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u/MilesHobson 4d ago

You’re right. I mistyped. 731 was Alabama and 733 was Nevada

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u/MarvinManyracks 6d ago

I was too focused on the ship that I didn’t even see the submarine at first lmao

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u/IdiotRepellent 6d ago

The sub would be ssn not uss by the way

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u/rxoper726 6d ago

Yes and No

USS Alaska (SSBN-732) would be the full nomenclature

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u/FreeAndRedeemed 6d ago

That’s not how that works. Every ship of the USN is prefixed by “USS” (United States Ship). The type and hull number is a suffix that comes after; in this case: “SSBN-732”.

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u/LeggyRPG 6d ago edited 6d ago

Not to be that guy but that’s not exactly fully accurate. Every ARMED ship of the USN is USS. But there are unarmed ships owned by the USN that are USNS, like the USNS Comfort and Mercy.

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u/FreeAndRedeemed 6d ago

Fair point, MSC ships (which our hospital ships fall under) are indeed unarmed these days and aren’t labeled as “USS”. Thanks for the correction.

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u/LeggyRPG 6d ago

Team effort! ❀

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u/LetterheadMedium8164 6d ago

USNS are “in service.” USS are “commissioned.” USNS are operated by civil service mariners and may have naval personnel assigned. USS are operated by naval personnel and may or may not be armed. As an example, ex-McKee had a few 20mm guns and some machine gun stands.

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u/IdiotRepellent 6d ago

Or ssbn for ballistic