Charter
George Gerald Torkelson BB45 with BB61 Analogy by Keith
Torkelson
Son 3 of 3
Fleshing Out Battleships
Son 3 of 3
Fleshing Out Battleships
TheTorkelsonSaga of Dads – November Nine
Legacies Of The Fathers
Date Chartered: November 11, 2016 (Veterans Day & ItSaFriday!)
20160724-SUN: BB61 Tour
BB61 Video – Off Tour
20171111-F-Veterans Day…Exploring OFF LIMIT Areas WW2
Battleship: USS Iowa
By – adamthewoo - 7 months ago = 455,261 views (Length about
30 Minutes)
PLEASE SUBSCRIBE - I was given special access to visit off
limit areas to the historic battleship Iowa (The President’s Battleship)
Dedication
This is dedicated to all
Battleship Mariners. We really don’t
want to kill, maim or injure others like us just doing their jobs. Define Maim – To wound or injure (someone)
so that part of the body is permanently damaged. We do want to defend ours at all costs and under any
circumstances from being harmed. Doing our duties to God and Country. My father George Gerald Torkelson (B 1922 D
1989) served aboard the USS Colorado (BB45) from 1943-1945. They supported maybe even spearheaded about
twelve major conflicts in the Pacific Ocean. He was assigned or selected
Division M – Main Engines. Main Engine
areas are not on the BB61 (USS Iowa) tour at the present time. That is why I valued the Off Tour
Video. We can never tour the real thing
because BB45 was scrapped sometime around my birth in 1959. With this posting I now promote myself to
Battleship History Specialist Grade (Actually I am a retired GS-5). A Lesson Learned – Free steam kills in lower
decks. From personal experience I know
steams potential for harm. In graduate
school I had a routine for about one (1) week of rushing the autoclave. My philosophy was if you can open the
autoclave door it is ready. On the last
occasion of rushing it I rushed it the most and an invisible heat wave of about
200 degrees Fahrenheit rushed out and overtook me. I was lucky I didn’t inhale
it.
Maybe someday with the photographs I will go back and label
with some of my impressions
From a Wow How Crazy Stand Point this is my Fav
From a Metal Man Machining Stand Point
This is my Fav
For Those About To Rock We Salute You
TorkelSaga Logo (2016)
FYI - Some pertinent links
USS COLORADO BB-45
This site is dedicated to all the men who served aboard the
battleship
U.S.S. COLORADO, BB-45, 1923-1947. We will never forget our
shipmates who were killed in action or missing in action aboard her.
[PDF] - September 2014 Lookout – USS Colorado BB-45
The new USS Colorado (SSN-788) is being built.
Gallery First (Done) About 120 Photos Posted 20161111-F
Veterans Day
Gallery First Method (GFM)
Gallery Elimination ListIt never hurts to post them all for they can be deleted later on
Some 118 Photos From the Tour
20161111-F: Aside - Density
One day circa 1978 I was jet
skiing in Long Beach harbor. I had the
Queen Mary on my right and a Greek cargo ship on my left. I decided it would be cool to sound the
water line of the cargo ship. It pinged
as an immovable object. I’ve found that
Iron based materials have a ping closet to concrete yet denser in a way. So when I went aboard the USS Iowa I was
sounding everything. Parts of the ship
such as the Battle Bridge pinged crazy with density.
#NearWorldsEnd
#Ragnarök
#godGodGOD
With regards to raising me this was one of my dad's happiest days
I graduated with a BS with Honors from UC Davis in 1986
Photo is of Graduation Day
Most likely taken by a "Block" Friend Christopher Roach
Mom is pretty happy also
Actually we all look pretty happy
#TTS
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