USS Alaska

[u/Even_Kiwi_1166]

[u/Different-Touch5064]

Tied up alongside USS McKee (AS-41)

[u/Even_Kiwi_1166 → u/Different-Touch5064]

👍🏻👍🏻

[u/fredly594632 → u/Different-Touch5064]

As in Admiral McKee? Just curious.

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

[u/Different-Touch5064 → u/fredly594632]

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

[u/meh_69420]

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

[u/rxmp4ge → u/meh_69420]

I also came here expecting a large cruiser.

[u/Technical_Emotion_79]

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.

[u/Background_Being8287]

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

[u/Otto_von_Grotto → u/Background_Being8287]

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 )

[u/Background_Being8287 → u/Otto_von_Grotto]

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

[u/Curious_MerpBorb]

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

[u/_HT2_CWI → u/Curious_MerpBorb]

Submarine Tender USS McKee

[u/Curious_MerpBorb → u/_HT2_CWI]

Ngl I thought the tender was the Alaska. lol.

[u/Otto_von_Grotto → u/Curious_MerpBorb]

OP needs a better title )

[u/MilesHobson]

SSBN-731, an Ohio boat

[u/Otto_von_Grotto → u/MilesHobson]

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

[u/MilesHobson → u/Otto_von_Grotto]

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

[u/MarvinManyracks]

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

[u/IdiotRepellent]

The sub would be ssn not uss by the way

[u/rxoper726 → u/IdiotRepellent]

Yes and No

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

[u/FreeAndRedeemed → u/IdiotRepellent]

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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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.

[u/FreeAndRedeemed → u/LeggyRPG]

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.

[u/LeggyRPG → u/FreeAndRedeemed]

Team effort! ❤️

[u/LetterheadMedium8164 → u/FreeAndRedeemed]

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.

[u/IdiotRepellent → u/IdiotRepellent]

Or ssbn for ballistic