Discussing several vehicular accidents this past month, getting full time work at a museum, and a new apartment.

Once upon a time, the U.S. Coast Guard considered using hovercraft in its fleet. This is the story of three of the most unique vehicles to see service with the USCG.

Rambling on about replacing lights, getting a porta potty, and being summoned for jury duty.

It requires years of training to use a coffee maker in the Navy.

To read this episode as a blog post, visit the following link:

https://thetidesofhistory.com/2023/10/01/that-time-i-taught-a-u-s-navy-captain-how-to-make-coffee/

Wherein I discuss starting yet another podcast called "Down Periscope, Up Periscope." Also talking about:

Discussing who Captain Ney was and why he was so important for food service in the U.S. Navy.

This episode is also available as a blog post at: http://thetidesofhistory.com/2023/12/10/its-a-ney-day-food-service-excellence-in-the-u-s-navy/.

Discussing the groups that come through the submarine after museum hours are over. Also, the Portland Public Schools (PPS) Teacher's Strike.

There are several instances of submarines sinking another submarine in WWII. This is the case of I-176: the only Japanese submarine to sink an American submarine.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thetidesofhistory.com/2022/10/02/i-176-the-only-ijn-submarine-to-sink-a-usn-submarine/

Some ships are really lucky. Some ships are really unlucky. USS Ross is probably both in this case since she survived two direct mine hits during WWII.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thetidesofhistory.com/2022/09/04/uss-ross-the-destroyer-that-survived-2-mine-hits/

The storied USCGC Alert served for more than 40 years but met a rather ignominious end.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thetidesofhistory.com/2022/01/23/the-loss-of-uscgc-alert-wsc-wmec-127/