Thresher Dolphins
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Topic: Thresher Dolphins
Posted By: Dave595
Subject: Thresher Dolphins
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2017 at 8:35pm
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Posted By: Runner485
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2017 at 12:29am
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Great story Dave, thanks for sharing that with us...A tradition that was started with a catastrophe. ------------- DBF Joe SS485,CVA42 Holland Club Mid-Atlantic Base |
Posted By: Sewer Pipe Snipe
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2017 at 4:49am
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How many have their name and qual date engraved on the back of their origional Dolphins? How many have real silver Dolphins? Just a part of tradition that I have rearly seen, but often enough to notice. ------------- Walt, Had I done everything right throughout my life, the World wouldn't have noticed. |
Posted By: Richard
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2017 at 1:19pm
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Just looked. My original Dolphins from 1960 have a concave back. Would be neat to engrave them but can't see how it would be possible. ------------- SS-337, SSN-595 Plankowner, Holland Club |
Posted By: Flapper
Date Posted: 17 Jul 2017 at 2:38pm
Laser etching would work, or maybe a jeweler that engraves rings and other odd items. ------------- ET1ss Nuke; 1962 - 1973. SSN-588, CVA-63, SSBN-629 BLUE, SSN-669 PLANKOWNER, FICPAC |
Richard wrote:Posted By: Boy Throttleman
Date Posted: 22 Jul 2017 at 7:05pm
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My qual Dolphins pinned on me by Capt Frame were "inexpensive" (concave backs) and I still wear them with pride on my USS Requin SS 481 ball cap. But it was also a point of pride to go buy a set of Sterling silver "solid backs" as we called them as soon as possible to wear on your liberty uniform, saving the qual Dolphins for your inspection uniform. The Solid Backs are on my USS Carp SS338 hat. One pair or the other will go with me into the ground, I dont care which. |