Launching Report
At 2013 on Friday the following launching was observed by sources:
Displacement: 4 lb 15 oz
Overall length: 18.5 inches
Extreme beam: More of a Yoda-like countenance right now (you’d be that way too if you were squeezed like that), but a cute smile when food stays down. Yes, all new babies look like Winston Churchill.
Dead Weight: Husband’s doing fine, too
Draft Limit: not applicable due to gender
Sound projector system: working
Project was delivered to local government ahead of schedule (almost a month; INSURV reports some fitting-out will be required after acceptance) and under budget (alternate launching method, after intense negotiations with the union and management, proved not necessary).
First of class appears to be compatible with next of class (inspectors determined initial meeting was “cute”).
Mom and new arrival are doing fine. This photo is moments after, even before the poor kid got a bath or the shots.
Update: Looks like we didn’t avoid NICU after all. A little more expert care for the little person…
48 Responses to “Launching Report”
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June 9th, 2007 at 9:02 pm
Cee-Gars To Be Handed Out…
…over here…….
June 9th, 2007 at 9:38 pm
As we say in my adopted tribe, mazel tov! (Or we say in my native tribe, ain’t she a cute ‘un?)
June 9th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
Port or Stbd tube launch? ;-)
Congratulations! Pls supply regular sitreps.
V/r
SJBill
June 9th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Congrats!
The cheap part is getting them launched. What with training expenses, outfitting and routine maintenance, the costs escalate…
Enjoy!
June 9th, 2007 at 10:36 pm
Congratulations! Somewhere I had missed that the two of you were expecting again.. Congrats!
Bryan
June 9th, 2007 at 11:52 pm
Congrats and watch out for the Close-in Defense System (CDS), which is engaged when the craft is lifted and suspended in the air over the target’s facial area.
When properly engaged, the CDS will empty the craft’s internal ammunition reservoir in less than one second.
June 10th, 2007 at 12:34 am
Congratulations!
June 10th, 2007 at 1:26 am
Mazel-tov! Now the fun begins…
- SJS
June 10th, 2007 at 2:12 am
Remember during builder’s trials the duty section will be shifted to port and starboard with mid-watch always having unscheduled evolutions. Belowdecks has a tendancy to vent sanitaries inboard more that expected. Until you are fully qualified all alarms seem to sound the same, a general alarm could indeed be a flooding.
Congrats, she looks like a fine ship made with the best of materials.
LL
June 10th, 2007 at 2:23 am
Congrats Buddy! Went to the hospital today as one of my LT’s had her first at 0428. Must be the season. So happy for you all
Jerry
June 10th, 2007 at 2:31 am
BZ, and now….bring the cigars to the next MilBlogs Conference!
June 10th, 2007 at 3:49 am
Congratulations!
Hopefully the Wee Bairn will begin to resemble the Mater rather than the Pater before too long.
(Assumption: your wife is much too good for you, as mine is too good for me as well.)
June 10th, 2007 at 4:03 am
Congratulations, Chap and family!
June 10th, 2007 at 5:04 am
Congratulations Chap
June 10th, 2007 at 12:42 pm
Well, this is good news indeed! Congrats to Chap and family!!!
June 10th, 2007 at 3:26 pm
You can pile my Congrats! in there too.
June 10th, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Well done Chap! Clueless here on the event. Best on the NICU stay. Has the committee picked a hull-name yet?
b2
June 10th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
Congratulations, Chap & Family!
June 10th, 2007 at 5:57 pm
Congrats!!!
(say goodbye to sleep for the next ten weeks…)
June 10th, 2007 at 6:27 pm
Congratulations to you and family! I prefer a maduro wrapper…
June 10th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
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June 10th, 2007 at 7:30 pm
BZ young man! And my congratulations to the missus as well :-)
June 10th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
Congratulations.
June 10th, 2007 at 7:57 pm
Congradulations!!!
June 10th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
Get her a baby ‘Husker shirt immediately!
June 10th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
Best to you and yours! The Best of days grows into the “Best” that happens to you!!!
June 10th, 2007 at 10:05 pm
Congratulations!!!
June 10th, 2007 at 11:27 pm
Congratulations… and prayers.
John
June 10th, 2007 at 11:56 pm
Best wishes to your family.
June 11th, 2007 at 1:57 am
Congratulations on a job well done,
Expect to hear a follow-up report on daddy diaper duty detail.
June 11th, 2007 at 3:04 am
May the new one have a long, healthy and happy life, as I also wish for the rest of her family.
June 11th, 2007 at 3:42 am
Mazel tov!
June 11th, 2007 at 4:24 am
Many Congratulations on a Happy Day!
Followed the link from Lex’s site, and wished to send “All The Best” to your family. NICU shouldn’t be too long, as she is very close to 5 pounds already. God’s Blessings for all from Canada.
Veritas et Fidelis Semper
June 11th, 2007 at 8:32 am
Awesome – a welcome ray of sunshine.
Congratulations to all. (Will send instructions for cigar delivery later…;)
June 11th, 2007 at 6:24 pm
Congratulations, shipmate!
June 11th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
Congrats Shipmate!!!
June 11th, 2007 at 8:43 pm
Thanks for sharing. Congrats!! We’ll expect more photos!
June 11th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
Pulling Pirates…
Both here and at The Castle Argghhh!!!, Eagle1, MilBlogs, The Commissar, the subject of the pirates of Somalia has gained a lot of interest – and a wide variety of ideas. One of John’s readers and blogger himself, HeartlessLibertarian, in the comment….
June 11th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Congrats, Chap and Mrs. Chap!
June 12th, 2007 at 12:04 am
Congratulations are in order, a beautiful baby……..boy will she have trouble carrying you around on her little finger.
Prayers for her health, and well being.
June 12th, 2007 at 2:26 am
In not too many months they become mobile…then the fun begins ;->
June 12th, 2007 at 7:35 am
Congratulations and welcome to complete chaos.
June 12th, 2007 at 1:27 pm
Congratulations!
June 12th, 2007 at 9:01 pm
All this proves is that the pre comissioning exercises went well.
The real works begins… now. You will be on 1 section duty, turn your hat around and relieve yourself.
Stand by for unreps, limited availabilities, casreps, and best of all the regular notices over the 1MC
Shift Colors
Set the regular underweigh watch on deck condition 4 watch section 1
This a drill, this is a drill, LIBERTY CALL,
June 13th, 2007 at 4:18 am
Congrats!
June 13th, 2007 at 1:56 pm
Outstanding! Let the fun begin.
(If you just remember the last time you were on Vulcan Death Watch rotation and extrapolate that to about three months you should be ready)
June 14th, 2007 at 1:02 am
Catching up on my reading over @ Lex’s, Congratulations Dad!
June 14th, 2007 at 4:33 pm
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