Gunney's video of his time on a detroyer

[OldGunney]

Here is a link to my first ship, DD-729 Lyman K Swenson. I posted a 8MM film that I took while I was aboard during my last year.

I just took short video snippets as i was just tryign to show my parents what I had seen. So video is a little choppy and no sound.

Circa 1970.

https://www.dd729.com/1970-71 Movies.htm

 

[repeat0ffender]

did it have claymores on it?

 

[Lowcountry25]

That's great footage, Gunney. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Maxe4BF]

Wow, Gunney ! So real, so good !!!

 

[OldGunney]

At 3:45 we where traveling in heavy wind and seas. The bow would dig into a wave and throw green water up high and it would land up on the signal bridge where I was stationed.

At 6:50 we are leaving San Diego bay and the USS Bunker Hill is on left side. It's keel was broken by a Kamikaze strike during WW2. Could not be used anymore so they used it as a training ship.

The flying drone helo was caleed a DASH (drone anti submarine helo). It was used to drop torpedoes on subs that were too far away.

This was the last cruise that my ship was on. It was decommissioned in 1971. There is a sister ship still around in Patriots Point South Carolina close to where LowCountry lives. USS Laffey DD-724. I have visited it twice.

 

[Jyrodelix]

That's very cool. A little window in to your day as a young dude.

 

[geg]

old gunny is the shit but young gunny even more the shit

 

[TuKanChew]

Thank You for your service!! I have the ut most respect for our military and first responders

 

[Dan_]

That's awesome footage Gunney! Thanks for sharing.

 

[stevefrenchhere]

Thanks for sharing. Very cool!

 

[guadecanal_diary]

I heard yall talking about this in game the other week. thanks for posting it up