BSA Troop 719 -- USCGC Taney 2004

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Fort McHenry/USCGC Taney
November 13-14, 2004

We had a wonderful trip to Fort McHenry and then spent the night on the Coast Guard cutter USCGC Taney the weekend of November 13, 2004. Saturday was a brisk but sunny day, and we met up with Troop 41 from Landisville, PA. Their Scoutmaster is an Eagle from our Troop, Class of 1983! We had a nice time touring Ft. McHenry and got to participate in the flag ceremony at the end of the day. We then proceeded over to the dock in Baltimore's Inner Harber where the Taney was docked and proceeded to board the ship. The coordinator briefed us on the rules and the schedule, then we proceeded to check out our bunks and stow our gear. We did some exploring, ate chow, then had a guided tour of the ship before finally hitting the bunks. The next morning, we particiapted in raising the colors, ate chow, and packed up our gear. We then had a tour of the USS Torsk and the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse. It was a nice weekend and hopefully, it gave us some appreciation of what our brave men and women put up with to protect us in times of danger and in preventing danger. We hope that you enjoy your tour with us!

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Hey, we're off!	Getting our picnic lunch setup	Lunch on the harbor
A wreath in honor of Veteran's Day	The parade ground in Ft. McHenry	Old Glory, flying proudly!
A taste of a day in the brig!	Solitary for this one!	Ok, everyone take one step back...
Check out the size of the cannon!	The cannon defending the harbor	A view of one of the buildings in the fort
Ground level looking up at the top of the walls of the fort	Here is a shot of Old Glory above the walls, stirring sight, isn't it!	One of the munition storage bunkers near the guns
A diagram of the earthworks	Going below ground level to get into the fort	A diagram of an ammunition magazine
A mock-up of an ammunition magazine	Inside one of the buildings	A print of the fort
One of the bombs that did not burst in air	Let's take a break!	Checking out the activities happening on the parade ground
Some staff in period dress	Helping with the flag ceremony	Here's some more guys helping out
Listening to instructions	Forward bunks	Kinda narrow, ain't they?!
The head (nautical term for bathroom)	Checking things out	A picture of the USCGC Taney at sea
Big bullets!	Engineers' Coat of Arms	Checking out the bridge
Which way are we heading?	I don't know, let me see!	Full speed ahead
Argh, maties...	The combat center...	Some of the many dials in the engine room
Those are some powerful engines	Big 'uns	Another view of the engine room
Get over here and help...	Who, me?	That would be a rough step to miss in the morning...
Don't sit up too fast!	I told you not to sit up too fast!	Do I hafta' get up now?
Packing up to leave	The USS Torsk	A shot of the Torsk's tower
And you thought the Taney was tight on room!	Cozy, ain't we?	The command cener
Looking up at the periscope in the tower	All ashore who's going ashore...	The Seven Foot Knoll Light
A view of one of Baltimore's buildings from the light	Lunch break	Ah, home sweet home!

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