Posted on Jun 4, 2014
How many Shellbacks, Golden Dragons, Golden Shellbacks, Blue Noses and Plank Owners do we have here?
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It's a Navy/Marine Corps thing. You cross the Equator on a ship you are a Shellback, You cross the Date Line on a ship you are a Golden Dragon. If you cross the Equator at the Date Line you are a Golden Shellback. If you cross the Arctic Circle you are a Blue Nose. If you are the first crew of a ship or unit you are a Plank Owner.
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Age 11, USS Upshire....New York to Panama....Shellback (have a certificate somewhere)....took part in Sea Scout ceremony swimming through....yuck.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
A Coastie Shellback? Let me Guess, On a Navy Ship doing LEDO OPS? Our Gunners Mates loved taking Coasties onboard to do LEDO Ops off South America the only time they got to fire their weapons in Anger.
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Shellback from the East Coast, Golden Shellback on the USS Arkansas (CGN-41)
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I'm a plank owner and shellback and even a controversially named Flaming Shellback. That is where you cross the equator whilst the ship is on fire (I was on the GW in 2008)
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Now that is one I haven't tried. Damn! Them Floating Bird Farms do like to catch fire.
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