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USS Pasadena Underway
Bow wake of the USS Pasadena, SSN 752, underway on the surface.

poem © Jeffrey Beaty
September 1993 — 19 lines

Written after a late night visit to the top of the “sail” (conning tower) of the USS Pasadena, SSN 752, a nuclear submarine that was making way on the surface of the Persian Gulf.

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Posted on February 10, 2012September 18, 2014Categories PoetryTags navy, ocean, poem, poetry, stars, submarineLeave a comment on Suspended
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