Some interesting photos

[Capt_Christo]

Hi guys and gals,

A couple of interesting pics for you. Maybe someone can identify the ship with the hole in it.

[patmat2350]

USS Cole on Norwegian recovery ship MV Blue Marlin.
See loading operation at http://www.pianoladynancy.com/recovery_usscole.htm

Pat M

[Capt_Christo]

Thanks Pat,

Any idea what caused the damage? Its a big hole!

[patmat2350]

The patrol boats remind me of one of the first PT boat deployments- Lt Bulkeley's RON 3 to the Philippines aboard the tanker SS Guadalupe:
Pat M

[patmat2350]

Damage was from a small boatload of terrorists in Aden harbor, Yemen, and about 500 lbs of explosive formed as a shaped charge. At least the terrorists evaporated.
PM

[Capt_Christo]

The patrol boats remind me of one of the first PT boat deployments

Hmmmm...just how old are you Pat LOL

Re the Yemen attack..yes I remeber that one. Fortunately the damage was above the water line, or many more lives would have been lost.

[patmat2350]

Actually, the hole was to both sides of the w'line... I'm not sure, she may have settled on a shallow bottom? At the very least, water tight doors, heroic fire fighting, and pumps were crucial I'm sure.
PM

[Kmot]

See loading operation at http://www.pianoladynancy.com/recovery_usscole.htm


That is amazing! I've never seen such a vessel before!

[jeepers1940]

The Cole was carried by the MV Blue Marlin across the Atlantic into the Gulf of Mexico to the Ingalls Shipbuilding yard at Pascagoula, MS, where she was constructed. There the people who originally built her repaired her.The Cole is now back in service with the U S Navy.

[mode1]

Great photos. I had almost forgot about the USS Cole. Thanks.

[steve crewdog]

The USS America, one of the last non-nuclear USS carriers, was recently sunk during a series of tests designed to see how modern US aircraft carries would hold up against such attacks. The result are highly classified but check out this thread.


http://www.ussamerica.org/Scrapbook/Scrapbook.htm

[Capt_Christo]

USS REAGAN These things are HUGE!!!

Capability
Top speed exceeds 30 knots
Powered by two nuclear reactors that can operate for more than 20 years
without refueling
Expected to operate in the fleet for about 50 years
Carries over 80 combat aircraft
Three arresting cables can stop a 28-ton aircraft going 150 miles per
hour in less than 400 feet
Size
Towers 20 stories above the waterline
1092 feet long; nearly as long as the Empire State Building is tall
Flight deck covers 4.5 acres
4 bronze propellers, each 21 feet across and weighing 66,200 pounds
2 rudders, each 29 by 22 feet and weighing 50 tons
4 high speed aircraft elevators, each over 4,000 square feet
Dates
Dec 8, 1994 Contract awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding
Feb 12, 1998 Keel laid
Oct 1, 2000 Precommissioning Unit established
March 4, 2001 Christened by Mrs. Nancy Reagan
May 5, 2003 First underway
July 12, 2003 Commissioned
July 23, 2004 Arrived at homeport in San Diego, CACapacity

Home to about 6,000 Navy personnel
Carries enough food and supplies to operate for 90 days
18,150 meals served daily
Distillation plants provide 400,000 gallons of fresh water from sea
water daily, enough for 2000 homes
Nearly 30,000 light fixtures and 1,325 miles of cable and wiring
1,400 telephones, 14,000 pillowcases and 28,000 sheets

*

[Capt_Christo]

Hey I've heard about people buying islands but this is ridiculous!! LOL :eek:

[Cates Tug 14]

Wow! neat pictures! :eek: