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The latest and greatest from the US Navy...

Coolest. Picture. Evar!

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What's the little cagy bit right on the bow, above the Plimsol line? Some sort of close-range antenna?

Ron Wanttaja
 
No more water brakes, to hang ten on. boo boo

Catch nets on the bow and the angle??? WTF. Woosies
 
That behoch aint goin' anywhares withouth sum watah under it.
 
Might be waiting for the tide to come in. :D
 
If you want Nick Fury's approval, they need to install some really big fans...
 
Not ready for sea! No anchors.

Sort of the Naval equivalent of a MEL item...
 
Yeah, those suckers look big sitting pier-side. They get really tiny when you're out in the middle of the friggin' Pacific/Atlantic/Insert Ocean here...
 
In jr high I went to school a block or two away from that shipyard. I got to watch most of the Nimitz class carriers being built when the school bus drove past twice a day.
 
Don't trust a boat named after Jerry Ford to be near the water?
 
At least it's not named Betty, hic, Ford, hic. :D
 
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I used to fly with the flying club out of Langley AFB. The departure to the south would take us right over the shipyard and I've got a couple of pictures of the Reagan sitting in that same dry dock from directly overhead.
 
Saw this yesterday. Dreamed that I was back in the Navy last night - thanks - NOT!

Nearly 4 years on the Enterprise in the mid 60s.
 
vkhosid said:
The latest and greatest from the US Navy...

Coolest. Picture. Evar!

USS_Gerald_R._Ford_(CVN-78)_in_dry_dock_front_view_2013.JPG
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Latest, yes. Greatest...not so much.

This program is an absolute one of a kind nightmare. It's so bad it makes the Joint Strike Fighter look good.
 
I have always wondered how they keep the bottoms from fouling. I am guessing those ships go years between haul outs.

The anti-fouling paints and specifically prop and rudder treatments available on the consumer market do not last that long.
 
dell30rb said:
I have always wondered how they keep the bottoms from fouling. I am guessing those ships go years between haul outs.

The anti-fouling paints and specifically prop and rudder treatments available on the consumer market do not last that long.
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Divers. Ships might go 5 years between dry-docking.

We try to get the hulls and running gear cleaned quarterly, schedule permitting. It helps a lot from a fuel efficiency standpoint.

We even have the ability to paint under-water these days. Don't ask me how it's done though.....I chalk it up to PFM.
 
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Divers. Ships might go 5 years between dry-docking.

We try to get the hulls and running gear cleaned quarterly, schedule permitting. It helps a lot from a fuel efficiency standpoint.

We even have the ability to paint under-water these days. Don't ask me how it's done though.....I chalk it up to PFM.
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Easy...water colors.:D:D:D:D
 
I can't find quite the right one, but there was an interesting youtube documentary on either that one, or the earlier one, CVN 77.
 
my old (JO squadron) skipper has been the big XO of the Ford for a couple years now………wonder if that is a better or worse tour than big deck XO of an operational ship.
 
It's probably a lot worse tour than an operational ship. Not only does he have to deal with the contractors, but the procurement people, acceptance teams and every other thing that is involved prior to the launch and commissioning. After trials and getting ready for shakedown cruises, they should give those level guys a 90 day leave for mental health recovery and stress reduction.
 
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my old (JO squadron) skipper has been the big XO of the Ford for a couple years now………wonder if that is a better or worse tour than big deck XO of an operational ship.
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Sounds like a better gig than a friend of my fathers. He has a fairly new Lieuteneant was given the job of being the commander of the USS Constitution. This boat at the time was rather rigidly attached to the pier and nothing a but a tourist attraction, however it was still officially commissioned. Every monday morning there was a meeting for the commanders of all Navy ships in the port. Typically, nothing less than a full commander and lots of Captains and Admirals. They'd ask why this Lieutenant was there and he pointed out he was the commander of the SENIOR SHIP in the US Navy.
 
Craig said:
It's probably a lot worse tour than an operational ship. Not only does he have to deal with the contractors, but the procurement people, acceptance teams and every other thing that is involved prior to the launch and commissioning. After trials and getting ready for shakedown cruises, they should give those level guys a 90 day leave for mental health recovery and stress reduction.
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This. Command is command. You make the most of it, but I've never known a CO or XO who enjoyed shipyards or trying to get a new ship through OT&E. Deployment is where the fun happens. Deployment is where you get left alone to do your job.
 
flyingron said:
Sounds like a better gig than a friend of my fathers. He has a fairly new Lieuteneant was given the job of being the commander of the USS Constitution. This boat at the time was rather rigidly attached to the pier and nothing a but a tourist attraction, however it was still officially commissioned. Every monday morning there was a meeting for the commanders of all Navy ships in the port. Typically, nothing less than a full commander and lots of Captains and Admirals. They'd ask why this Lieutenant was there and he pointed out he was the commander of the SENIOR SHIP in the US Navy.
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What year was that? CONSTITUTION has been an O5 Command for a while.
 
Tom-D said:
Ain't that the freaking truth, I've been aboard many of the carriers, Once below decks they all look and smell the same.
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for the aviator side, they are pretty similar until you come from a pre-CVN77 Nimitz, and then go to the Bush or (presumably) Ford. The normal p-way arrangement on the O3 level leading to the flight deck from behind the superstructure, as well as the route to the ladder up to the tower is confusingly different.
 
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