Sparky-(Admin) 19,441 #1 Posted April 27, 2018 Caught this little boat sneaking by! 25 3 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 62,961 #4 Posted April 27, 2018 Umm...... Little? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,941 #5 Posted April 27, 2018 (edited) https://www.upi.com/US-Navys-USS-America-completes-survivability-test/9541491329674/ http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&ct=4&tid=400 Edited April 28, 2018 by AMC RULES 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,981 #6 Posted April 28, 2018 @Sparky how do you get any work done.... 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,441 #7 Posted April 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, roadapples said: @Sparky how do you get any work done.... Its tough!! Even when nuttins floating by I stare out the window 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,441 #8 Posted April 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, AMC RULES said: https://www.upi.com/US-Navys-USS-America-completes-survivability-test/9541491329674/ http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&ct=4&tid=400 Great links...thanks!! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,941 #9 Posted April 28, 2018 Tells a better story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 24,093 #10 Posted April 28, 2018 Very cool! Just curious - new ship with rust already? Not a salt water steel ship guy but seems odd...? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,693 #11 Posted April 28, 2018 Not odd at all Sylvan....except for yer double posting That salt spray is so corrosive it's unbelievable. Hence the experimental with aluminum warships at one time. Thanks for those links AMC.....At first I thought it was a CVAN and then wondering why that would have been in Sparkeye's neck of the woods. My how things have changed! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,441 #12 Posted April 28, 2018 45 minutes ago, WHX17 said: .At first I thought it was a CVAN and then wondering why that would have been in Sparkeye's neck of the woods. Actually it's not in my neck of the woods at all. My job has me working at Pearl Harbor Hawaii for a few weeks (where these pics were taken). 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Daddy Don 887 #13 Posted April 28, 2018 Great pic. Love all those ships 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GREYGHOST 65 #14 Posted April 28, 2018 (edited) By no means a New Ship. USS Bonhomme Richard LHD-6 commissioned in 1998. Amphibious Assault Ship that hauls an MEU around the the Far East looking and protecting our interests. Was lucky enough to spend a few months on board. She used to be home ported in Sasebo, Japan. Pretty nice home port. Edited April 28, 2018 by GREYGHOST 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,844 #15 Posted April 28, 2018 10 hours ago, roadapples said: @Sparky how do you get any work done.... I wonder the same thing! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,844 #16 Posted April 28, 2018 8 hours ago, Sparky said: Actually it's not in my neck of the woods at all. My job has me working at Pearl Harbor Hawaii for a few weeks (where these pics were taken). Figures! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 51,520 #17 Posted April 28, 2018 8 hours ago, Sparky said: Hawaii for a few weeks Tough job but some body has ta do it I guess! 9 hours ago, WHX17 said: That salt spray is so corrosive it's unbelievable. Hence the experimental with aluminum warships at one time. When I was in the NAVY part of my time was spent on Wooden ships and some time on Aluminum ships, They were mine sweepers! Magnetic mines are not attracted to them. Aluminum is subject to the corrosive effects of salt spray too, and is more difficult to repair. The new "Independence Class" of ships is being developed with an Aluminum Trimaran Hull, The biggest drawback to the Aluminum as apposed to traditional Steel construction is its vulnerability to damage. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independence-class_littoral_combat_ship Corrosion management[edit] After the lead ship of the class suffered from aggressive disintegration due to galvanic corrosion, Austal has made changes to the remaining ships in the class. Coronado will have "new anti-corrosion surface treatments", and Jackson will have "an array of tested corrosion-management tools and processes" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,441 #18 Posted May 3, 2018 And today it headed back out to sea....I was out of the office so took these pics thru the windshield of my car. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,941 #19 Posted May 3, 2018 Wonder... if they've got one of these, on there? 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clueless 2,898 #20 Posted May 3, 2018 Looks like she got a fresh coat of haze gray while she was in town. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,693 #21 Posted May 3, 2018 On 4/27/2018 at 8:59 PM, Sparky said: job has me working at Pearl Harbor Keep an eye out for my old alma mater! 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,229 #22 Posted May 3, 2018 Those 2 sailors standing on the pointy end of that ship are watching out for big rocks in the water. Nice pictures. 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 46,693 #23 Posted May 3, 2018 The pointy end Steve?!?!? Now we know where you DIDN'T serve on your watch. It's called the bow! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 19,441 #24 Posted May 3, 2018 8 hours ago, AMC RULES said: Wonder... if they've got one of these, on there? Wouldn’t need an Air-Horse on that ship but the next one that passed by my window was packed with jets! You can see em all on the top deck. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevasaurus 22,229 #25 Posted May 3, 2018 Guess where she is going...a Fast ship going in harms way. Fair winds and following seas guys & gals. 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
