The U.S. Navy's Newest High Speed Attack Ship (monitor, lcd, satellite)

[Philip T]

Originally Posted by quiet walker

Yep President Reagan kept my mighty busy during the 80's. I worked for the Navy (civilian) installing test instrumentation for sea trails of new and modified classes.

Yep. The Reagan Military Credit Card.

Accepted by all the favorite MICs.

The beginning of Buy Now, Pay Later.

Guess it is "Later," now.

Lots of big debt for a lot of silly toys.

[Six Foot Three]

Originally Posted by quiet walker

Yep President Reagan kept my mighty busy during the 80's. I worked for the Navy (civilian) installing test instrumentation for sea trails of new and modified classes.

I was talking to an officer on a Spruance DDG-963 class destroyer and noted the difference between WWII destroyers which bristled with gun turrets and this new ship which only had two 5" guns. He said "Yes there's a difference. These new ones don't miss." Automated and computer controlled, they load and move extremely fast.

(image is public domain) USS Yorktown (CG 48) fires its 5 inch gun at a target drone during a gun exercise.

qw

i don't recall where you worked at but my fave duty station was at Norfolk Naval Shipyards in Portsmouth Virginia and getting to see and work on all the different navy vessels as it was an awesome experience. Heck to this day my fave superstructure/skyscaper is seeing the GIANT Hammerhead Cranes on the docks .

Navy Rules !!!

[Konraden]

Originally Posted by Philip T

Yep. The Reagan Military Credit Card.

Accepted by all the favorite MICs.

The beginning of Buy Now, Pay Later.

Guess it is "Later," now.

Lots of big debt for a lot of silly toys.

That ship looks pretty damn expensive. Considering we're already wasting money on battleships and aircraft carriers that we don't need, why we are building large high-speed frigates like this is beyond me. Anyone want to fill me in on why we're spending half a billion dollars per ship for these things? Why we even require this in the first place? Wouldn't a series of smaller faster ships do the same job at less cost? You know, considering these things can't defeat ballistic missiles and all...

I don't understand the Navy anymore.

[K-Luv]

Originally Posted by 6 FOOT 3

qw

i don't recall where you worked at but my fave duty station was at Norfolk Naval Shipyards in Portsmouth Virginia and getting to see and work on all the different navy vessels as it was an awesome experience. Heck to this day my fave superstructure/skyscaper is seeing the GIANT Hammerhead Cranes on the docks .

Navy Rules !!!

That might get confusing. There is a Naval shipyard at Portsmouth, NH., too.

[quiet walker]

Originally Posted by K-Luv

That might get confusing. There is a Naval shipyard at Portsmouth, NH., too.

One of "my" boats (ones that I worked on) is the SSN-707 Portsmouth. It was named for both Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Portsmouth, Virginia.

[quiet walker]

Originally Posted by 6 FOOT 3

qw

i don't recall where you worked at but my fave duty station was at Norfolk Naval Shipyards in Portsmouth Virginia and getting to see and work on all the different navy vessels as it was an awesome experience. Heck to this day my fave superstructure/skyscaper is seeing the GIANT Hammerhead Cranes on the docks

I don't have a favorite, because there are so many. Pretty much covered the US coast all around except for northern California and Oregon. Yea, those cranes are awesome, especially at night when they're moving around a yard and remind one of the War of the Worlds invaders. And pretty cool to walk underneath a ship in drydock sitting up on those big blocks.

I like the "New Englandness" of the towns and areas around BIW in Maine and Electric Boat and the USN Sub Base in Groton CT. Never got to Portsmouth VA but spent some time at Colonna's Shipyard and Little Creek amphib base nearby in Norfolk. Southern gentility at Charleston SC and Kings Bay GA. Catch the Space Coast vibe at Port Canaveral sub base. Great food and pretty women along the Gulf Coast while at Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula MS and Avondale in Norlins'. Southern California just like a Beach Boys' song at San Diego and gritty industrial town at Long Beach Naval Ship Yard. And those amazing trees (and a volcano ) while at the Navy Base at Bremerton WA. And "Land of Enchantment" indeed in New Mexico's White Sands Missle Range.

So, there ya go

[PITTSTON2SARASOTA]

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Pakistan guided missile test...either link functions.

[Six Foot Three]

Originally Posted by K-Luv

That might get confusing. There is a Naval shipyard at Portsmouth, NH., too.

That might be why even though it's in Portsmouth on the Elizabeth river they call it ''Norfolk Naval Shipyards'' as it's in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach metroplex.

[Six Foot Three]

Originally Posted by quiet walker

I don't have a favorite, because there are so many. Pretty much covered the US coast all around except for northern California and Oregon. Yea, those cranes are awesome, especially at night when they're moving around a yard and remind one of the War of the Worlds invaders. And pretty cool to walk underneath a ship in drydock sitting up on those big blocks.

I like the "New Englandness" of the towns and areas around BIW in Maine and Electric Boat and the USN Sub Base in Groton CT. Never got to Portsmouth VA but spent some time at Colonna's Shipyard and Little Creek amphib base nearby in Norfolk. Southern gentility at Charleston SC and Kings Bay GA. Catch the Space Coast vibe at Port Canaveral sub base. Great food and pretty women along the Gulf Coast while at Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula MS and Avondale in Norlins'. Southern California just like a Beach Boys' song at San Diego and gritty industrial town at Long Beach Naval Ship Yard. And those amazing trees (and a volcano ) while at the Navy Base at Bremerton WA. And "Land of Enchantment" indeed in New Mexico's White Sands Missle Range.

So, there ya go

Oh yeah as i worked many a night on the 12:a.m. to 8:00 a.m. graveyard shift and even slept on the floor on some of the empty ships that i was either fire watching for the welders or needle gun chipping/sanding away etc. as most power equiptment was powered by Pneumatic air lines along the docks.

Yeap those cranes are on a super wide railroad type track as that allows them to move all along the pier at very slow speed but it was neat to see them lit up at night time.

[Six Foot Three]

Originally Posted by PITTSTON2SARASOTA

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Pakistan guided missile test...either link functions.

That video reminded me of the video footage i saw of when the British ship HMS Sheffield was struck by an exocet missile (french made) and sunk during the Falklands War in 1982 between the U.K. and Argentina. Those missiles are tough to spot as when the attack jets fire them they drop to just above the water and then skim across the surface at supersonic speed heading toward their target as it looks like a torpedo coming up on the ship being attacked at the last several seconds. I wonder if the Sheffields anti missile Phalanx guns were down when that attack occured as they should have been armed with them like we were ?