Ships - Page 11

Gravdigr · 12-07-2018, 02:12 PM

I didn't even see the aft flag...Looks like the Oz flag to me.

That black mast may be coated with the radar absorbing stuff they use/d on stealth planes and such.

Also, radar can bounce off whatever it wants, so long as it don't bounce back the receiver, right?

Gravdigr · 12-07-2018, 02:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fargon

Too much top hamper, that's like swinging anvils from the mast head.
Too much weight to high up. and that tower has too much sail area, they need to take that monstrosity down and replace it with a cage mast for the radar and satellite domes.

Would that depend on where the centerline of the ship (the pivot point, so-to-speak) is in relation to the mass above and/or below it?

fargon · 12-07-2018, 08:33 PM

Modern warships don't have a very deep draft (the portion below the waterline). The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence has a high superstructure and a light draft, and in a wind from the side she has trouble answering her helm. I have experienced this in Vancouver Bay BC. on our way home from Seattle. We had a beam wind from port and with the starboard propeller deep and the port propeller shallow she wouldn't turn rite or left. Because of the angle of heel she was carrying.

Gravdigr · 12-13-2018, 02:47 PM

What's that? A cruise? Why not?

Best/worst/most-hurl-worthy shot of the ^clip^ is @ 5:58.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-24-2018, 09:29 PM

Carriers...

Gravdigr · 12-25-2018, 11:16 AM

Popdigr used to work with a guy who served on the Enterprise.

Griff · 12-25-2018, 12:06 PM

Guy name of Kirk by any chance?

xoxoxoBruce · 12-25-2018, 03:10 PM

Guess he didn't wear a red shirt.

Gravdigr · 12-26-2018, 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Guy name of Kirk by any chance?

He hadn't been born yet.

And still hasn't.

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Gravdigr · 12-26-2018, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Popdigr used to work with a guy who served on the Enterprise.

That man hated, and I mean hated, the Japanese until the day he died.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-26-2018, 12:05 PM

Can't blame him, they probably killed a lot of his buddies and tried to kill him. A lot of people take that shit personally.

Griff · 12-31-2018, 08:35 AM

Yeah, my Uncle isn't good with Vietnamese. That isn't going to change 50 years in.

Carruthers · 12-31-2018, 09:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Can't blame him, they probably killed a lot of his buddies and tried to kill him. A lot of people take that shit personally.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Griff

Yeah, my Uncle isn't good with Vietnamese. That isn't going to change 50 years in.

When I was a kid the next door neighbour, who had served in the RAF during WW2, would not buy anything made in any of the countries of the 'other side'.
Eventually he succumbed and bought an expensive Japanese colour TV.
He was rather embarrassed by this so removed the label from his old British made TV and placed it over the manufacturer's name on the new TV.
He never bought a German car though.

Diaphone Jim · 12-31-2018, 11:46 AM

During all the decades of the Vietnam Wars, there were Vietnamese who fought for independence and self-determination and those who partnered with the various foreign powers who controlled the country and profited from it.
It was the latter group that fled with us and now make up the range of American Vietnamese, from doctors and scientists to merchants to gang members.
The first group are still seeking to realize the old goals.
It has never been easy to know if there is a "better" one.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-03-2019, 05:43 AM

Yes, Lola Bunny landed in CA at the age of 3. She has been well taught what life was like there but didn't experience much of it, so I think that makes it easier to accept what comes here.

12-07-2018, 02:12 PM	#151
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I didn't even see the aft flag...Looks like the Oz flag to me. That black mast may be coated with the radar absorbing stuff they use/d on stealth planes and such. Also, radar can bounce off whatever it wants, so long as it don't bounce back the receiver, right? __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-07-2018, 08:33 PM	#153
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	Modern warships don't have a very deep draft (the portion below the waterline). The Coast Guard Cutter Confidence has a high superstructure and a light draft, and in a wind from the side she has trouble answering her helm. I have experienced this in Vancouver Bay BC. on our way home from Seattle. We had a beam wind from port and with the starboard propeller deep and the port propeller shallow she wouldn't turn rite or left. Because of the angle of heel she was carrying. __________________ Annoy the ones that ignore you!!! I live a blessed life I Love my Country, I Fear the Government!!! Heavily medicated for the good of mankind.

12-13-2018, 02:47 PM	#154
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	What's that? A cruise? Why not? Best/worst/most-hurl-worthy shot of the ^clip^ is @ 5:58. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-24-2018, 09:29 PM	#155
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Carriers... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-25-2018, 11:16 AM	#156
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Popdigr used to work with a guy who served on the Enterprise. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-25-2018, 12:06 PM	#157
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Guy name of Kirk by any chance? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-25-2018, 03:10 PM	#158
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Guess he didn't wear a red shirt. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-26-2018, 12:05 PM	#161
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Can't blame him, they probably killed a lot of his buddies and tried to kill him. A lot of people take that shit personally. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-31-2018, 08:35 AM	#162
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Yeah, my Uncle isn't good with Vietnamese. That isn't going to change 50 years in. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-31-2018, 11:46 AM	#164
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	During all the decades of the Vietnam Wars, there were Vietnamese who fought for independence and self-determination and those who partnered with the various foreign powers who controlled the country and profited from it. It was the latter group that fled with us and now make up the range of American Vietnamese, from doctors and scientists to merchants to gang members. The first group are still seeking to realize the old goals. It has never been easy to know if there is a "better" one.

02-03-2019, 05:43 AM	#165
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Yes, Lola Bunny landed in CA at the age of 3. She has been well taught what life was like there but didn't experience much of it, so I think that makes it easier to accept what comes here. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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