Ships - Page 9

xoxoxoBruce · 11-14-2018, 07:39 PM

The Altamaha was laid down 19 December 1941, Launched: 22 May 1942, commissioned 15 September 1942.
That right there is a, "no fucking around, there's a war on" schedule.

Gravdigr · 11-15-2018, 03:13 PM

Hey, that there's a carrier carrier.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-01-2018, 11:33 PM

I wouldn't want to be in the turret when those guns go off...

Gravdigr · 12-06-2018, 04:31 PM

I gotta say, these newer warships are pretty damn sinister-looking:

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fargon · 12-06-2018, 07:06 PM

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.

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?

glatt · 12-06-2018, 08:03 PM

I think the idea is to make the radar profile smaller.

fargon · 12-06-2018, 08:52 PM

So make your mast out of a non radar reflective material, like fiber glass.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-06-2018, 11:52 PM

What is that, British and Australian flags?

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?

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?

11-14-2018, 07:39 PM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The Altamaha was laid down 19 December 1941, Launched: 22 May 1942, commissioned 15 September 1942. That right there is a, "no fucking around, there's a war on" schedule. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-15-2018, 03:13 PM	#2
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Hey, that there's a carrier carrier. __________________ 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.

12-01-2018, 11:33 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I wouldn't want to be in the turret when those guns go off... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-06-2018, 04:31 PM	#4
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	I gotta say, these newer warships are pretty damn sinister-looking: __________________ 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.

12-06-2018, 07:06 PM	#5
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	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. __________________ 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.

12-06-2018, 08:03 PM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I think the idea is to make the radar profile smaller.

12-06-2018, 08:52 PM	#8
fargon Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 8,924	So make your mast out of a non radar reflective material, like fiber glass. __________________ 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.

12-06-2018, 11:52 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What is that, British and Australian flags? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-07-2018, 02:12 PM	#10
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	#11
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	#12
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	#13
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	#14
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	#15
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

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