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Recovery
Posted: 13 Jun 2006, 12:45
by migeater0
Just incase you break down at sea....in your 150, 000 ton warship!
http://www.pianoladynancy.com/recovery_usscole.htm
BTW - New Cosford Photos!!
Re: Recovery
Posted: 13 Jun 2006, 17:24
by blanston12
migeater0 wrote:Just incase you break down at sea....in your 150, 000 ton warship!
Cool photo's, of course the Cole was only a 8,500 ton warship not a 150,000 ton. At 150,000 tons she would have been the largest warship ever. Nimitz class aircraft carriers are only 105,000 tons.
Posted: 13 Jun 2006, 17:28
by VEGAS
Interesting pictures, shame about the sh!te music. Reminds me of a musty second hand bookshop.. :k:
Posted: 13 Jun 2006, 18:32
by thehappyotter
A very similar thing was done after HMS Nottingham was run aground on the worlds biggest rock a few years ago.
http://www.dockwise.com/downloads/files/DW18_04_05.pdf has some pictures.
Posted: 13 Jun 2006, 19:08
by LongHaul
I bet whoever 'parked' HMS Nottingham on that rock wasnt very popular when he got home!
Posted: 13 Jun 2006, 19:44
by blanston12
I feel sorry for the Captain of the Nottingham. I am sure that its the same in all navy's where running aground is the second worst thing a captain can do and probably ended his carrier.
Posted: 13 Jun 2006, 20:03
by LongHaul
I seem to remember from reports at the time that the Navigator got the rocket for it...after all, he should have known that they were sailing at a damn great rock, and if the Captain was not on duty at the time, he cannot be expected to have averted the incident. Im sure DaveB could probably tell us who would have been in hot water though.
(Pun fully intended :roll:
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Posted: 13 Jun 2006, 20:07
by migeater0
Cool photo's, of course the Cole was only a 8,500 ton warship not a 150,000 ton. At 150,000 tons she would have been the largest warship ever. Nimitz class aircraft carriers are only 105,000 tons.
I was only giving a random figure. My gf was Navy...she was busy at the time...