Ship porn

hytrogen

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Beauty or beast, you decide!

Architecturally she is beautiful, the fact they've done away with the bulbus I would be keen to see the actual fuel savings over a prolonged period

Cookie_Monster

even without the paint job that is one ugly looking ship

Tabnabs

There's no stopping this beast!

neris

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There's no stopping this beast!

dont know is it the colour or the light hitting the bridge but it makes the boat look like some rusty old yoke that,d scare the ****e out of the penguins

Tabnabs

Winter is not quite over yet!

Tabnabs

Yarmouth, England. Swinging the ship at the widest part of the river otherwise you have to back it the whole way out. Very little room for error and it better be slack water, or you're going to make the Harbour Master unhappy.

LiamoSail

That's very impressive looking

Looks like an ERRV, wonder is she DP? Would make the swing significantly handier

Tabnabs

NATO exercise off the coast of Norway

JustShon

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NATO exercise off the coast of Norway

Seriously cool. Looks like a clip from a video game (I mean that as a complement)

BoJack Horseman

I was reading today about the Kirov class cruiser.... the worlds largest active combatant (excluding carriers obviously)



The scale & capability of this thing is staggering.
250m long & displacing 28,000 tonnes.... hundreds of missiles & up to 5 helicopters carried (it usually carries 3 though)....

But to get a handle on the scale of this thing, just look below deck at the size of their behemoth surface to air missile silos...



There were 96 of these massive tubes....
Complemented by 364 other SAMs...

Some might call that overkill!

Tabnabs

Rush hour, Helsinki.

Tabnabs

Two DFDS ferries in for rebranding.

Tabnabs

Underwater inspection.

BoJack Horseman

After a troubled start to it's life, the USN's newest aircraft carrier, the USS America is finally ready to put to see again.
After 10 months of repairs, despite being less than a year into it's lifespan.





I'm a fan though.

cookie.monster

looks fairly small compared to other aircraft carriers in the US fleet

knucklehead6

cookie.monster wrote: »

looks fairly small compared to other aircraft carriers in the US fleet

She's an assault ship, but can carry f-35's

cookie.monster

knucklehead6 wrote: »

She's an assault ship, but can carry f-35's

ah that explains it then, more of a troop carrier then

BoJack Horseman

cookie.monster wrote: »

looks fairly small compared to other aircraft carriers in the US fleet

It will be one of 2 marine assault ships that will be tailored for flight operations.... there is no well deck to load/unload troops via landing craft or hovercraft.

Typically it will carry around 30 aircraft, so capable enough.
But it spent the last 10 months being modified so the Ospreys & F35s wouldn't rip through it's deck!

Tabnabs

Because sometimes you just need another 30m!

thomil

cookie.monster wrote: »

ah that explains it then, more of a troop carrier then

More along the lines of the "Sea Control Ship" concept the US Navy developed in the 1970s:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Control_Ship

Basically a smaller alternative to the big fleet carriers, but still able to act as a flagship for an amphibious assault group, and to provide it both with air cover and close air support for any landing operation carried out with the other ships of said group. Pretty much all Wasp or America class ships can do that job, but USS America and her sister ship USS Tripoli (currently under construction) are, as BoJack pointed out, especially designed to support larger air groups than other ships of that kind.

Tabnabs

Boys never grow up, their toys just get bigger!

Tabnabs

Sometimes it's worth it for the views alone!

Tabnabs

Sunrise in Singapore. The heat, the smell, the noise - just another day at the office!

Tabnabs

21st Century Viking ship

Tabnabs

16th century technology in the 21st century world, a replica of the first ship to circumnavigate under the famous navigator Magellan.

Markcheese

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21st Century Viking ship

How hard is it to put a helicopter down on that pad in bad conditions ?

HeidiHeidi

Serious windage on that - not sure I'd want to be on it in a bad blow :eek:

Tabnabs wrote: »

16th century technology in the 21st century world, a replica of the first ship to circumnavigate under the famous navigator Magellan.

tricky D

Reminds me of Time Bandits

vicwatson

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21st Century Viking ship

Reminds me of MV boaty mcboatface !!

BoJack Horseman

Not the most impressive looking vessel, but something that is a milestone.

The DARPA 'ACTUV' was cristened "Sea Hunter" yesterday.



The worlds largest autonomous surface vessel.