Ship porn

Tabnabs

Today sees the decommissioning of the worlds oldest (and first) nuclear aircraft carrier, USS Enterprise CVN 65.

roundymac

What will happen to her reactor? And as I'm asking the question what has happen to all the other reactors that have decomissoned?

Tabnabs

roundymac wrote: »

What will happen to her reactor? And as I'm asking the question what has happen to all the other reactors that have decomissoned?

q85dw7osi4lebg

Enterprise has 8 reactors :eek:

elastico

Tabnabs wrote: »

Heading through the Suez Canal in the 1970s

Nearly as many lads in that picture as the entire crew of a super container ship of today.

BoJack Horseman

larger image of that Enterprise.

BoJack Horseman

Kynlee Bewildered Necktie wrote: »

Enterprise has 8 reactors :eek:

One of a kind....
The subsequent ones had 2 afaik.

The new ones in the Ford Class can produce 300MW of electricity each!

Tabnabs

This might look like some bizarre computer rendering, but it's a photo taken of the superyacht 'A' seen leaving the Kiel canal recently.



Lots more here
http://www.boote-exclusiv.com/aktuell/a-verlaesst-kiel/a2593/fotostrecke/351150/351121.html#imageSeries

ILikeBoats

It's weird that there's a super yacht called "A" too. Same owner? (A non sailing one)

Tabnabs

ILikeBoats wrote: »

It's weird that there's a super yacht called "A" too. Same owner? (A non sailing one)

He's selling the old A and this is his new toy.

HeidiHeidi

Wow - what an outstandingly ugly boat!

Thargor

Any onboard pics?

Storm 10

elastico wrote: »

Nearly as many lads in that picture as the entire crew of a super container ship of today.

Spot the Officers

Tabnabs

Don't have any details, but a great couple of photos.

dinorebel

Tabnabs wrote: »

Don't have any details, but a great couple of photos.

Looks like it could be Charles de Gaulle may be wrong though.

knucklehead6

dinorebel wrote: »

Looks like it could be Charles de Gaulle may be wrong though.

It is.

Do a Goolge Image search for Charles De Gaulle deck and it comes us, big G at the back, and the white markings up towards the front.

Tabnabs

1968 built LPG tanker. Bet she saw some interesting ports.

Tabnabs

The one thing aboard you've always wanted to do, must never tell the office about, have to bribe the old man and chief mate to allow and swear everyone to secrecy.



just don't take a bloody photo of it and put it up online!

Tabnabs

Loading logs in West Africa in the 1950s. A great time to be at sea, I'd imagine.

Atlantic Dawn

Tabnabs wrote: »

This might look like some bizarre computer rendering, but it's a photo taken of the superyacht 'A' seen leaving the Kiel canal recently.



Lots more here
http://www.boote-exclusiv.com/aktuell/a-verlaesst-kiel/a2593/fotostrecke/351150/351121.html#imageSeries

Seized in Gibraltar...

Gibraltar has impounded a Russian billionaire's superyacht - one of the world's biggest - because the German shipbuilder says he still owes 15.3m euros (£13.3m; $16.3m) in fees.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39026845

Thargor

I suppose the name should have tipped me off but he owns this Motor Yacht A monstrosity aswell:

knucklehead6

Thargor wrote: »

I suppose the name should have tipped me off but he owns this Motor Yacht A monstrosity aswell:

I think that one is better looking.

ILikeBoats

Was down looking at this on Sunday. The ship is something else. Didn't get any photos

http://www.eveningecho.ie/cork-news/massive-crane-loading-operation-begins-cork-harbour/2633482/

Thargor

knucklehead6 wrote: »

I think that one is better looking.

When they're more streamlined and swept back they're great looking designs but that one is just too crude looking. The winows look cheap aswell, I know they werent but thats the way they look.

Armchair Andy

ILikeBoats wrote:

Was down looking at this on Sunday. The ship is something else. Didn't get any photos

Where exactly is it? Might give a spin around.

knucklehead6

Thargor wrote: »

When they're more streamlined and swept back they're great looking designs but that one is just too crude looking. The winows look cheap aswell, I know they werent but thats the way they look.

I meant it's better looking than the one that's impounded. Not that it's a good looking boat.

ILikeBoats

Armchair Andy wrote: »

Where exactly is it? Might give a spin around.

Monkstown in Cork. Good view of it from Ringaskiddy too

Tabnabs

It's been a while, so here's 5 in one photo to make up for it.

dogmatix

Ark Royal? I can see Buccaneers and Phantoms on the flight deck so I assume the late 60's, early 70's.

Tabnabs

Sounds likely, there was no specific information from the source, just a large scale RAS operation.