Russian Replenishment
 

I got talking to my uncle at a family party recently and he started talking about his days in the Navy.
He told me stories about how his destroyer would run by Russian vessels at speed while they were stopped for replenishment.
He was saying that the Russians had not learned how to replenish while under way and I was wondering if anyone else could tell me anymore about this.

Here are a few photos from a book of mine showing Soviet UNREP operations. This technique was called "over the stern replenishment".

Sorry for the funny images but B&W doesn't scan too well. If someone knows how to fix that let me know and I will rescan them.






http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6310/sovunrep01.jpg
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/6092/sovunrep02.jpg
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/4651/sovunrep03.jpg
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/5315/sovunrep04.jpg
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2923/sovunrep06.jpg
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/804/sovunrep07.jpg

What you have in the images there is called a Moiré pattern.

Simplest way to minimise it is to scan from the source at 50%, or scan at default 100% and reduce 50% in an app like Photoshop or GIMP. If all you're doing is putting that scan up on the 'net, you could also try scanning at 144dpi and reducing to 72, but that doesn't always yield good results, depending on the source material. A small-scale (.5 to 1px) Gaussian Blur may also help. It won't completely remove the pattern, and you might lose some ultra-fine detail (which would likely not be there anyway in a previously-printed image), but it's usually good enough for 'net use. Watch copyrights!

Thanks, I've posted some better images. :salute:

The RFA can do it .:know:

I noticed that those pics names are sovunrep1-4 and then 6 & 7. What is in sovunrep5 if such exist?

I think I skipped 5 that's all. :O:

In other words there are nine (9), big and beautiful, all-capital, red letters stating TOP SECRET. :O:

Well that or I lost count, you choose what to believe... :haha:

Ahh, back in the day when the RAF had some MP aircraft...:)


:wah::wah::wah:

Oh, and a Wasp!!!

Good lord, the old Boris Chilikin class, that brings back memories from Harpoon and Sub Command. Are they still in service?

Yes, as far as I know.

here is another photo, an alternate angle of the 1st photo I posted:
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/6763/648659.jpg