Look who's smoking

Bill Nichols · 06-25-07, 12:59 PM

Is is just me, or are the Russians always smoking?

The guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), HMS Portland (F79) of the United Kingdom, FS La Fayette (F710) of France and RFS Admiral Chabanenko (650) of Russia sail the waters of the Atlantic Ocean as part of FRUKUS 2007. FRUKUS, named after the participating countries was created in 2003 to aid talks between France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The countries will participate in a five-day exercise at Naval Station Norfolk and in the waters off the Virginia and North Carolina coast. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix (RELEASED)

TLAM Strike · 06-25-07, 01:13 PM

I think its so their Helo pilots can find their way back to the boat without having it transmit a signal for them to home in on. :p

EMCON Russian Style.

Deamon · 06-25-07, 01:32 PM

Hey is it just me or is the russian ship painted in a dull black ?

Deamon · 06-25-07, 02:14 PM

On this pic it doesn't smoke: http://www.navy.mil/management/photo...-5758H-266.jpg

Letum · 06-25-07, 03:18 PM

Very little wake....are moden war ships designed to reduce wake? :hmm:

fatty · 06-25-07, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Letum

Very little wake....are moden war ships designed to reduce wake? :hmm:

I think they're just going slow.

Penelope_Grey · 06-25-07, 03:31 PM

For a minute then I thought somebody had caught me having a sneak puff...

:rotfl:

Kapitan · 06-25-07, 04:43 PM

i think you will find the sovvy there is cleaning out her stacks either that or its burning a heck of a load of oil !!!

and the hully is pained very very dark grey as its come from the northern fleet, go to the baltic and its battleship grey same colour as the rest of them.

Heibges · 06-25-07, 08:43 PM

That's the smoke from the large still on board for making vodka.

bookworm_020 · 06-25-07, 09:28 PM

Maybe there all having a BBQ, with a shot of vodka trwon into the mix??:hmm:

Jimbuna · 06-26-07, 08:51 AM

Don't they still use coal fired boilers? :hmm:

fatty · 06-26-07, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Don't they still use coal fired boilers? :hmm:

COGAG

Jimbuna · 06-26-07, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by fatty

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

Don't they still use coal fired boilers? :hmm:

COGAG

Oh, right!....gas from coal

HunterICX · 06-26-07, 10:42 AM

nah , the turbines are using a bit of oil so what

dean_acheson · 06-26-07, 11:34 AM

oh Bill....... :hmm:

Wow, that thing looks an'old Pinto a buddy of mine had....

06-25-07, 12:59 PM	#1
Bill Nichols Master of Defense Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,502 Downloads: 125 Uploads: 0	Look who's smoking Is is just me, or are the Russians always smoking? The guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58), HMS Portland (F79) of the United Kingdom, FS La Fayette (F710) of France and RFS Admiral Chabanenko (650) of Russia sail the waters of the Atlantic Ocean as part of FRUKUS 2007. FRUKUS, named after the participating countries was created in 2003 to aid talks between France, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The countries will participate in a five-day exercise at Naval Station Norfolk and in the waters off the Virginia and North Carolina coast. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix (RELEASED) __________________ My Dangerous Waters website:

06-25-07, 01:13 PM	#2
TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	I think its so their Helo pilots can find their way back to the boat without having it transmit a signal for them to home in on. :p EMCON Russian Style. __________________

06-25-07, 03:18 PM	#5
Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Very little wake....are moden war ships designed to reduce wake? :hmm: __________________

06-25-07, 03:31 PM	#7
Penelope_Grey Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: UK Posts: 1,893 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	For a minute then I thought somebody had caught me having a sneak puff...:rotfl: __________________ I SURVIVED THE FIRST EVER SUBSIM WEREWOLF HUNT - and... I actually won the game for the humans too!

06-25-07, 04:43 PM	#8
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,130 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	i think you will find the sovvy there is cleaning out her stacks either that or its burning a heck of a load of oil !!! and the hully is pained very very dark grey as its come from the northern fleet, go to the baltic and its battleship grey same colour as the rest of them. __________________ DONT FORGET if you like a post to nominate it by using the blue diamond Find out about Museum Ships here: https://www.museumships.us/ Flickr for all my pictures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/131313936@N03/ Navy general board articles: https://www.navygeneralboard.com/author/aegis/

06-25-07, 01:32 PM	#3
Deamon Commodore Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 642 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Hey is it just me or is the russian ship painted in a dull black ?

06-25-07, 02:14 PM	#4
Deamon Commodore Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 642 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	On this pic it doesn't smoke: http://www.navy.mil/management/photo...-5758H-266.jpg

06-25-07, 08:43 PM	#9
Heibges Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,633 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	That's the smoke from the large still on board for making vodka. __________________ U.Kdt.Hdb B. I. 28) This possibility of using the hydrophone to help in detecting surface ships should, however, be restricted to those cases where the submarine is unavoidably compelled to stay below the surface. http://www.hackworth.com/

06-25-07, 09:28 PM	#10
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Maybe there all having a BBQ, with a shot of vodka trwon into the mix??:hmm: __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

06-26-07, 08:51 AM	#11
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,461 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Don't they still use coal fired boilers? :hmm: __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

06-26-07, 10:42 AM	#14
HunterICX Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2006 Location: Malaga, España Posts: 10,750 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	nah , the turbines are using a bit of oil so what __________________

06-26-07, 11:34 AM	#15
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	oh Bill....... :hmm: Wow, that thing looks an'old Pinto a buddy of mine had....