USS Freedom : The coolest thing you'll see today

Etienne · 11-21-08, 02:02 PM

USS Freedom just passed us going down the St-Lawrence river. Doing 39 kts to our 13... I still managed to get some pictures. I'll post them in a minute; they're downloading right now.

That thing is awesome. Seriously, just watching it go by, everybody got excited... She was doing 48 kts on Lake Erie the other day; the pilots say they saw her at 50+ on Lac St-Pierre earlier.

The wake on that thing is enough to rock the boat I'm on. We're displacing 35 thousand tons or so right now. Container ships don't usually rock us.

FIREWALL · 11-21-08, 02:48 PM

Hi

That must have been a site.

Etienne · 11-21-08, 03:13 PM

Here she is, five miles or so away. We had her at 38.9 kts on the AIS:

Approaching

This makes me wanna sing the theme to Team America. Or soil my pants. Notice the exhaust plume.

Here we go with the PURE AWESOME

Task Force · 11-21-08, 03:17 PM

Thats a nice looking ship. Fast too, must have been a big wake.

Etienne · 11-21-08, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

Thats a nice looking ship. Fast too, must have been a big wake.

Ah, yeah... Check this out.

It's hard to see in that picture, but she actually rocked us.

And then another, smaller boat started calling for them to slow down (They would have been SWAMPED) so she went down to 12 kts in like... 200 meters. Seriously, she just died.

And here she goes again. Like somebody threw a switch.

Deamon · 11-21-08, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Etienne

And then another, smaller boat started calling for them to slow down (They would have been SWAMPED) so she went down to 12 kts in like... 200 meters. Seriously, she just died.

Could you see whether she hit reverse in that process ?

Etienne · 11-21-08, 03:17 PM

Some close ups:

I think these are some sort of exhaust ports. There are two on the starboard side, I didn't see the port side very well.

Superstructure:

Is that some sort of drop bay on the stern? Or float-free whatchamacallit, like Landing Ships have? What's the big plate on the stern?

jpm1 · 11-21-08, 03:22 PM

Wow , nice shots

Etienne · 11-21-08, 03:23 PM

And a last one :

Seriously, that thing looks awesome.

FIREWALL · 11-21-08, 03:26 PM

Now THAT would be fun to drive, or better yet water ski behind. :p :rotfl: :rotfl:

Deamon · 11-21-08, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Etienne

That thing is awesome. Seriously, just watching it go by, everybody got excited... She was doing 48 kts on Lake Erie the other day; the pilots say they saw her at 50+ on Lac St-Pierre earlier.

50+ kts ?

What is that thing ? It must have one hell of a propulsion system.

Etienne · 11-21-08, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Deamon

Quote:

Originally Posted by Etienne

That thing is awesome. Seriously, just watching it go by, everybody got excited... She was doing 48 kts on Lake Erie the other day; the pilots say they saw her at 50+ on Lac St-Pierre earlier.

50+ kts ?

What is that thing ? It must have one hell of a propulsion system.

Diesel / Gas turbine combo. Check out the exhaust plume... That's hot.

I heard the figure of 96 000 HP bandied about on the VHF today.

fatty · 11-21-08, 06:10 PM

The panel on the starboard side is the door to the RO/RO cargo deck. The panel on the back I assume is a door to the well deck for launching RHIBs.

Neptunus Rex · 11-21-08, 07:16 PM

Four stars and an anchor on blue field. Is that the flag for SECNAV flying from the main mast?

Onkel Neal · 11-22-08, 01:59 AM

So cool, linked to the main SUBSIM News page.

11-21-08, 02:02 PM	#1
Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	USS Freedom : The coolest thing you'll see today USS Freedom just passed us going down the St-Lawrence river. Doing 39 kts to our 13... I still managed to get some pictures. I'll post them in a minute; they're downloading right now. That thing is awesome. Seriously, just watching it go by, everybody got excited... She was doing 48 kts on Lake Erie the other day; the pilots say they saw her at 50+ on Lac St-Pierre earlier. The wake on that thing is enough to rock the boat I'm on. We're displacing 35 thousand tons or so right now. Container ships don't usually rock us. Last edited by Etienne; 11-21-08 at 02:31 PM.

11-21-08, 02:48 PM	#2
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Hi That must have been a site. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

11-21-08, 03:17 PM	#4
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Thats a nice looking ship. Fast too, must have been a big wake. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

11-21-08, 03:17 PM	#7
Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Some close ups: I think these are some sort of exhaust ports. There are two on the starboard side, I didn't see the port side very well. Superstructure: Is that some sort of drop bay on the stern? Or float-free whatchamacallit, like Landing Ships have? What's the big plate on the stern? Last edited by Etienne; 11-21-08 at 03:25 PM.

11-21-08, 03:26 PM	#10
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	Now THAT would be fun to drive, or better yet water ski behind. :p :rotfl: :rotfl: __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

11-21-08, 03:13 PM	#3
Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Here she is, five miles or so away. We had her at 38.9 kts on the AIS: Approaching This makes me wanna sing the theme to Team America. Or soil my pants. Notice the exhaust plume. Here we go with the PURE AWESOME

11-21-08, 03:22 PM	#8
jpm1 Captain Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 544 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Wow , nice shots

11-21-08, 03:23 PM	#9
Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	And a last one : Seriously, that thing looks awesome.

11-21-08, 06:10 PM	#13
fatty The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 1,448 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	The panel on the starboard side is the door to the RO/RO cargo deck. The panel on the back I assume is a door to the well deck for launching RHIBs.

11-21-08, 07:16 PM	#14
Neptunus Rex Frogman Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ohio, USA Posts: 294 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Four stars and an anchor on blue field. Is that the flag for SECNAV flying from the main mast? __________________ Neptunus Rex sends "In the spirit of reaching across the aisle, we owe it to the Democrats to show their president the exact same kind of respect and loyalty that they have shown our recent Republican president." A.C. 11-5-08

11-22-08, 01:59 AM	#15
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,383 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	So cool, linked to the main SUBSIM News page. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web