The Junk Yard Navy (Big Pics) - Page 3

gimpy117 · 05-16-10, 01:28 AM

Its sad too see those Fleet Boats go...but they're nearly 70 years old...way beyond their useful life. with that much metal fatigue i'm guessing its dangerous to go much below periscope depth!

bookworm_020 · 05-16-10, 06:27 PM

It is sad to see ships come to the end of their lives and being cut up for scrap. The Australian navy has made it a policy of late to offer retired ships as artifical reefs to any community who wants one. It has gone well, except for one or two occasions, and there is usualy a fight to see who gets one!

It is also a more honourable way for a ship to go.

Kapitan · 01-19-12, 02:33 PM

looks like the RN some of them pics all laid up due to budget cuts.

nikimcbee · 02-21-12, 10:06 AM

I need to upload my photos of Bremerton. I've got some great CVN photos.

kraznyi_oktjabr · 02-21-12, 10:58 AM

Four month short of two year old thread.

BRAAAAINZ!

August · 02-21-12, 11:52 AM

This would be appropriate for this thread:

Old Ironsides By Oliver Wendell Holmes

Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!
Long has it waved on high,
And many an eye has danced to see
That banner in the sky;
Beneath it rung the battle shout,
And burst the cannon’s roar;—
The meteor of the ocean air
Shall sweep the clouds no more!

Her deck, once red with heroes’ blood
Where knelt the vanquished foe,
When winds were hurrying o’er the flood
And waves were white below,
No more shall feel the victor’s tread,
Or know the conquered knee;—
The harpies of the shore shall pluck
The eagle of the sea!

O, better that her shattered hulk
Should sink beneath the wave;
Her thunders shook the mighty deep,
And there should be her grave;
Nail to the mast her holy flag,
Set every thread-bare sail,
And give her to the god of storms,—
The lightning and the gale!

nikimcbee · 02-21-12, 02:08 PM

I wonder how much it costs to maintain one of these ships (non-sailing/ static)? The USS Ranger? is coming to Ore-gone at some point, but I don't know the timeline.

em2nought · 02-21-12, 02:40 PM

Navies: How to go from superpower back to third world status in just a few expensive steps.

kraznyi_oktjabr · 02-21-12, 03:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by em2nought

Navies: How to go from superpower back to third world status in just a few expensive steps.

You mean LCS, DDG-1000 and F-35?

05-16-10, 01:28 AM	#31
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	Its sad too see those Fleet Boats go...but they're nearly 70 years old...way beyond their useful life. with that much metal fatigue i'm guessing its dangerous to go much below periscope depth! __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

05-16-10, 06:27 PM	#32
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	It is sad to see ships come to the end of their lives and being cut up for scrap. The Australian navy has made it a policy of late to offer retired ships as artifical reefs to any community who wants one. It has gone well, except for one or two occasions, and there is usualy a fight to see who gets one! It is also a more honourable way for a ship to go. __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

01-19-12, 02:33 PM	#33
Kapitan Sub Test Pilot Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK + Canada Posts: 7,132 Downloads: 77 Uploads: 7	looks like the RN some of them pics all laid up due to budget cuts. __________________ 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/

02-21-12, 10:06 AM	#34
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I need to upload my photos of Bremerton. I've got some great CVN photos. __________________

02-21-12, 10:58 AM	#35
kraznyi_oktjabr Sea Lord Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Republiken Finland Posts: 1,803 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Four month short of two year old thread. BRAAAAINZ! __________________ You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic. - Dr. House

02-21-12, 11:52 AM	#36
August Wayfaring Stranger Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 23,233 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	This would be appropriate for this thread: Old Ironsides By Oliver Wendell Holmes Ay, tear her tattered ensign down! Long has it waved on high, And many an eye has danced to see That banner in the sky; Beneath it rung the battle shout, And burst the cannon’s roar;— The meteor of the ocean air Shall sweep the clouds no more! Her deck, once red with heroes’ blood Where knelt the vanquished foe, When winds were hurrying o’er the flood And waves were white below, No more shall feel the victor’s tread, Or know the conquered knee;— The harpies of the shore shall pluck The eagle of the sea! O, better that her shattered hulk Should sink beneath the wave; Her thunders shook the mighty deep, And there should be her grave; Nail to the mast her holy flag, Set every thread-bare sail, And give her to the god of storms,— The lightning and the gale! __________________ Flanked by life and the funeral pyre. Putting on a show for you to see.

02-21-12, 02:08 PM	#37
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I wonder how much it costs to maintain one of these ships (non-sailing/ static)? The USS Ranger? is coming to Ore-gone at some point, but I don't know the timeline. __________________

02-21-12, 02:40 PM	#38
em2nought Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,485 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Navies: How to go from superpower back to third world status in just a few expensive steps. __________________ em2nought is ecstatic garbage!