Unknown BB in Philadelphia

CCIP · 02-18-07, 07:16 PM

no, I meant opposite to the above-discussed CA Des Moines in Philly :p

I posted a second pic, can't find any others...

Bort · 02-18-07, 07:42 PM

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Des Moins, INDIANA? That's a landlocked state. How'd they get a sub there?

Des Moines, IOWA
And Indiana is not a landlocked state, ever see the enormous lake that it borders?

Anyway...
Yep the big ship is the Des Moines (CA-134) which is sadly now at the scrap yard after numerous failed plans to make her into a museum. The most recent scheme was run by a group from Milwaukee that chickened out and decided to get a destroyer to display instead.

Darn cheeseheads...

The Submarine is USS Trout (SS-566) a Tang class SS that is now up for donation as a museum. She has an interesting history, after USN service she was sold to Iran, but the revolution took place before she left the US so she remained in US hands. After a while in storage she was reactivated in the mid 90's as a remote control target sub operating out of Key West but apparently that didn't last long and she is now back in storage waiting for a new home. Hopefully someone figures one out for her or she'll suffer the same fate as the Des Moines>

ASWnut101 · 02-18-07, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Bort

Des Moines, IOWA
And Indiana is not a landlocked state, ever see the enormous lake that it borders?

I meant Iowa, oops.

What's this carrier?

:hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

CCIP · 02-18-07, 08:22 PM

Judging by the number on the island, it's gotta be CV-69, USS Dwight D Eisenhower :hmm:

CCIP · 02-18-07, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Judging by the number on the island, it's gotta be CV-69, USS Dwight D Eisenhower :hmm:

oh wait, that's not a 9, is it

Bort · 02-18-07, 08:29 PM

And its too small to be a Nimitz class, and has a stack as well as an elevator at the end of the angled deck, which makes it a Forrestal.

Wow, that sounds nerdy doesn't it?

CCIP · 02-18-07, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Bort

And its too small to be a Nimitz class, and has a stack as well as an elevator at the end of the angled deck, which makes it a Forrestal.

Wow, that sounds nerdy doesn't it?

Nah, I feel worse for not knowing that much to tell something that I should be able to. Shame on me and my touted military hobbyism :p

Bort · 02-18-07, 08:22 PM

Its definitely a Forrestal class carrier, and from what I can see of the numbers as well as the fact that the sponsons near the bow have been removed (Ranger kept them throughout her career) it's the Saratoga (CV-60).

ASWnut101 · 02-19-07, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Bort

Its definitely a Forrestal class carrier, and from what I can see of the numbers as well as the fact that the sponsons near the bow have been removed (Ranger kept them throughout her career) it's the Saratoga (CV-60).

Ding! Ding! Ding! Correct!

ASWnut101 · 02-19-07, 03:58 PM

Now, what is this boat?:

:hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

fatty · 02-19-07, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by ASWnut101

Now, what is this boat?:

USS Bronstein FF-1037

AJ! · 02-19-07, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by ASWnut101

Now, what is this boat?:

:hmm: :hmm: :hmm:

I would have to say its some sort of war canoe :p

JSLTIGER · 02-18-07, 11:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Bort

Quote:

Des Moins, INDIANA? That's a landlocked state. How'd they get a sub there?

Des Moines, IOWA
And Indiana is not a landlocked state, ever see the enormous lake that it borders?

Anyway...
Yep the big ship is the Des Moines (CA-134) which is sadly now at the scrap yard after numerous failed plans to make her into a museum. The most recent scheme was run by a group from Milwaukee that chickened out and decided to get a destroyer to display instead.

Darn cheeseheads...

The Submarine is USS Trout (SS-566) a Tang class SS that is now up for donation as a museum. She has an interesting history, after USN service she was sold to Iran, but the revolution took place before she left the US so she remained in US hands. After a while in storage she was reactivated in the mid 90's as a remote control target sub operating out of Key West but apparently that didn't last long and she is now back in storage waiting for a new home. Hopefully someone figures one out for her or she'll suffer the same fate as the Des Moines>

Hadn't realized that you'd already posted the answer...sorry.

sonar732 · 02-19-07, 01:00 AM

That same picture has the America directly south of those in the harbor.

Sailor Steve · 02-21-07, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Bort

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Des Moins, INDIANA? That's a landlocked state. How'd they get a sub there?

Des Moines, IOWA
And Indiana is not a landlocked state, ever see the enormous lake that it borders?

But Iowa sure is!:p

02-18-07, 07:16 PM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	no, I meant opposite to the above-discussed CA Des Moines in Philly :p I posted a second pic, can't find any others... __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

02-18-07, 08:22 PM	#4
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Judging by the number on the island, it's gotta be CV-69, USS Dwight D Eisenhower :hmm: __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

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Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	And its too small to be a Nimitz class, and has a stack as well as an elevator at the end of the angled deck, which makes it a Forrestal. Wow, that sounds nerdy doesn't it? __________________ GT Aerospace

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Bort Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Studying in Atlanta Posts: 919 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 0	Its definitely a Forrestal class carrier, and from what I can see of the numbers as well as the fact that the sponsons near the bow have been removed (Ranger kept them throughout her career) it's the Saratoga (CV-60). __________________ GT Aerospace

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sonar732 The Old Man Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Central MO Posts: 1,562 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	That same picture has the America directly south of those in the harbor.