USS Freedom : The coolest thing you'll see today

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 · 11-22-08, 12:00 AM

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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 ?

I couldn't say, sorry. I wasn't looking at that precise moment.

If she has traditionnal waterjets, they don't really reverse : A bucket drops behind the jet and redirects the waterflow. I don't know if you can do that at 38 kts.

But then, I don't pretend to have a clue as to how the ship's propelled.

SandyCaesar · 11-22-08, 12:23 AM

3000-ton stealth corvette, SF transport, and jetski combination...

USS Freedom: one seriously awesome ship.

Great shots, Etienne!

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:

SteamWake · 11-21-08, 03:30 PM

Nice shots, is it just me or does she seem a bit down by the bow?

If she is doing 39+ knots in the bay, wonder what she is really capable of :hmm:

Etienne · 11-21-08, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Nice shots, is it just me or does she seem a bit down by the bow?

If she is doing 39+ knots in the bay, wonder what she is really capable of :hmm:

Co-worker said she was showing 48 on the AIS the other night; the pilots says she went up to 50+ on Lac St-Pierre - Numbers like 60 and 70 are being bandied about, but we're just talking out of the wrong hole, really.

I'm betting 65.

ekempey · 11-22-08, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

Nice shots, is it just me or does she seem a bit down by the bow?

She probably isn't fully loaded with ordinance or the Multi-Mission-Modules yet.

11-21-08, 02:48 PM	#1
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	#3
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"

11-22-08, 12:23 AM	#7
SandyCaesar Chief Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: HMS Thanatus Posts: 325 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	3000-ton stealth corvette, SF transport, and jetski combination... USS Freedom: one seriously awesome ship. Great shots, Etienne! __________________ Vanvikan, Feb. 2009: ordinary human, KIA, night 4 HMS Thanatus, May 2009: ??? human, KIA, night 7

11-21-08, 03:17 PM	#8
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	#11
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	#2
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	#9
jpm1 Captain Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 544 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Wow , nice shots

11-21-08, 03:23 PM	#10
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, 03:30 PM	#12
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Nice shots, is it just me or does she seem a bit down by the bow? If she is doing 39+ knots in the bay, wonder what she is really capable of :hmm: