USS Freedom : The coolest thing you'll see today - Page 2

AVGWarhawk · 11-21-08, 04:46 PM

Very cool!

MothBalls · 11-21-08, 04:53 PM

I wonder if they tested the weapons yet?

I hear there's a target rich environment off of the coast of Somalia. I'm sure the plankowner's would love to squeeze off a few rounds.

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

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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.

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?

Deamon · 11-21-08, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Etienne

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

Add to this 17.160 HP of the Diesels. Now that is one hell of a thrust for a 3000t ship, when you comapare this to the total of 62070 HP of the new frigate Bayern(4700t) but with its turbines alone which makes 51680 HP in total it eaches supposedly 30 kn and with Diesels 21 kts. But adding both together it can perhaps go close to the 40 kts.

But the USS Freedome must be a hack of a ship. which is much smaller than the bayern. I am wondering how much room is taken away by the engines alone. There must be also a huge leap in performance of the turbines I presume.

Deamon · 11-21-08, 07:41 PM

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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 Deamon

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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!

PeriscopeDepth · 11-22-08, 12:43 AM

Thanks for posting these Etienne. One of the best GT threads this week.

Are you a professional sailor, if you don't mind me asking? And I don't mean in a Village People kinda way.

Edit: Doh, reading your profile answered that question.

PD

PeriscopeDepth · 11-22-08, 12:48 AM

I know I am a whore for this blog way too often, but my favorite naval blogger somehow got himself a ticket on Freedom for this trip and has been writing about it/posting a few pictures.

http://informationdissemination.blog...arch/label/LCS

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Originally Posted by Rex

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

You're right, according to the above link he's along for part of the trip.

PD

Onkel Neal · 11-22-08, 01:59 AM

So cool, linked to the main SUBSIM News page.

TarJak · 11-22-08, 05:25 AM

Nice shots! Awesome looking machine. The kind of thing we should be building for our navy.

Skybird · 11-22-08, 05:30 AM

If you want to really demoralise your enemy at sea, overtake him while doing water-skiing.

11-21-08, 04:46 PM	#16
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,280 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Very cool! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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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, 12:23 AM	#25
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

11-22-08, 12:43 AM	#26
PeriscopeDepth Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 1,894 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Thanks for posting these Etienne. One of the best GT threads this week. Are you a professional sailor, if you don't mind me asking? And I don't mean in a Village People kinda way. Edit: Doh, reading your profile answered that question. PD Last edited by PeriscopeDepth; 11-22-08 at 12:43 AM.

11-22-08, 01:59 AM	#28
Onkel Neal Born to Run Silent Join Date: Jan 1997 Location: Cougar Trap, Texas Posts: 21,385 Downloads: 541 Uploads: 224	So cool, linked to the main SUBSIM News page. __________________ SUBSIM - 26 Years on the Web

11-21-08, 04:53 PM	#17
MothBalls Ace of the Deep Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,012 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I wonder if they tested the weapons yet? I hear there's a target rich environment off of the coast of Somalia. I'm sure the plankowner's would love to squeeze off a few rounds.

11-21-08, 06:10 PM	#20
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.

11-22-08, 05:25 AM	#29
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Nice shots! Awesome looking machine. The kind of thing we should be building for our navy.

11-22-08, 05:30 AM	#30
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,671 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	If you want to really demoralise your enemy at sea, overtake him while doing water-skiing. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.