Satellite images of old warships

horsa · 09-02-05, 06:35 AM

Anyone had a go with the free google.earth software ? (http://earth.google.com/ )
I was absolutely fascinated by it. I spent the best part of a day hunting down existing ship museum sites around the world.

Anyway, first stop was the location of USS Texas , which was one of the locations for the second annual International Subclub meeting in October 2004.( Look closely on the bow and you can see us all lined up and being photographed by Onkel Neal )

Second stop was Pearl Harbor â€¦. as youâ€™d expect looking very much like those aerial photos from films like Tora Tora Tora and Pearl Harbor . â€¦â€¦ and yep , moored alongside Ford island was USS Missouri.
More poignantly , (and I wasnâ€™t really expecting this) you can clearly see the sunken USS Arizona â€¦ preserved as a war grave and memorial

Full post and more pics at :-
http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=42524

USS Texas

USS Missouri

USS Arizona

CBDR · 09-04-05, 09:42 AM

Horsa,

Thanks for sharing those pictures with us. The last time I was aboard the Arizona memorial was in August 1995, and of course Missouri wasn't there at the time.

Notice that fuel oil is still leaking from Arizona.

horsa · 09-04-05, 06:04 PM

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Notice that fuel oil is still leaking from Arizona.

Yes , this is amazing after 60+ years. I hadn't actually noticed it on the image at first.

Etienne · 10-13-05, 10:02 PM

It doesn't take a lot of oil to make a huge slick... And since oil has a lower density than water, it sips out very slowly from the bottom of a tank.

It's strange that nobody's bothered to patch it up, in our environmentally conscious day.

nikimcbee · 11-03-07, 11:36 AM

cool bump

nikimcbee · 12-08-07, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by nikimcbee

cool bump

Remember Pearl Harbor bump

nikimcbee · 12-21-07, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by horsa

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Notice that fuel oil is still leaking from Arizona.

Yes , this is amazing after 60+ years. I hadn't actually noticed it on the image at first.

@ Horsa
Can you find the Cavalla?
Bremerton is pretty interesting The last time I looked at Seattle, they still had a photo of the Russian sub there.

horsa · 12-21-07, 02:32 PM

Cavalla in Galveston. This wasn't in hires in the original google pictures but has since been upgraded

nikimcbee · 02-02-08, 09:02 AM

I found 5 kilos, I need to post the pix.:hmm:

09-02-05, 06:35 AM	#1
horsa Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Halifax, England Posts: 502 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 3	Satellite images of old warships Anyone had a go with the free google.earth software ? (http://earth.google.com/ ) I was absolutely fascinated by it. I spent the best part of a day hunting down existing ship museum sites around the world. Anyway, first stop was the location of USS Texas , which was one of the locations for the second annual International Subclub meeting in October 2004.( Look closely on the bow and you can see us all lined up and being photographed by Onkel Neal ) Second stop was Pearl Harbor â€¦. as youâ€™d expect looking very much like those aerial photos from films like Tora Tora Tora and Pearl Harbor . â€¦â€¦ and yep , moored alongside Ford island was USS Missouri. More poignantly , (and I wasnâ€™t really expecting this) you can clearly see the sunken USS Arizona â€¦ preserved as a war grave and memorial Full post and more pics at :- http://www.subsim.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=42524 USS Texas USS Missouri USS Arizona

09-04-05, 09:42 AM	#2
CBDR Watch Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 28 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Horsa, Thanks for sharing those pictures with us. The last time I was aboard the Arizona memorial was in August 1995, and of course Missouri wasn't there at the time. Notice that fuel oil is still leaking from Arizona. __________________ \"Captain, the good news is the flooding put out the fire...\"

11-03-07, 11:36 AM	#5
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	cool bump __________________

12-21-07, 02:32 PM	#8
horsa Pacific Aces Dev Team Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Halifax, England Posts: 502 Downloads: 44 Uploads: 3	Cavalla in Galveston. This wasn't in hires in the original google pictures but has since been upgraded __________________ "You need to put your behind in the past". Kumba

02-02-08, 09:02 AM	#9
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,925 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I found 5 kilos, I need to post the pix.:hmm: __________________

10-13-05, 10:02 PM	#4
Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	It doesn't take a lot of oil to make a huge slick... And since oil has a lower density than water, it sips out very slowly from the bottom of a tank. It's strange that nobody's bothered to patch it up, in our environmentally conscious day.