140,000 ton freighter!

Nopileo · 08-03-05, 07:22 AM

I'm using irishred's radiolog mod. On my last patrol there was a message from U-204 to BdU: 'Damage to 140000 ton freighter'. Date was 1941/08/05.

Did these really exist back then? Anyone making one for SH3 have my deepest gratitude in advance!

Duncan Idaho · 08-03-05, 07:26 AM

Holy frijole, Batman! That's a BIG ship!

I WANT ONE!

What was that old saying? 'One Torpedo, One Ship'? Forget that, with ships like that out there it'd be more like 'One Ship, One Patrol'!

Shadow9216 · 08-03-05, 08:00 AM

Yes, there were plenty of large freighters and tankers. Some whale factory ships were converted to cargo- I remember a Norwegian one sunk that was over 11,000 tons.

SmokinTep · 08-03-05, 08:07 AM

140000 tons.. :hmm: That is one huge ship.

08-03-05, 08:08 AM

11.000BRT are not much for a big tanker, but there was never a shipt with 140.000BRT...absolutely utopic...but its a typo, im sure...

Duli · 08-03-05, 08:11 AM

Yes but this is 140.000 tons, so thats ten times more.

irishred · 08-03-05, 08:20 AM

Yep, this is an error, should be 14000 tons not 140000. Already fixed and will be included in next release.

The_Pharoah · 08-03-05, 08:43 AM

well the supercarriers displace what, around 50,000 T? they don't get much bigger than that (well, maybe the Exxon Valdez size)

Drebbel · 08-03-05, 08:48 AM

Think biggest ship ever was the Jarre Viking. She could haul half a million tons.

Spadefish · 08-03-05, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Pharoah

well the supercarriers displace what, around 50,000 T? they don't get much bigger than that (well, maybe the Exxon Valdez size)

Returned to Norfolk fm the Indian Ocean on the Nimitz in 79. We had to offload a b***load of stores to get under 100,000 tons so we could enter the channel. Normal displacement was 92,000 tons.

Kernel · 08-03-05, 09:51 AM

good old Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahre_Viking

647,955 when fully loaded

Jace11 · 08-03-05, 09:57 AM

What is a whale ship or factory ship?

Type941 · 08-03-05, 10:01 AM

in case you wondered.. big ship. :|\ 24m draft... ouch.

Katana · 08-03-05, 10:06 AM

Found these pics of the Jahre Viking (renamed Knock Nevis):
http://supertankers.topcities.com/id132.htm

I like the huge "NO SMOKING" written below the bridge. :rotfl:

Duncan Idaho · 08-03-05, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Type941

in case you wondered.. big ship. :|\ 24m draft... ouch.

Oooh, I'd LOVE to run into that in this game. And think about it, how could you MISS shooting at something that size?

08-03-05, 07:22 AM	#1
Nopileo Watch Officer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Norway Posts: 333 Downloads: 3 Uploads: 0	140,000 ton freighter! I'm using irishred's radiolog mod. On my last patrol there was a message from U-204 to BdU: 'Damage to 140000 ton freighter'. Date was 1941/08/05. Did these really exist back then? Anyone making one for SH3 have my deepest gratitude in advance!

08-03-05, 07:26 AM	#2
Duncan Idaho Marine Boy Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In your baffles Posts: 201 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Holy frijole, Batman! That's a BIG ship! I WANT ONE! What was that old saying? 'One Torpedo, One Ship'? Forget that, with ships like that out there it'd be more like 'One Ship, One Patrol'! __________________ Idaho- -I like to play poker with Tarot cards. The other night I got a full house, and 4 people died.

08-03-05, 08:11 AM	#6
Duli Planesman Join Date: May 2005 Location: Novo mesto, Slovenia Posts: 198 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Yes but this is 140.000 tons, so thats ten times more. __________________

08-03-05, 10:01 AM	#13
Type941 Ace of the Deep Join Date: May 2005 Location: U-52 Posts: 1,270 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	in case you wondered.. big ship. :\|\ 24m draft... ouch. __________________ Sink the Bismarck SH3 Movie

08-03-05, 08:00 AM	#3
Shadow9216 Frogman Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 296 Downloads: 91 Uploads: 0	Yes, there were plenty of large freighters and tankers. Some whale factory ships were converted to cargo- I remember a Norwegian one sunk that was over 11,000 tons.

08-03-05, 08:07 AM	#4
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	140000 tons.. :hmm: That is one huge ship.

08-03-05, 08:08 AM	#5
Nippelspanner Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	11.000BRT are not much for a big tanker, but there was never a shipt with 140.000BRT...absolutely utopic...but its a typo, im sure...

08-03-05, 08:20 AM	#7
irishred Helmsman Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The Woodlands, TX Posts: 107 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Yep, this is an error, should be 14000 tons not 140000. Already fixed and will be included in next release.

08-03-05, 08:43 AM	#8
The_Pharoah Soundman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 142 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	well the supercarriers displace what, around 50,000 T? they don't get much bigger than that (well, maybe the Exxon Valdez size)

08-03-05, 08:48 AM	#9
Drebbel Dutch Sea Lord Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Almost at periscope death ! Posts: 1,665 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Think biggest ship ever was the Jarre Viking. She could haul half a million tons.

08-03-05, 09:51 AM	#11
Kernel Watch Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	good old Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahre_Viking 647,955 when fully loaded

08-03-05, 09:57 AM	#12
Jace11 Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 683 Downloads: 104 Uploads: 1	What is a whale ship or factory ship?

08-03-05, 10:06 AM	#14
Katana Watch Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Kingston, Ontario Posts: 15 Downloads: 25 Uploads: 0	Found these pics of the Jahre Viking (renamed Knock Nevis): http://supertankers.topcities.com/id132.htm I like the huge "NO SMOKING" written below the bridge. :rotfl: