It allows the vessel high speed and shallow draft. LCSs can make 40 knots with everything spun up. It probably reduces radar return, as well.
What I thought. Thank you. 40 for that much boat is impressive.
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What I thought. Thank you. 40 for that much boat is impressive.
What I thought. Thank you. 40 for that much boat is impressive.
Amazing something that big is fast enough to ski behind. Based on the wake behind that carrier someone needs a sobriety test, either that or some pollywogs are becoming shellbacks in a really cruel way.No, it's really knot. You want impressive and something that will make your jaw drop? Do a full power run on a Bird Farm. 1100 ft (better part of 4 football fields) of complete and utter fucking awesomeness. You'll probably only find info reporting 'in excess of 30' and I'm here to tell ya it's well beyond 'excess'. They fucking scoot.
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Austal also builds some catamaran-hulled high speed transports for the Navy :
https://www.austal.com/ship-types/defence
No, it's really knot. You want impressive and something that will make your jaw drop? Do a full power run on a Bird Farm. 1100 ft (better part of 4 football fields) of complete and utter fucking awesomeness. You'll probably only find info reporting 'in excess of 30' and I'm here to tell ya it's well beyond 'excess'. They fucking scoot.
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And while fast, ride like shit when not going fast or in rough water (feels like being on a bobbing cork, instead of the normal rocking motion of a traditional ship). Never mind the other issues of docking during high wind, no troop berthing, no CIC, etc.. I spent way too much time on those turds, doing experimental testing on several concepts of operations. I can tell you though, they can get from Key West to Belize in no time at all (hence no troop berthing, just rows of airline seats and rifle racks bolted to the walls).
BTW, they're not Navy ships either, they're actually "owned" by Military Sealift Command (MSC). Makes for a weird command structure with a civilian (MSC) captain and a military Commanding Officer.
how much do they roll in turns like thatNo, it's really knot. You want impressive and something that will make your jaw drop? Do a full power run on a Bird Farm. 1100 ft (better part of 4 football fields) of complete and utter fucking awesomeness. You'll probably only find info reporting 'in excess of 30' and I'm here to tell ya it's well beyond 'excess'. They fucking scoot.
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Since we're talking weird ships, another weird one that is pretty cool is the USS Puller. An Alaska class tanker that has been converted to a forward staging base (the whole thing can be partially submerged to create a wet well deck for retrieving small boats/teams.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Lewis_B._Puller_(ESB-3)
And while fast, ride like shit when not going fast or in rough water (feels like being on a bobbing cork, instead of the normal rocking motion of a traditional ship). Never mind the other issues of docking during high wind, no troop berthing, no CIC, etc.. I spent way too much time on those turds, doing experimental testing on several concepts of operations. I can tell you though, they can get from Key West to Belize in no time at all (hence no troop berthing, just rows of airline seats and rifle racks bolted to the walls).
BTW, they're not Navy ships either, they're actually "owned" by Military Sealift Command (MSC). Makes for a weird command structure with a civilian (MSC) captain and a military Commanding Officer.
Yeah, they discuss some of that on the tours. It's basically a huge shuttle bus with a TV room. It's job is to do more admin-type movement of personnel from one port to another QUICKLY. It was an adaptation of the Hawaii Super Ferry that Austal built that drove the environmentalists wacko because its jet intakes were vacuuming up the fish.
My understanding was that as bad as those hull ride at low speed, they really smooth out, even in a decent swell, once they're going. Was that your experience with them?
how much do they roll in turns like that
No, it's really knot. You want impressive and something that will make your jaw drop? Do a full power run on a Bird Farm. 1100 ft (better part of 4 football fields) of complete and utter fucking awesomeness. You'll probably only find info reporting 'in excess of 30' and I'm here to tell ya it's well beyond 'excess'. They fucking scoot.
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...Of note, don't try towing an Aerostat on the JHSV...they attract lightning, and basically will destroy a very expensive sensor package in short order (as well as set the dirigible on fire). Whoops. A classic "Good initiative, poor judgement" effort.
...speed is in knots so I don't know the conversion. But was told that after 9/11
Was fortunate to spend three months in Diego Garcia in the fall of '03.
One of the boats that came into the lagoon was one of the tri-hulled boats mentioned earlier. It was Army badged.
The day it left, I was out on the water in one of the rental Makos.
The tri-hull eased out towards the middle and the operator goosed it.
Holy fookin hell that thing was up and gone in a split.
Fast?
Yeah, that's an understatement.
I've got a nice pic of it on a disc somewhere around here.
I have been told (by someone who claims to have been there done that) that jet engine maintenance does test burns out the back. With engine bolted to a cradle. Was told they can do 3 at a time (not normal procedure, but can be done). Was also told that around the ship there are monitors that show info, such as speed, heading etc.
Speed is in knots, not sure of the conversion but (again hear-say) that soon after (hours) 9/11 the carrier he was on did a hard turn jet engines on cradles where fired up (don't forget about the nuclear reactor). He claimed a few moments later the info screens around the ship showed 40+ knots before they were shut off. All he knew was that they were moving faster than he had ever seen and pretty quick they were off the coast of Pakistan/Iran
speed is in knots so I don't know the conversion. But was told that after 9/11
Yeah, I remember when they had two of these TAD'ed to NAS Pensacola when I was a kid. They were tied up next to "Lady Lex" for a few months...used to catch some nice salt water trout and croaker off that pier when the Lex was out to sea...Exactly. Anyone that was around at the time and was able to enjoy riding on the PHMRONS outta Key West knows what a dream they were to ride. Talk about smooth as silk and haul serious ass? They were amazing. I was lucky enough to sail on 3 of them down there and I'm still in awe. Gives "getter on plane" a whole new meaning.
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Yeah, I remember when they had two of these TAD'ed to NAS Pensacola when I was a kid. They were tied up next to "Lady Lex" for a few months...used to catch some nice salt water trout and croaker off that pier when the Lex was out to sea...
Aircraft carriers still have a 20+ knot advantage. Frankly, I would have thought that with modern technology, the ship would be faster.What I thought. Thank you. 40 for that much boat is impressive.
I remember hearing that Chesty was getting a ship, and being pissed that it was a support vessel. Anything bearing his name should be designed to kill things, a LOT of things.
I was COD crew out of VRC-50 in Cubi from 86-89. Try landing on a pitching and rolling deck.Bout this much and a bit more. When I was on the Midway they put blisters on the stern port n starboard to lift and stabilize the boat for the F18's . It was a disaster in the 'right' water. That thing would pitch and roll like a bobber. In typhoons and severe water or seas that had swells so many seconds apart (forget what it was) that sumbitch would feel like it was tipping over. I can remember looking out the hangar bay doors by the aircraft elevators seeing nothing but sky, then water, sky, then water. We tore off antennas and part of a Sea Sparrow system on one of the aft sponsons. Those big bastards will roll more than you'd like and once they get going you're in for one hell of a ride. But we still laughed at the poor bastards in the tin cans around us doing porpoise impressions.
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I was COD crew out of VRC-50 in Cubi from 86-89. Try landing on a pitching and rolling deck.
What you got against carnies?!
Hey 1J04, saw some of your guys this afternoon walking across the ramp at KMSN. They were wearing their helmets, speed jeans, etc...(probably to stay warm) as they headed towards their EA-18 Growler with a Rook tail. I gave them the thumbs up rolled into a snappy salute as we taxied by. They returned the favor with a big grin. I beleive they are based out your way.
Back around 1980 when I was in the Australian Air Force I was based in Malaysia / Singapore. A COD came in to Tengah from the CV America with hydraulic problems, I helped them sort it out and they then took me back to the carrier, I spent about three days aboard and I am sure I saw less than half the ship. Traps and catapults were great fun, after that I only got to play with helicopters and ships which was also fun but sometimes terrifying.
Why? Scared to get your ass whipped?Mostly restraining orders.