Post Amazingly Cool Pictures Of Ships or Boats!

[Art0ir]

mylesmcd said:

Art0ir said:

mylesmcd said:

Drive past it everyday! It was massive, one of the bigger ones that have been in for a while. I went up to ask about it and the security told me a Drill Ship was due in next, although...havent seen it yet!

You work/live nearby then? We have an office on Airport Road West so I'm down at least once a week. Seriously big ship, largest I've ever seen in person anyway.

East Belfast, work in Lisburn....so over it every day.

My brother in law is the driller on the Chikyu, so I have an interest in O and G, drilling stuff...

And yes, he has promised to get me on board at some stage!

Photos obviously compulsory

[mylesmcd]

affirmative.....


very cool job!

and rather well paid....

[Art0ir]

perdu said:

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Art0ir said:

Norfolk Naval Base over Christmas

errr ditto

What's the confusion? Such a collection of naval might may never be seen again as most of the fleet is being sent to the Pacific. The Navy tries to get most servicemen home for Christmas, but it's rare that you would see five aircraft carriers, four amphibious assault ships, as well as a huge selection of surface warships, cargo ships, subs, etc side by side. The flat tops alone account for more naval might than there was at Pearl Harbour when it was attacked.

[hidetheelephants]

They're breeding!

[baldy1926]

Art0ir said:

perdu said:

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Art0ir said:

Norfolk Naval Base over Christmas

errr ditto

What's the confusion? Such a collection of naval might may never be seen again as most of the fleet is being sent to the Pacific. The Navy tries to get most servicemen home for Christmas, but it's rare that you would see five aircraft carriers, four amphibious assault ships, as well as a huge selection of surface warships, cargo ships, subs, etc side by side. The flat tops alone account for more naval might than there was at Pearl Harbour when it was attacked.

Glad you cleared that up

[Collectingbrass]

baldy1926 said:

Art0ir said:

perdu said:

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Art0ir said:

Norfolk Naval Base over Christmas

errr ditto

What's the confusion? Such a collection of naval might may never be seen again as most of the fleet is being sent to the Pacific. The Navy tries to get most servicemen home for Christmas, but it's rare that you would see five aircraft carriers, four amphibious assault ships, as well as a huge selection of surface warships, cargo ships, subs, etc side by side. The flat tops alone account for more naval might than there was at Pearl Harbour when it was attacked.

Glad you cleared that up

Norfolk naval base UK:



Norfolk naval base USA:



HTH

[mrmaggit]

Art0ir said:

perdu said:

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Art0ir said:

Norfolk Naval Base over Christmas

errr ditto

What's the confusion? Such a collection of naval might may never be seen again as most of the fleet is being sent to the Pacific. The Navy tries to get most servicemen home for Christmas, but it's rare that you would see five aircraft carriers, four amphibious assault ships, as well as a huge selection of surface warships, cargo ships, subs, etc side by side. The flat tops alone account for more naval might than there was at Pearl Harbour when it was attacked.

Confused because the links don't work. The later poster could have mentioned this, but didn't.

[ThunderSpook]

All of those pics come up as 403 forbidden, hence all the confused faces.

[Art0ir]

ThunderSpook said:

All of those pics come up as 403 forbidden, hence all the confused faces.

Ah! Odd, they were working for me at the time!

Try these

[Simpo Two]

I was looking for a seaplane tender but this will do:



More pix at http://wwimodeller.co.nz/tag/walkaround-italian-19...

[Rouleur]

[Rouleur]

Called Cambria and Tuiga apparently. Have another:

[hidetheelephants]

The dance of the lead-bottomed money gobblers.

[perdu]

mrmaggit said:

Art0ir said:

perdu said:

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Art0ir said:

Norfolk Naval Base over Christmas

errr ditto

What's the confusion? Such a collection of naval might may never be seen again as most of the fleet is being sent to the Pacific. The Navy tries to get most servicemen home for Christmas, but it's rare that you would see five aircraft carriers, four amphibious assault ships, as well as a huge selection of surface warships, cargo ships, subs, etc side by side. The flat tops alone account for more naval might than there was at Pearl Harbour when it was attacked.

Confused because the links don't work. The later poster could have mentioned this, but didn't.

Oi

The later poster (moi) didnt get to see any links

If he had he'd have said so

Artoir, now we see them they are very impressive pictures


Didn't we have one of they Navy things once?


I think I went to that Norfolk, England navy yard once upon a time, wasn't there a pub? Sold Old Specky if I'm not mistooken.

[Rouleur]

Is it a video or an animated gif?

[Ordinary_Chap]

Rouleur said:

Is it a video or an animated gif?

Gif

[FourWheelDrift]

Art0ir said:

Norfolk Naval Base over Christmas

CVN 65 Enterprise there has been stricken from the active list and is due to decommissioned in March. It will then await the scrappers torch as it can't be saved as a museum ship due to the size of the early reactors it has, removing them would mean huge section of the ship cut away to get them out leaving not much left to save. This process will take 2 years. The island bridge structure may be saved.

[Rouleur]

[Pixel-Snapper]

Rouleur said:

Is it a video or an animated gif?

I wouldn't sit there waiting for it to end if I was you thats for sure.

[norfolkscooby]

FourWheelDrift said:

CVN 65 Enterprise there has been stricken from the active list and is due to decommissioned in March. It will then await the scrappers torch as it can't be saved as a museum ship due to the size of the early reactors it has, removing them would mean huge section of the ship cut away to get them out leaving not much left to save. This process will take 2 years. The island bridge structure may be saved.

Can't we take her off the Yankees hands for 4-5 years until our new carriers are ready