USS New Jersey (BB-62)

[hidetheelephants]

RizzoTheRat said:

You think of her as being massive but it's surprising how small and low in the water she is compared to that support ship.

Is that an Algol class, and if so why the Dutch flag on the funnels?

Gordon class ro-ro, one of a class of two bought from trade. Motorship rather than the Algols and a lot slower, but much cheaper to run and probably a lot easier to crew given how few have steam tickets these days.

[spitfire-ian]

eharding said:

spitfire-ian said:

eharding said:

I wonder have much today's East coast earthquake was felt down at the Philadelphia Naval Yard - I certainly wouldn't have cared to have been working underneath the hull if the ground started shaking.

That thought crossed my mind too.

Edited to add: They've said on Instagram that they didn't feel it at all in the dry dock.

Edited by spitfire-ian on Friday 5th April 17:23

That's good to know. I could imagine running out from underneath the thing as fast as my fat little legs could carry me when the ground started shaking, then as things calmed down be slumped against the dock wall having a bit of a minor coronary, and then realising that the dry dock gates had started to creak ominously....

They've now done a video on Battleships and earthquakes

[BrettMRC]

They do such good videos compared to others, a good benchmark.