Author Topic: Naval Pictures X: Underway on Nuclear Power (Read 24186 times)

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #240 on:** 30 January 2024, 02:34:15 »

Clever.

Wrangler · « **Reply #241 on:** 30 January 2024, 10:00:35 »

"We're a harmless pier! Don't shoot me!!!" look is noble idea..

Weirdo · « **Reply #242 on:** 30 January 2024, 10:38:30 »

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. When docked in North Africa, Jean Bart was painted in a dusty yellow to match the buildings it was docked alongside, though I don't think it helped much.

It DEFINITELY worked for HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen.

Wrangler · « **Reply #243 on:** 30 January 2024, 10:44:02 »

I think 3D and live shrubbery on your ship, next to woodlands or other greenery does work wee better than 2D paint job on the side of the ship, where you're big honking battleship main guns are looming around.

truetanker · « **Reply #244 on:** 30 January 2024, 11:35:00 »

Quote from: Wrangler on 30 January 2024, 10:44:02

I think 3D and live shrubbery on your ship, next to woodlands or other greenery does work wee better than 2D paint job on the side of the ship, where you're big honking battleship main guns are looming around.

Pimp my BB...

TT

glitterboy2098 · « **Reply #245 on:** 30 January 2024, 16:00:27 »

Quote from: Weirdo on 30 January 2024, 10:38:30

Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. When docked in North Africa, Jean Bart was painted in a dusty yellow to match the buildings it was docked alongside, though I don't think it helped much.

It DEFINITELY worked for HNLMS Abraham Crijnssen.

yep.

Daryk · « **Reply #246 on:** 30 January 2024, 18:52:17 »

Yep indeed! Of course, it helps if you refresh the shrubbery now and then... ;D

Colt Ward · « **Reply #247 on:** 30 January 2024, 19:47:47 »

Quote from: Wrangler on 30 January 2024, 10:44:02

I think 3D and live shrubbery on your ship, next to woodlands or other greenery does work wee better than 2D paint job on the side of the ship, where you're big honking battleship main guns are looming around.

This would work against torpedo bombers or subs sneaking into port.

Wrangler · « **Reply #248 on:** 31 January 2024, 10:25:36 »

End of the Line, exUSS Delaware being prepared for scraping in 1924 at the Boston Shipyard's South Boston Annex. It should be noted the while shipyard as whole is gone, the this dry dock still exists.

Colt Ward · « **Reply #249 on:** 31 January 2024, 14:27:53 »

Treaty of Washington result?

Giovanni Blasini · « **Reply #250 on:** 31 January 2024, 14:35:23 »

Quote from: Colt Ward on 31 January 2024, 14:27:53

Treaty of Washington result?

Yeah, she was replaced by the Colorado, while her sister, North Dakota, was replaced by the West Virginia under the treaty terms.

Colt Ward · « **Reply #251 on:** 01 February 2024, 22:40:54 »

Commissioning of USS Yorktown (CV-10) on 15 April 1943.

Colt Ward · « **Reply #252 on:** 01 February 2024, 23:00:43 »

German Aircraft carrier "Graf Zeppelin" under construction, March 22, 1939. Deutsche Werke, Kiel.

glitterboy2098 · « **Reply #253 on:** 02 February 2024, 00:06:06 »

honestly probably a good thing it got built, even though it was never finished and would have been a boondoggle as designed. it diverted lots of resources away from stuff that the nazi's could have used to actually fight the allies.

MoneyLovinOgre4Hire · « **Reply #254 on:** 02 February 2024, 00:09:08 »

That describes so much of what the Nazis built.

Daryk · « **Reply #255 on:** 02 February 2024, 04:23:14 »

I think the colorization of YORKTOWN's deck may be off...

Colt Ward · « **Reply #256 on:** 02 February 2024, 19:19:50 »

Quote from: Daryk on 02 February 2024, 04:23:14

I think the colorization of YORKTOWN's deck may be off...

I am not so sure, it matches pretty closely to when I saw the Texas a while ago, it was a Pacific color scheme that was more blue than the traditional gray- she was also supposed to be in her Pac configuration b/c they had left the added AA weapons from her refit to go from Atlantic to Pac duty.

With that said, all 'colorizations' seem a bit off.

Daryk · « **Reply #257 on:** 02 February 2024, 20:23:21 »

Quote from: Colt Ward on 02 February 2024, 19:19:50

*snip*
With that said, all 'colorizations' seem a bit off.

Agreed! :)

Wrangler · « **Reply #258 on:** 04 February 2024, 00:23:44 »

Current state of exEnterprise 2/3/2024

Daryk · « **Reply #259 on:** 04 February 2024, 00:41:52 »

Sad to see... I learned to conn her not that long ago...

Wrangler · « **Reply #260 on:** 04 February 2024, 00:55:12 »

I heard speculation the bridge / superstructure was to be preserve, but I think that not happening.

Daryk · « **Reply #261 on:** 04 February 2024, 01:24:33 »

Before the latest renovation at the Air and Space Museum, the flight deck film running in the aircraft carrier exhibit was from ENTERPRISE. I haven't been back lately to see if it still is...

glitterboy2098 · « **Reply #262 on:** 04 February 2024, 03:59:22 »

Anyone got current pics of the CV-80 Enterprise and its current state of construction

Wrangler · « **Reply #263 on:** 04 February 2024, 11:00:43 »

Here best I can find, I think CVN-80's hull is more formed now, since these pictures are from 2022.
Old CVN-65 was there when she CVN-80's hull was first put down.

There is a third picture, Satellite picture which maybe CVN-80 actually having hull to speak of. CVN-79 next to it but I'm not 100% confident since sat pictures from map programs are notorious being dated (and censored.)

Daryk · « **Reply #264 on:** 04 February 2024, 11:20:12 »

Nice shots, thanks! :)

Wrangler · « **Reply #265 on:** 04 February 2024, 21:12:15 »

Not 100% sure, but I think she has a fully built hull in dry dock in this satellite shot. I know the Kennedy CVN-79, which is the ship in the water was bit behind (construction wise) from the Ford, this is why I believe the ship in the dock in Enterprise.

Deathknight69 · « **Reply #266 on:** 05 February 2024, 04:13:16 »

I beg to differ on that sir, that is a shot of two Nimitz class CVN's getting work done. Look at the elevators and stern's of each carrier, dead give away's for Nimitz class CVN's

I am Belch II · « **Reply #267 on:** 05 February 2024, 09:23:36 »

Yeah that is 2 Nimitz carriers.

Wrangler · « **Reply #268 on:** 05 February 2024, 16:22:10 »

Thanks, I wasn't sure.

glitterboy2098 · « **Reply #269 on:** 05 February 2024, 16:42:39 »

since the launch of USS Enterprise (CVN-80) was planned for next year, i'd hope that it would be most of the way along in the basic construction.