The USS Zumwalt has launched
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Beefy McGee
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Reminds me of this:Neat photo of the deckhouse. Really puts the size of this ship in perspective!
Beefy McGee
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Haha I was not the only one! Did not see your post before I posted the similar pic.
hook_dupin
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It looks like two of these to me:
killbilly
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It looks like two of these to me:
What is it?
hook_dupin
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Its a space tracking radar. We have a few sprinkled around the world.
killbilly
Vocals, Lyrics, Triangle, Washboard, Kittens
Ah neat. Thanks!
FloridaLarry
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Definitely in the running for most un-shippy looking ship.
How can you tell if it is right side up?
How can you tell if it is right side up?
Beefy McGee
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Screws in the water vs screws out of the water.
Cptnchia
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Well, sometimes it's fun in the water and sometimes it's fun outsi....oh, wait, yeah, props are for boats.
Tiptank
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I just saw this thing today while on the Harbor Visual approach to Portland ME. It was getting towed into the port, probably out doing sea trials and what-not.
It's by far the largest nondescript thing I've ever seen. Just a big grey thing in the water with lots of weird shapes. If it weren't for the tug boats giving it some scale I would have thought it was a surfaced sub based on the profile. I suppose that's the idea though...
Edit: Found a photo of it taken from surface level..
It's by far the largest nondescript thing I've ever seen. Just a big grey thing in the water with lots of weird shapes. If it weren't for the tug boats giving it some scale I would have thought it was a surfaced sub based on the profile. I suppose that's the idea though...
Edit: Found a photo of it taken from surface level..
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Retired in SAN
Time to return to the saddle..
Use to chase this thing around San Diego Bay when I flew for TV. Pretty impressive..
They also said it's stealth properties gave it away too. The waves would break on the hull but create a blank space like a donut that would cause people to be suspicious and take a look most likely anyways. They kept it in the floating dry dock that they built the "claw" for the glomar explorer I believe.