great ship

[bush]

So it is Sep. of '43 and as US I just got my first Tacoma class PF, (the Long Beach.) Wow, what a great escort. Long-legged and an ASW rating of 11. I wish I had more of these coming and less of the regular DEs.

[spence]

Description and ship's history:

https://www.uscg.mil/HISTORY/cutters/US ... _Beach.pdf

Many of this class were manned by the USCG and transferred to the Soviet Union as the war ended. Interesting that this one ended up in the Japanese Maritime Defense Force.

[CaptBeefheart]

Love those PFs. I wish they could be stuck in CVE TFs, though.

Cheers,
CC

[CaptBeefheart]

ORIGINAL: Commander Cody

Love those PFs. I wish they could be stuck in CVE TFs, though.

Edit: I always thought it was an insult to name a lowly PF, rather than a CL or CA, after that city.

Cheers,
CC

[geofflambert]

They could've named an AO after that city, like the USS Kankakee.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

They could've named an AO after that city, like the USS Kankakee.

The navy already had other plans:

[Odin]

I always wonder what was going on in the head of the designer to put such an ugly, fat Tower on a otherwise beautiful ship?[&:]

[Barb]

If you want to see some really ugly things, you should look here

https://uglyships.wordpress.com/

[bush]

What the heck is the last one - the Trollbas?

[Odin]

ORIGINAL: Barb

If you want to see some really ugly things, you should look here

https://uglyships.wordpress.com/

Buuaa....[X(]

Ok the destroyer has some kind of an excuse, because he´s a warship with stealth technology and therefore must be constructed in that way, but the other ones...baaah.

I am shure getting the command over such a ship is special punishment or something.

[Chickenboy]

It's not really a great ship. It's just a good ship.

ETA: Sorry. Thought we were talking about the HMS Lollipop.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

It's not really a great ship. It's just a good ship.

ETA: Sorry. Thought we were talking about the HMS Lollipop.

No, we were talking about time traveling cats with laser beams shooting out of their eyes. Pay attention, man!

Or was that the other thread? Hmm...

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: Odin

I always wonder what was going on in the head of the designer to put such an ugly, fat Tower on a otherwise beautiful ship?[&:]

Phased array radar requires a panel for each direction. Under the façade there are hundreds of pencil-like radar generating "fingers" that can each be aimed a few degrees one way or another. When something is detected, multiple radar fingers can lock on and track much more accurately than a traditional single source radar beam. This technology was made necessary by the advent of anti-ship missiles.

As for the tower, the USS Enterprise CVN that was just retired had the phased array panels on her tower too.

[Barb]

Hehe, the Trollbas is a port tender, or general work boat, or something like that. Here is a little more about her:
http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:304735/mmsi:257156700/imo:0/vessel:TROLLBAS

[Odin]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Odin

I always wonder what was going on in the head of the designer to put such an ugly, fat Tower on a otherwise beautiful ship?[&:]

Phased array radar requires a panel for each direction. Under the façade there are hundreds of pencil-like radar generating "fingers" that can each be aimed a few degrees one way or another. When something is detected, multiple radar fingers can lock on and track much more accurately than a traditional single source radar beam. This technology was made necessary by the advent of anti-ship missiles.

As for the tower, the USS Enterprise CVN that was just retired had the phased array panels on her tower too.

Ok thank you.[:)]

[bush]

Thanks Barb

[Lecivius]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

ORIGINAL: Odin

I always wonder what was going on in the head of the designer to put such an ugly, fat Tower on a otherwise beautiful ship?[&:]

Phased array radar requires a panel for each direction. Under the façade there are hundreds of pencil-like radar generating "fingers" that can each be aimed a few degrees one way or another. When something is detected, multiple radar fingers can lock on and track much more accurately than a traditional single source radar beam. This technology was made necessary by the advent of anti-ship missiles.

As for the tower, the USS Enterprise CVN that was just retired had the phased array panels on her tower too.

That answers one of those irritating questions I have always pondered on but never took the time to research. Thanks!