WTFIT?!
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 1:36 pm
Need a lift?
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RE: WTFIT?!
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 1:40 pm
That's a pretty cool looking ship - no idea what her name is, but she looks to be built on an old dreadnought hull...
RE: WTFIT?!
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:13 pm
The old Kearsarge. Called AB-1.
RE: WTFIT?!
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:53 pm
You fast. Here's another view:
The revolving crane could lift more than 300 tons 100 feet from the centerline, and remain on an even keel. Interesting to see the large bulges here, added during her reconstruction to increase displacement and stability.
The revolving crane could lift more than 300 tons 100 feet from the centerline, and remain on an even keel. Interesting to see the large bulges here, added during her reconstruction to increase displacement and stability.
RE: WTFIT?!
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 7:19 pm
Look how huge those bulges are.... seems to me she needs to go on a diet.
RE: WTFIT?!
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 9:03 pm
I think she made it into the late 1950's before being scrapped....that's sixty + years of service. Pretty long.
RE: WTFIT?!
Posted: Sat Nov 20, 2004 10:19 pm
Yep. 1955 or 56 IIRC.
RE: WTFIT?!
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 2:56 am
RE: WTFIT?!
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 7:46 am
So, should she be included in the data base with the option of converting her back into a BB?[:'(]
RE: WTFIT?!
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 3:59 pm
She'd be the perfect escort for CV-1 Langley, they're both old, slow tubs...ORIGINAL: Splinterhead
So, should she be included in the data base with the option of converting her back into a BB?[:'(]
RE: WTFIT?!
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2004 6:22 pm
RN Could have done with this ship last year to carry HMS Nottingham home from Wolfe Rock.