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Post by JustJohn or JJ on Feb 27, 2013 6:18:03 GMT -7
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Post by pieter on Feb 27, 2013 8:24:45 GMT -7
Never concentrate so much nuclear carriers in such a small space? I see tracks of ship movement in the water, that is pretty close to that carrier. If something happens to on carrier, the explosive force destroyes the carrier which is lying next to it and etc.
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Post by JustJohn or JJ on Feb 27, 2013 9:38:02 GMT -7
Never concentrate so much nuclear carriers in such a small space? I see tracks of ship movement in the water, that is pretty close to that carrier. If something happens to on carrier, the explosive force destroyes the carrier which is lying next to it and etc. Your observations are correct Pieter. However, I have found that this photo was taken during the Christmas season of 2012 and was sanctioned by Dept of Navy for sailors to get home for Christmas. Militarily, a very dangerous position. |
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Post by JustJohn or JJ on Feb 27, 2013 9:56:59 GMT -7
Well now, here is a answer from a retired Navy Superchief.
When I was stationed in Norfolk in the 60/70's there was alway 3/5 carriers in port along with 5/10 Destroyers. That's where most of the maintenance is done on the East Coast.
So, I guess it is not unusual.
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Post by karl on Feb 27, 2013 14:04:51 GMT -7
J.J.
As a person and only as an opinion. I would tend to agree with both of you,,your self and Pieter in the manner of placing so many eggs in one basket..
But then, as your Navy friend as so aptly described, for such vessels of tonnage, there are only so many ports with the depth of water below keel and facilities equipped to handle the maintenance and repairs of these super sized vessels.
It is most knowledgeable of our enemies with this exact knowledge to similarly understand and know..
So what do you do? The answer, what ever is best available and prepare for the worse.
It is as with storage of weapons,,,,,,never store ammunition next to weapons...
In short,,,most typen vessels of carrier, will fly out most of the valuable aircraft off ship to shore before docking. Most would be of the fighter/electronic anti-missile/aircraft of value with contained electronics of a secret need to know equipment and so on...
In this manner, if the ship{s} are lost due to an incursion of a aggressive nature to the ship, the weapons associated with carrier operations is saved for deployment to another carrier vessel or similar base of offensive operations.
The above is only an assumption of opinion offered by a simple civil servant, not of naval operations office...
Karl
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Post by Bob S on Feb 28, 2013 8:48:40 GMT -7
 Hey J.J. I see only see what see a few Carriers and what might be a couple of LHAs. Little Creek is too shallow and narrow to take in the LHAs (no room to manuver) so they moor up at NOB. If Carriers are to undergo maintenance, they go to the Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth or some other shipyard that can Nuclear Power plants. Still as Pietre says, those are a lot of ships in port at the same time (shades of Pearl Harbor) in case of an attack. Can you imagine all the havoc raised if all those ships scrambled and got underway to avoid a storm?. The ships themselves might suffer a little damage but those piers would be all torn up.  ;D
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Hey J.J. I see only see what see a few Carriers and what might be a couple of LHAs. Little Creek is too shallow and narrow to take in the LHAs (no room to manuver) so they moor up at NOB. If Carriers are to undergo maintenance, they go to the Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth or some other shipyard that can Nuclear Power plants.
;D