Yep better but still looks like someone dropped a shoe box in the water Ben.
Save money with this design.
Posted on 02/26/2018 9:40:53 PM PST by BBell
United States Naval Ship = non-combatant, fleet auxiliary vessel designation. Typically a mixed Navy, Merchant crew from what I’ve seen & read.
United States Ship = combatant
The port and starboard lookouts appear to have some comfy digs.
I have no problem with this ship.
It’s form appears to be driven by function. I think it is at least as ugly as the San Antonio Class, but if it does its job well I am good with that.
It is meant to be operated under the umbrella of protective forces as all logistic ships since the beginning of time (mostly) have.
It is fast.
As GOPbiker and UCANSEE2 pointed out, stability and seaworthiness might be an issue, but...it could be less of an issue for these since I presume they are less concerned with being a blue water force and more pointed towards pre-positioning closer to a theater and taking on equipment, but...that is just speculation on my part. I had never seen these before today.
And they didn’t name it after a disgusting homosexual pervert or a woman whose only claim to fame is being used as a gun control poster child after she nearly got her brains blown out by one of her fellow leftist travelers who was angry at her...so there’s that.
Yep better but still looks like someone dropped a shoe box in the water Ben.
US Naval Ship - typically manned by a Merchant Marine and/or civilian crew with a Navy Liaison on board (at least up till I got off active in the mid-90s) for classified communications and such. Almost all replenishment ships are of the USNS variety.
Did some work on the USS Long Beach (CGN-9) in San Diego... pretty ship, in my opinion.. wouldn’t call her ugly at all..
United States Naval Ship.. essentially the Military Sealift Command... crewed by civilians.
I agree. I think it was striking. At the Norfolk NOB, I went aboard her for a visit. Loved it.
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