Clipper ships in the 1850s used to do it in 90 days but hey great pictures anyway.
The “State of the Art” rust bucket broke down in Panama on its transit from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
Anybody catch the name of the tug? I’m thinkin’ if ain’t under warranty, someone should be getting a refund.
$800,000 a round for the new guns, It has broken down at least twice and I expect it it to expensive to drive. I wonder what Arlie Burke would have to say?
If we went to war...how many of those puppies could we afford to lose..??
That’s true, but that was straight sailing. They didn’t have to do post-yard shake-down cruises, sea quals, and INSURV (inspection for readiness, including crew readiness)in Gitmo. Ships coming out of the yards have to jump through many hoops to be considered fit for combat (I know, what is the Zumwalt’s excuse).
That’s a crazy looking sub.
Great pictures - thanks for posting. I love that bridge - used to cost a pretty penny in the ‘70’s for toll - no idea what it is today. Love San Diego period! Oh! and the ship is fine too! Love the name!
Korax: [the tribbles squeal as he pours some of his drink into Cyrano Jones’ glass] The Earthers like those fuzzy things. Don’t they?
Cyrano Jones: [accepts drink, laughs nervously] Oh, yes.
Korax: Well, frankly, I never liked Earthers. They remind me of Regulan bloodworms.
[the Klingons laugh]
Chekov: That cossack!
Scott: Easy, lad. You ought to be more forgiving.
Korax: Though... I just remembered. There is one Earth man who doesn’t remind me of a Regulan bloodworm. That’s Kirk. A Regulan bloodworm is soft, and shapeless. But Kirk isn’t soft. Kirk may be a swaggering, overbearing, tin-plated dictator with delusions of godhood. But he’s not soft.
Scott: [as Chekov gets up] Take it easy, lad. Everybody is entitled to an opinion.
[Chekov sits down]
Korax: That’s right. And if I think that Kirk is a Denebian slime devil, well, that’s my opinion, too.
Scott: [as Chekov gets up again] Don’t do it, mister, and that’s an order.
Chekov: But you heard what he called the Captain!
Scott: Forget it. It’s not worth fighting for. We’re big enough to take a few insults.
[swaps Chekov’s empty glass with another]
Scott: Now, drink your drink.
[Chekov sits down and obliges]
Korax: Of course, I’d say that Captain Kirk deserves his ship. We like the Zumwalt. We, we really do! That sagging, old rust bucket is designed like a garbage scow.
[Scotty’s ears perk up]
Korax: Half the quadrant knows it; that’s why they’re learning to speak Klingoni!
Chekov: [outraged] Mr. Scott!
Scott: [to Korax] Laddie... don’t ya think you should... rephrase that?
Korax: [in Scottish brogue] You’re right. I should.
Korax: [normal voice] I didn’t mean to say that the Zumwalt should be hauling garbage. I meant to say that it should be hauled away AS garbage!
[Korax laughs. Scotty stands up, decks him, and a brawl ensues]
The clipper ships sailed around ‘The Horn’ too.
IIRC they averaged 18 knots!!
did the chinese get everything they needed while ‘in port’ in panama?
I looked at the photos in the link. The ship has at least one large rust stain midships on the starboard side.
That Chinese steel isn’t what it once was.