Damaged Destroyer USS Fitzgerald Moves to Dry Dock in Japan -PHOTOS

gCaptain ^ | July 12, 2017 | Mike Schuler

[artichokegrower]

The USS Fitzgerald has entered dry dock at a United States Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan to continue repairs and assess damage following its June 17 collision with a merchant vessel off the coast of Japan.

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) entered dry dock July 11 at the Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka base.

[artichokegrower]

Looks like battle damage photos from WWII

[null and void]

[Delta 21]

Huge patch below the waterline.

Just Wow.

[Travis McGee]

Navy Divers and underwater welders rock!

[red-dawg]

Yes, they rock, Yugely.

Brings back memories, I still hear it sometimes.

"There are divers over the side.
Do not rotate screws, cycle rudders, take suction from or discharge to the sea
while divers are over the side of the USS ______."

[DaxtonBrown]

That will buff right out!

[txrefugee]

This is our state-of-the-art radar/sonar equipped ship, sent to monitor North Korea’s nuclear tests. How the hell did they not see an enormous oil freighter? Was everyone on board asleep? Perhaps we should replace sailors with robots until Obama’s Navy is decommissioned.

[Travis McGee]

Micro-balloons and a long sanding board.

[Travis McGee]

I was a frogman (SEAL) not a navy diver, but I spent some time under USN ships....

[central_va]

One of the biggest threats to national security is that their is only ONE dry dock in the US capable of building/repairing a CVN. One!.

[meatloaf]

Not to worry. Our reps were in china recently to get them to build floating dry docks for us. We built lots of them during WWII.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I noticed the number “62” on the damaged Navy ship.
When did the Navy start reusing numbers ?

“62” was the BB New Jersey’s I think...

[Gamecock]

Watched a clip of her going into dry dock on Youtube. Cool way to spend 9 minutes.

[exit82]

BB-62 was the New Jersey’s number, but in the battleship class, which no longer exists.

For the Fitzgerald’s class of ship, the Fitzgerald’s number of 62 is unique to her.

[Travis McGee]

I dunno, but I think destroyers can only have a 2-digit number, so there are only so many.

[Travis McGee]

Don’t worry, China and Korea will build them for us under contract.

/sarcasm

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Well...the New J and her sisters still exist.
Remember when the Gipper had them refurbished, rearmed and returned to duty ?

We toured the Missouri a few years ago. The mingling of 1940s technology and modern missile controls was interesting to see...

[central_va]

So we get in a war and our enemies will repair our ships.

[Lou L]

This is our state-of-the-art radar/sonar equipped ship, sent to monitor North Korea’s nuclear tests. How the hell did they not see an enormous oil freighter? Was everyone on board asleep?

These are among many questions that need to be answered. There are multiple, redundant systems onboard the Navy ship, both electronic and personnel that should've detected the cargo ship and evaded it, but these all failed. Some Freepers have offered reasonable explanations, and others some explanations that defy logic and seamanship. Data will be available in both electronic, written, and by oral testimony. All of this should be neatly summarized in the final report, and a clear picture should be available.

[Yo-Yo]

It is DDG-62.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_current_ships_of_the_United_States_Navy