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USS Ronald Reagan in Magellan Strait
MercoPress News Agency ^ | 06/21/2004

Posted on 06/24/2004 2:41:32 PM PDT by Al B.

The huge nuclear powered carrier is heading for San Diego, her operational port and during the long journey from Norfolk in the east coast participated in exercises with the Brazilian and Argentine navies.

She’s escorted by missile cruiser USS Thomas Gates and destroyer USS Benfold. In Valparaíso the flotilla will be joined by USS Camden, a support vessel and tanker.

While sailing along the Pacific USS Ronald Reagan, CVN 76, will be involved in naval exercises with units and aircrafts from the Chilean Navy.

Actually two Chilean pilots are advising the carrier how to get through the Magellan Strait.

USS Reagan carries over 80 aircraft and helicopters, a crew of 5,500 and cost 4,5 billion US dollars to build. She replaced USS Constellation that was decommissioned in 2003 after 41 years of service.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: argentina; brazil; chile; cvn76; jointexercises; southamerica; usn; ussronaldreagan
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Bet ol' Ferdinand would have loved to have a ride on this baby.

 

CVN 76 transiting the Straits of Magellan

 

Also, here's a link to a satellite image of the straits and Tierra del Fuego.

1 posted on 06/24/2004 2:41:32 PM PDT by Al B.
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To: Al B.

I've never quite figured out why ships use the straights.

Weather?


2 posted on 06/24/2004 2:43:31 PM PDT by jdege
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To: Al B.

3 posted on 06/24/2004 2:45:55 PM PDT by My2Cents ("Well.....there you go again.")
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To: Al B.

Looks pretty calm for that part of the world.


4 posted on 06/24/2004 2:47:20 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim (John Kerry - Not the Swiftest Boat in the Delta.)
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To: marblehead17

ping


5 posted on 06/24/2004 2:47:56 PM PDT by Darth Reagan
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To: jdege

to large for the Canal


6 posted on 06/24/2004 2:48:36 PM PDT by markman46
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To: jdege

The Drake Passage off Cape Horn is often the roughest seas in the world. It would be even worse now, at the onset of winter.


7 posted on 06/24/2004 2:49:00 PM PDT by You Dirty Rats (WE WILL WIN WITH W - Isara)
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To: Al B.; Reagan Man; Reaganwuzthebest; MeekOneGOP; Salem; Sabertooth; dennisw; B4Ranch; SJackson; ...

"USS Ronald Reagan in Magellan Strait (headed for homeport of San Diego).."

Good Lord - THAT'S A MIGHTY WARRIOR!

(Guess the world may not end this month after all.)

8 posted on 06/24/2004 2:50:09 PM PDT by Happy2BMe (Ronald Reagan to Islamic Terrorism: YOU CAN RUN - BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!)
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To: Al B.

Why is the ship flying no flags?


9 posted on 06/24/2004 2:51:38 PM PDT by My2Cents ("Well.....there you go again.")
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To: Happy2BMe

Have you seen the pics of the next stealthy carriers?.. Very hard to visualize one without an island..


10 posted on 06/24/2004 2:56:39 PM PDT by ken5050 (Ann Coulter needs to have children ASAP to propagate her gene pool...any volunteers?)
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To: SAMWolf; snippy_about_it; Professional Engineer; Valin

Gotta see these pics - PING.


11 posted on 06/24/2004 2:56:49 PM PDT by Johnny Gage (What was the best thing before "sliced" bread?)
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To: jdege

Many modern vessels, including nuclear carriers and large oil tankers, are "Panamax" size, or too large to fit through the Panama Canal.


12 posted on 06/24/2004 2:57:20 PM PDT by SedVictaCatoni (Forgot the taste of bread? Ate only meat? Gollum invented the Atkins diet.)
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To: Al B.

Beautiful ship!

I will save those pictures


13 posted on 06/24/2004 2:57:42 PM PDT by protest1
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To: Al B.

WOW!!!!!


14 posted on 06/24/2004 2:58:52 PM PDT by curlewbird
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To: ken5050
>> New gen of carriers . .

Can you post one here?

15 posted on 06/24/2004 3:02:02 PM PDT by Happy2BMe (Ronald Reagan to Islamic Terrorism: YOU CAN RUN - BUT YOU CAN'T HIDE!)
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To: Al B.

Great pics.


16 posted on 06/24/2004 3:02:13 PM PDT by demlosers
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To: Al B.

What a beautiful vessel.


17 posted on 06/24/2004 3:02:49 PM PDT by Lazamataz ("Stay well - Stay safe - Stay armed - Yorktown" -- harpseal)
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To: Happy2BMe
Yay !



18 posted on 06/24/2004 3:03:13 PM PDT by MeekOneGOP (Call me the Will Rogers voter: I never met a Democrat I didn't like - to vote OUT OF POWER !)
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To: SedVictaCatoni

Yep....

Even a lot of the new bigger container ships.

Sort of makes a lot of the "Chinese control the Panama Canal!" whining moot, since Carrier battle groups can't use the canal anyway, nor most big freighters or tankers of real economic significance. It simply isn't that strategically significant.


19 posted on 06/24/2004 3:04:44 PM PDT by Strategerist
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To: Al B.

What beautiful photos. Thanks so much for starting this thread and posting the pics. I went to the Reagan Library last weekend and picked up one of the USS Reagan caps. Also, I live in the L.A. area and am going to keep my eye out for when the San Diego Navy yard has its next open house after she makes port. I really, really, REALLY want to see her.


20 posted on 06/24/2004 3:07:02 PM PDT by Wolfstar (Next big battle in our war against Islamofacism? Here at home, 11/02/04. We can't afford to lose.)
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