Posted on 01/28/2005 9:31:00 AM PST by Bean Counter
Edited on 01/28/2005 9:39:14 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
These are additional Official Navy Photos that have been released publically and further document the damage done to the sub.
This is what the front of SSN-711 should look like in drydock.
This is a pic of SSN-711 returning to Guam after the collision. Note the bow-down attitude that results form the partially flooded forward ballast tanks.
This is a pic taken shortly after docking. Notice the disturbance in the water that results form the constant air supply to the ruptured forward ballast tanks, and is preventing the sub from sinking by the bow. Also not the buckling in the hull on the Starboard side, where it appears that the whole front of the sub has been bent to the right.
Finally, this is the remains of the sonar dome that normally encases the entire bow. Reflect onthe force required to shatter fiberglass that is this thick and heavy.
Pity anyone stuck with a dial-up connection. ;O)
Amazing pics. Thanks.
Amazing how beat up it looks in the first picture (dry-dock at another time) - is this typical?
Sorry Cap'n, we don't have that much Bondo in stock.
Thread from yesterday: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1330034/posts?q=1&&page=401
I fixed the height and width of your photos. Hope you don't mind.
pictures of the San Francisco
Is that Fiberglass or KEVLAR?
Amazing!
It's amazing the ship didn't sink. That's a real tribute to the folks who designed and built her, I guess, in addition to the sailors on board.
I think the body shop better schedule some time on the frame stretcher.
Bet they decom her
Visit a local shipyard or winter storage area and see how they clean the bottoms after an extended time in the water.
Looks like they just don't paint the bottom half black.
Amazing. I envisioned some denting, not an entire front clip!
The drydock foto shows pretty much what any ship looks like that is submerged in Sea Water for any length of time. Corrosion, crud, etc. They doo try and keep it fairly clean because crud on the hull can affect the passive sonar.
Admin: Thanx for the adjusments. I tried and failed to size them right...I appreciate the help.
And for the wise guys in the crowd, again, Please show a modicum of respect for the fact that a US Sailor died and many more were seriously injured in this very tragic accident. I don't think we need to disrespect them, or the crew that prevented what almost certainly was close to being another USS Thresher accident.
As a retired Navy SCPO, I would glady buy the Damage Control Chief on SSN-711 all the beer he could hold, just to hear his story about this...
More 711 pics and a good link.
Grungy things grow on the submerged hull. In the yard they take the grungy things off and most of the paint als. A new coat of paint and some polish :-) and it is ready for the used car lot (er, another cruise).
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