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Newly commissioned USS Little Rock stuck in Montreal, Canada for the winter
CTV News ^ | January 21, 2018 | Canadian Press

Posted on 01/21/2018 2:38:19 PM PST by Taipei

MONTREAL -- A newly commissioned Navy warship will be wintering in Montreal after its journey to Florida was interrupted by cold and ice.

A Navy spokeswoman says the USS Little Rock was commissioned in Buffalo on Dec. 16 and was expected to make its way to its home port in Mayport, Fla.

Instead, the 118-metre Freedom-variant vessel has been moored in Montreal since Christmas Eve due to unusually heavy ice conditions.

Lt. Cmdr. Courtney Hillson says the Navy has now decided to leave the ship in place until the winter weather improves.

While there's no departure date scheduled, she says the St. Lawrence Seaway is generally navigable by mid-March.

Hillson says the crew are doing well and will focus on training and readiness while they wait to travel to warmer waters.


TOPICS: Canada; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: canada; maritime; navy; usnavy
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To: meatloaf
not the only place that needs some globull warming. President Trump should tweet that Davos is in need of some: 21 Jan: SwissInfo: Avalanche threat cuts off Zermatt for second time in two weeks Notably, the line running between Filisur and Davos, which is one of two rail access routes to the site of the World Economic Forum to be held next week, is closed.​​​​​​​.. The Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSuisseexternal link reported Sunday that Switzerland can expect nearly a metre (3.3 feet) of snow in total between Saturday afternoon and Monday night, mainly in Valais and Graubünden. Valais police have recommended avoiding all unnecessary travel in the region… https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/level-4_avalanche-risk-remains-elevated-in-southern-switzerland/43839370 21 Jan: LeNewsSwitzerland: Further heavy snow and rain forecast to hit Switzerland Switzerland is expected to be hit by more heavy snow and rain over the next three days, which will add to the significant snow that has already fallen. The avalanche warning has been raised to 5, the highest level, across much of the Swiss Alps. Further roads were expected to close... Stoebener described the snowfall as exceptional, with snow levels exceeding those in 1999 when the alpine region was shutdown by heavy snow. Parts of western Valais and the Bernese Oberland above 2000m should expect 1 to 1.5 metres of new snow, according to Meteonews… http://lenews.ch/2018/01/21/further-heavy-snow-and-rain-forecast-to-hit-switzerland/ meanwhile, Macron will address globull warming! 21 Jan: Reuters: Noah Barkin: Europe readies ripost to Trump’s “America First” push in Davos The charge will be led by French President Emmanuel Macron, the new star of European politics, who in an audacious move, has invited many of the business leaders who will be in Davos to the Palace of Versailles on Monday to press them to invest in France… When he speaks in Davos on Wednesday, the former investment banker will offer his own “diagnosis” of globalization and set out a vision for addressing widening inequalities, global warming and the rise of nationalism, his advisers say… https://www.reuters.com/article/us-davos-meeting/europe-readies-riposte-to-trumps-america-first-push-in-davos-idUSKBN1FA098
61 posted on 01/21/2018 5:09:18 PM PST by MAGAthon
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To: Cen-Tejas

That’s a fact. Our division officer had the ship’s post office as a collateral duty. I got appointed as the assistant postal clerk. Lots of fun with the ship’s car.


62 posted on 01/21/2018 5:29:37 PM PST by meatloaf
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To: T-Bird45

His Edmund Fitzgerald song has always been a favorite of mine.


63 posted on 01/21/2018 5:30:19 PM PST by wally_bert (I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
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To: meatloaf

Independence Class LCS trimaran hull is aluminum. Freedom Class monohull is steel. The USS Little Rock is a Freedom Class.


64 posted on 01/21/2018 6:09:06 PM PST by IndispensableDestiny
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To: IndispensableDestiny

Thanks for the info!


65 posted on 01/21/2018 6:30:28 PM PST by meatloaf
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To: T-Bird45

Franklin’s lost expedition was a British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin that departed England in 1845 aboard two ships, HMS Erebus and HMS Terror.

= = =

These guys got iced in so bad they were stuck over the summer.

Spoiler - - They did not make it.


66 posted on 01/21/2018 6:41:28 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (All posts are /s, unless otherwise specified.)
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To: meatloaf

...........rerouting smart ass’s mail to the Phillipines Parcel Post was great fun too!


67 posted on 01/21/2018 7:51:24 PM PST by Cen-Tejas
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To: Taipei

Change the name to the USS Ice Cube.


68 posted on 01/21/2018 8:27:14 PM PST by Pining_4_TX (For they sow the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind. ~ Hosea 8:7)
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To: Taipei

If you are young and single and a crewman on that ship stuck in Montreal, god just looked down and smiled. It will be a damn good winter for you and may the spring thaw be late!

ps
I am sure this is due to global warming. /s


69 posted on 01/22/2018 12:49:32 AM PST by cpdiii (DECKHAND, ROUGHNECK, GEOLOGIST, PILOT, PHARMACIST, LIBERTARIAN The Constitution is worth dying for.)
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To: KC_Lion

On the upside Canada temporarily has the best Navy they’ve had for fifty years!


70 posted on 01/22/2018 8:47:18 AM PST by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism.)
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To: dinodino

I’d rather be stuck in Quebec City.


71 posted on 01/22/2018 8:49:47 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: Taipei

The SS Lewinski is servicing its dock.


72 posted on 01/22/2018 8:51:06 AM PST by SparkyBass
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To: dfwgator

QC is pretty in the winter, but Montréal has way better restaurants...


73 posted on 01/22/2018 12:56:15 PM PST by dinodino
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To: Taipei

How is Montreal as a liberty port?


74 posted on 01/22/2018 1:17:50 PM PST by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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