Who Likes Ships? We Have Aircraft and Trains.

[3sloppydogs]

Uss New Jersey ison the move to drydock for repairs and maintenance. Should take about 2 years

 

[Basket case]

New Jersey isn't on the move until tomorrow, and will be in drydock two months, not two years.

 

[JDmac72chrgr]

Paulsboro docks for balancing for dry dock set-up then over to Philly for repairs

 

[3sloppydogs]

Yeah two months is what I meant
Thanks for the correction

 

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US Navy sailors aboard the USS Hornet aircraft carrier are seen loading and firing 40 mm anti-aircraft guns. Notice the pile of shells in the bottom right. February 1945.

 

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[Basket case]

USS Missouri. These footprints mark the spot of the Japanese pilot's funeral ceramony.

 

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[Frank Mopar]

Get the Marine Traffic app. Tells you in real time where every ship/boat is. Click on the icon and shios info comes up. Here is the latest mess

 

[Project66]

This is the Battleship Texas undergoing repairs at a drydock near Galveston in March 2023.

 

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Photo above gives some scale: the “Standard” size WW II Submarine in the front and the 3 Japanese Monster Subs of the I-400 series in the backdrop.

 

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Those Aichi M6A aircraft were unique to the I-400 submarines with their folding wings and tail to fit in their 11 foot diameter hanger. To speed up launching, heated oil and water were pumped into the engine so they wouldn't have to waste time warming up before take-off.

At 400 feet long, those subs weren't matched in size until the Ethan Allen class nuclear subs in the early 1960s.