Thursday, June 11, 2015

I wonder how they have those tied down? A sudden gust of wind could be disaster.


EAST CHINA SEA (June 5, 2015) The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) maneuver to conduct a replenishment-at-sea. Bonhomme Richard, the lead ship of the Bonhomme Richard Amphibious Ready Group, is assigned to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ty C. Connors)

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  1. AnonymousJune 12, 2015 at 2:20 AM

    They are chained to the deck at twelve points.

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  2. John in PhillyJune 12, 2015 at 4:57 AM

    And each tie down point has been pull tested. And if you are working in the shipyard, an aircraft carrier has a lot of tie down points to be pull tested.

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