And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Back in the 80s, I did some work on that ship. I was part of crew that removed and rebuilt a simplex double acting reciprocating steam pump. We took the machine to our shop, rebuilt it and reinstalled it.
One of worst parts of the job was there were no electric hoists anywhere to be found. It was all manual chain-falls and come alongs. Every time we came to a bulkhead, we had to lift the pump and cart using beam clamps and "walk" it through the hatch using 2 come alongs.
I have said this before. These 1179 class LST's (if modernized) could do everything and more that the LCS's are supposed to do with the exception of speed. And for a hell of a lot less money.
Ah, once again proving being hit by a missile sucks rocks, but torpedoes are the true ship-killers.
ReplyDeleteSigh. We're supposed to do that to enemy ships, not our own.
We don't have any enemies that have ships.
DeleteI thought it was loose lips that did the job.
ReplyDeleteMillions of dollars in steel, thrown away. Not to mention the millions of dollars in weaponry used up.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's always made no sense to me. All that steel, just blown up & sunk; and it even costs us to do that.
DeleteI know the Navy does this for firing practice and for making artificial reefs, but I am surprised they left the mast sticking up.
ReplyDeleteNope, This is how it's Done - https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/watch-these-russian-missiles-completely-tear-through-a-1636002082ow
ReplyDelete2 Hypersonic Missiles through the Bow and Out the Side - Can't See them, except for the Smoke Trail.
Back in the 80s, I did some work on that ship. I was part of crew
ReplyDeletethat removed and rebuilt a simplex double acting reciprocating
steam pump. We took the machine to our shop, rebuilt it and
reinstalled it.
One of worst parts of the job was there were no electric hoists
anywhere to be found. It was all manual chain-falls and come
alongs. Every time we came to a bulkhead, we had to lift the
pump and cart using beam clamps and "walk" it through the hatch
using 2 come alongs.
I have said this before.
ReplyDeleteThese 1179 class LST's (if modernized) could do everything and more that the LCS's are supposed to do with the exception of speed.
And for a hell of a lot less money.