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Meet the Navy's New Warship
The Navy Christened its newest Warship The USS Wichita. It is set to join the Navy Fleet in 2017
http://www.msn.com/en-us/video/wonde...hip/vi-BBwlTkn Sorry, I am a slow learner, or I would embed |
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Of course, you can't have the carriers out there without the escort ships, so maybe there's a space factor there, too.
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Cool video!
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The escorts can be replenished underway fairly easily.
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It's smaller than the frigate I served on, which was originally a destroyer escort. |
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I destroyed an escort when I was in the navy.
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Too big for littoral/coastal waters, not enough combat capabilities for blue water use. I was on a Spru-can DD-974. 363 ft 3 & 13/16th inches. (Missed it on an oral board.) We had Tomahawk, Harpoon, Sea sparrows, 5 inch guns, torpedoes, & ASROC/SUBROC. We were considered limited in capability outside o anti-submarine work. Our ship could & did do 47 knots leaving REFTRA in GITMO. Hydro-static foils are way faster & better suited for littoral work. |
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Something tells me they aren't going to name one of them after Wichita, Kansas.
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So my question to all have that been on similar type ships. I was never in the military so I don't know these answers.
How smooth sailing would this be in rough waters? How noisy is it onboard? How many crew would this support? How many lifeboats? I noticed no windows, does this lead to sea-sickness? Any more information you would be willing to share what life would be like onboard? |
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Noisy? There would be a lot of fan noise and machinery noise. Nothing overbearing, but noticeable. Probably no life boats, just automatic inflatable life rafts. These, if the same as we had, would automatically release and inflate upon the ship sinking. Not to many warships have portholes. Some above deck windows perhaps. It can take a couple of days to get ones sea legs, but if the ship speed and ocean swells are off, yes, it can make a very unpleasant voyage. Some destroyer sized Brit and Kiwi vessels do have stabilizers (like cruise ships) to reduce rocking.
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each class is named after certain categories (states, cities, etc.)
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DDs - US naval heros Cruisers - US cities Battle ships - US States Carriers - US battle sites - but had a bunch of exceptions Not sure of naming convention for tenders, oilers, etc.
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Subs are named after states, cities and some personages.
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