The SWO Picture Gallery for those so inclined

[Gatordev]

Yeah, I know it's a mooring, it's still tight.

Doubtful they anchored like that. Besides, frigates have APU's (Aux Propulsion Units) that help them get in/out of some pretty tight places. There's nothing on her starboard beam, so just pivot the ship to starboard and head straight back out to sea.

Frigates have APUs? Next you'll be telling me they "twist" while at the pier!

I understand the tricks they may have used to get in there, but it's still a tight spot. As Steve no doubt knows, deep draft vessels don't react the same way in an anchorage (or mooring field) as sailboats and motor yachts, so it's very possible for the ship to swing one way and the other guys to hold position. I've never been to Villefranche, but there's plenty of other places I've been where the winds and the currents don't always agree.

No matter the ease that they got in there, it's still tight. The two sloops off the starboard quarter are only about 100 feet away.

 

[PerDiem]

Maybe there's mooring lines on the port side. But who knows. Like you said though, plenty of swing there if there's only one attachment point.

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

Love for the LCAC.

7/12/2010
WELL DECK WELCOME
A landing craft air cushion prepares to enter the well deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard during the Rim of the Pacific exercise in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, July 6, 2010. The biennial, multinational exercise is designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve interoperability. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Orlando Perez

 

[HeyJoe]

100720-N-2908M-125 ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 20, 2010) The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group lines up for a simulated strait transit. The Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group is participating in a composite unit training exercise (COMPTUEX) off the East Coast of the United States, from Virginia to Florida. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Joshua Mann/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100719-N-5483N-571 ENGLISH CHANNEL (July 19, 2010) The British Royal Navy frigate HMS Kent (F78) leads the diamond formation as the Russian navy destroyer RFS Severomorsk (DDG 619), left, the amphibious command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20), back, and the French navy destroyer FS Primauguet (D644), right, follow during the first day of FRUKUS exercise 2010. FRUKUS is an annual naval exercise involving the maritime forces of France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States and is designed to improve interoperability between the nations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sylvia Nealy/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100724-N-9500T-169 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2010) The Arleigh Burke-class guised-missile destroyers USS Chafee (DDG 90) and USS Hopper (DDG 70) are underway in formation with other U.S. Navy ships during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Taylor/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100724-N-9500T-229 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2010) Ships from Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, France, Canada, Australia and the U.S. are underway in formation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2010. RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise. RIMPAC is a biennial, multinational exercise designed to strengthen regional partnerships and improve interoperability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Scott Taylor/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100804-N-5016P-003 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 4, 2010) The guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and the guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104) are underway during a composite training unit exercise. Cape St. George and Sterett are part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arif Patani/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Some things never change

100804-N-6566M-015 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Aug. 4, 2010) Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7), apply rat guards during mooring operations as the ship ports at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for refueling and supplies. Iwo Jima finished its first phase of humanitarian assistance operations in Haiti supporting Continuing Promise 2010, a four-month humanitarian and civic assistance mission through Latin America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heidi McCormick/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100804-N-6566M-005 GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Aug. 4, 2010) The amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) ports at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for refueling and supplies. Iwo Jima finished its first phase of humanitarian assistance operations in Haiti supporting Continuing Promise 2010, a four-month humanitarian and civic assistance mission through Latin America and the Caribbean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Heidi McCormick/Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

100809-N-6720T-015 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2010) The guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) transits through rough seas in the Pacific Ocean. Curtis Wilbur is part of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15 and is underway with the George Washington Carrier Strike Group helping to ensure security and stability in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam K. Thomas/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100714-N-1082Z-005 U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (July 14, 2010) An SA-330J Puma helicopter assigned to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Robert E. Peary (T-AKE 5) conducts a vertical replenishment with the amphibious dock transport ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde is part of the Nassau Amphibious Ready Group supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. (U.S. Navy photo, by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jason R. Zalasky/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

Thar's some history for you...

100804-N-9671T-032 UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (Aug. 4, 2010) Underwater archeologists George Schwarz, left, and Alexis Catsambis position a lift bag to readjust shoring during the excavation of the U.S. sloop-of-war Scorpion. The ship was scuttled in the Patuxent River during the War of 1812 to avoid capture by British forces. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth G. Takada/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100806-N-3666S-048 PEARL HARBOR (Aug. 6, 2010) Sailors man the rails aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59) as the ship returns to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after a scheduled seven-month deployment in the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. While on deployment, Russell conducted operations in conjunction with coalition partners deployed to the Middle East, and with the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert Stirrup/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

100809-N-3589B-380 DA NANG, Vietnam (Aug. 9, 2010) The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) approaches Da Nang, Vietnam for a scheduled five-day engagement commemorating the 15th anniversary of the normalization of relations between Vietnam and the United States. McCain will conduct the first-ever training exchanges between the Vietnamese People's Navy and the U.S. Navy. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jessica Bidwell/Released)