Ship Photo of the Day

[Randy Daytona]

The Mozah. Lead ship of 14 of the largest LNG tankers in the world.

The Q-Max LNG carrier Mozah has a length of 345 m (1,132 ft), a beam of 53 m (174 ft) and a summer draft of 12.0 m (39.4 ft). The large size and capacity form her efficiency and profitability. The deadweight of Mozah vessel is 128,900 DWT and the gross tonnage is 163,922 GT. Such tonnage and size allow the cargo ship to carry 266,000 cubic metres (9,400,000 cu ft) of liquefied natural gas with a temperature of −163 °C (−261 °F). The total cargo capacity of the vessel equals to 161,994,000 cubic metres (5.7208×109 cu ft) of natural gas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozah

 

[Randy Daytona]

While we are speaking about LNG carriers, although technically not a ship, it is the largest floating vessel that I know of. Shell Oil's "Prelude" Floating Liquified Natural Gas Platform (FLNG) set for deployment off of western Australia. How is this for big?

Prelude FLNG is the world's second floating liquefied natural gas platform as well as the largest offshore facility ever constructed. The Prelude is being built by the Technip / Samsung Consortium (TSC) in South Korea for a joint venture between Royal Dutch Shell, KOGAS, and Inpex.[3][4] It is 488 metres (1,601 ft) long, 74 metres (243 ft) wide, and made with more than 260,000 tonnes of steel.[5] At full load, it will displace more than 600,000 tonnes, more than five times the displacement of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier.[6]...Analyst estimates in 2013 for the cost of the vessel were between US$10.8 to 12.6 billion

And if you are worried about Cyclones, The system is designed to withstand Category 5 cyclones.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_FLNG

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/bus...l/news-story/61c10673c87ea2be73b671cd2984cf2c

Unfortunately for Shell, natural gas prices have declined substantially since the project was initiated and it looks like no one else will be building a Leviathan such as this.

https://www.marinelink.com/news/production-exports-market422840

 

[Randy Daytona]

Counterpart to the famous American PT boats, the German E-Boat. Biggest difference seems to be the use of diesels which gave a much greater range.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-boat

 

[Randy Daytona]

The 8 ships of the "Algol" class Fast Sealift Ships now in the Ready Reserve. Completed in 1972 / 1973 as the fastest container ships in the world, they came online exactly as the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973 hit and were immediately rendered uneconomical. Someone in the military had the bright idea of purchasing the ships and converting them to military use - smart move.

946 feet long, beam of 106 feet and 55,000 tons. 120,000+ hp from steam engines gave a cookin' 33 knots.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algol-class_vehicle_cargo_ship

 

[Randy Daytona]

USS South Dakota (BB-57) , otherwise known as "Battleship X". Remarkable for a number of reasons: visually she only had 16 5" secondary guns as opposed to the remainder of her class, the previous North Carolina class and the subsequent Iowa class all had 20 5" cannons - further research revealed that she was designed as a fleet flagship and sacrificed 2 turrets for extra flag space.

Other noteworthy items included shooting down 26 Japanese airplanes at the Battle of Santa Cruz and being involved in one of the few battleship on battleship actions a few months later at the Second Battle of Guadalcanal where the American fleet of the USS South Dakota and the USS Washington along with 4 destroyers defeated a Japanese fleet of 1 battleship (Kirishima), 2 heavy cruisers, 2 light cruisers and 9 destroyers. The South Dakota had some problems in the battle due to "South Dakota suddenly suffered a series of electrical failures, reportedly during repairs when her chief engineer locked down a circuit breaker in violation of safety procedures, causing her circuits repeatedly to go into series, making her radar, radios, and most of her gun batteries inoperable." Circuit breakers are there for a reason...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval...ttle_of_Guadalcanal.2C_November_14.E2.80.9315

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_South_Dakota_(BB-57)

http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=USS-South-Dakota-BB57

 

[Treetop Flyer]

USS South Dakota (BB-57) , otherwise known as "Battleship X". Remarkable for a number of reasons: visually she only had 16 5" secondary guns as opposed to the remainder of her class, the previous North Carolina class and the subsequent Iowa class all had 20 5" cannons - further research revealed that she was designed as a fleet flagship and sacrificed 2 turrets for extra flag space.

Other noteworthy items included shooting down 26 Japanese airplanes at the Battle of Santa Cruz and being involved in one of the few battleship on battleship actions a few months later at the Second Battle of Guadalcanal where the American fleet of the USS South Dakota and the USS Washington along with 4 destroyers defeated a Japanese fleet of 1 battleship (Kirishima), 2 heavy cruisers, 2 light cruisers and 9 destroyers. The South Dakota had some problems in the battle due to "South Dakota suddenly suffered a series of electrical failures, reportedly during repairs when her chief engineer locked down a circuit breaker in violation of safety procedures, causing her circuits repeatedly to go into series, making her radar, radios, and most of her gun batteries inoperable." Circuit breakers are there for a reason...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval...ttle_of_Guadalcanal.2C_November_14.E2.80.9315

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_South_Dakota_(BB-57)

http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=USS-South-Dakota-BB57

I know it's been mentioned elsewhere on here, but Neptune's Inferno by James Hornfischer is an excellent read.

 

[Randy Daytona]

Not often an entire class of ships becomes synonymous with one ship, but it happened with the revolutionary HMS Dreadnought. I read somewhere - not sure if it was true - that Super-Dreadnought was coined when the main turrets became super-firing. If anyone could confirm or deny, that would be appreciated.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Dreadnought_(1906)

 

[Randy Daytona]

Accepted by the Navy today: USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78)

As for non-aviation surface combatants, this what-if came out yesterday. Fun reading.

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/what-a-21st-century-battleship-could-look-like-1795547798

 

[Randy Daytona]

As the Ford arrives, the Independence departs.

http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/news/local/article_285a16ba-4745-11e7-9669-6342f209a9a6.html

People line the jetties as they watch the USS Independence towed into the Brownsville Ship Channel for salvage on Thursday, June 1, 2017, on South Padre Island, Texas. A group of the ship’s past crew members stood and watched as the ship was towed up the channel toward International Shipbreaking Ltd., the recycling company that won the contract to scrap the ship. (Nathan Lambrecht/The Monitor via AP)

 

[nittany03]

Wow. Look at all that fresh nonskid. Like, really, look at it. Because that's the last time that flight deck's gonna look that good!

 

[BACONATOR]

Wow. Look at all that fresh nonskid. Like, really, look at it. Because that's the last time that flight deck's gonna look that good!

It's definitely fresh, and equally impressive is the reflection of every single shiny-metal padeye on the deck, and nary a leak/oil stain/tire skid in sight.

 

[Gatordev]

People line the jetties as they watch the USS Independence towed into the Brownsville Ship Channel for salvage on Thursday, June 1, 2017, on South Padre Island, Texas. A group of the ship’s past crew members stood and watched as the ship was towed up the channel toward International Shipbreaking Ltd., the recycling company that won the contract to scrap the ship. (Nathan Lambrecht/The Monitor via AP)

I understand #mericuh and all that, but shouldn't she NOT be flying an Ensign? Nautically speaking, she's basically a barge in tow now, right?

 

[Jim123]

I understand #mericuh and all that, but shouldn't she NOT be flying an Ensign? Nautically speaking, she's basically a barge in tow now, right?

^^^

Attention to detail such as this is why helo guys deserve to be CAG.

 

[hlg6016]

Every veteran deserves a flag at their funeral, She has earned it.

 

[Pags]

I understand #mericuh and all that, but shouldn't she NOT be flying an Ensign? Nautically speaking, she's basically a barge in tow now, right?

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