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| Sorry for the blurry distance shots |
" On this her Maiden Deployment
USS Freedom
is headed to Southeast Asia and Singapore,
where the ship will spend roughly eight months.
While there, the Freedom will conduct
maritime security operations
with regional partners and allies,"
according to the Navy.
Fast & agile,
these 'platforms' can be configured
for three separate purposes:
surface warfare, mine countermeasures,
or anti-submarine warfare.
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| Entering Pearl Harbor after 9am Hawaii Time |
This is the first US Navy ship to be
Camouflaged since WWII.
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interesting tidbit on the camouflage.
ReplyDeleteI can’t help but be disturbed by any new piece of war machinery. Sure, the ship is handsome and imposing, but its purpose is destruction of some sort.
ReplyDeleteI just hope it won’t point its guns at me.
I have never seen a camouflaged navy ship, it shouldn't go to Barbados, there camouflage is forbidden.
ReplyDeleteGreetings,
Filip
Fascinating about Barbados.
ReplyDeleteBless you, Friko. As an ally we are on the same side of any 'gun pointing.' BUT My heart applauds your sentiment; however, like Leonardo da Vinci I fear that peace-lovers must be prepared for conflict.
There are many things my gov't has done since WWII of which I do not approve, but angered people don't make such distinctions with their destruction......hopefully we can build a fresh world of true mutuality!
Thanks to you too, Tex.
Much Appreciated
Fascinating about Barbados.
ReplyDeleteBless you, Friko. As an ally we are on the same side of any 'gun pointing.' BUT My heart applauds your sentiment; however, like Leonardo da Vinci I fear that peace-lovers must be prepared for conflict.
There are many things my gov't has done since WWII of which I do not approve, but angered people don't make such distinctions with their destruction......hopefully we can build a fresh world of true mutuality!
Thanks to you too, Tex.
Much Appreciated
Interesting about the camouflague. I wonder why.
ReplyDeleteglad those images took you on a trip down memory lane. hope it was a pleasant journey.
ReplyDeleteVery cool. Makes me think of the USS Carolina!
ReplyDeleteInteresting. You took good pics as always.
ReplyDeleteI thought that the gray used to paint ships was the camouflage. Showing my ignorance again.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeleteWe all know why it is there, don't we?
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit and comment. There is still so much to be done for women all over the world.
ReplyDeleteThe camouflage is easy to suss out. It is not to make the ship invisible on the waves, though in high seas where the combers are breaking at 30+ feet it would do so, the camo is to not make the radar resistant shape readily visible to optical (camera) observation. Hiding for a time the stealth shape and design of the ship.
ReplyDeleteCar companies do the same thing with new roll outs as they are road tested only more so.
very interesting!
ReplyDeletelove the photos. as always~
xoxo