Monday, March 11, 2013

San Diego-Based USS Freedom Arrived in Hawaii

A  L  O  H  A      U S S   F R E E D O M
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.







Entering Pearl Harbor after 9am Hawaii Time
This is the first US Navy ship to be
 Camouflaged since WWII.



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15 comments:

TexWisGirl said...

interesting tidbit on the camouflage.

Friko said...

I 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.

I just hope it won’t point its guns at me.

Filip and Kristel said...

I have never seen a camouflaged navy ship, it shouldn't go to Barbados, there camouflage is forbidden.

Greetings,
Filip

Cloudia said...

Fascinating about Barbados.
Bless 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

Cloudia said...

Fascinating about Barbados.
Bless 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

Charles Gramlich said...

Interesting about the camouflague. I wonder why.

brattcat said...

glad those images took you on a trip down memory lane. hope it was a pleasant journey.

SandyCarlson said...

Very cool. Makes me think of the USS Carolina!

Myrna R. said...

Interesting. You took good pics as always.

Oakland Daily Photo said...

I thought that the gray used to paint ships was the camouflage. Showing my ignorance again.

Cloudia said...

Thanks!

Bob Bushell said...

We all know why it is there, don't we?

Reader Wil said...

Thanks for your visit and comment. There is still so much to be done for women all over the world.

the walking man said...

The 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.

Car companies do the same thing with new roll outs as they are road tested only more so.

Betty Manousos said...

very interesting!
love the photos. as always~

xoxo