Aircraft Carriers II (Closed to posting)
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Another great pic of three carriers perfomring joint exercises. This is from Malabar-2007, two US Navy super carriers and the Indian carrier, INS Viraat, and their escorts exercising in the Indian Ocean.
Is that one of our Nuke Boats in the lead, doesn't one of your sons wear "dolphins", feel free to pm if this is not for general consumption. How many attack boats are in one CBG???
That's a U.S. Navy Los Angeles Class SSN in the front...a flight III boat.
Usually one US SSN with each US Navy CSG.
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The question might be interesting to you, but I think 1. it can't be answered using publicly available information (we don't need to know
how much of what grade of what fuel is in there!) and 2. the ship would founder anyway. I just hope it's impossible a fission or fusion would result.
Even if a reactor goes critical and the containment vessel fails, there will be no fission or fusion nuclear explosion. There would be a release of radioactivityThe question might be interesting to you, but I think 1. it can't be answered using publicly available information (we don't need to know
US reactors are built to withstand and contain the nuclear material in almost any case in terms of their protection, however when a nuclear weapon is involved, and depending on the proximity to the explosion, there are no guarantees.
We have a recent example of a modern nuclear vessel that suffered horrific conventional explosions and was literally ripped asunder. The nuclear reactor went down with it...and was ultimately raised again. I am of course speaking of the Kursk. Now, the explosions occurred forward, which is precisely why the weapons are located at the other end of the boat away from the reactor.
Please. no prolonged discussion on the Kursk or its sinking, this is not the thread for it, I raise it only as an example as regards the nuclear reactor.
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The Italian Navy has some good equipment. Like the UK, the British and the Spanish, who all alos have good equipment (including carriers) there just is not much of it.
They Italian Navy currently has the following major combatants:
Two fixed wing aircraft carriers:
Cavour, 550, 30,000 ton, STOBAR, 32 Sylver VLS, Asper 15 missiles, two 76mm guns, Two 25mm guns, 30 aircraft.
Garibalid, 551, 13,500 ton, STOVL, two Mk-29 Sea Sparrow Octuble launchers, 18 aircraft.
Three San Giorgio class LPD ampbibiuos vessels:
San Giorgio, L9892, 8,000 ton, well deck, tow 20mm guns, 3-5 helos, 350 soliders, 30 MBT.
San Marco, L9893, 8,000 ton, well deck, tow 20mm guns, 3-5 helos, 350 soliders, 30 MBT.
San Giusto, L9894, 8,500 ton, well deck, tow 20mm guns, 3-5 helos, 350 soliders, 30 MBT.
Two Horizon, Orizzonte Class Anti-air Destroyers:
Andrea Doria, D553, 7,000 tons, 48 Sylver VLS for Aster 15 and Aster 30 missiles, three 76mm guns, 8 SSMs, one helo.
Caio Duilio, D554, a 7,000 tons, 48 Sylver VLS for Aster 15 and Aster 30 missiles, three 76mm guns, 8 SSMs, one helo.
Two Durand Class Destoyers:
Luigi Durand, D560, 5,400 ton, one single-arm Mk 13 launcher and 40 SM, one 127mm gun, 8 SSM, and two helos.
Francesco Membeli, D561, 5,400 ton, one single-arm Mk 13 launcher and 40 SM, one 127mm gun, 8 SSM, and two helos.
Two of ten planned FREMM, Bergamini class Frigates:
Carlo Bergamin, F590, 6,700 ton, 32 Sylver VLS, Aster 15/30 missiles, two 76mm guns 8 SSMs, and two helos.
Virginio Fasan, F591, 6,700 ton, 32 Sylver VLS, Aster 15/30 missiles, two 76mm guns 8 SSMs, and two helos.
Eight Maestrale Class Frigates:
Maestrale, F570, 3,000 ton, with Octuple Aspide SAMs, one 127mm gun, 8 SSMs, and two helos.
Grecale, F571, 3,000 ton, with Octuple Aspide SAMs, one 127mm gun, 8 SSMs, and two helos.
Libeccio, F527, 3,000 ton, with Octuple Aspide SAMs, one 127mm gun, 8 SSMs, and two helos.
Scirocco, F573, 3,000 ton, with Octuple Aspide SAMs, one 127mm gun, 8 SSMs, and two helos.
Aliseo, F574, 3,000 ton, with Octuple Aspide SAMs, one 127mm gun, 8 SSMs, and two helos.
Euro, F575, 3,000 ton, with Octuple Aspide SAMs, one 127mm gun, 8 SSMs, and two helos.
Espero, F576, 3,000 ton, with Octuple Aspide SAMs, one 127mm gun, 8 SSMs, and two helos.
Zeffiero, F577, 3,000 ton, with Octuple Aspide SAMs, one 127mm gun, 8 SSMs, and two helos.
Three Lupo Class Frigates:
Avere, F583, 3,000 ton, with Octuple Aspide SAMs, one 127mm gun, 8 SSMs, and one helo.
Bersagliere, F584, 3,000 ton, with Octuple Aspide SAMs, one 127mm gun, 8 SSMs, and one helo.
Granitiere, F585, 3,000 ton, with Octuple Aspide SAMs, one 127mm gun, 8 SSMs, and one helo.
Two of four planned Type 212 Class SSK submarines:
Salvatore Todaro, S526, 1,800 tons, Six 533mm tube, 13 weapons (Torpedos, SSMs, (2x) mines)
Scire, S527, 1,800 tons, Six 533mm tube, 13 weapons (Torpedos, SSMs, mines)
Four Sauro Class SSK submarines:
Savatore Pelosi, S522, 1,800 tons, Six 533mm tube, 13 weapons (12 Torpedos or 24 mines)
Giuliano Prini, S523, 1,800 tons, Six 533mm tube, 13 weapons (12 Torpedos or 24 mines)
Primo Longabardo, S524, 1,800 tons, Six 533mm tube, 13 weapons (12 Torpedos or 24 mines)
Gazzana Priaroggia, S525, 1,800 tons, Six 533mm tube, 13 weapons (12 Torpedos or 24 mines)
Twenty-eight combatants in their entire Navy.
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Jeff, as I did some reading about Italian naval artillery, I miss three 76/62 on the Durand de la Penne destroyers (yes, they have as many as four "big" guns) and right now I have a chart in front of me showing there's one 127/64 and one 76/62 on Carlo Bergamini (F-590)
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Fill 'er up!French Navy and US Navy pilots are "buddies" and showing it
Great video.
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