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For sure STOVL and not STOBAR my iPad has spell correct and it puts STOBAR as soon as I type STO good correction
Aircraft Carriers II (Closed to posting)
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A few more pictures leaking out before Christening. Here some are from my :
HMS Queen Elizabeth prepares for Christening/Launch.
Ready for launch
Bulbous Bow
Ship's main wheel
Flight Deck
Ready to launch
Two F-35Bs are planning to overfly the ceremony. Hehehe...be neat if one of them landed on deck...but I am sure they are not ready for that. But, oh what a surprise something like that would be, even if they had a pad near the ceremony.
Also, BTW, they are dispensing with Champagne for this ceremony...they will use straight whiskey!
HMS Queen Elizabeth prepares for Christening/Launch.
Ready for launch
Bulbous Bow
Ship's main wheel
Flight Deck
Ready to launch
Two F-35Bs are planning to overfly the ceremony. Hehehe...be neat if one of them landed on deck...but I am sure they are not ready for that. But, oh what a surprise something like that would be, even if they had a pad near the ceremony.
Also, BTW, they are dispensing with Champagne for this ceremony...they will use straight whiskey!
The JMSDF Izumo class carrier is a significant addition to the Japanese fleet. She will be close to 30,000 tons full load and is 815 feet long and has a beamn of 125 feet. She was launched on August 6, 2013, and is currently outfitting and preparing for her sea trials. Here are some recent pictures of her outfitting, taking you around the vessel:
The last picture shows Izumo, DDH-183, on the right outfitting, while JS Hyuga, DDH-181, is on the left undergoing normal, periodic maintenance.
The second in the Izumo class is currently under construction.
The Japanese currently have the two 21,000 ton Hyuga Class carriers, Hyuga DDH-181, and Ise, DDH-182 (Ise is currently at RIMPAC 2014), and now the first in class, 30,000 ton Izumo, DDH-1183. As stated, her sister ship, DDH-184, is currently under construction.
When that second vessel is completed, the Japanese will have four large, flat-deck aviation carriers. Only the United States Navy has more.
The last picture shows Izumo, DDH-183, on the right outfitting, while JS Hyuga, DDH-181, is on the left undergoing normal, periodic maintenance.
The second in the Izumo class is currently under construction.
The Japanese currently have the two 21,000 ton Hyuga Class carriers, Hyuga DDH-181, and Ise, DDH-182 (Ise is currently at RIMPAC 2014), and now the first in class, 30,000 ton Izumo, DDH-1183. As stated, her sister ship, DDH-184, is currently under construction.
When that second vessel is completed, the Japanese will have four large, flat-deck aviation carriers. Only the United States Navy has more.
Jura The idiot
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On CVN-73:
Posted on InsideDefense.com: July 1, 2014
The Navy will move forward with the refueling of the aircraft carrier George Washington, reversing a previous plan to decide next year whether to retire the vessel.
"We are moving forward to begin the [refueling and complex overhaul] process," a Navy official told Inside the Navy July 1. "We have had several senators express interest in the carrier and therefore we are able to move forward."
The Navy has been withholding most of the $243 million in FY-14 funds allotted for the ship's RCOH pending a decision by the Pentagon, in the fiscal year 2016 defense budget request it will submit to Congress next year, on whether to retire the ship or refuel it, officials representing Huntington Ingalls Industries, which builds the vessel, have said.
The Navy has released $63 million this year to defuel the ship, ITN has reported. The ship must be defueled whether it is retired or refueled.
That would leave $180 million for an advanced planning contract to cover the cost of the RCOH in FY-15.
Lawmakers in recent months have condemned the Navy's plan to postpone a decision on whether to retire the carrier.
The Senate Armed Services Committee blasted the proposal and recommended that the FY-15 defense authorization bill prohibit the service from using FY-15 funds to inactivate the ship, according to a report the panel issued with its bill. The committee also included a provision in the bill that would allow the Navy secretary to reprogram up to $650 million from other areas of its budget to pay for the carrier's RCOH. House authorizers similarly included a total of $796.2 million for the RCOH in their version of the bill.
Meanwhile, the House Appropriations Committee, in its FY-15 defense spending bill, fully funded the RCOH, providing $789.3 million to maintain the refueling schedule and directing the Navy secretary to fully fund the remaining cost of the effort in FY-16.
Posted on InsideDefense.com: July 1, 2014
The Navy will move forward with the refueling of the aircraft carrier George Washington, reversing a previous plan to decide next year whether to retire the vessel.
"We are moving forward to begin the [refueling and complex overhaul] process," a Navy official told Inside the Navy July 1. "We have had several senators express interest in the carrier and therefore we are able to move forward."
The Navy has been withholding most of the $243 million in FY-14 funds allotted for the ship's RCOH pending a decision by the Pentagon, in the fiscal year 2016 defense budget request it will submit to Congress next year, on whether to retire the ship or refuel it, officials representing Huntington Ingalls Industries, which builds the vessel, have said.
The Navy has released $63 million this year to defuel the ship, ITN has reported. The ship must be defueled whether it is retired or refueled.
That would leave $180 million for an advanced planning contract to cover the cost of the RCOH in FY-15.
Lawmakers in recent months have condemned the Navy's plan to postpone a decision on whether to retire the carrier.
The Senate Armed Services Committee blasted the proposal and recommended that the FY-15 defense authorization bill prohibit the service from using FY-15 funds to inactivate the ship, according to a report the panel issued with its bill. The committee also included a provision in the bill that would allow the Navy secretary to reprogram up to $650 million from other areas of its budget to pay for the carrier's RCOH. House authorizers similarly included a total of $796.2 million for the RCOH in their version of the bill.
Meanwhile, the House Appropriations Committee, in its FY-15 defense spending bill, fully funded the RCOH, providing $789.3 million to maintain the refueling schedule and directing the Navy secretary to fully fund the remaining cost of the effort in FY-16.
Jura, please link to the sources for such news. Thanks!
Jura The idiot
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I wonder if they're working 24/7? less?
More than likely 12 hours a day five days a week. One eight hour shift plus some workers are doing up to four hours overtime. I'm sure there are workers doing limited shifts on the weekend.
HMS Queen Elizabth was christened today. Here are some great pictures from the Christening ceremony. I have them all (and more) on my .
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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