Aircraft Carriers III

Jeff Head

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Some decent pictures of the Canberra exercising with S-70B helos, MRH-90 helos, and with her landing craft:

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In that last picture you can see the two Mk38 Mod-2 25mm auto cannons on the aft end of the vessel. I imagine there are at least two more of those somewhere forward, one on each side...and probably also six to eight 12.7mm (.50 caliber) machine guns.

I know our friends from down under are enjoying seeing this. Very capable vessels coming into service for the RAN.

See a lot more Canberra and Adelaide pictures at my:

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Aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya will sail out of the harbour in Karwar after its first short refit and join the Navy in a week, Vice- Admiral P. Murugesan, Vice-Chief of the Naval Staff, said here on Tuesday. He was briefing presspersons on a seminar, “Innovation and indigenisation — sailing towards self-reliance” being organised by the Navy on Thursday and Friday. Vikramaditya, acquired from Russia for $2.3 billion, was commissioned into the Navy in November 2013 without the crucial air-defence systems. They are now being installed during the “guaranteed refit”, in addition to scheduled maintenance, by the original equipment manufacturer. The Israeli-supplied Barak-1 point defence missile system and the Russian-origin AK-630 close-in weapon system, borrowed from a to-be-decommissioned Godavari- class ship, were installed on the carrier. The carrier was originally scheduled to receive a long-range surface-to-air missile system under joint development with Israel. But delay in its development resulted in the carrier being inducted without its own air-defence cover. Vice-Admiral Murugesan said a high-powered committee constituted to evaluate domestic shipyards for the Navy’s next line of submarines under Project 75I had completed its compliance checks. “The report has been submitted to the Defence Ministry,” he said. Tenders will be issued to the shortlisted shipyards once it is approved. Under Project 75I, estimated at over Rs. 50,000 crore, six conventional submarines are to be built by domestic shipyards with foreign collaboration.
 

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The ship is open for visitors..business as usual.

DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO — Welding construction work being done at the USS Midway Museum sparked a hot fire below decks early Wednesday morning, prompting the ship to be evacuated, a fire official said.

Firefighters were called around 5:30 a.m. to the permanently docked aircraft carrier at Navy Pier in downtown and found light smoke inside, said Lee Swanson, a spokesman for the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department.

The aircraft carrier museum is considered a high-rise so a second alarm was immediately called. The blaze went to a third alarm, which summoned more firefighters and equipment, because firefighters were having trouble getting to the blaze. However, Swanson said many firefighters remained in a staging area and didn't go onto the ship.

Workers, including welders, had been on the job overnight since the museum had closed for the day Tuesday afternoon. They were onboard when the fire started and evacuated to the dock. One worker reported feeling dizzy and was examined by paramedics, Swanson said.

He said the work was going on two decks below the flight deck, but sparks and hot slag from welding fell through a floor grate and ignited debris and insulation in a small area below.

"They initially poured water on it from above, but eventually got down there," Swanson said.

Firefighters found a "hot door" with a temperature of about 600 degrees but first couldn't get close enough to find what was burning. Locked doors made access difficult. They finally reached the flames about 7:40 a.m., used a fire extinguisher to suppress most of them, then doused the fire with water, Swanson said. A spot about three feet across had burned.

Midway museum spokesman Scott McGaugh said the fire was in an area near the bow of the ship that is being renovated to expand the museum's popular sleepover program.

After firefighters were finished extinguishing the blaze, staff and volunteers were allowed back on the ship around 8:30a.m.

None of the public areas of the museum was damaged and the attraction was expected to open for business at 10 a.m. as usual.

The Midway was the longest-serving carrier in U.S. naval history and was turned into a museum in 2004. It draws more than 1 million visitors annually.
 

Jeff Head

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There ain't nothin' like the real thing, baby...ain't nothin' like the real thing!

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An EA-18G Growler from the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 141 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) as a second aircraft awaits launch.. George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, were on patrol in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region.

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An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during an air-power demonstration
 

thunderchief

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I thought the longer range Barak-8s were available now. Weren't they being installed on the Kolkatas?

Barak-8 missiles were never planned for Vikramaditya, ship would carry only short range CIWS, similar to other carriers in the world . As for Kolkata, situation is unclear . My personal hunch is that all reports about Barak-8 readiness are a bit exaggerated, as we never saw any ship actually armed with those missiles, either in Israeli or Indian service - at least not for now . ;)
 

Jeff Head

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As for Kolkata, situation is unclear . My personal hunch is that all reports about Barak-8 readiness are a bit exaggerated, as we never saw any ship actually armed with those missiles . ;)
Well, in February, it was announced that the Barak-8 testing had been finalized and that the missiles would be loaded onto the Kolkata in May.

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Then, in April, another release indicated that the time frame for the first firing of the missile from the Kolkata would be October of this year.

So it is likely that they are more or less in the process of getting the installation done and will take them to sea for testing off of the ship itself this fall.
 

Jeff Head

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My personal hunch is that all reports about Barak-8 readiness are a bit exaggerated, as we never saw any ship actually armed with those missiles, either in Israeli or Indian service - at least not for now . ;)
Report just today says the Barak-8 will be fired off the Kolkata for sure this summer now. See Forbin's post on the Indian Military News Thread.
 

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Once again...ain't nothin' like the real thing baby...ain't nothin' like the real thing.

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TIMOR SEA (July 6, 2015) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin (DDG 89), left, the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54) transit in formation. Mustin, George Washington, and Antietam are deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operation in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)[/
 
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