PLAN invited to participate in RIMPAC for first the time (2014)
- Thread starter Jeff Head
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We discussed this previously in this thread. Please read;
PLAN invited to participate in RIMPAC
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Comparison;
The Mercy does look bulkier and more heavy duty though.
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She was built as a tanker and then converted to a hospital ship.
Oh.. but it is my friend.
Jeff posted this photo below a few pages back. One advantage that Peace Ark has over Mercy is that Peace Ark is always manned and ready. Where as Mercy is manned only for special missions.
3 PLAN vessels (on left) docked for RIMPAC 2014. Compare Peace Ark (3rd from left) to USNS Mercy on right
SouthernSky
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The Ticonderoga Class Cruiser USS Port Royal makes her approach to conduct a RAS (Replenishment at Sea) with HMAS Success off the coast of Hawaii during the Sea Phase of Exercise RIMPAC 2014.
Members of HMAS Success's Ships Company turn and face outwards as the Ticonderoga Class Cruiser USS Port Royal makes her approach to conduct a RAS (Replenishment at Sea) off the coast of Hawaii during the Sea Phase of Exercise RIMPAC 2014.
The refuelling probe goes across to the Chilean Navy (Armada de Chile) Frigate, CNS Almirante Blanco Encalada, from HMAS Success as both ships conduct a RAS (Replenishment at Sea) off the coast of Hawaii during the Sea Phase of Exercise RIMPAC 2014.
HMAS Success's refuelling probe goes in for a hook-up with the US Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Waesche as the Royal Australian Navy Auxilliary Oiler Replenishment Ship conducts a dual RAS (Replenishment at Sea) off the coast of Hawaii during the Sea Phase of Exercise RIMPAC 2014.
Members of the Australian Parliament watch as an F/A-18E Super Hornet makes an arrested recovery on the flight deck of the United States Navy's Flagship, the Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan, during a tour they were offered during Exercise RIMPAC 2014, while taking part in the Australian Defence Force Parliamentary Program.
Some very lucky visitors!
Forward observers from 8th/Regiment, Royal Regiment of Australian Artillery, working a12th s part of combined Combat Landing Team Four, observe the effects of fire support from a hill top observation post in Pohakuloa Training Area on Hawaii Island, during Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014.
Some really great pics coming out from :
Sailors from the People's Republic of China, People's Liberation Army Navy ship Yueyang (FF 575) board the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) to perform a visit, board, search and seizure drill during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
Flight deck hospital corpsmen transport a patient mannequin from an MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopter during a mass casualty disaster training aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1 and divers from New Zealand, the Netherlands, Canada, Japan, Australia and Chile recover their boats into the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) after conducting night dives off the coast of San Diego during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014
Ship's Serviceman 2nd Class, crane operator assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 14, operates the crane of the Royal New Zealand Navy multi-role vessel (MRV) Canterbury (L 421) to onload a container during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, scans the Pacific Ocean from the inside of a MH-60S Sea Hawk. HSC 4 is attached to Carrier Air Wing (CAG) 2 embarked on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C Orion fires a Harpoon anti-ship missile as part of Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014
F-16 Fighting Falcons with the 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard fly in formation after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma during Rim of the Pacific exercise
The Legged Squad Support System (LS3) walks around the Kahuku Training Area during the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise.
Three Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet’s come alongside a RCAF CC-150T Polaris to refuel just off the coast of Hawaii during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014.
The guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) launches a Harpoon missile during a live-fire event as part of exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014
Aviation Boatswain's Mate launches a US Army AH-64E Apache Guardian from 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, during deck landing qualifications, a historical first for the E model of the Apache, on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) while underway for Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014.
The guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) launches a Harpoon missile during a live-fire event as part of exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014.
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships USS Scout (MCM 8) and USS Champion (MCM 4), and Canadian Forces Kingston-Class coastal defense vessel HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) transit in formation off the coast of Southern California as part of Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014
Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, observes cockpit operations during an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance flight aboard a P-8A Poseidon as part of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014.
The US Navy guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73), the Mexican Navy patrol-vessel ARM Revolution (P 164), the People's Liberation Army (Navy) frigate Yueyang (FF 575) and destroyer PLA(N) Haikou (DD 171) move into a multi-ship formation during exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014.
Sailors from the People's Republic of China, People's Liberation Army Navy ship Yueyang (FF 575) board the guided-missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73) to perform a visit, board, search and seizure drill during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
Flight deck hospital corpsmen transport a patient mannequin from an MH-60S Sea Hawk Helicopter during a mass casualty disaster training aboard the Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 1 and divers from New Zealand, the Netherlands, Canada, Japan, Australia and Chile recover their boats into the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23) after conducting night dives off the coast of San Diego during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014
Ship's Serviceman 2nd Class, crane operator assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion (NCHB) 14, operates the crane of the Royal New Zealand Navy multi-role vessel (MRV) Canterbury (L 421) to onload a container during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, scans the Pacific Ocean from the inside of a MH-60S Sea Hawk. HSC 4 is attached to Carrier Air Wing (CAG) 2 embarked on the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is participating in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3C Orion fires a Harpoon anti-ship missile as part of Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014
F-16 Fighting Falcons with the 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard fly in formation after receiving fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker with the 465th Air Refueling Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma during Rim of the Pacific exercise
The Legged Squad Support System (LS3) walks around the Kahuku Training Area during the Rim of the Pacific 2014 exercise.
Three Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet’s come alongside a RCAF CC-150T Polaris to refuel just off the coast of Hawaii during the Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014.
The guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) launches a Harpoon missile during a live-fire event as part of exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014
Aviation Boatswain's Mate launches a US Army AH-64E Apache Guardian from 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, during deck landing qualifications, a historical first for the E model of the Apache, on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) while underway for Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014.
The guided-missile cruiser USS Chosin (CG 65) launches a Harpoon missile during a live-fire event as part of exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014.
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Anchorage (LPD 23), Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships USS Scout (MCM 8) and USS Champion (MCM 4), and Canadian Forces Kingston-Class coastal defense vessel HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) transit in formation off the coast of Southern California as part of Rim of the Pacific Exercise 2014
Adm. Harry Harris Jr., commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet, observes cockpit operations during an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance flight aboard a P-8A Poseidon as part of exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2014.
The US Navy guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal (CG 73), the Mexican Navy patrol-vessel ARM Revolution (P 164), the People's Liberation Army (Navy) frigate Yueyang (FF 575) and destroyer PLA(N) Haikou (DD 171) move into a multi-ship formation during exercise Rim of the Pacific 2014.
ladioussupp
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I cannot see which are PLA Navy ships. Only a US carrier and a JMSDF flattop can be seen.
Forty-two ships and submarines representing 15 international partner nations steam in close formation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
Forty-two ships and submarines representing 15 international partner nations steam in close formation during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014.
I WANT one!