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FORBIN · Feb 28, 2017

US Navy needs more time to figure out how to recycle USS Enterprise

The U.S. Navy has decided to recall an August 2016 Request for Proposal for the commercial recycling of the non-nuclear portions of ex-USS Enterprise (CVN 65), noting that it needs more time to evaluate the best way to recycle the ship.

The navy said it requires more information to determine the approach for the disposal of CVN 65, including the reactor plants, that would be more technically executable and environmentally responsible.

The are three options for the disposal of the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the navy said. The first includes commercial recycling of the non-nuclear portions of the ship followed by reactor compartment packaging at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS&IMF). The second is a commercial recycling of the entire ship, which includes dismantling the eight defueled reactor plants.

A third option evaluates placing CVN 65 in intermediate-term storage for a limited number of years and deferring the disposal path decision for a later date.

According to the navy, the CVN 65 inactivation availability at Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) should conclude in August 2017, and then CVN 65 will be placed into temporary storage which is yet to be found.

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FORBIN · Feb 28, 2017

US Navy’s Japan-based amphibious assault ship starts Asia patrol

USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6), the U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed amphibious assault ship, departed Sasebo, Japan for a regularly-scheduled patrol in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility on February 27.

Bonhomme Richard is scheduled to finalize shipboard certifications and conduct joint force operations with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Units (MEU) as they perform amphibious integration training (AIT) in preparation for a certification exercise (CERTEX).

“This in-port period allowed Bonhomme Richard’s crew and contractors to perform key maintenance in preparation for our first patrol of 2017,” said Capt. Jeffrey Ward, commanding officer of Bonhomme Richard. “With the superior performance I’ve seen across the deck plates, I am certain the crew is ready to effectively execute our mission and continue to provide a rapid-response capability within our AOR.”

AIT and CERTEX will focus on the Bonhomme Richard amphibious ready group’s and the MEU’s amphibious assault and humanitarian assistance capabilities, disaster relief operations and non-combatant evacuation missions.

“The focus mission of our Marines for patrol 17-1 is to complete AIT, and follow it up with CERTEX, their certification exercise, which will allow the MEU to know that our elements of the Marine Expeditionary Unit qualify to complete certain tasks,” said Gunnery Sgt. Hughey Donald, Bonhomme Richard’s flight deck combat cargo assistant. “So during that period of time, we’ll be doing call-aways, [simulated] helicopter raids and so forth to show the proficiency of the crew.”

While Marine air and amphibious exercises will be at the forefront of Bonhomme Richard’s operations for patrol, several shipboard departments, including deck, engineering and 3M, will also be conducting their own certifications.

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bd popeye · Mar 1, 2017

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..been there done that ^^^ and you know what? it hurts...

NORFOLK, Va. (Mar 01, 2017) Electronics Technician 1st Class Matthew Beers, assigned to the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) hugs his son before leaving for deployment. Bataan departs Naval Station Norfolk as part of the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group (BAT ARG) deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in Europe and the Middle East. BAT ARG includes Commander, Amphibious Squadron 8, Bataan, USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19), USS Carter Hall (LSD 50) and 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maria I. Alvarez Released

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NORFOLK, Va. (Mar 01, 2017) The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) prepares to depart the pier at Naval Station Norfolk. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Maria I. Alvarez Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 1, 2017) Seaman Chelsea Jennings, from Detroit, signals from the amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) during a replenishment-at-sea. Green Bay, with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaleb R. Staples/Released)

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EAST CHINA SEA (Feb. 28, 2017) Amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) and Henry J. Kaiser-class replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) conduct a fueling at sea. Bonhomme Richard is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to serve as a forward-capability for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Sykes/Released)

bd popeye · Mar 2, 2017

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SOUDA BAY, Greece (Feb. 25, 2017) The Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) arrives in Souda Bay, Greece, for a port visit. The ship and its carrier strike group are conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Chase Martin/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Feb. 23, 2017) The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) transits the Atlantic Ocean. Comfort's underway period was part of the 2017 Comfort Exercise (COMFEX). The exercise is a quarterly training battery designed to keep the medical personnel, support staff and civil service mariners who serve aboard the ship proficient in their duties. Comfort provides an afloat, mobile, acute surgical medical facility when called upon to the U.S. military, and hospital services to support U.S. disaster relief and humanitarian operations worldwide. (U.S. Navy photo by Bill Mesta/Released)

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YOKOSUKA, Japan (March 2, 2017) The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) is moored at Fleet Activities Yokosuka. Santa Fe is visiting Yokosuka for a port visit. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian G. Reynolds/Released)

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GULF OF THAILAND (Feb. 26, 2017) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) transits the Gulf of Thailand. The ship is on routine patrol operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to enhance partnerships and be a ready-response force for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Williamson/Released)

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SASEBO, Japan (Feb. 27, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 25 lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). The ship is on a routine patrol, operating in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region to serve as a forward-capability for any type of contingency. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class William Sykes/Released)

FORBIN · Mar 2, 2017

USN 1938 with 6 gunboats on the Yangzi Jiang !

bd popeye · Mar 2, 2017

FORBIN said:
US Navy needs more time to figure out how to recycle USS Enterprise

The are three options for the disposal of the world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the navy said. The first includes commercial recycling of the non-nuclear portions of the ship followed by reactor compartment packaging at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS&IMF). The second is a commercial recycling of the entire ship, which includes dismantling the eight defueled reactor plants.

When the "Big E" was taken out of service in December 2012 the ships website stated that once the ship was defuled she would be towed to Puget sound for final disposal. i posted that in this thread.. I think....

bd popeye · Mar 2, 2017

Ah ha.. I found this about towing Enterprise to Bremerton..not what I was looking for but this shall do....

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July 29, 2012|By Michael Welles Shapiro, [email protected] | 757-247-4744
After the USS Enterprise is defueled and stripped down at Newport News Shipbuilding as part of its retirement from the Navy fleet, the hulking ship must be towed to the Seattle area, home of the only shipyard capable of disposing its nuclear reactors.

Initially Navy officials had hoped the widening of the Panama Canal in 2014 would allow for a shorter tug for the 50-year-old aircraft carrier.

But after a Navy evaluation of the canal's new lock designs, the ship will likely have to go the long route: around South America and the hard-to-navigate Cape Horn.

"The Panama Canal was evaluated, however the current design and build plans for the locks present obstructions to the carrier flight deck during passage through the canal," the Navy said in an official response to questions from the Daily Press.

A shipping agent with Gateway Transit Limited agreed that the carrier's flat top, which flares out to 257 feet wide, would be problematic.

The agent, John Bamber, who's based in Panama, said that the new locks, scheduled to be complete by late 2014, will allow for passage of ships as long as 1,200 feet long and 160 feet wide, which would seemingly accommodate the 1,123-foot-long ship that's 132 feet wide at the water line.

"I was approached by a couple of people not long ago about trying to get some of these smaller aircraft carriers through the canal that are 130 feet wide at the water line," Bamber said, in an interview via Skype.

But he said the current lock configuration, which is likely to be replicated with the canal widening, presents a problem.

There are two locks — an east lane and a west lane — with a control house in between and lamp posts flanking the length of the locks.

"So something very, very wide like that would just break off those lamp posts," he said.

bd popeye · Mar 2, 2017

US President Donald J Trump visited and addressed the crew of the future USS Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) today at Huntington-Ingalls Shipyard in Newport News VA..The ship is undergoing it's final test and evaluation....CVN-78 is expected to start conducting sea trails later this month.

Read President Trump's speech here;

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President Donald Trump arrives to tour the USS Gerald R. Ford. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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President Donald Trump tours the pre-commissioned U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding facilities in Newport News, Virginia, March 2, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

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President Donald Trump delivers remarks aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

FORBIN · Mar 3, 2017

bd Popeye a thing interesting, i hope finaly the big boy soon join the Fleet

FORBIN said:
In Flottes de Combat 2016 - similar to Combat Fleets of the World - and not the first they divide Nimitz in 3 sub classes, variants :

- Ofc the 3 " true " Nimitz
- 5 Roosevelt commiss. all the 3 years ! during Reagan administration a great President as u have say Jeff and thinking it very long before i am here ... also very well helped by the excellent Lehman.
- 2 Reagan/Bush

And i have discover very important data i like it in more the book say Ford have more ammunitions !
Nimitz have 3000 tons + 9000 t of fuel can also refuel ships do it Popeye have confirmed but i think using part of their 9000 t, for Ford what ammmos qty ? i think realist about 10 % in more.
If you have exact qty i am interested

In addition ofc a more big air operations tempo, more elevators for ammos etc... allow 160 sorties a day vs 120 and a max of 200 vs 160 about + 20/25 %, EMALS catapult 2 x more fast all 11 sec vs 20 for Nimitz.
But ofc a technology delicate... and also Nimitz are more than capable.

All the Nimitz recently modernised get a center for operated futur UAVs.

bd popeye · Mar 6, 2017

And i have discover very important data i like it in more the book say Ford have more ammunitions !
Nimitz have 3000 tons + 9000 t of fuel can also refuel ships do it Popeye have confirmed but i think using part of their 9000 t, for Ford what ammmos qty ? i think realist about 10% in more.
If you have exact qty i am interested

I really don't know. Some of that information may be classified. I would imagine that CVN-78 has a greater capicty for fuel, ammo and stores than a Nimitz class.

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Spain (March 5, 2017) Ship's Serviceman 3rd Class Samantha Rivera stands topside rover watch aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) while the ship is pierside at Naval Station Rota, Spain. Porter is forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ford Williams/Released)

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JINHAE, Republic of Korea (March 3, 2017) Explosive ordnance disposal technicians assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5 prepare to dive off the coast of Jinhae, Republic of Korea (ROK) during Exercise Foal Eagle 2017. The annual bilateral exercise is designed to enhance the readiness of U.S. and ROK forces and their ability to work together during a crisis. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alfred A. Coffield/Released)

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PLYMOUTH, England (March 5, 2017) Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Breanna Smith prepares a blueberry crumble for lunch aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Donald Cook (DDG 75). The ship forward-deployed to Rota, Spain, conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alyssa Weeks/Released)

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SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 3, 2017) Gas Turbine System Technician 2nd Class Andrew Mesenbrink, left, conducts training on gas turbine modules during a tour of an engine room aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). The ship is on a western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released)

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KANEOHE BAY, HAWAII (March 3, 2017) A P-3 Orion patrol aircraft assigned to the "Golden Eagles" Patrol Squadron (VP) 9 takes off during a command disestablishment at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. VP-9 left for a scheduled deployment, to be followed by a homeport shift to Naval Air Station Whidbey Island in Washington. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Katarzyna Kobiljak/Released)

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