ReconSnake 0 Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 This is one sweet dingy for the deck monkeys. Schematics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
warhawk 0 Posted July 24, 2003 Share Posted July 24, 2003 Wait until you see the new DDX's. Those are going to be some sweet ships! As far as the "deck monkey" comment it has been duly noted. Stout Hearts Warhawk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xian Saint 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Seen it...and got the pictures to prove it...its...uh...much more impressive when you're standing next to it. Its awesome...indeed! (and not just the navy's...the army uses it too...IIRC its leased) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Yodasplat 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 Impressive indeed ... but I wonder how it performs in bad weather ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xian Saint 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 For that...(to avoid the weather) you need a submarine... Ask Rocky for the pic I sent him...you'll see what I mean...heh heh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheBlakeness (HotPants) 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 wow. Xian...havnt spoken to you in ages. Just wanted to let you know that I have made some huge leaps forward in my "career goals" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xian Saint 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 wow. Xian...havnt spoken to you in ages. Just wanted to let you know that I have made some huge leaps forward in my "career goals" I'm always an email away...or PM from time to time - I come out of hiding and up from the deep from time to time - I have some airdale stories to share with you my friend... ;-) (you might ask Rocky for the pic as well...since it was taken from a helicopter - not your flavor of aircraft IIRC) I better stop flooding the "navy" boat thread...I might get kicked out of here heh heh... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheBlakeness (HotPants) 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 yeah i was going to email you, but I figured you were a couple of leagues down under and didnt want to bug you while you were working. I'll drop you one this weekend though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
connie lingus 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 (and not just the navy's...the army uses it too...IIRC its leased) Greetings! The Army too, eh? This is what I mean about inter-service rivalry and redundancy. The Army was allocated and in command of troop transports and supply ships for a time in WWII, although that was the Navy's mission. This is just more of the same power- grabbing that wastes money and loses lives. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_Terry 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 yep and im pretty sure that boat is Australian, probably Australian designed. we use it as a travel ship, i can't remember the story but the yanks liked the ship because it is super fast so they wanted it for their navy, but i heard they have been renting them because their not allowwed to accept foreign built fessels from some bill that was passed durring ww2 or something, i'll try and find some pics of the boat in Aussie use. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aussie_Terry 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 (edited) hahah seems we can send ya foreign built ships http://www.bollinger-incatusa.com The test is a result of a strategic alliance announced in Dec. 2000 by Bollinger Shipyards, Inc., Lockport, La., USA and Incat Australia Pty. INCAT 050 was built in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia from marine grade aluminum to the requirements of Det Norske Veritas High Speed Light Craft Rules and is in compliance with the IMO High Speed Craft code. Incat Australia Pty. Ltd., (www.incat.com.au) is the world's leading producer of high-speed passenger and vehicular ferries. Picture of it in commercial use Australian site for Incat Edited July 25, 2003 by Aussie_Terry Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ReconSnake 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Author Share Posted July 25, 2003 They are leased. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
warhawk 0 Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 I come out of hiding and up from the deep from time to time You have to watch these bubble heads. They are a sneaky bunch! Good to see ya again Xian! Stout Hearts Warhawk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WhiteKnight77 1 Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 I better stop flooding the "navy" boat thread...I might get kicked out of here heh heh... What fer? You have a tendency to like boats that they sink on purpose. Or do you just prefer sardine cans? Good to see you get some "fresh" air again Saint. Now hurry up and get your ###### home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
warhawk 0 Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 What fer? You have a tendency to like boats that they sink on purpose. Or do you just prefer sardine cans? @Whiteknight This is one concept even I never fully understood. Makes about as much sense as jumping out of a perfectly good aircraft. Stout Hearts Warhawk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Xian Saint 0 Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 Look at the picture again...do you see the submarine...thats why I like them...as the GR slogan reads... You can't shoot what you can't see! ;-) Besides...carriers have about 2 or 3 times more people than my hometown...too big for my taste. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
warhawk 0 Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 I haven't seen the picture. Rocky please send? or post. Stout Hearts Warhawk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XavierOnasis 0 Posted July 26, 2003 Share Posted July 26, 2003 Navy going with a cat hull for speed / stability reasons? In other news - Woohoo! Saint's got computer time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ReconSnake 0 Posted July 26, 2003 Author Share Posted July 26, 2003 I haven't seen the picture. Rocky please send? or post you dumb mop jockey he means the pic I posted at the top of the thread. <shakes head and mutters something nasty about sailors' intelligence & paternal lineage> Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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