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Mess Deck: General Section => Full Scale Ships => Topic started by: bigfella on July 06, 2007, 12:20:19 am

Title: USS Kitty Hawk in Sydney
Post by: bigfella on July 06, 2007, 12:20:19 am

Hi All

Just thought you would like some photos of USS Kitty Hawk as she manovers into dock in Sydney Harbour. These photos were taken a couple of days ago and are from a TV stations helicopter.

Regards David

Title: Re: USS Kitty Hawk in Sydney
Post by: catengineman on July 06, 2007, 05:39:16 pm

Looks like there some silt being lifted there!

Engineers nightmare just think of all that slime going through the coolers >:( ;D

Richard,

Title: Re: USS Kitty Hawk in Sydney
Post by: cbr900 on July 07, 2007, 07:30:17 am

Richard,

They would have been better off letting the tugs turn the city around, lot less mess.....


Roy

Title: Re: USS Kitty Hawk in Sydney
Post by: PSSHIPS on July 07, 2007, 09:10:36 pm

They would have some muck in their condensers, but, they will probably clean them anyway while alongside, that was normal back in the day for an operational carrier. Probably still is.

Title: Re: USS Kitty Hawk in Sydney
Post by: catengineman on July 08, 2007, 02:58:39 pm

Quote from: cbr900 on July 07, 2007, 07:30:17 am

They would have been better off letting the tugs turn the city around, lot less mess.....

I think there are two tugs in attendance, turning the vessel which in my mind Say's that there is not that much water under the carrier.

Still whats a few dollars for repairs to the armed forces ;D

Richard,

Title: Re: USS Kitty Hawk in Sydney
Post by: bigfella on July 09, 2007, 12:29:51 am

Hi All

I am led to believe that this is her last tour and when she returns to the US she will be decommissioned.

Regards David

Title: Re: USS Kitty Hawk in Sydney
Post by: cbr900 on July 09, 2007, 08:34:23 am

Don't worry Bigfella we will have our own Aircraft soon as the Government has announced a new one for us as well.........

Sorry PSShips........ ??? ???


Roy

Title: Re: USS Kitty Hawk in Sydney
Post by: bigfella on July 09, 2007, 09:08:18 am

Hi All

I don't think they will be Aircraft Carriers as such but more like Helicopter Carriers. We Got rid of our Fleet Air Arm when the HMAS Melbourne was scraped. Sad day for our navy as my Father in law served on the Melbourne in the 50's.

Regards David