Government Boats 60
For the past week on AIS, this has been “govt vessel 5,” and she’s currently in Stapleton taking on fuel. Clearly she’s a Freedom-class LCS, with its distinctive bow-low profile. It’s powered by four engines: 2 x Fairbanks Morse/ Colt-Pielstick 9,100 hp diesels plus two 2 x Rolls-Royce 48,000 hp gas turbines run through four […]
Meeting the Fleet 2022 A
Scouts? Patrol? Search pattern? First and foremost, it’s to honor our war dead, and there are too many of those, even the walking wounded and dead…. Thanks to New York Media Boat, I caught the fleet from a different angle, all while respecting the safety zones. Note the unmistakeable red of a McAllister tugboat on […]
Fleet I Did Meet 2024 B
In order of appearance here, the large fleet ships include USS Marinette (LCS 25), USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759), FGS Baden-Württemberg (F-222), FGS Frankfurt am Main (A-1412), and USS Bataan (LHD 5). In other words, a littoral combat ship, a national security cutter, a German frigate, a German replenishment ship, and an amphibious assault ship. […]
Fleet I Did Meet 2024 A
I made it back to the boros, and back to the sixth boro, albeit late. Doesn’t this look like a fleet? This is part of a fleet, and note the white cloth on the bow fendering. You know what that means? Here Margaret and Miriam assume an assist-on-either-side position for that gray vessel, but that’s […]
Fleet You Won’t Meet 2024
I’ve been outside the sixth boro right for a week now, so I MIGHT not be meeting the fleet, as I have previous years. In case I don’t get back to the boros in time, I can introduce you to some government boats I know you won’t meet in the sixth boro tomorrow. Because of […]
Meeting the Fleet 2022 B
I’m just observing, not criticizing, but the vessel turnout in 2022 seems quite small. I understand that lots of other things are happening globally. Following USS Bataan, USCGC Sycamore (WLB-209) and HMS Protector (A-173) arrive. They are both about 20 years in service and have both done assignments in the Arctic. Sycamore made a run […]
Meeting the Fleet 2023
Is that really USS Cole (DDG 67)? I’ve not seen it mentioned much in media coverage today. Ocean survey vessel HMS Scott (H131) and why the penguin? Answer follows. USS Oak Hill (LSD 51), a dock landing ship is named after a former president’s residence! ITS Virginio Fasan (F 591) is an Italian frigate. […]
Random Tugs 411
It’s almost Fleet Week, so I’ll start with this photo. That’s MSC’s Charles L. Gilliland in the background. In just subtle contrasting version of gray, Mackenzie Rose comes in from sea. CMT’s livery is not quite the same as USN gray. Without the benefit of the contrasting gray, entering the Kills here is CMT’s newest, Erin […]
Other Peoples Photos 98
Thanks to Bjoern of New York Media Boat, it’s . . . LCU 1657. This was last week, March 2022 At first glance I thought it was a landing craft with a large add-on wheelhouse. Later I noticed the landing craft was being pushed by a small tugboat named Pierson. I’m not familiar with this […]
Meeting the Fleet 2019a
See that lineup . . . it can mean only one thing, and it’s not the invasion of 300 enemy warships. Here are some of those meeting the fleet . . . And here the fleet, part of the vessels . . .. Three Forty Three does the honors. The lead gray ship has […]
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