The SWO Picture Gallery for those so inclined

[A4sForever]

^^ If you keep narrowing your criteria, I'm sure you can find a few situations a BB would be better than a DDG...

At the end of the day, you're wading around ass deep in nostalgia to actually believe a Battleship is a better warfighting platform than its modern day equivalent.

Eeeesh .... here we go again: I don't wade; especially in anything considered 'ass deep' -- 'cause if I fall down -- where does that leave my breathing hole??

And I make it a practice to never 'fight wars' riding things called 'platforms' ... :sleep_125

A lot of you guys take this stuff wa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a--a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-y too literally ... I suppose it's 'cause you're still very, very 'young' in life & in your naval career and your young skulls are still very, very full of an inordinate amount of cottage cheese ...

Nostalgia??? How about what works?? There IS no modern day 'equivalent' for the battleship of yesterday -- in the arena of NGS, that is ...

*edit* my original post referenced guns ... not missiles ... that's as in the word: 'guns' ... which should have been obvious via the simple expedient of looking at the picture insert ... you know; 'guns' ... i.e., what's ' generally more desirable' for NGS ... a 5" or a 16" ... ???

***TWWWWEEEEEEEETTTT*** (insert sound of Bo'sun's pipe)



That is all ...

 

[Brett327]

There IS no modern day 'equivalent' for the battleship of yesterday -- in the arena of NGS, that is ...

There's a reason for that...It's obsolete. Doesn't mean it wasn't cool in it's day though. I would definitely liked to have seen one of those ships fire a salvo - spectacular.

Brett

 

[A4sForever]

It really chaps me when NFO's make sense ...

Is there no God ??

 

[Brett327]

It really chaps me when NFO's make sense ...

Is there no God ??

Just here to keep you out of trouble, old man.

Brett

 

[webmaster]

It really chaps me when NFO's make sense ...

Is there no God ??

Just here to keep you out of trouble, old man.

Brett

It's like a Kodak moment and a Hallmark card all rolled into one... sniff... Maybe this can be a basis for a Women's Network TV special perhaps?

 

[rondebmar]

It's like a Kodak moment and a Hallmark card all rolled into one... sniff... Maybe this can be a basis for a Women's Network TV special perhaps?

 

[HeyJoe]

090908-N-2022D-028 NEW YORK (Sept. 08, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) arrives in New York. Carney is visiting New York as part of NY400 Week, a celebration of 400 years of Dutch-American friendship. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric Durie/Released)

 

[ea6bflyr]

Here are some SWO-tivated pics circa 2005. Ronald Reagan Strike Group.

-ea6bflyr

 

[HeyJoe]

090813-O-0000X-001 STRAIT OF MAGELLAN (Aug. 13, 2009) The amphibious assault ship Pre-Commissioning Unit Makin Island (LHD 8) is escorted by two Chilean Navy missile craft, Casma (LM 30) and Chipana (LM 31), as it enters the Strait of Magellan. Makin Island departed Pascagoula, Miss. July 10 and is circumnavigating South America while transiting to its new homeport at San Diego. Makin Island is the eighth and final Wasp-class amphibious assault ship and is scheduled to be commissioned in San Diego on Oct. 24. (Photo courtesy of Chilean Navy/Released)

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

090923-N-1251W-010 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2009) The guided-missile destroyer USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54) launches a Standard Missile-2 while conducting torpedo evasion maneuvers during Multi-Sail 2009. Multi-Sail 2009 is designed to improve warfare mission readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matthew R. White/Released)

090924-N-0807W-012 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 25, 2008) Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) shoot an MK-38 25mm machine gun during a crew served weapons familiarization shoot. Harpers Ferry is on a scheduled deployment with the Essex Ready Group supporting maritime security operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joshua J. Wahl/Released)

090922-N-8907D-195 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 21, 2009) The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and ships from participating nations take part in a NATO mine countermeasures exercise upon the completion of Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX). JTFX is a scenario-driven tactical exercise supporting major combat operations for the Harry S. Truman Strike Group. The exercise provides training for the strike group to proceed into a Fleet Synthetic Training - Joint (FST-J) exercise for final deployment certification.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David Danals/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090924-N-1688B-038 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept 24, 2009) The guided missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) transits the Atlantic Ocean while participating in Exercise Joint Warrior 09-2. Exercise Joint Warrior 09-2 is a multi-national warfare exercise designed to improve interoperability between allied navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Bookwalter/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090923-N-3666S-020 PEARL HARBOR (Sep. 23, 2009) The amphibious transport dock ship USS Green Bay (LPD 20) pulls into Naval Station Pearl Harbor for a routine port visit. Green Bay is the fourth San Antonio-class ship. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Robert Stirrup/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090923-N-2717C-001 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2009) A Standard Missile-2 (SM-2) screeches skyward away from the guided-missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG 82) during a missile firing exercise. Lassen is taking part in Multi-Sail 2009 in the western Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Fire Controlman 1st Class Ryan Cumpston/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

090916-N-9999K-003 DUGWAY PROVING GROUND, Utah (Sept. 16, 2009) The Office of Naval Research's Advanced Gun Barrel Technology Program demonstrates a new coating to extend 155-mm barrel life during a test demonstration at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah. (U.S. Navy photo by Ken Tillges/Released)

 

[webmaster]

Conducted some impromptu rigging of USS BOONE (FFG 28) today, had to show a VQ student what the water looked like up close...