Reading List of GAO Documents on various BB Topics

feeds@yuku.com (seasick) — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 05:46:13 GMT

Various GAO Documents:
Document 115403 Released April 20, 1981
NSIAD-85-123 Released July 29, 1985
NSIAD-91-4 Released Jan. 29, 1991
NSIAD-91-4S Realeased Aug. 28, 1991

Remaining ammo

feeds@yuku.com (stanger69) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:40:58 GMT

How much ammunition does the navy retain for these ships and for how long? Is it decades old or how recently was the last manufactured?

Also in general, how long does the navy keep ammunition for retired ships? Example - the 8" stuff for the Des Moines?

For those interested in Battleship reactivation

feeds@yuku.com (DerHossMeister) — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:05:46 GMT

I was browsing a website and happened to run accross this:

NFSBBG-WG: The Naval Fire Support Battleship Modernization Working Group
To join, send an email to:
NFSBBG-WG-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Philadelphia Navy Ship Yard

feeds@yuku.com (Ed) — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 21:00:48 GMT

The sad state of the Philly Ship Yard.

http://www.ctomscott.com/philyard.htm

What is really sad is the bad condition the USS Des Moines, CA134 is in. I hope someone can make her a museum. IIRC, she, and her sister, USS Salem are the last of the CAs.

Refresh my memory

feeds@yuku.com (Gene Slover) — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 23:54:44 GMT

Why would anyone want to bring back the Battleships?

Uss Massachusetts question

feeds@yuku.com (Omega4179) — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:13:05 GMT

Does anyone know the original AA scheme she brought to Casablanca
Where there ANY Bofors if not,how many 1.1"s where mounted.

USS New Jersey transitting a Panama Canal Lock in 1999

feeds@yuku.com (robdab) — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:21:32 GMT

This may be old news but I've only just found this animation at

http://www.pancanal.com/eng/photo/jersey-animation.html

Iowas ranked #1

feeds@yuku.com (Lincoln) — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:43:27 GMT

Not of much siginificance, but to serve as a salute to the legendary Iowas, I thought I'd share that the military channel's "top 10 fighting ships of the world" ranked the Iowa class as #1 - over the Nimitz, Ticos down to the Bismarck and Hood (obviously).

Good old Iowas.

If 1940s technology could produce such potent, durable and high-speed naval fighting machines, it's fun to imagine what today's technology could yield on a similiar platform.

Armouredships renissance??

feeds@yuku.com (Psilander) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 22:26:30 GMT

Could a modern version of for example a Sverige-class coastdefence battleship have a role i a modern navy?

Like an armoured version of the LCS with larger guns. Example 2x 1 155mm AGS, 4x 1 57mm Bofors, ESSM and UAV or light helicopter. Not larger than 120-130m( 8000tons and with up to 200mm armour.

USN wants EM Railgun aboard the CG(X)

feeds@yuku.com (Ed) — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 19:52:51 GMT

I cannot seem to get the link to post. Perhaps someone can get it to work?

But, in this week's Navy Times(3 September 2007), page 23 is the story.

The Navy still tests the gun, now up to 8 MJ, with a goal of 32 MJ by 2020-2025. The Navy wants to mount this EM gun on the proposed CG(X).

a Challange

feeds@yuku.com (Deleo P) — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:41:21 GMT

simply, design a MODERN battleship

the challenge...
make it practical.
there ARE very valid arguments to leave the battleship in the history books, address them...but not by saying "battleships are obsolete." and wondering off to do something else. if that's all you have to say, don't waste your time.
by the same token, don't say "battleships are great!" and ignore the problems faced...I want solutions that are well thought...

North Carolina/SoDak verse Littorio.

feeds@yuku.com (ickysdad) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 07:07:13 GMT

We did a Iowa verse Vanguard here so why not those 2 USN BB's verse the Italian BB?

This YUKU thing sucks BU-KU.

feeds@yuku.com (Scott Brim) — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:51:24 GMT

Pardon my French, but this YUKU thing sucks BU-KU. The way it was before, we had our choice of viewing a topic either as a threaded series of replies, or else all together in one continuous set. I used each view about half and half, depending on how long it had been since reading a thread. But now its available only one way, all together in one set. Sorry to say so, but this move to YUKU isn't working well for me. I want both views.

F.Y.I.

feeds@yuku.com (BOBC 59) — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:06:53 GMT

The U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides) as a combat vessel
carried 48,600 gallons of fresh water for her crew of 475 officers and
men. This was sufficient to last six months of sustained operations at
sea. She carried no evaporators.
However, let it be noted that according to her log, "On July 27,
1798, the U.S.S. Constitution sailed from Boston with a full
complement of 475 officers and men, 48,600 gallons of fresh water,
7,400 cannonshot, 11,600 pounds of...

O/T Butttttt!!!

feeds@yuku.com (BOBC 59) — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:25:16 GMT

Aug 6th 1945!!!! What a day !!!!
thank you Harry S Truman for your courage

NUFF SAID

BOBC

For those that fought for it, freedom has a taste and meaning the protected will never know

Projectiles and other things. (I'm back)

feeds@yuku.com (Steamin Demon BT) — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:23:04 GMT

Hi all,

It's been a long while since I have been on the boards. Just returned from deployment not to long ago. How's everyone been? I have seen comments about the availability of 16" ammo and yes its true 16" ammo is maintained in the system.
Get this, there is still 8" ammo still around. Also, there is a specific section called...guess what...."Battleship Spares". Various things are there, burner barrels, valves, nuts, bolts, along a $h*tload...

A Case Study in Solving the NSFS Capabilities Gap

feeds@yuku.com (Scott Brim) — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 19:43:51 GMT

Colonel Shawn Welch, US Army, has written a masters thesis report at the Joint Forces Staff College concerning the Naval Surface Fire Support (NSFS) capabilities gap. A full copy of the thesis report in pdf format (2 megabyte size) can be found here:

Joint and Interdependent Requirements: A Case Study in Solving the Naval Surface Fire Support Capabilities Gap

An 89 megabyte copy...

Firing NEMO: Finns Take Different Tack on Naval Fire Support

feeds@yuku.com (Gernsback) — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:12:56 GMT

Mortar armed FACs for naval gunfire support

What are people's opinions on this strategy?

Battleship Wisconsin takeover to cost Norfolk $6.2 million

feeds@yuku.com (BB64) — Tue, 08 May 2007 08:54:05 GMT

Battleship Wisconsin takeover to cost Norfolk $6.2 million

NORFOLK - It will cost the city $6.2 million to assume control of the battleship

Wisconsin and open portions of the interior for public tours.

It will cost an additional

$1 million per year to operate the ship, but visitors are expected to generate $1 million in annual revenue to cover that cost.

Those figures were presented to a committee of the City Council on Tuesday by Rich Conti,...

USS Kentucky BB66 and her sisters artist concept 1950's era

feeds@yuku.com (BB64) — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 01:19:06 GMT

I post this on battleship vs battleship..

Artists conception of what the Kentucky (BB-66) might have looked like had it been built as an anti-aircraft /guided missile battleship following the SCB 19 conversion which was under consideration for its sister ships

Here the pic I was talking about.

This came from www.Navsource.org

Should Battleships Be Back In Service?