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Lets make a better Calendar!!!

I don’t know about you guys, but every year I seem to buy a navy calendar and it’s basically the same boring old shots mostly of the USN with their Already Broke class DDGs or the CVNs and what little content there is of something odd, doesn’t seem inspiring at all. So I call upon you guys to show some pics of what you might think will make a good calendar pic of something other than the USN vessels (mind you, I’m not closing out the USN, just show me something decent for once)!

Here are some examples from me:

The Danish Absalon Class vessels
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/absalon/images/10-Absalon-ship.jpg

LE Roisin from Ireland
http://www.johnsmyth.ie/blog/gallery/galwaycity/l-e-roisin-2%20copy.jpg

The Dutch De Zeven Provincen class
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/dezeven/images/DeZeven_2.jpg-.jpg

HTMS Chakri Naruebet
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Chakri_Naruebet_2001.JPEG

Israeli Dolphin Class
http://rasica.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/dolphin_class.jpg?w=600&h=389

INS Viraat
http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/8724/viraat11fn8.jpg

See what you can come up with.

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By: Wanshan - 20th September 2009 at 20:34

Oh no, now there are 4 rather than 3 variations!

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5294/seawolf.jpg
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/images/ORD_SAM_Seawolf_VLaunch_lg.jpg

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By: Roy Batty - 20th September 2009 at 19:18

Wanshan ;

Can anybody explain the different covers on the launch tubes (I suppose some are empte/dummy, some live and some have this glass/windowlike cover)

I suppose ;
The launch tubes that surpass from the floor and have a glass / window are loaded with the Seawolf missile and is ready for launch,the launch tubes that surpass from the floor and have a metal cap/top are loaded with the Seawolf but can not be launched and the launching tubes that not surpass from the floor are simply empty

http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/5294/seawolf.jpg

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By: AegisFC - 20th September 2009 at 13:40

I spent almost 9 years in the USN and I have plenty of pictures my shipmates and I took while on deployments.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/dubalicious42/Stout/DSC00691a.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/dubalicious42/Stout/DSC00690a.jpg]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/dubalicious42/Stout/DSC00689a.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/dubalicious42/Stout/skylineleave1.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/dubalicious42/Stout/IMG_1966.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/dubalicious42/Stout/IMG_1967.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/dubalicious42/Stout/IMG_1912.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/dubalicious42/Stout/IMG_1908.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a10/dubalicious42/Stout/IMG_1918.jpg

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By: Wanshan - 19th September 2009 at 09:15

http://i43.tinypic.com/16c7wjc.jpg

Canadian Halifax class FFH, dunno which one.

http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/images/ORD_SAM_Seawolf_VLaunch_lg.jpg
Can anybody explain the different covers on the launch tubes (I suppose some are empte/dummy, some live and some have this glass/windowlike cover)

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By: StevoJH - 19th September 2009 at 04:52

Op Taurus ’09 OOB

Landing Platform Dock (LPD) HMS Bulwark
Landing Platform Helicopter (LPH) HMS Ocean
Type 23 Frigate HMS Argyll

Type 23 Frigate HMS Somerset

Multi-role Survey Vessel HMS Echo
RFA Mounts Bay
RFA Lyme Bay
RFA Wave Ruler
40 Cdo Royal Marines
539 Assault Squadron Royal Marines
820 Naval Air Squadron
847 Naval Air Squadron
815 Naval Air Squadron
Fleet Diving Unit
Commando Helicopter Force

Plus
USS Mitcher
FNS Dupleix

Do I get the 10 Points?

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By: F35b - 18th September 2009 at 14:44

Also anyone what to put names of the ships down. Sorry i’m just not that good at identifing some of the ships. The carriers are normally easyish but the rest are harder.
Thanks
HMS cumberland seawolf launch
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/upload/img_400/seawolf03.jpg

VL seawolf launch
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/images/ORD_SAM_Seawolf_VLaunch_lg.jpg

Not sure what ship
http://i43.tinypic.com/16c7wjc.jpg

HMS invicible launching Sea dart
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f29/Sharfrs2/Shar2/004.jpg

3 Invicible class together
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f29/Sharfrs2/Shar2/003.jpg

BIG ASS boat hahaha
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2345/2246620460_997e657a73.jpg?v=0

HMS Rust Bucket lol (Hermes)
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2409/2042434487_59dc8f29d1.jpg?v=0
http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cyberheritage/bigh3.jpg

Swedish Visby
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/images/visby-AK0007.jpg

OLD HMS Ark Royal
http://navydays.me.uk/NavyWeb/71.%20HMS%20Ark%20Royal%20on%20the%20River%20Forth.jpg

Sea king showing off it’s abilities to land on water
http://www.fly-navy.de/helis/seaking11.jpg

One of the RN carriers
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/06/17/article-1027332-00DABEDD0000044C-895_468x286.jpg

Operation Taurus 09 Shame there is no carrier there only HMS Ocean. ten points for who can guess all the ships.
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/telegraph/multimedia/archive/01366/Royal-Navy-TAURUS-_1366125i.jpg

M2 Submarine
http://www.worldwar1atsea.net/PhotoWW1-12ssM2bNP.jpg

Floating Jetty Valiant for the new astute submarines and other SSN’s
http://www.marinebuzz.com/marinebuzzuploads/WeekendViewFloatingJettyforAstuteSubmari_E362/Floating_Jetty_Valiant_thumb.jpg

HMS Tireless at the North Pole
http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/tserver.php?w=511&tran=1&f=HMS_Tireless_at_the_north_pole_20081130222257.jpg

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By: StevoJH - 18th September 2009 at 13:03

If possible could people possibly either post a low res version of the image here or just post a link, because those photos are all insanely large.

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By: Stonewall - 18th September 2009 at 10:34

Here you go Mate 😉

NRP Bartolomeu Dias F333

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/1784/dsc0858m.jpg

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/8564/dsc0874r.jpg

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By: John1964 - 18th September 2009 at 10:27

OT what is the structure on the stern of the CdeG? Is it a housing for diesel generators which requires the exhaust?

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By: RayR - 18th September 2009 at 10:16

http://img183.imageshack.us/img183/4429/001gk.jpg

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By: Tango III - 17th September 2009 at 20:42

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By: Wanshan - 17th September 2009 at 18:42

http://i38.tinypic.com/vgu6oy.jpg
http://i18.tinypic.com/81jjwk5.jpg
http://i20.tinypic.com/55mxt.jpg
http://i21.tinypic.com/11ax5d0.jpg
http://img115.imageshack.us/img115/5232/02173061nh3.jpg
http://i17.tinypic.com/82lh06r.jpg

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By: Ja Worsley - 16th September 2009 at 02:51

WAN: Good to see you mate- hows fatherhood? bet he’s getting big now- speaking of which my eldest becomes an adult next week 🙁 Getting old I am!

What fantastic photos..reminds me ,speaking of naval stuff..anyone got a pic of the British sub HMS Andrew ?. apparently it held a few records and i`ve go a few bits from it..sorry don`t mean to hijack this superb thread.

Just for you Hindenburg!

http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/photos/andrew_p_423/hms_andrew_03.jpg

http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/photos/andrew_p_423/hms_andrew_04.jpg

http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/photos/andrew_p_423/hms_andrew_02.jpg

http://www.maritimequest.com/warship_directory/great_britain/submarines/photos/andrew_p_423/hms_andrew_05.jpg

Speaking of which, there are some really nice pics of the British force floating around- they shouldn’t be excluded.

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/custom/navy/img/royalnavy/footers/footer9.jpg

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By: hindenburg - 15th September 2009 at 23:06

What fantastic photos..reminds me ,speaking of naval stuff..anyone got a pic of the British sub HMS Andrew ?. apparently it held a few records and i`ve go a few bits from it..sorry don`t mean to hijack this superb thread.

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By: Wanshan - 15th September 2009 at 22:24

http://i35.tinypic.com/2rxeclc.jpg
http://i21.tinypic.com/14wdqon.jpg
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/6466/02169237kf1.jpg
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By: Ja Worsley - 15th September 2009 at 18:13

What a beauty the Chakri with one of my loved AV-8S Matador!!!

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Perhaps you can tell me the operational status of these planes, last I heard they were non operational as only three pilots were still qualified and the planes were not serviceable.

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By: roberto_yeager - 15th September 2009 at 13:52

What a beauty the Chakri with one of my loved AV-8S Matador!!!

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