Consider:

http://www.navysite.de/cvn/cv59.htm#acc

There were a LOT of mistakes made during the Forestall fire that just made things worse. For example one team would lay down a layer of fire fighting foam and another team would inadvertently wash it off the deck and quite a few crewmen didn’t know the basics of damage control. After the “Forest Fire” the USN took a hard look at all the damage control lessons it forgot from WW2.

. One submarine could wreck an entire CBG if it is lucky.

If the entire group is close together for a photo op maybe. Other than that I doubt it, most of the time the escorts are fairly spread out to cover the most area.

It’s worth noting that a LPH/LHA/LHD is primarily an amphibious warfare platform and not an aircraft carrier. This is why unobstructed deck space is more vital than a permanent ski jump. Harriers most likely would fly off to an austere shore base in the event of a real wartime scenario.

With the coming of the F-35B, and its far more adequate take off performance, a ski jump would be even less desirable aboard large American LHD/LHAs.

I remember an article that stated that adding a ski-jump would take up a helo landing spot and that spot was deemed more important than a ski jump for a handful of jump jets.

but why on earth put it on top of a building? why not do it like they did with the invincible mock up on terra ferma

Maybe the floor below has a mockup of the hangar and maintenance facilities?

LOL! I think both sides did some crazy stuff back in those days (and probably still today). I read one account where there was a Soviet naval exercise going on and a US frigate shadowing it sent out a Zodiac (fast inflatable boat), grabbed one of their practice torpedos that had surfaced and was towing it back to the boat when the Rooskies figured it out and made them cut it loose. 😀

There are stories of Soviet “fishing boats” following the USNS Observation Island around and then rushing in and attempting to grab any debris from any SLBM’s test firings from the SSBN that was near by.

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

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Does anyone else find the picture of a Typhoon submarine just cruising past the beach a little bit hard to belive. The people on the beach don’t even seem to notice there is a HUGE missile carrying sub about 50 yards offshore. Wouldn’t it be a bit risky to be that close to land. Anyone else think they have seen this picture before without the beach?

Hopefully next time i’m down portobello beach HMS Vanguard can cruise buy. Maybe even fire off a couple of tridents just for show?

Perfectly believable if the sub was getting underway or returning to port.

I’ve seen ships and subs get underway from Mayport, Fl when I used to live in Atlantic Beach.

They should be considered frigates ‘fitted for but not with’ Harpoon and Standard missiles.

Which is the opposite of the normal meaning. 😀