|
|
10-27-2016, 09:07 AM
|
#1
|
Guru
City: Edgewater, MD
Vessel Name: Catalina Jack
Vessel Model: Defever 44
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 3,585
|
USS Zumwalt (DDG 1000)
The Zumwalt was commissioned at Fort McHenry in Baltimore on Saturday, October 15th. It was one event among many during Fleet Week including a blue Angels show on both Saturday and Sunday. We took a slip at Henderson's Wharf at Fell's Point for Saturday and Sunday night. We departed at 7:00am on Monday morning for the 5-hour return trip to our berth in Galesville, MD. Not long after clearing the Francis Scott Key Bridge we heard the Zumwalt announce on VHF Channel 16 that she was dropping lines for departure.
We were pretty much certain that she would catch us before we reached the Chesapeake bay Bridge and, sure enough, she did. The marked channel approaching the bridge narrows substantially. We observed her approach first through binoculars. She was a magnificent sight with the early in the morning sun glinting off one her angular surfaces. At the point that she caught us she was just 200 yards off our port beam. What a thrill!
Knowing that the Coast Guard would be on guard, we had idled back and put our boat on autopilot just outside of the channel (50 feet of water). Sure enough, with three helicopters buzzing about on overwatch, a Coast Guard rib came alongside. The rib paced us for a few minutes before asking what is our maximum speed. We believe that the Coasties were checking out our boat name in their data base and running a check on the captain's name (I). When we responded that our max speed is 8 knots they immediately sped off. At that point, even if we had turned 90 degrees and headed toward the Zumwalt, we could not have been any threat to her.
Attached are some of the pictures that we took as our baot idled along and we waved to the Coasties. They waved back and smiled but were all business. That machine gun on their bow said all that needed to be said.
|
|
|
10-27-2016, 09:54 AM
|
#2
|
Senior Member
City: Oakland
Vessel Name: Arcangel
Vessel Model: Buewater 40
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 149
|
There are so much controversy about his hull and how's gonna work under bad weather..
Let's see how's going on sea trial...
|
|
|
10-27-2016, 09:59 AM
|
#3
|
Guru
City: Concrete Washington State
Vessel Name: Willy
Vessel Model: Willard Nomad 30'
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 18,743
|
It bears a very slight resemblance to the ironclad Merrimack.
__________________
Eric
North Western Washington State USA
|
|
|
10-27-2016, 10:27 AM
|
#4
|
Guru
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 4,021
|
Should be a sight to see when she enters her home port here in San Diego.
|
|
|
10-27-2016, 10:50 AM
|
#5
|
Guru
City: Jacksonville Beach, FL
Join Date: May 2015
Posts: 1,252
|
Thanks for the cool photos. The Zumwalt passed through Jacksonville (Naval Station Mayport) this week, en route to San Diego. What a fascinating ship, with extraordinary capabilities. So far just three are planned for her class. Here's hoping the next two pass through here as well.
|
|
|
10-27-2016, 01:21 PM
|
#6
|
Guru
City: Campbell River
Vessel Name: Blue Sky
Vessel Model: Nordic Tugs 42 Hull #001
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,972
|
Great photos - thanks!
That has to be an extreme example of form following function!
__________________
Conrad
Berthed in
Campbell River BC
|
|
|
10-27-2016, 11:33 PM
|
#7
|
Guru
City: Bayview
Vessel Name: Puffin
Vessel Model: Willard Vega 30
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,444
|
Oh to be a plank owner!
__________________
What kind of boat is that?
|
|
|
10-28-2016, 10:26 AM
|
#8
|
Member
City: Great Lakes Region
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 8
|
Just give it time. Something will go wrong / break. Hope we never have to use her in real combat.
|
|
|
11-22-2016, 01:13 PM
|
#9
|
Member
City: Great Lakes Region
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 8
|
And there we have it. LOL
By: Sam LaGrone
November 22, 2016 8:18 AM • Updated: November 22, 2016 10:53 AM
This post has been updated with additional information on Zumwalt’s casualty and repair schedule.
USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000) is pier side following an engineering casualty the ship suffered transiting the Panama Canal, U.S. Navy officials told USNI News on Monday.
The guided missile destroyer will undergo repairs at a former U.S. naval station until its fit to complete its journey to Naval Station San Diego, Calif., U.S. 3rd Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Ryan Perry told USNI News.
The ship was in the midst of a southbound transit through the canal when it suffered the casualty, Under orders from U.S. 3rd Fleet commander Vice Adm. Nora Tyson, Zumwalt is now stopped for repairs at the former U.S. Naval Station Rodman, he said.
Source links and full story.
https://news.usni.org/2016/11/22/uss...delined-panama
USS Zumwalt Breaks Down in Panama Canal – gCaptain
|
|
|
11-22-2016, 02:04 PM
|
#10
|
Guru
City: Bayview
Vessel Name: Puffin
Vessel Model: Willard Vega 30
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 1,444
|
New and complex technology takes some time to sort out. Interestingly enough it appears that some good old low tech equipment (oil coolers) failed. The navy guy in me finds this ship fascinating! I hope to see it in San Diego in April.
__________________
What kind of boat is that?
|
|
|
11-22-2016, 02:18 PM
|
#11
|
Member
City: Great Lakes Region
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 8
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bob Cofer
New and complex technology takes some time to sort out. Interestingly enough it appears that some good old low tech equipment (oil coolers) failed. The navy guy in me finds this ship fascinating! I hope to see it in San Diego in April.
|
I agree, I am sure she will make it.
|
|
|
11-22-2016, 02:48 PM
|
#12
|
Guru
City: South Florida
Join Date: Sep 2014
Posts: 1,088
|
She passed offshore Ft Lauderdale during the boat show and I saw her out there and for the life of me I could not figure out what I was looking at. There are always a handful + ships anchored off Ft Lauderdale, and I had seen pictures of Zoomer but I thought I was looking at an island or something, was weird. I was in a rental car or I would have had my bino's handy. Glad I stared and pondered as the next day the newspaper had a story about her and I put 2 and 2 together
|
|
|
11-22-2016, 08:47 PM
|
#13
|
TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,728
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Keysdisease
She passed offshore Ft Lauderdale during the boat show and I saw her out there and for the life of me I could not figure out what I was looking at. There are always a handful + ships anchored off Ft Lauderdale, and I had seen pictures of Zoomer but I thought I was looking at an island or something, was weird. I was in a rental car or I would have had my bino's handy. Glad I stared and pondered as the next day the newspaper had a story about her and I put 2 and 2 together
|
She casts a very unique profile, doesn't she? I can see how it would be confusing without binocs.
|
|
|
11-22-2016, 09:15 PM
|
#14
|
Guru
City: Stuart FL
Vessel Name: Lucky Lucky
Vessel Model: Pacific Mariner 65
Join Date: Aug 2013
Posts: 2,760
|
I saw her (him?) in Norfolk; oddly my radar did not.
__________________
Howard
Lucky Lucky
Stuart, FL
|
|
|
11-22-2016, 10:01 PM
|
#15
|
TF Site Team
City: California Delta
Vessel Name: FlyWright
Vessel Model: 1977 Marshall Californian 34 LRC
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 13,728
|
Nuttin' odd about dat!
|
|
|
11-23-2016, 12:55 PM
|
#16
|
Guru
City: Punta Gorda, fl
Vessel Name: Escapade
Vessel Model: Nordic Tug 37 2002
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 1,231
|
Unfortunately her 70 mile range 155 MM Guns fire a guided round that has a price tag of..................
$800,000.00 EACH[emoji844]
|
|
|
11-23-2016, 02:20 PM
|
#17
|
Senior Member
City: Seattle, WA
Vessel Model: Willard 47' Dover Trawler
Join Date: Mar 2014
Posts: 125
|
It has broken down in Panama
Unfortunately it doesn't run. It has broken down in Panama:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...n-panama-canal
Good to see our tax dollars put to use on expensive toys.
|
|
|
11-23-2016, 03:04 PM
|
#18
|
Senior Member
City: Gustavia
Vessel Name: Soler Fox
Vessel Model: Selene 62
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 339
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Keysdisease
She passed offshore Ft Lauderdale during the boat show and I saw her out there and for the life of me I could not figure out what I was looking at. There are always a handful + ships anchored off Ft Lauderdale, and I had seen pictures of Zoomer but I thought I was looking at an island or something, was weird. I was in a rental car or I would have had my bino's handy. Glad I stared and pondered as the next day the newspaper had a story about her and I put 2 and 2 together
|
I saw too
|
|
|
11-23-2016, 03:16 PM
|
#19
|
Guru
City: Beverly Hills
Join Date: Feb 2012
Posts: 1,371
|
SteveD at least we got the toy. The IRS paid out 5.2 billion to fraudulant tax return filiers recently!
|
|
|
11-23-2016, 03:58 PM
|
#20
|
Senior Member
City: Port Moody
Vessel Name: Twilight1
Vessel Model: Permaglass Sedan
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 217
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pgitug
Unfortunately her 70 mile range 155 MM Guns fire a guided round that has a price tag of..................
$800,000.00 EACH[emoji844]
|
Maybe cheaper on Black Friday? A monument to human folly and failure, an insult to the poor.
__________________
"I'm on the dock side of the road."
|
|
|
|
|
Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
Display Modes |
Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Trawler Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|