Ships now in Town.
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Yes. These were the ones I'm referring to. When off-loaded, their free-board height is really jaw-dropping.Originally posted by Marco_Simone:If I am not wrong,only the supertankers are bigger than the Nimitz
But actually quite a lot of ships displace more water than the Nimitz. -
And when underway they usually move in excess of 20kts.Originally posted by tek_koh:But merchants like Containers and Supertankers are really wide and huge!
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Nimitz at 90,000+ tons can go over 30+ knots.
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but they still dun look as wide and giant as the merchants...
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They aren't.Originally posted by tek_koh:but they still dun look as wide and giant as the merchants...
Nimitz of course need the speed.
Some of the tankers are so big they are off-loaded off-shore at port. -
More info:
Tmr, LHA-1 will be accompanied by 1 Arleigh Burke, 8 Indonesian ships, and some of our own.
Siao liao. -
The Lincoln at Changi.Originally posted by Marco_Simone:Anyone seen a Nimitz class in Sg waters before?
My,that would be a sight man...
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USS Abraham Lincoln is in town too? Wow
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DDG-70 now at Changi. Arrived early yesterday to join LHA-1.
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Yeah......and they brought along their arrogance to SG too........read today's Sunday Times that an SG guy was beaten up pretty badly by one of them drunk American sailors/marines recently.Originally posted by SBS3625D:DDG-70 now at Changi. Arrived early yesterday to join LHA-1.
And worse part is.......that assailant was "rescued" by the so-called US navy "police". Taken away by them from our SG police without being formally charged!
About time SG government insist that if the US military personnel break local laws, they should face the music here......not happily escorted back to the ships by US police!!
Just look at what happened in the Philippines and Okinawa where the US military personnel took their liberty to rape the local women and gals!! Disgusting !! -
Yes, we yet to hear how the going to punish that US sailor by their Navy Police. We want some justice!Originally posted by FireAndHell:Yeah......and they brought along their arrogance to SG too........read today's Sunday Times that an SG guy was beaten up pretty badly by one of them drunk American sailors/marines recently.
And worse part is.......that assailant was "rescued" by the so-called US navy "police". Taken away by them from our SG police without being formally charged!
About time SG government insist that if the US military personnel break local laws, they should face the music here......not happily escorted back to the ships by US police!! Just look at what happened in the Philippines and Okinawa where the US military personnel took their liberty to rape the local women and gals!! Disgusting !!
We are the host nation to their carriers as we don't charge them fees for berthing so this is totally unacceptable to do such things with the host country! -
You haven't seen what happens when these drunk sailors come back to Changi.
Got some even try to climb onto the RSN LSTs (cos they are next to USN ships) but they got frightened when they saw the sentry load a mag into the carbine.
Others pose on the bollards and generally making a ruckus.
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there are existing protocol for these type of incident. i am sure it will continue to happen.Originally posted by tankee1981:Yes, we yet to hear how the going to punish that US sailor by their Navy Police. We want some justice!
We are the host nation to their carriers as we don't charge them fees for berthing so this is totally unacceptable to do such things with the host country! -
our boys train abroad, get into trouble, also come back in one piece..Originally posted by Arapahoe:there are existing protocol for these type of incident. i am sure it will continue to happen.
so much double standards..
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Care to shed some light into our SAF personnel trouble with the law in foreign countries?Originally posted by LazerLordz:our boys train abroad, get into trouble, also come back in one piece..
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Oh yar, check out today's ST, there is an article about that navy seaman. Didn't have time to read and scan it though.
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Ask your older warrants. Mine had stories to tell.Originally posted by tankee1981:Care to shed some light into our SAF personnel trouble with the law in foreign countries?
Of course, it's all anecdotal and not officially acknowledged. There were cases of similar drunken behavior in overseas R&R, as far as I know.
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Heh, TaiwanOriginally posted by LazerLordz:Ask your older warrants. Mine had stories to tell.
Of course, it's all anecdotal and not officially acknowledged. There were cases of similar drunken behavior in overseas R&R, as far as I know.
Heard of a few in Taiwan, but that's as far as I will go.
I know of a few incidents personally ... same "courtesy" accorded to our personnel. -
Both USS Tarawa and USS Hopper have left early today.
Without the troublemaker I think.
Side-note: 209 RSS Persistence will be back from Middle East finally this Friday. -
209 is back to much fanfare.
And just received news that CG-73 is docking at Changi today as well. -
there are several passenger cruises that are bigger than the nimitz class also.Originally posted by Marco_Simone:If I am not wrong,only the supertankers are bigger than the Nimitz -
Confirmed:Originally posted by SBS3625D:209 is back to much fanfare.
And just received news that CG-73 is docking at Changi today as well.
CG-73 USS Port Royal now at Changi.
And an indian ship came and went in-between,
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USS Port Royal has left Changi.
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That's not called double standards..even if we have had a small minority of guys who can't behave and messed up overseas, it doesn't mean the rest of Singapore can let other nations' military personnel mess around with us.Originally posted by LazerLordz:our boys train abroad, get into trouble, also come back in one piece..
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USS John Ericcson now at Changi.
Freakin big ship.