The flight deck leans off to port as the left rudder check begins.
The sea churns as the IKE bangs a hard right.
Swinging up and out of the right rudder check.
Power slide across the pond.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Can You Fishtail in the Ocean?
As a big part of the sea trial evolution, the ship performed a series of rudder checks, mostly to make sure everything still functioned properly after months in the shipyard, but also because its cool to try and make the flight deck skim the surface of the water.
The flight deck leans off to port as the left rudder check begins.
The sea churns as the IKE bangs a hard right.
Swinging up and out of the right rudder check.
Power slide across the pond.
The flight deck leans off to port as the left rudder check begins.
The sea churns as the IKE bangs a hard right.
Swinging up and out of the right rudder check.
Power slide across the pond.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Getting Sea Legs
After a rather lengthy shipyard availability, the IKE finally pulled out to sea earlier this month. We had spent several days working though a 'fast cruise' (the ship being held fast to the pier), and the day finally arrived to stretch the carrier's legs a bit. The Mighty IKE sets course out of Norfolk Naval Shipyards and up the Elizabeth River toward the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic beyond...
The superstructure of the carrier eases past the cranes of the shipyard. We have some friends keeping watch on deck and nearby...
Nine .50 caliber machine gun nests around the catwalks are available to reach out and touch those who might need some touching.
Your humble author, at the fore of the flight deck with the downtowns of Portsmouth and Norfolk in the background.
A view of the history of the Navy from the flight deck of the present Navy. The USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is a battleship that served in WWII, Korea, and the First Gulf War. She now serves as a museum, albeit one with some pretty impressive 16-inch guns.
A view from the aft of the flight deck right along the center landing line. Way off in the distance, about 1100 feet away, is the bow of the ship where the picture of me from above was taken. It was a bit of a hike to get to the rear of the deck.
The superstructure of the carrier eases past the cranes of the shipyard. We have some friends keeping watch on deck and nearby...
Nine .50 caliber machine gun nests around the catwalks are available to reach out and touch those who might need some touching.
Your humble author, at the fore of the flight deck with the downtowns of Portsmouth and Norfolk in the background.
A view of the history of the Navy from the flight deck of the present Navy. The USS Wisconsin (BB-64) is a battleship that served in WWII, Korea, and the First Gulf War. She now serves as a museum, albeit one with some pretty impressive 16-inch guns.
A view from the aft of the flight deck right along the center landing line. Way off in the distance, about 1100 feet away, is the bow of the ship where the picture of me from above was taken. It was a bit of a hike to get to the rear of the deck.
In Which Daniel Will Attempt to Do Something With This Blog
For a blog name I reserved back in dental school, I have done precious little with this space, other than be heckled by Kev and solicited by some fairy-tale named horse trader. Since I will be out and about on one of only 11 US aircraft carriers for the next little bit, I figured I might have some bloggable events occur in the future. Plus, the color scheme of the family blog Lib keeps doesn't really favor my complexion. We'll see if shipboard access lets me keep this up to date...
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