Picture of the day

[sail32]

Out of curiosity I tried Google Earth as "MARAD Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay", and did not find any Navy vessels.

There was wording; "Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet" but no ships.

The image was dated 12/31/1969.

 

[CV32]

Out of curiosity I tried Google Earth as "MARAD Reserve Fleet at Suisun Bay", and did not find any Navy vessels. There was wording; "Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet" but no ships. The image was dated 12/31/1969.

I think some dates, including 12/31/1969, is known for problems with imagery on Google Earth.

About imagery and collection dates in Google Earth

 

[diopter]

I assume Google earth would be satellite photos. which military would not be in favor of showing.
That photo seems to be from an aircraft.

http://www.allwidewallpapers.com/na...aW9uYWwtZGVmZW5zZS1yZXNlcnZlLWZsZWV0LXNoaXBz/

http://www.digitalsight.com/photos/.../mothball-fleet-port_chicago-CA-05_large.html

 

[philhut]

what is the ramp shaped thing towards the bow of the upper most 2 vessels?

Looks like the backing/shielding to a missile launch system.

 

[CV32]

Looks like the backing/shielding to a missile launch system.

Its the missile house containing the reload missiles.

 

[philhut]

Call Orson and H.G. Welles! The Martians are here!

If I didn't know better I swear I'd say that was photo-shopped. I can't believe that was the design the american army actually chose to produce. An armoured vehicle designed strait out of current comic books I bet. Great Photo!

 

[diopter]

Track Layer CLB 75 photos
https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&...3.957...0j0i30k1j0i24k1j0i10i24k1.lAu40AtiyCo

 

[NavyShooter]

If you zoom in on the Suisin Bay Reserve Fleet in Google earth, you'll see that there ARE ships there, but they are blurred out, and some are 'painted' out. Zooming in all the way you can see how the imagery has been mucked with.

Go to: 38.04.049.27N and 122.05.13.60W. eye altitude of 815 feet and you'll see some of the artifacts.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

Here's a fave...

looks like they had an inkling re: sloped armour, but other than that, it was all very new science.

 

[donor]

When I look at that Tracklayer I see direct translation of the USS Monitor idea from 50 years before to dry land operation.

Idea of a land ship is not new,what was new is building it on top of tracked tractor powered by powerful internal combustion engine.

Silly looking tank of not remember where planes were in 1916 and where are they now.

 

[Dark Alley Dan]

When they made the 5,000th P-38, they kinda went nuts in the paint bay:

 

[diopter]

Flash Gordon 1st 1936 episode

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5MD9cwpyqY

 

[zuke]

And how many are left today in flying condition?

When they made the 5,000th P-38, they kinda went nuts in the paint bay:

 

[gewehr76]

Most likely they run out of paint and only used primer on it. lol

When they made the 5,000th P-38, they kinda went nuts in the paint bay:

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[Claven2]

If I didn't know better I swear I'd say that was photo-shopped. I can't believe that was the design the american army actually chose to produce. An armoured vehicle designed strait out of current comic books I bet. Great Photo!

Some cutaway photos of this weird beast.

 

[diopter]

Turret Crawl

Firing

 

[Gibbs505]

 

[AP]

Is that the one thats buried at the end of the Downsview runway?

 

[Sqr]

Turret Crawl

Firings

The unfortunate sailers on the Iowa are lucky they didn't know what happened to them when their turret exploded. It just goes to demonstrate in the close confines these guys work in that any kind of detonation would be catastrophic.

 

[Gibbs505]

An emergency main ballast tank blow is a procedure used aboard a submarine that forces high-pressure air into its main ballast tanks. The high-pressure air forces ballast water from the tanks, quickly lightening the ship so it can rapidly rise to the surface.