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USS Boxer | LHD four | Wasp-Class Amphibious Assault Ship | United States Navy (USN) | Hong Kong | China
Image by Christian Junker – AHKGAP
One more particular visitor to Hong Kong is this US Navy vessel which is going to the city for a short although ahead of returning to its homeport of San Diego, California.
The motto of the USS Boxer is: Honor, Courage, Strength
Some impressive particulars on the vessel:
Keel Laid: 1991
Launched: August 7, 1993
Commissioned: February 11, 1995
Builder: Ingalls Shipbuilding , West Bank, Pascagoula, Miss.
Propulsion technique: two boilers, two geared turbines
Propellers: two
Aircraft elevators: two
Length: 840 feet (256 meters)
Flight Deck Width: 140 feet (42.six meters)
Beam: 106 feet (32,.3 meters)
Draft: 26,five feet (eight.1 meters)
Displacement: approx. 40,500 tons full load
Speed: 23 knots
Aircraft: (depends upon mission)
Supply: Navysite (http://navysite.de/ships/lhd4.htm)
USS Carl Vinson | CVN 70 | Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier | United States Navy (USN) | Hong Kong | China
Image by Christian Junker – AHKGAP
The Navy is back in town for a couple of days with this supercarrier!
The USS Carl Vinson arrived on 22 Could 2011 from Manila Bay in the Philippines in Hong Kong waters and will depart on 25 Could 2011 return to its homeport Naval Air Station (NAS) North Island San Diego, California.
The initial time I saw this enormous vessel was back in 1997 in San Diego, California exactly where I came as portion on a harbour cruise genuinely close to the ship. That time as the Carl Vinson was docked the deck was empty so have a closer appear now!
However it was a terribly hazy and dull day in Hong Kong and the boat where I took the photo from was really unsteady so this photo was quite a lot the greatest I could accomplish.
Just extremely recently the Carl Vinson made some enormous headlines:
"On two May possibly 2011, two never ever-before-observed Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk stealth-modified helicopters (CLASSIFIED Best SECRET Design and style) took a low-level flight across Pakistan to deliver United States Naval Specific Warfare Development Group (formerly recognized as SEAL Group 6). The members had been to rappel to the ground but a failure of one of the helicopters necessitated landing. The mission was to take away the threat of Osama bin Laden. The physique of Osama bin Laden was buried at sea following his death and religious rites conducted aboard the ship which was operating in the Northern Arabian Sea at the time."
Source: Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Carl_Vinson_%28CVN-70%29)
Here are some impressive details about the USS Carl Vinson:
Callsign: Gold Eagle
Motto: Vis Per Mare (Strength from the Sea)
Laid Down: 11 October 1975
Launched: 15 March 1980
Commissioned: 13 March 1982
Class and Variety: Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier
Displacement: 101,300 extended tons
Length: 332.8 m (all round), 317. m (waterline)
Beam: 76.8 m (general), 40.eight m (waterline)
Speed: 30+ knots
Complement: ship’s organization 3,200, air wing two,480
Variety: limitless distance, 20 years
Aircraft carried: 90 fixed wing and helicopters