Pretty cool, warships v's waves

[HagarTheHorrible]

Even the wife enjoyed this  . 

 

http://www.wimp.com/warshipwaves/

 

P.S  I could add all sorts of inuendo, but hey I'm a grown up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

AS IF !!! 

 

 I think she enjoyed seeing a large vessel, full of seamen, pounding away  .

[HagarTheHorrible]

Another nice vid, a pilots perspective of Queenstown NZ.

 

http://www.wimp.com/perspectivequeenstown/

[Mastermariner]

Anyone who say that that is “cool” or “awesome” or anything in that line sure haven’t been there. I spent my working years on ships and sometimes it was as bad as this. There is no worst place on earth or elsewhere to live when the oceans calls for a dance. No rest, no food, only hang on to something sturdy and pray that you will survive. And if you have a weak stomach, there will be times when you fear that you will survive.

 

Master

[MiloMorai]

French frigate Latouche-Tréville (D646)

 

Class & type: Georges Leygues-class frigate

Displacement: 3,550 t (3,494 long tons)
4,500 t (4,429 long tons) full load

Length: 139 m (456 ft 0 in)

Beam: 14 m (45 ft 11 in)

Height: 39.36 m (129 ft 2 in)

Draught: 5.8 m (19 ft 0 in)

Propulsion: CODOG
2 × Pielstick PA 6 V280 STD diesels, 5,200 hp (3,878 kW)
2 × Rolls Royce Olympus TM3B gas turbines, 26,000 hp (19,388 kW)
2 shafts with 4-blade controllable pitch propellers

Speed: 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h) on gas turbines
21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h) on diesels

Range: 1,000 nmi (1,900 km) at 30 kn (35 mph; 56 km/h) on gas turbines
10,000 nmi (19,000 km) at 15 kn (17 mph; 28 km/h) on diesels

Complement: 20 officers,120 non-commissioned officers,95 men

[HagarTheHorrible]

Anyone who say that that is “cool” or “awesome” or anything in that line sure haven’t been there. I spent my working years on ships and sometimes it was as bad as this. There is no worst place on earth or elsewhere to live when the oceans calls for a dance. No rest, no food, only hang on to something sturdy and pray that you will survive. And if you have a weak stomach, there will be times when you fear that you will survive.

 

Master

 

 

I know what you mean, every bone jarring crash.  Fun it certainly isn't, if extremely impressive to watch (from a distance).  It really makes you stand in awe of the Artic convoys to Russia during the war.  All of that, along with ice, dodgy ships, Oh ! and somebody trying to kill you, all at the same time.  What fun and to think the British government didn't want to give them a special campaign medal, shame on them.

[II./JG27_Rich]

I was going to say I'd hate to see the inside while this was going on.

[The_Wren]

The quote "Smooth seas never made a skillful sailor." certainly comes to mind.

[Mastermariner]

Another one is “Never challenge the weather, you will always lose!”

Master

[mudpuppy]

That was incredible to watch; to see the stern raised out of a wave so you could see part of the keel (?) as well.  I'm assuming the same thing would be happening at the aft section with the props and rudder exposed at times.  And thanks to MiloMorai for the details on the frigate.  This a big ship....at least to me it is.  I can't imagine the forces/energy involved to move that much steel the way it does in that vid.  

 

Salute to the sailors and Navy personnel who can brave those seas!

Derek 

[HagarTheHorrible]

It's incredible that they don't break their backs. I would be permanently terrified.