Stealthy Boat

11 responses to “Stealthy Boat”

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   eye of einstein

   Feb 16, 2008 at 3:18 am

   things that make one say ..???

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   BWJones

   Feb 16, 2008 at 3:38 am

   I believe you took a pic of the USS San Antonio (LPD 17), with the Stealth Crane designed to be able to deliver an entire battalion of Marines.

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   Peter Kaminski

   Feb 16, 2008 at 5:40 am

   Nifty!

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   tonyjurvetson

   Feb 16, 2008 at 8:47 am

   Sometimes she does fly a flag.
   officespam.chattablogs.com/archives/USS-New-York.jpg

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5. 

   TomiTapio

   Feb 16, 2008 at 12:40 pm

   Jolly good shot too, the scenery is good.

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   drona

   Feb 17, 2008 at 4:38 pm

   beautiful detail in the distance too…lighting conditions look like they were near perfect…

   Are native ships required to fly their own flags while in their own country?

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   born1945

   Feb 18, 2008 at 11:12 pm

   I think the flag is flying off the port side of the front stack. See the notes. Maybe it’s a stealth flag.

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   jurvetson

   Feb 18, 2008 at 11:34 pm

   Yes, there are three flags on a line there – a yellow square, on top of a yellow+red checker, on top of one that is half white and half blue (vertical rectangles).

   Looked like semaphore flags to me.

   I thought military vehicles carried the country’s flag?

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9. 

   hallowed bicycle

   Feb 19, 2008 at 2:28 am

   jurvetson Not always. Flags don’t cost nothing, you know, and flying them exposes them to the elements–esp. salt. No need to fly them when you’re out in mid-ocean.

   You can learn more about the USS SAN ANTONIO and its class at those links, and find a large image here.

   It’s been a long time since I served aboard ships of that sort. I don’t miss the haze-gray sea monsters too much, although it had its moments.

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    sucram790

    Jul 2, 2008 at 10:48 pm

    its actually the USS New Orleans (LPD-18). the USS San Antonio (LPD-17) is on the east coast. and its a ship, not a boat.

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    jurvetson

    Jul 3, 2008 at 1:50 am

    Das Dingy! You say Boot, I say Boat, but does it float?

    You Army guys can be so persnickety

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