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  • Battle Damage!

    Thought I'd start yet another naval photo thread. This one is for damaged/sinking/scrapped warships. Basically if you have any pictures showing warships at their not-so-best, post 'em!
    First up is HIJMS Hyuga looking fittingly like the battleships at Pearl Harbor
    Last edited by TopHatter; 03 Mar 08,, 00:40. Reason: I'll re-upload when I can find the picture again
    “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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    Is that oil leaking on the bottom right side?

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    • #3
      The first of 5 USN warships to suffer major damage in Middle East. USS Stark (FFG-31) was hit by 2 Exocet antiship missiles on May 17, 1987, fired by an Iraqi Mirage F-1.
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      “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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      • #4
        USS Samuel B Roberts being sealifted home on the Dutch Mighty Servant 2 after being mined in the Persian Gulf on April 14 1988.
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        “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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        • #5
          Originally posted by s_qwert63
          Is that oil leaking on the bottom right side?
          Yup, it sure is. Compare this picture to the aerial pictures taken by the Kido Butai during the Pearl Harbor attack
          “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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          • #6
            Speaking of the IJN, here is HIJMS Mikuma after being worked over by the USN and Midway air forces.
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            “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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            • #7
              USS Guam (LPH-9) being sunk as a target by the USS John F Kennedy battle group on October 16, 2001.
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              “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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              • #8
                The WWII-era oiler Ashtabula (AO 51) is attacked in a target exercise. The firing exercise took place off San Diego, and included ships from the US Navy (O'Kane (DDG 77), Curts (FFG 38), and Thach (FFG 43)), Royal Navy (Sutherland (F81), Cornwall (F99) and Newcastle (D87)), and French navy (Aconit (F713)). The old oiler is seen here after two hits from Harpoon missiles, each of which has opened a large hole in her starboard side. She finally had to be scuttled. Talk about a tough ship!
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                “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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                • #9
                  Ashtubula's final moments. She was hit by eight Harpoon missiles, two Standard (SM-2) missiles, three Sea Skua missiles, four bombs from S-3 Vikings, and over 100 rounds of gunfire from 3", 100mm, and 5" guns. They finally had to set charges to sink her :Beer The frigate behind her is USS Thach (FFG 43).
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                  “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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                  • #10
                    USS BUCHANAN was one of four decommissioned ships that were sunk as targets during RIMPAC 2000. The other three ships were the BELKNAP-class cruiser WORDEN (CG 18), the guided missile frigate RAMSEY (FFG 2) and the USS GENERAL HUGH J. GAFFEY (AP 121).

                    The sinking of the ships was conducted at the Pacific Missile Range Facility, north of the Hawaiian Island of Kauai, and focused on honing weapons firing skills and proficiency.

                    Missile firing and torpedo firing exercises to sink the BUCHANAN started June 13. Three Hellfire hits, three Harpoon hits and a 2,400 pound laser-guided bomb hit were not enough to sink the ship. The job was finally done by 200 pounds of explosive charges set by an EOD team so that the BUCHANAN sunk on June 14, 2000.
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                    “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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                    • #11
                      and again
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                      “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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                      • #12
                        and again...check out that demolished 5-inch mount!
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                        “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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                        • #13
                          and again...man this was a very well documented SINKEX!
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                          “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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                          • #14
                            Down she goes...
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                            “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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                            • #15
                              USS Caron December 4, 2002. I don't think she was supposed to sink at the time this picture was taken. They were doing explosives tests and she was scheduled to be sunk during a SINKEX the next year. I guess she kinda advanced the timetable. She was also decommisioned on my 26th birthday and just under a month after the 9-11 attacks.
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                              “He was the most prodigious personification of all human inferiorities. He was an utterly incapable, unadapted, irresponsible, psychopathic personality, full of empty, infantile fantasies, but cursed with the keen intuition of a rat or a guttersnipe. He represented the shadow, the inferior part of everybody’s personality, in an overwhelming degree, and this was another reason why they fell for him.”

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