Some of the Ex Soviet Navy - Page 2

gunnut · 01-05-2008, 18:55 PM

SnowLeopard, on the 2nd picture you posted, to the right of the ship in dry dock is what looks like a bow section of a ship on a barge. Do you know what that is? Is that a Type 23 in the dry dock?

Dectilion · 01-06-2008, 01:24 AM

the bow section is part of a type 45. all the ships in dry dock at Portsmouth (with the exception of HMS Victory!) are type 23's

Blademaster · 01-06-2008, 01:28 AM

The submarines picture, what port was that? If it was in England, damn I didn't know that the Trafalgar class was that sleek and long. I always thought it to be short and stubby.

Dectilion · 01-06-2008, 16:50 PM

that is Rosyth dockyard, not an active naval base, and i believe those subs are in storage, possible old swiftsure class (though im not really sure)

Bella · 01-07-2008, 02:20 AM

I don't want to sound stupid, but I'm not very familiar with the worlds navy.....but what is the Russian navy like nowadays? I know they were pretty powerful during the cold war. What is it like now in comparison to the rest of the world?

Thanks!!

gunnut · 01-07-2008, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Bella

I don't want to sound stupid, but I'm not very familiar with the worlds navy.....but what is the Russian navy like nowadays? I know they were pretty powerful during the cold war. What is it like now in comparison to the rest of the world?

Thanks!!

You can probably find it on Wiki for a quick run down.

Suffice to say it's only a shadow of its former self (Soviet navy). The navy is divided into several fleets, far from each other. The most powerful is probably the Northern fleet. Each fleet has a few destroyers, cruisers, and a few subs.

Most of the old fleet is rusting away at port due to lack of funds. Putin is trying to rebuild at least some of it with the new found energy money.

I think that's the jist of it.

Firral · 01-23-2008, 15:01 PM

Inscription under figure:
" In our hands the confidential picture of naval base in China has got.
They have constructed an aircraft carrier. That it has not sunk, they have decided to not start up it in the sea! "

dalem · 01-23-2008, 18:41 PM

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Originally Posted by gunnut

You can probably find it on Wiki for a quick run down.

Suffice to say it's only a shadow of its former self (Soviet navy). The navy is divided into several fleets, far from each other. The most powerful is probably the Northern fleet. Each fleet has a few destroyers, cruisers, and a few subs.

Most of the old fleet is rusting away at port due to lack of funds. Putin is trying to rebuild at least some of it with the new found energy money.

I think that's the jist of it.

Hazegray hasn't updated in a while, but they have great status of the world's navies as of a few years ago.

-dale

entropy · 01-23-2008, 20:01 PM

Is the carrier photo for real?

BadKharma · 01-23-2008, 20:09 PM

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Originally Posted by entropy

Is the carrier photo for real?

Need you really ask?

entropy · 01-23-2008, 20:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BadKharma

Need you really ask?

It is hard to fathom.

dalem · 01-23-2008, 21:55 PM

Back in grad school my roomie and her bf started to build a rowing scull in our basement. I made a crack about getting it out and they said "Oh no, we checked - the keel barely makes the corner." Then I measured "by eye" as they say and asked "what about after it actually has beam to worry about?"

A flurry of worried glances and tape measuring followed.

And they moved the project to HIS basement.

-dale

entropy · 01-24-2008, 12:52 PM

Seriously,

What is the carrier doing in a duck pond?

VarSity · 01-24-2008, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by entropy

Seriously,

What is the carrier doing in a duck pond?

Its fake...

That or Dr Who is a documentary and not a Sci-Fi show.

BadKharma · 01-24-2008, 14:50 PM

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Originally Posted by entropy

Seriously,

What is the carrier doing in a duck pond?

Look at the shadows it is photoshopped.

01-05-2008, 18:55 PM	#16 (permalink)
gunnut *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 01-27-06 Location: DPRK, Democratik People's Republik of Kalifornia Posts: 9,365 Country:	SnowLeopard, on the 2nd picture you posted, to the right of the ship in dry dock is what looks like a bow section of a ship on a barge. Do you know what that is? Is that a Type 23 in the dry dock? __________________ "Only Nixon can go to China." -- Old Vulcan proverb.

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Dectilion Regular Join Date: 01-13-07 Posts: 137	the bow section is part of a type 45. all the ships in dry dock at Portsmouth (with the exception of HMS Victory!) are type 23's __________________ ROAD WARRIOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Blademaster Military Enthusiast *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 08-15-03 Posts: 3,050	The submarines picture, what port was that? If it was in England, damn I didn't know that the Trafalgar class was that sleek and long. I always thought it to be short and stubby.

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Dectilion Regular Join Date: 01-13-07 Posts: 137	that is Rosyth dockyard, not an active naval base, and i believe those subs are in storage, possible old swiftsure class (though im not really sure)

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Bella Patron Join Date: 09-03-07 Location: Chicago Posts: 288 Country:	I don't want to sound stupid, but I'm not very familiar with the worlds navy.....but what is the Russian navy like nowadays? I know they were pretty powerful during the cold war. What is it like now in comparison to the rest of the world? Thanks!!

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dalem Lord High Hullabalooster *Senior Contributor* Join Date: 11-23-04 Location: Columbia Heights, MN Posts: 8,323 Country:	Back in grad school my roomie and her bf started to build a rowing scull in our basement. I made a crack about getting it out and they said "Oh no, we checked - the keel barely makes the corner." Then I measured "by eye" as they say and asked "what about after it actually has beam to worry about?" A flurry of worried glances and tape measuring followed. And they moved the project to HIS basement. -dale

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