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Title: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: Swoop on January 22, 2008, 06:49:27 AM

(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-8/48257/image005.jpg)


(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-8/48257/Swoop2.gif)

Title: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: BlueJ1 on January 22, 2008, 10:58:55 AM

:lol


Funny thing is we really are downsizing. Big time.

Title: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: Shamus on January 22, 2008, 11:22:58 AM

That thing must have a real mean cat.

shamus

Title: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: boxboy28 on January 22, 2008, 12:08:15 PM

love to see the lift and trhe hanger bay............whos got the majik shrinking power?

Title: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: BlueJ1 on January 22, 2008, 12:09:52 PM

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Originally posted by boxboy28
whos got the majik shrinking power?

Our budget. And congress. :D

Title: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: C(Sea)Bass on January 22, 2008, 12:12:49 PM

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Originally posted by boxboy28
whos got the majik shrinking power?

the cold..... it can cause shrinkage

Title: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: Yeager on January 22, 2008, 12:53:09 PM

Ahhh, I see you have located the infamous USS Clinton :confused:

Title: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: GtoRA2 on January 22, 2008, 02:06:58 PM

I wonder if that is the F-14 at the Hornet Museum, being barged across the bay from SFO?

Title: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: GtoRA2 on January 22, 2008, 02:20:27 PM

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Originally posted by GtoRA2
I wonder if that is the F-14 at the Hornet Museum, being barged across the bay from SFO?

I was right.

Link to old press releases, scroll to April 10. (http://www.uss-hornet.org/news_events/press_releases/press_releases_2002.html)

(http://www.uss-hornet.org/news_events/press_releases/picts/101-taxi-1b.jpg)
(http://www.uss-hornet.org/news_events/press_releases/picts/101-arriv1b.jpg)

That Tomcat will be part of my wedding!

Title: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: ramzey on January 22, 2008, 04:11:17 PM

other downsized carrier
(http://www.bobosport.net/gallery/albums/userpics/10001/IMG_6650.JPG)

Title: Re: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: Hawk78th on January 22, 2008, 04:22:42 PM

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Originally posted by Swoop
(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-8/48257/image005.jpg)


(http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2002-8/48257/Swoop2.gif)

 And I thought I saw this as the "" USS Bill Clinton"

 ( if i was any good at Phototchop... it'd  say so on the bow)

Title: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: C(Sea)Bass on January 22, 2008, 04:38:02 PM

http://www.rossputin.com/blog/index.php/a/2006/12/09/the_uss_reagan_and_the_uss_clinton

article about the USS Clinton. Scroll down to about mid-page

Title: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: Hawk78th on January 22, 2008, 05:07:20 PM

:aok

 THX  Seabass

Title: US Navy downsizing carrier fleet!
Post by: Spikes on January 22, 2008, 05:25:12 PM

Weird. I saw this same photo today. :confused:

I like the X-craft better. :D

(http://media.bmt.org/bmt_media/bmt_images/1/X-Craft.jpg)