Thursday, October 25, 2012
Harrier II Plus or "Bravo", Armada Española.. Desde el aire - YouTube
Desde el aire - YouTube
Harrier II Plus or "Bravo", Armada Española.
Vista de la Bahía de Cádiz desde un Harrier "Bravo" de la Octava Flotilla de Aeronaves de la Armada Española.
Harrier II Plus or "Bravo", Armada Española.
Vista de la Bahía de Cádiz desde un Harrier "Bravo" de la Octava Flotilla de Aeronaves de la Armada Española.
Monday, October 15, 2012
Enterprise Transits the Suez Canal for the Final Time
Enterprise Transits the Suez Canal for the Final Time
The aircraft carrier
USS Enterprise (CVN 65) moves through the Suez Canal for the last time.
Enterprise Transits the Suez Canal for the Final Time
Story Number: NNS121015-04
10/15/2012
image: Top News Story
By Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class (SW) Brian G.
Reynolds, Enterprise Carrier Strike Group Public Affairs
USS ENTERPRISE, At Sea (NNS) -- Aircraft carrier USS
Enterprise (CVN 65) has been the first to do a lot of things. The "Big
E" was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the first
carrier to respond to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
On April 29, 1986, Enterprise did something that no other
nuclear-powered carrier had ever done - she transited the Suez Canal, the
world's largest man-made canal, adding another first to an already long list of
accomplishments.
The 1986 transit brought Enterprise back into the
Mediterranean for the first time in 22 years, as she shifted homeports from
Alameda, Calif., back to Norfolk, Va., where she was originally commissioned in
1961.
Twenty-six years later, on Oct. 12, the "Big E"
passed through the Suez Canal for the final time as she transitioned from the
U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) to U.S. 6th Fleet AOR, entering the
Mediterranean Sea for the last time.
The transit marks the beginning of the last leg of the
carrier's historic 25th and final deployment, after seven months of operations
at sea.
The Suez Canal is a 120-mile long, 79-foot-deep canal that
runs through Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, allowing mariners to transit from the Red
Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, and vice versa.
Because the canal is so shallow and narrow, the transit puts
the skills of even the most seasoned helmsman to the test, as the canal was not
originally designed to accommodate ships the size of an aircraft carrier. In
fact, the evolution usually takes anywhere from 14-20 hours to complete.
"Planning for this type of evolution starts months out
to try to minimize any hiccups," said Chief Quartermaster Craig J. Bowman.
"We (Navigation department) lay out the ship's planned track with proposed
or planned times to be at certain places. Other departments on the ship take
the information we provide and plan when and where they can or can't do
evolutions - or when they need to shut off or stop certain services."
Because Enterprise was the first to make the historic
journey through the Suez Canal, those involved in its current transit believe
that there is a bit of reverence in having the honor to take the "Big
E" through "the Ditch" for the final time.
"To bring Enterprise through the Suez Canal for the
last time is certainly an honor," said Cmdr. Donald Kennedy, Enterprise's
navigator. "For more than 50 years, Big E Sailors have expertly stood the
long watches required to navigate Enterprise safely. To be among the last to
see her through the Suez Canal will no doubt be one of the most memorable
experiences of my career."
Many "Big E" crewmembers agree that it is an honor
to be involved with the final cruise and Suez Canal transit of the world's
first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. The cruise marks a milestone in not
only their careers, but their lives as well.
"Being involved in the planning of the transit is
something that no one can take away from me or anyone else on the Navigation
team," said Bowman. "I went through as a QM1 (quartermaster first
class) and I am coming out as a QMC (chief quartermaster). Just adding that to
the transit makes this that much more memorable for me."
Enterprise is scheduled to return to its homeport of Norfolk
at the end of its current deployment to begin its inactivation process after 51
years of service.
For more news from USS Enterprise (CVN 65), visit
www.navy.mil/local/cvn65/.
in.
http://www.navy.mil/search/print.asp?story_id=70146&VIRIN=&imagetype=1&page=0
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Presseinformation - Ems - Überführung "Celebrity Reflection"
Presseinformation - Ems - Überführung "Celebrity Reflection"
Presseinformation
Ems - Überführung der Celebrity Reflection
Überführung startet voraussichtlich Sonntag früh
Papenburg, 12. September 2012 – Die Celebrity Reflection wird voraussichtlich in der Nacht von Samstag auf Sonntag (16.09.2012), Papenburg verlassen und auf der Ems in Richtung Eemshaven (Niederlande) überführt. Nach einem kurzen Stopp in Emden wird das Schiff zu einer kurzen Einstellungsfahrt starten bevor es in Eemshaven (NL) ankommt.
Die Passage der Celebrity Reflection über die Ems wird voraussichtlich mit einem kurzen Zwischenstopp am und mit Unterstützung des Emssperrwerkes erfolgen. Weitere Informationen zum Sperrwerk, dem Betretungsverbot der Deiche und der Vogelschutzgebiete unter www.nlwkn.niedersachsen.de
Für die Überführung gilt folgender Zeitplan, der sich entsprechend den Wetterbedingungen kurzfristig weiter verschieben kann:
ca. 03.45 Uhr Passieren der Dockschleuse (Papenburg)
ca. 05.45 Uhr Passieren der Friesenbrücke (Weener)
ca. 07.40 Uhr Passieren der Jann-Berghaus-Brücke (Leer)
ca. 10.15 Uhr Ankunft Emssperrwerk (Gandersum)
ca. 13.15 Uhr Passieren Emssperrwerk (Gandersum)
ca. 14.30 Uhr Emden (Schiff drehen)
ca. 16.00 Uhr Emskai/Emspier Emden
ca. 17.00 Uhr Ablegen zur erste Einstellungsfahrt
!! Alle Angaben sind vorbehaltlich der Wind- und Wetterlage, der Wasserstände
Die Überführung des Schiffes wird erneut vom Team der Lotsenbrüderschaft Emden durchgeführt. Die Emslotsen haben auch in den Vorjahren die Schiffe der MEYER WERFT überführt. Das gesamte Überführungsteam trainierte dieses Manöver am computergesteuerten Simulator in Wageningen (Niederlande), um so noch besser vorbereitet zu sein.
Die Celebrity Reflection wird die Emsfahrt in Richtung Nordsee wieder rückwärts zurücklegen. Diese Art der Überführung hat sich aufgrund der besseren Manövrierfähigkeit bewährt. Die Überführung bewältigt das Schiff mit Unterstützung zweier Schlepper.
Das 126.000 BRZ große Kreuzfahrtschiff Celebrity Reflection hat eine Länge über alles von 319 Metern und ist 37,4 Meter breit. Es verfügt über 1523 Kabinen für mehr als 3046 Passa-giere und erreicht eine Geschwindigkeit von 23 Knoten.
www.meyerwerft.de
Presseinformation
Ems - Überführung der Celebrity Reflection
Überführung startet voraussichtlich Sonntag früh
Papenburg, 12. September 2012 – Die Celebrity Reflection wird voraussichtlich in der Nacht von Samstag auf Sonntag (16.09.2012), Papenburg verlassen und auf der Ems in Richtung Eemshaven (Niederlande) überführt. Nach einem kurzen Stopp in Emden wird das Schiff zu einer kurzen Einstellungsfahrt starten bevor es in Eemshaven (NL) ankommt.
Die Passage der Celebrity Reflection über die Ems wird voraussichtlich mit einem kurzen Zwischenstopp am und mit Unterstützung des Emssperrwerkes erfolgen. Weitere Informationen zum Sperrwerk, dem Betretungsverbot der Deiche und der Vogelschutzgebiete unter www.nlwkn.niedersachsen.de
Für die Überführung gilt folgender Zeitplan, der sich entsprechend den Wetterbedingungen kurzfristig weiter verschieben kann:
ca. 03.45 Uhr Passieren der Dockschleuse (Papenburg)
ca. 05.45 Uhr Passieren der Friesenbrücke (Weener)
ca. 07.40 Uhr Passieren der Jann-Berghaus-Brücke (Leer)
ca. 10.15 Uhr Ankunft Emssperrwerk (Gandersum)
ca. 13.15 Uhr Passieren Emssperrwerk (Gandersum)
ca. 14.30 Uhr Emden (Schiff drehen)
ca. 16.00 Uhr Emskai/Emspier Emden
ca. 17.00 Uhr Ablegen zur erste Einstellungsfahrt
!! Alle Angaben sind vorbehaltlich der Wind- und Wetterlage, der Wasserstände
und somit ohne Gewähr. Zeitverschiebungen sind möglich !!
Das Ablegen des Schiffes im Papenburger Hafen und das Passieren der Dockschleuse werden live im Internet übertragen. Die Webcam ist auf der Homepage der MEYER WERFT unter: www.meyerwerft.de zu finden. Die Überführung des Schiffes wird erneut vom Team der Lotsenbrüderschaft Emden durchgeführt. Die Emslotsen haben auch in den Vorjahren die Schiffe der MEYER WERFT überführt. Das gesamte Überführungsteam trainierte dieses Manöver am computergesteuerten Simulator in Wageningen (Niederlande), um so noch besser vorbereitet zu sein.
Die Celebrity Reflection wird die Emsfahrt in Richtung Nordsee wieder rückwärts zurücklegen. Diese Art der Überführung hat sich aufgrund der besseren Manövrierfähigkeit bewährt. Die Überführung bewältigt das Schiff mit Unterstützung zweier Schlepper.
Das 126.000 BRZ große Kreuzfahrtschiff Celebrity Reflection hat eine Länge über alles von 319 Metern und ist 37,4 Meter breit. Es verfügt über 1523 Kabinen für mehr als 3046 Passa-giere und erreicht eine Geschwindigkeit von 23 Knoten.
Auf der MEYER WERFT geht die Arbeit an den weiteren Schiffen unterdessen mit Hoch-druck weiter: Im Dock II der Werft wird zurzeit das erste neue Kreuzfahrtschiff für Norwegian Cruise Line, die „Norwegian Breakaway“, gebaut. Das siebte Schiff für AIDA Cruises die AIDAstella, die im Frühjahr 2013 fertiggestellt wird, befindet sich bereits im Baudock I der Werft in der Ausbauphase.
Here the address of the company:
________________________
Unternehmenskommunikation
MEYER WERFT GmbH
Industriegebiet Süd
26871 Papenburg, Germany
Tel: 04961 81 4262
Fax: 04961 81 4373
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Royal Navy: HMS Diamond joins forces with USS Enterprise
Ministry of Defence | Defence News | Military Operations | HMS Diamond joins forces with USS Enterprise
HMS Diamond joins forces with USS Enterprise
A Military Operations news article
15 Aug 12
HMS Diamond has joined the USS Enterprise to exercise with US Carrier Strike Group 12 in the Middle East and demonstrate the Type 45's outstanding air defence capabilities.
Members of HMS Diamond's ship's company observe flight deck operations being conducted on the USS Enterprise
[Picture: Crown Copyright/MOD 2012]
[Picture: Crown Copyright/MOD 2012]
During the exercise warfare specialists in Diamond's operations room helped to choreograph sorties of F-18 Super Hornets and other aircraft, which add to the Carrier Strike Group's potency.
As her sister ship Daring did just a few months ago, Diamond joined forces with the 'Big E' to show how a Type 45 destroyer can shield a task group from air attack - exactly what she was built for.
The £1bn Royal Navy warship can track multiple targets courtesy of her Sampson radar and take them out, if necessary, at ranges of up to 70 miles (113km) away courtesy of the Sea Viper missiles in the silo on her forecastle. And she can also direct strike missions by guiding aircraft onto targets as well as generally co-ordinating friendly air activity.
The Portsmouth-based warship took her place alongside Enterprise's more usual escorts, the cruiser Vicksburg and the destroyer Nitze. Whilst providing protection to the Carrier Strike Group, Diamond was able to close in to just 500 metres of the Enterprise, giving her ship's company a 'ringside seat' to US carrier operations.
As her sister ship Daring did just a few months ago, Diamond joined forces with the 'Big E' to show how a Type 45 destroyer can shield a task group from air attack - exactly what she was built for.
The £1bn Royal Navy warship can track multiple targets courtesy of her Sampson radar and take them out, if necessary, at ranges of up to 70 miles (113km) away courtesy of the Sea Viper missiles in the silo on her forecastle. And she can also direct strike missions by guiding aircraft onto targets as well as generally co-ordinating friendly air activity.
The Portsmouth-based warship took her place alongside Enterprise's more usual escorts, the cruiser Vicksburg and the destroyer Nitze. Whilst providing protection to the Carrier Strike Group, Diamond was able to close in to just 500 metres of the Enterprise, giving her ship's company a 'ringside seat' to US carrier operations.
Royal Navy and US Navy personnel work alongside each other in the Middle East
[Picture: Crown Copyright/MOD 2012]
[Picture: Crown Copyright/MOD 2012]
Diamond's crew observed as the F-18s were catapulted off the deck of the Enterprise - which is the longest warship in the world, longest-serving carrier in the world and the world's first nuclear-powered carrier - and, when their missions were complete, touch down safely, brought to a halt by arrestor wires.
The exercises also allowed for an exchange of US and UK sailors, known in international naval circles as cross-pollination, sharing knowledge and experience among the ships.
Lieutenant Commander Mark Headley, Diamond's Air Warfare Officer who hosted the American visitors on the British ship, said:
The exercises also allowed for an exchange of US and UK sailors, known in international naval circles as cross-pollination, sharing knowledge and experience among the ships.
Lieutenant Commander Mark Headley, Diamond's Air Warfare Officer who hosted the American visitors on the British ship, said:
"Working with the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group has been a fantastic opportunity to build on Royal and US Navy understanding. The knowledge gleaned will help the Royal Navy maximise the exciting opportunities offered by the Type 45 destroyers."
Chief among those visitors was Rear Admiral Walter Carter, Commander of Carrier Strike Group 12.
Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond (foreground) with US Navy carrier the USS Enterprise
[Picture: Crown Copyright/MOD 2012]
[Picture: Crown Copyright/MOD 2012]
The Admiral liked what he saw aboard Diamond during a comprehensive tour of the 8,500-tonne warship, and what her ship's company did during the destroyer's time in the company of the Enterprise. He sent a signal to Diamond's Commanding Officer, Commander Ian Clarke, which read:
HMS Diamond has resumed her maiden deployment duties, helping to provide security and stability in the Gulf region.
For that wider maritime security mission the Type 45 warship carries a Royal Marines team from 43 Commando who, together with members of Diamond's own company, specialise in boarding operations - a task which can put them in harm's way.
The USS Enterprise is in the final months of her active life (her first major mission was the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962) and is due to decommission in December 2012."Bravo Zulu to HMS Diamond on an outstanding performance. You have integrated brilliantly and I am looking forward to working with you again in Carrier Strike Group 12."
HMS Diamond has resumed her maiden deployment duties, helping to provide security and stability in the Gulf region.
For that wider maritime security mission the Type 45 warship carries a Royal Marines team from 43 Commando who, together with members of Diamond's own company, specialise in boarding operations - a task which can put them in harm's way.
An F-18 aircraft takes off from the USS Enterprise
[Picture: Crown Copyright/MOD 2012]
[Picture: Crown Copyright/MOD 2012]
To prepare them for every eventuality, the combined boarding team undergoes weekly first aid training courtesy of the medical team and the impressive sickbay facilities.
Every week a different topic is covered - anything from minor accidents while undertaking normal duties to injuries that could be sustained during boarding operations. The team are coached through scenarios and then offered the chance to critique one another's performance.
Captain Richard Hughes Royal Marines, in charge of the commando detachment aboard Diamond, said:
Every week a different topic is covered - anything from minor accidents while undertaking normal duties to injuries that could be sustained during boarding operations. The team are coached through scenarios and then offered the chance to critique one another's performance.
Captain Richard Hughes Royal Marines, in charge of the commando detachment aboard Diamond, said:
"This invaluable training instils the confidence within the Royal Marine and Royal Navy Boarding Team that every member is able to effectively carry out lifesaving treatment."
Friday, June 1, 2012
Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded $2.38 Billion Contract for Detail Design and Construction of LHA 7 - Huntington Ingalls Industries News Releases
Huntington Ingalls Industries News Releases
Photo Release -- Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded $2.38 Billion Contract for Detail Design and Construction of LHA 7 | |||||||
Photo Release -- Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded $2.38 Billion Contract for Detail Design and Construction of LHA 7PASCAGOULA, Miss., May 31, 2012 -- The U.S. Navy today awarded Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) a $2.38 billion fixed-price-incentive contract for the detail design and construction of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7). The ship will be built at the company's Ingalls Shipbuilding division.
"Large-deck amphibious ship construction is an important component of our business plan, and we are pleased to have reached agreement with the Navy on this contract," said Ingalls Shipbuilding President Irwin F. Edenzon. "We are also pleased to continue providing such an important asset to the sailors and Marines who are being called on to perform an ever-increasing list of tough missions. Ingalls shipbuilders understand the importance of building these ships safely and efficiently while all the while focusing on delivering a quality product. LHA 7 will be a great ship built by great shipbuilders." LHA 7 and LHA 6 are the first two ships in the new America class of amphibious assault ships. Tripoli will be 844 feet long and 106 feet wide and will displace 44,971 long tons. The fuel-efficient gas turbine propulsion system will drive the ships in excess of 20 knots. She will accommodate 1,059 crew (65 officers) and 1,687 troops. She will be capable of carrying a Marine Expeditionary Unit, including Marine helicopters, MV‐22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft and F‐35B Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) aircraft. Carrying a complement of F‐35s allows her to serve the role of a small aircraft carrier, as demonstrated by LHD‐class ship operations in Operation Iraqi Freedom. "We have an excellent build plan in place for LHA 7, and we will continue to develop fresh ideas through the knowledge and experience our shipbuilders have in large-deck construction," said Brian Cuccias, Ingalls' vice president, large deck amphibious ships. "The multi-mission capability of these ships has been proven in the fleet, and LHA 7 will further the technological advancements set forth by previous ships." Like the future USS America (LHA 6), LHA 7 has an increased aviation capacity to include an enlarged hangar deck, realignment and expansion of the aviation maintenance facilities, a significant increase in available stowage for parts and support equipment, and increased aviation fuel capacity. Similar to its predecessors, the ship will be able to operate as the flagship for an Expeditionary Strike Group. Ingalls has built five Tarawa (LHA 1) class ships as well as eight Wasp (LHD 1) class ships. The first of the America class (LHA 6) is currently under construction and is scheduled to launch in June. Tripoli will be the third ship to bear the name which commemorates the capture of Derna in 1805 by a small force of U.S. Marines and approximately 370 soldiers from 11 other nations. The battle, memorialized in the Marines' Hymn with the line "to the shores of Tripoli" brought about a successful conclusion to the combined operations of the First Barbary War. Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) designs, builds and maintains nuclear and non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and provides after-market services for military ships around the globe. For more than a century, HII has built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. Employing nearly 38,000 in Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana and California, its primary business divisions are Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding. For more information, visit:
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