Puttin around Annapolis

Captain Sid · 06-26-2007, 06:37 PM

The Naval acadamy and some of their training vessels

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What kind ofship is this, it was heading south under the bay bridge

happyjack92 · 06-26-2007, 06:56 PM

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Captain Sid - 6/26/2007 6:37 PM
The Naval acadamy and some of their training vessels

ah man...you give me flashbacks!!!

those are yard patrol (yp) craft -- for midshipman, the yp stands for "you're pukin'". they're wooden hulls, shallow draft, based on mine sweeper hulls and they bob and roll like you can't believe.

i was on a summer training cruise in 1990 and our squadron of 4 yp's ran from philly to norfolk in 6-8 ft seas and fog so thick that we couldn't see the running lights just 100 yards ahead. we putted along at about 8 knots and by the time we got to norfolk, the exterior bulkheads off the bridge were covered with puke. out of a crew of 24 (there were a couple of enlisted crew with 2 officers and the rest midshipmen), only one petty officer and ME were not sick!

good times!

CaptBradP · 06-26-2007, 08:29 PM

Those last 2 pics are of a RO-RO ship, stands for roll on roll off. The stern door is really a ramp that extends out onto the terminal and the side door also extends down and out onto the terminal. Used as a vehicle carrier usually, but also handles special cargo that is overheight/width. Here's a picture of the stern ramp lowering and extending outward

http://i.pbase.com/u17/costi/large/4....DSCN84141.jpg

tprice · 06-26-2007, 09:05 PM

The other boat looks like a Lazzara