tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post3968162727319683700..comments2023-04-01T10:38:24.993+01:00Comments on Grand Logistics: Ship SpottingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-66399792485380866882010-11-18T22:11:29.229+00:002010-11-18T22:11:29.229+00:00Hello Chuck Hill,
if only you had thought about a...Hello Chuck Hill,<br /><br />if only you had thought about a Type 22 instead!<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-79331149222235460242010-11-18T21:23:10.845+00:002010-11-18T21:23:10.845+00:00Oh I didn't google or wiki Challenger.
I rec...Oh I didn't google or wiki Challenger. <br /><br />I recognized her and check in Brown's Rebuilding the Navy.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440640503681625170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-40308388949996904732010-11-18T21:18:50.896+00:002010-11-18T21:18:50.896+00:00I did have a reference with two pictures of it, ju...I did have a reference with two pictures of it, just didn't look in the right place. I really thought it was older, since the bridge looked like it could have come off of a type 12 or type 61 frigate from the '50s.Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-43984623202208893792010-11-18T20:39:09.669+00:002010-11-18T20:39:09.669+00:00A proper dive ship......
http://www.mcdoa.org.uk/...A proper dive ship......<br /><br />http://www.mcdoa.org.uk/images/HMS%20Reclaim%20under%20sail%20lge.jpg<br /><br /><br />:)stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440640503681625170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-44295240612254966052010-11-18T20:04:58.696+00:002010-11-18T20:04:58.696+00:00Hello steve,
well done,H.M.S. Challenger.
A very ...Hello steve,<br /><br />well done,H.M.S. Challenger.<br />A very challenging vessel indeed.<br />The Royal Navy's submarine rescue ship had a very short carreer,entering service in 1984 and decommissioning in 1990.<br /><br />There is a better picture of her here:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/15068801@N00/742012060/<br /><br /><br />GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-61459489839188890312010-11-18T19:43:47.087+00:002010-11-18T19:43:47.087+00:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Challenger_%28K07...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Challenger_%28K07%29stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440640503681625170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-46568026820378075732010-11-18T19:41:09.796+00:002010-11-18T19:41:09.796+00:00She's the Challenger...
......a Seabed Operat...She's the Challenger...<br /><br />......a Seabed Operations Vessel.stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440640503681625170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-68196926714685770552010-11-18T18:49:37.331+00:002010-11-18T18:49:37.331+00:00Hello,
another clue.
This vessel is still in use...Hello,<br /><br />another clue.<br /><br />This vessel is still in use today but is no longer a commissioned warship.<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-51873660672586559482010-11-18T18:22:17.047+00:002010-11-18T18:22:17.047+00:00Hello Chuck Hill,
it is not Canadian.
Gra...Hello Chuck Hill,<br /><br />it is not Canadian.<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-32397041547782872592010-11-18T18:15:48.726+00:002010-11-18T18:15:48.726+00:00Is it Canadian?
Commonwealth?Is it Canadian?<br />Commonwealth?Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-10851806945428435582010-11-18T16:53:10.398+00:002010-11-18T16:53:10.398+00:00Hello,
it looks like this one is a little too cha...Hello,<br /><br />it looks like this one is a little too challenging.<br />Some clues are in order.<br /><br />Look at the ship's boat,boat crane,radar,flat horizontal decks,straight line construction and rounded uptakes.<br />They should give big clues to this ship's age.<br />The distinctive bridge should be a clue to it's origins.<br /><br />One more clue.<br />This vessel has never been to the Aral Sea.<br /><br /><br />GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-84015091922945280902010-11-18T14:13:53.366+00:002010-11-18T14:13:53.366+00:00Hello Chuck Hill,
no.
GrandLogistics.Hello Chuck Hill,<br /><br />no.<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-75692671474119965312010-11-18T07:59:43.009+00:002010-11-18T07:59:43.009+00:00Cable layer for the SOSUS programCable layer for the SOSUS programChuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-17009255950302078102010-11-18T03:50:10.300+00:002010-11-18T03:50:10.300+00:00Hello,
I got you two mixed up there,the thing Chu...Hello,<br /><br />I got you two mixed up there,the thing Chuck Hill thought was a radar on another ship is actually part of this ship.<br /><br /><br />GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-48320266641958156172010-11-18T03:45:55.655+00:002010-11-18T03:45:55.655+00:00Huh,
What? It was Chuck who suggested that there...Huh,<br /><br />What? It was Chuck who suggested that there was another vessel present. I see no evidence of another vessel in the background.D. E. Reddicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-20098315773593206842010-11-18T03:34:10.281+00:002010-11-18T03:34:10.281+00:00Hello,
what I think D.E.Reddick called an other s...Hello,<br /><br />what I think D.E.Reddick called an other ship's radar is actually part of this ship.<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-59341810651009599902010-11-18T02:18:21.541+00:002010-11-18T02:18:21.541+00:00Hello,
the ship's architecture should also gi...Hello,<br /><br />the ship's architecture should also give some idea of her age.<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-44432987707178378262010-11-18T02:09:22.080+00:002010-11-18T02:09:22.080+00:00Chuck,
It's that frame or kingposts which see...Chuck,<br /><br />It's that frame or kingposts which seem familiar to me. Perhaps she was an USN AG classification. Although, the bridge and superstructure strongly suggest western European origins.D. E. Reddicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-87196757254926881602010-11-18T01:40:10.292+00:002010-11-18T01:40:10.292+00:00DER, what I was looking at was just to the left of...DER, what I was looking at was just to the left of the starboard stack. Now I'm not sure what it is. <br /><br />My guess is that it was built late 50s or early 60s. <br /><br />The frame (kingposts) that might have carried fuel hoses doesn't seem to have any. <br /><br />Looks like a large helo hanger aft.<br /><br />It looks a little smaller than most AORs. I only see the one set of kingposts.<br /><br />For some reason I seem to associate this ship with ASW, perhaps an early towed array.Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-29998116311351700282010-11-18T00:56:25.620+00:002010-11-18T00:56:25.620+00:00Hello,
though it's role would be described as...Hello,<br /><br />though it's role would be described as "auxiliary",this was a commissioned "warship".<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-6318857648412614152010-11-18T00:46:51.959+00:002010-11-18T00:46:51.959+00:00I've seen an identification picture of this sh...I've seen an identification picture of this ship class before, but for the life of me I just can't recall anything about it or readily find it, again.<br /><br />Chuck, I tend to agree that it's an AOR or similar auxiliary. But, what ship in the background are you referring to? I've been looking at the full-sized JPEG and there does not appear to be another vessel present.D. E. Reddicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-69675554923604979612010-11-18T00:26:32.227+00:002010-11-18T00:26:32.227+00:00Looks like an AOR. The ship in the background look...Looks like an AOR. The ship in the background looks like it has a Dutch radar.Chuck Hillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-89723047271118926922010-11-18T00:24:38.326+00:002010-11-18T00:24:38.326+00:00Oh,
I'm just eliminating options...Oh,<br /><br />I'm just eliminating options...D. E. Reddicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-32792225705701864192010-11-18T00:06:40.947+00:002010-11-18T00:06:40.947+00:00Hello D.E.Reddick,
yes.
But you don't get poi...Hello D.E.Reddick,<br /><br />yes.<br />But you don't get points for identifying the lock!<br /><br /><br /> GrandLogistics.GrandLogisticshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05216594701400296075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4245848993516434751.post-49423238005886768352010-11-17T23:58:15.104+00:002010-11-17T23:58:15.104+00:00Is the ship in a lock of the Kiel Canal?Is the ship in a lock of the Kiel Canal?D. E. Reddicknoreply@blogger.com