Tour aboard the USS Mobile Bay!

[TreAdidas]

First off thanks to Ceez... I had a sweet time taking my first ever tour aboard a Navy ship! THere was all sorts of neat stuff.... here are a few pics I took....


This is from the bow looking back!

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Hey CEEZ!... Didn't your momma tell you not to play with guns!... This is a 50 caliber machine gun located on the starboard stern of the ship.

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oh I guess mine didn't either....
:)

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This is one of the two 5 inch guns that are located aboard.... this thing looked straight up like the head of on eof those AT - AT things form starwars.... http://www.click-smilies.de/sammlung0903/starwars/star-wars-smiley-023.gif suhweet!

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This is where it all happens... well sort of... this thing was like barely tall enough to fit in and I would imagine rollig over would cause you to hit something... yeah I would get mad clausterphobia on that one....

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One of the jet engines which powers the ship... on a side note... I made Ceez shat himself when I accidentally used a flash to initially take this picture right after he said no flash... opps... I sorta thought... "hey Chuck.. don't pee in the street when we're in Tijuana"... the room this engine is in has sensors that detect sparks, heat, and what not and would consequently fill with c02 foam or something or other... so yeah...thatr flash could have been misconstrued a spark... I almost messed this up... :o

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Anything capable of automatically aiming at an object and letting 4,500 rounds per minute fly deserves a picture. Ceez was saying this thing automatically retarget's on somethign as it blows it to smithereens. If a plane were flying at this thing... and it starts firing and blows up the wing, it would automatically target say the fusilage, then if it blew that up, it would retaget on say the tail of the aircraft. Crazy... this is straight anti-kamikaze for sure!

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takin it to the bridge...

The bridge is the section of the ship where you do all those little things like steering and gas and what not....

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Ceez chillin on the bridge....

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more Ceez chillin

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the steering wheel... the one on my Altima is bigger than this... WEIRD!

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Another view of the bridge...

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Me in the Co-Captain's chair... :)

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FULL STEAM AHEAD!!!!... DMAN THE TORPEDOES!

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RADAR enclosures... oddly enough the biggest ball up there was for cable TV... HA HA

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I'm scared sarg!.....

We're all scared son...

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THis is the station that controls the 5 inch guns.... straight Nintendo for real...

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some sonar stuff built by SAIC where I work!

[GPTECHMAN]

Damn Im so jealous...that looks pretty damn cool Ceez....
glad you guys had a great time....

[dre_2k2_f4i]

Schweet. Thanks for sharing.

[cbrsmurf]

lol, great pics chuck.... but I'm really glad you're not in the Navy

[TreAdidas]

Originally posted by cbrsmurf
lol, great pics chuck.... but I'm really glad you're not in the Navy

HA HA heaven hlep us all if I had control over somethign like that..... or hell a BB gun for that matter

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One mor egood one of Ceez... I was trying to get the shadow out of his face with photoshop... that thign rocks!

[deathblow]

Very cool pics indeed! I have done several Tiger Cruises on the Helicopter Landing ships and one on the Kitty Hawk. I have always loved navy ships.

[CjrJAM]

Glad to hear you had a good time Chuckster:cool:
As far as everyone else is concerned, you guys are welcome anytime, just give me a heads up and we'll set up a date and time.

[speedster1219]

Welcome to my Navy!

11 meter RIB

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MARK V

[CjrJAM]

Originally posted by speedster1219
Welcome to my Navy!

11 meter RIB

:lol:

[TreAdidas]

Ceez says: "The wife loves my 11 meter RIB":D

[CjrJAM]

Originally posted by TreAdidas
Ceez says: "The wife loves my 11 meter RIB":D

:errf: I don't have a RHIB :cry:
:p

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Chuck's inner monologue ::I have the will power to not bring a fella's wife into clowning him out on Hypercycles::

[deathblow]

Originally posted by speedster1219
MARK V

Now those are badass little boats. Ever rode on those Carlos?

[Sdgix]

i was stationed on a ship just like that on the east coast.....fun times............

[Arnold_R1]

Nice pics Chuck! Glad you had a fun time! Now that you toured the ship, that makes you the ultimate SQUID! Right Ceez! :-p

[TreAdidas]

Originally posted by Arnold_R1
Nice pics Chuck! Glad you had a fun time! Now that you toured the ship, that makes you the ultimate SQUID! Right Ceez! :-p

Wait what's the supposed to mean?

[Arnold_R1]

Originally posted by TreAdidas
Wait what's the supposed to mean?

I guess Ceez didn't show you the lingo that Seaman speak.

1 Civilian-on board a Navy Ship
+1 Navy Seaman
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2 Squids :D

A Seaman is usually called a Squid! Just like a Marine is called a Jarhead! Try it the next time you see a military personel! :razz:

[TreAdidas]

Originally posted by Arnold_R1
I guess Ceez didn't show you the lingo that Seaman speak.

1 Civilian-on board a Navy Ship
+1 Navy Seaman
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2 Squids :D

A Seaman is usually called a Squid! Just like a Marine is called a Jarhead! Try it the next time you see a military personel! :razz:

Wow that's a lot to think about I don't think I can handle that much thining being in school and all.

[swll360]

Originally posted by TreAdidas
This is where it all happens... well sort of... this thing was like barely tall enough to fit in and I would imagine rollig over would cause you to hit something... yeah I would get mad clausterphobia on that one....

Yeah, those rack's are pretty tight in space. Spent alot of time on a ship and clausterphobia becomes the norm. During heavy seas lots of people would roll out of there racks and from the top rack, that's a hell of fall. That's why i would take the bottom. But then, people would use the bottom rack as a ****'n step ladder. Can't when for lose'n. Go figure.

Nice Pic's though.