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Re: Roland.... *LINK* *PIC*

Posted By: Chiles
Date: Friday, 28 January 2005, at 4:17 p.m.

In Response To: Re: Roland.... (mike ohlstein)

For those that have not seen the damage...

If I am not mistaken, the black tile looking plates are what they refer to as the pressure plates and are 1.5" thick. Can you imagine how hard this thing hit to do that kind of damage?

My gosh it's a miracle that only one sailor died.

USS San Francisco specs:
Displacement: 5759 tons light, 6145 tons full, 386 tons dead
Length: 110.3 meters (362 feet)
Beam: 10 meters (33 feet)
Draft: 9.7 meters (32 feet)
Propulsion: one S6G reactor
Complement: 12 Officers, 115 Enlisted
Submerged Displacement: Approx. 6,900 tons (7011 metric tons)
Speed: 20+ knots (23+ miles per hour, 36.8 +kph)

Chiles

Dry dock view

Messages In This Thread

Roland....
mike ohlstein -- Friday, 28 January 2005, at 1:39 p.m.

Re: Roland....
andre fourrier-Louisiana -- Friday, 28 January 2005, at 3:01 p.m.

Re: Roland.... *LINK*
Chiles -- Friday, 28 January 2005, at 3:03 p.m.

Re: Roland....
Rawleigh -- Friday, 28 January 2005, at 3:39 p.m.

Re: Roland....
mike ohlstein -- Friday, 28 January 2005, at 4:08 p.m.

Re: Roland.... *LINK* *PIC*
Chiles -- Friday, 28 January 2005, at 4:17 p.m.

Re: Roland....
Roland -- Sunday, 30 January 2005, at 4:18 a.m.

Re: Roland....
Tommy -- Sunday, 30 January 2005, at 9:46 p.m.

Re: Roland....
Roland -- Thursday, 3 February 2005, at 6:01 a.m.