USS Truman (CVN-75) in Marseille
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USS Truman (CVN-75) in Marseille
Hi,
Just before leaving to Marseille (Orange airshow & Hyeres basevisit) we learned that the USS Truman (CVN-75) was in Marseille harbour. After making some phonecalls we were granted acces to the ship on Saturday 17 May. The weather started out rather grey but cleared up as the visit went along. With a deck packed with aircraft it is a challenge to make some of your pictures, but we gave it a go anyway....
We will post a full log later on.
An impression of the Truman:
The catapult:
A Sea Hawk of HS-7
Close-up of the "CO" Sea Hawk:
It had rained before we arrived, leaving some pools on the deck to play around with:
F/A-18:
A deck full of "Legacy" and "Super" Hornets. All aircraft had their canopies taped in foil:
Halfway the visit to the Truman we took some pictures from the balcony of the control tower: One of four Hawkeyes present:
F/A-18:
Sea Hawk:
Sea Hawk:
Hornets:
Prowler and Hornet:
And yet another Sea Hawk:
The hangar was used for entrance to the ship and had, amongst others, this Hornet as a "welcome"
Just before leaving to Marseille (Orange airshow & Hyeres basevisit) we learned that the USS Truman (CVN-75) was in Marseille harbour. After making some phonecalls we were granted acces to the ship on Saturday 17 May. The weather started out rather grey but cleared up as the visit went along. With a deck packed with aircraft it is a challenge to make some of your pictures, but we gave it a go anyway....
We will post a full log later on.
An impression of the Truman:
The catapult:
A Sea Hawk of HS-7
Close-up of the "CO" Sea Hawk:
It had rained before we arrived, leaving some pools on the deck to play around with:
F/A-18:
A deck full of "Legacy" and "Super" Hornets. All aircraft had their canopies taped in foil:
Halfway the visit to the Truman we took some pictures from the balcony of the control tower: One of four Hawkeyes present:
F/A-18:
Sea Hawk:
Sea Hawk:
Hornets:
Prowler and Hornet:
And yet another Sea Hawk:
The hangar was used for entrance to the ship and had, amongst others, this Hornet as a "welcome"
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Re: USS Truman (CVN-75) in Marseille
Nice goin' buddy!
Erik
Love that one.Arnold ten Pas wrote:A deck full of "Legacy" and "Super" Hornets.
Erik
What four words, Jimmy!?!
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Thanks Rockville,Rockville wrote:SOP to avoid people from taking pictures as there is some equipment built in, not to be shown to the outside world.Iwan Bogels wrote: But what's that with al, th Hornet canopies ?! Since when do they cover up on carriers ??
I visited my share of carriers over the years, but never saw anything as like this. To be honest.....I can't emember ever seeing a covered canopy on deck.
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Talking about mysteries..... we cleared another one...Rockville wrote:
Iwan Bogels wrote:
But what's that with al, th Hornet canopies ?! Since when do they cover up on carriers ??
SOP to avoid people from taking pictures as there is some equipment built in, not to be shown to the outside world.
Thanks Rockville,
I visited my share of carriers over the years, but never saw anything as like this. To be honest.....I can't emember ever seeing a covered canopy on deck.
Cheers,
Iwan
Why is this the most dangerous workplace in the world.....
Here's why:
because they let guys like this drive around..... Look at the poor innocent victim behind him that he has just run over.... it's a shame
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Sea vapour
Thijs,
Nice work there. Glad to see the Sea Vapour disappeared in time for some sunny shots...
@ Iwan: Too bad about the covers indeed, but I learn to live with it..
@ Rockville: I doubt it has anything to do with photographing the interiors, but rather with protecting the canopies from salt etc. when not operating for some time (the Truman was in Marseille for almost a week). I'll ask next time..
Nice work there. Glad to see the Sea Vapour disappeared in time for some sunny shots...
@ Iwan: Too bad about the covers indeed, but I learn to live with it..
@ Rockville: I doubt it has anything to do with photographing the interiors, but rather with protecting the canopies from salt etc. when not operating for some time (the Truman was in Marseille for almost a week). I'll ask next time..
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Would love to hear the source behind this remark. I do not know the real reason, but it sounds a bit BS to me. Everybody entering the ship has a guide. Cockpits are over ten feet in the air and, except two, no canopies in the hangar deck were covered.SOP to avoid people from taking pictures as there is some equipment built in, not to be shown to the outside world.
Did hear another rumour though. It looks like the battle group has changed its configuration. The submarine has left and was swapped for another ship. In the background you can just see the USS Party Time
[Edit] The log is now here for all to enjoy!
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Canopy cover
Could be, it might also explain why USN aircraft sometimes get lost in Venezualan airspace...Arnold ten Pas wrote:I doubt it has anything to do with photographing the interiors, but rather with protecting the canopies from salt etc. when not operating for some time
Greetz,
Patrick
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Covers
Hi,
Had contact with the USS Truman today about the covers. Their answer:
Had contact with the USS Truman today about the covers. Their answer:
the reason for covering up the jets was because we were painting the ship and it was to avoid getting any paint substance on the glass.