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re: CVN 78 - USS Ford is out of the fight for the time being
Posted on 3/18/26 at 10:20 am to Topwater Trout
Posted on 3/18/26 at 10:20 am to Topwater Trout
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i don't understand how something that has steel walls, floors, and ceilings burns out of control for that long
You don’t understand because you never served.
This is a city of 5,000. They have been deployed for a long arse time. Fires happen a lot more than people realize.
For example, a hot pipe may be at ceiling level and someone stacks rags too high and they catch fire.
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Posted on 3/18/26 at 10:21 am to teke184
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How hard is it to check and clear the fricking lint filter?
This is more common than you would think. People be lazy.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 10:40 am to grizzlylongcut
quote:. Dei has had a painful impact on all branches
The USN is such a shitshow of incompetence and has been for years.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 10:53 am to choupiquesushi
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US carrier Ford, deployed in war with Iran, to go to port temporarily after fire
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WASHINGTON, March 17 (Reuters) - The U.S. aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, deployed in operations against Iran, is expected to temporarily pull into port after ?a fire on board, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, the 18th day ?of the war with Tehran.
The carrier, America's newest and the world's largest, is currently located in the Red Sea. It is expected to temporarily go to Souda Bay on the Greek island ?of Crete, the two officials said.
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The ?officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not say how long the Ford was expected to remain in Crete.
One of the officials said nearly 200 sailors were treated for smoke-related ?injuries when the fire broke out in the ship's main laundry area. The fire ?took hours to bring under control and had an impact on roughly 100 sleeping berths.
One service ?member ?was flown off the ship for injuries, the official said.
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After the fire initially broke out, the U.S. ?military had said that ?there was no ?damage to the ship's propulsion plant and the aircraft carrier was fully operational.
The United States has carried out strikes against more ?than 7,000 targets since it started operations against Iran on February ?28.
Chicken really does need to start a remedial thread starting class for many of you.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 11:00 am to Turnblad85
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I wouldn't want to be fighting a war for Israel either
Would you fight for the American lives taken by Iran sponsored terrorism?
Posted on 3/18/26 at 11:04 am to OU Guy
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You don’t understand because you never served.
maybe so bc i sure would have thought steel walls, floors and ceilings would act as a fire retardant and that the navy would have fire teams to respond to any fires or train the entire crew
Posted on 3/18/26 at 11:08 am to choupiquesushi
They'll just have to fight while wearing dirty skivvies.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 11:08 am to Turnblad85
Tell me, who has Israel attacked without provocation?
Posted on 3/18/26 at 11:11 am to lake chuck fan
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American lives taken by Iran sponsored terrorism?
are you referring the the 13 that have already died in this conflict?
Posted on 3/18/26 at 11:13 am to Topwater Trout
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i don't understand how something that has steel walls, floors, and ceilings burns out of control for that long
It's not an empty steel ship.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 11:13 am to yakster
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Tell me, who has Israel attacked without provocation?
What does Israel stealing land from the palestinians have to do with the United States?
Posted on 3/18/26 at 11:20 am to yakster
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Tell me, who has Israel attacked without provocation?
Mossad has undermined our national interests for decades. Not every attack has to be a physical one. Israel sold F16 and missile tech to China, guys like Jonathan Pollard who stole US cold war plans that Israel sold to the USSR. The amount of money spent on US politican elections by AIPAC, and other Israeli interest groups, is not concerning to you? There is a Soros right in your face. Where were the Israeli boots on the ground during GWOT? The Gulf War? The invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan?
Posted on 3/18/26 at 11:24 am to Topwater Trout
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maybe so bc i sure would have thought steel walls, floors and ceilings would act as a fire retardant and that the navy would have fire teams to respond to any fires or train the entire crew
Look at this as if fire is in bottom middle. What do you think happens in space above it.
Responding crews have to assemble and then don gear. When you are in belly of ship where do you think smoke goes. And every hatch is hot to the touch. And you have to be careful opening a hatch with fire on other side as instant air can blossom the fire.
The amount of heat a fire can create is huge and then the space above heats up. Everyone is trained to fight fires but they will have fire teams assemble to fight it once its known to be big enough.
You assume sailors were in the space at time of fire but its not clear. There are so many variables and an investigation will take place just like when an aircraft goes down. Lessons learned will be passed on to the fleet. Every variable is explored from human to equipment.
I was onboard a carrier doing fuel unrep when a rag room in hanger bay caught fire. We did an emergency breakaway and went to GQ. This was an unoccupied space where someone stacked rags too high and a hot pipe caught them on fire.
I got to visit the 18 man berthing right above and it was fried, no one hurt as they evacuated berthing but the heat fried everything in that space. When metal gets hot it produces enormous heat and damage. The smell is just god awful.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 11:26 am to Saint Alfonzo
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It's not an empty steel ship.
Amazing how some can’t understand this concept lol
Posted on 3/18/26 at 11:28 am to choupiquesushi
During WW2 Halsey would still be launching Hellcats while half a dozen
seamen would be putting that fire out with a water hose.
Today our Navy is too Soft.
seamen would be putting that fire out with a water hose.
Today our Navy is too Soft.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 11:33 am to SantaFe
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During WW2 Halsey would still be launching Hellcats while half a dozen
seamen would be putting that fire out with a water hose.
Today our Navy is too Soft.
Some of your post is valid but some not.
Back then we were in world war. Pearl Harbor was attacked. We were fighting for our existence.
Today we have plenty of aircraft in theater and can still be fine with less aircraft. Its a completely different comparison.
Not saying current military is same as back then God no those who fought in WW2 were tough bastards and todays man isn’t even close. But there are still some good US military men today as well.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 12:16 pm to choupiquesushi
Woke co-worker claimed Iran took out the USSFord, said we can stop their hypersonic missals that Iran is getting from China. I don’t know where these people get their news from, and you can’t even argue with them.
This post was edited on 3/18/26 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 3/18/26 at 12:39 pm to choupiquesushi
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No other Navy is even close.
At present capability in general? Of course not.
But the Navy has been a total disaster for a generation now in building/maintaining a force with total supremacy going forward. Our actual capability is far less than pure numbers show, as only around a third of our vessels are available--and only 2 or 3 of the carriers--at any given time.
Further, every new class of ship we have built since the 1990's has been a pretty large failure, cancelled altogether, and/or an over-budget mess. Seawolf, Constellation, Zumwalt, the LCS wasted hulls, etc. Even the Ford has been nothing but problems since it was commissioned a decade ago. The Columbias are already behind schedule and I don't even know if they laid her keel yet.
Meanwhile, China completed four modern destroyers, a dozen frigates and corvettes, multiple SSN's and amphibs, and a new carrier last year, with more on the way.
This post was edited on 3/18/26 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 3/18/26 at 12:49 pm to choupiquesushi
This boat had been out a year. 6 months is the norm. Maybe a lack of maintenance to equipment that was overlooked due to long deployment, or lack of awareness or oversight by crew. Could be anything.
Bottom line is, there are reasons for 6mnt deployments.
Bottom line is, there are reasons for 6mnt deployments.
Posted on 3/18/26 at 12:59 pm to teke184
I'll have to check and make sure my wife wasn't onboard.
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