I just love that pic. it's show just what those boats was build off. I bet there are not many boats that can do that today.
![[ img ]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/32/USS_Pittsburgh_%28CA-72%29_loss_of_bow.jpg)
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| Author: | heuhen [ May 20th, 2011, 12:56 am ] |
| Post subject: | USS Pittsburgh after she lost her bow in a typhoon on 5 June |
I just love that pic. it's show just what those boats was build off. I bet there are not many boats that can do that today.
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| Author: | paul_541 [ May 20th, 2011, 11:35 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: USS Pittsburgh after she lost her bow in a typhoon on 5 |
A very big typhoon for pulling the bow of the ship !   Greetings. 
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| Author: | Mitchell van Os [ May 20th, 2011, 2:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: USS Pittsburgh after she lost her bow in a typhoon on 5 |
I quess boats today can still do that. One british destroyer had no structual strenght anymore, exept wooden beams holding the hull. She made it home. A dutch Frigate (s class) lost her bow, and still speeded with 26 knots towards the closest base, because she had a leak in her hull that was getting bigger by the hour. Both where repaired and back in action. A chinese destroyer (old age) lost a whole panel from the side, and ripped off some structual beams. She made it come after crossing the pacific. And i know a merchant ship, who lost about 45% of the front section (whas no oil, but container ship). And she made it home aswell. It is not such a big achievment. |
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| Author: | Thiel [ May 22nd, 2011, 5:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: USS Pittsburgh after she lost her bow in a typhoon on 5 |
I've had water over the manifoil on a 35000 ton tanker. Pretty much all warships designed for open ocean operations are capable of taking green water over the bow, but die to the way they are ´designed (Large superstructure etc.) it looks a lot less dramatic. Edit: Ignore the above, I was seeing something completely different. However, civilian ships have made it back to port with entire sections missing |
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| Author: | Rodondo [ May 26th, 2011, 4:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: USS Pittsburgh after she lost her bow in a typhoon on 5 |
Tough but why was the bow weak enough to be torn off? |
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| Author: | Demon Lord Razgriz [ May 26th, 2011, 5:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: USS Pittsburgh after she lost her bow in a typhoon on 5 |
It wasn't weak, it just went through a powerful storm with 70 knot winds & 30m waves. Not much can take that for long. |
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| Author: | Rodondo [ May 26th, 2011, 7:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: USS Pittsburgh after she lost her bow in a typhoon on 5 |
Ok, fair enough, only the specifically designed could get through that with lighter damage I suppose |
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| Author: | Carnac [ May 27th, 2011, 2:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: USS Pittsburgh after she lost her bow in a typhoon on 5 |
Would have sucked to be in the bow when it was destroyed... |
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| Author: | BrockPaine [ June 20th, 2011, 8:41 pm ] | |
| Post subject: | Re: USS Pittsburgh after she lost her bow in a typhoon on 5 | |
Would have sucked to be in the bow when it was destroyed...
IIRC the bow remained afloat, the crew in the bow were taken off, and a fleet tug collected the piece and towed it back to the US, where it was re-attached to the ship.
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| Author: | Rodondo [ June 21st, 2011, 4:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: USS Pittsburgh after she lost her bow in a typhoon on 5 |
I suppose the break was behind the first or second watertight bulkhead |
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