OOPS.........I hate when this happens.

• Dec 6, 2016

• #1

John_

Shooter

Rating - 100%

21   0   0

Nov 23, 2013

3,455

113

Hammond, LA

Must have been raising her in dry dock. How do you upright a 410' ship laying on it's side?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/12/06/asia/india-betwa-frigate-flips/index.html

 

• Dec 6, 2016

• #2

W

Whitebread

*Banned*

Rating - 100%

3   0   0

Aug 3, 2015

2,421

36

near by

I can't believe I'm the first to say it....



Oh frigate!!!

We sunk our friggin frigate!

 

• Dec 6, 2016

• #3

Magdump

Don’t troll me bro!

Rating - 100%

163   0   0

Dec 31, 2013

9,484

113

Hammond, Louisiana

Air bags and pumps with a crane assist I reckon...

 

• Dec 6, 2016

• #4

John_

Shooter

Rating - 100%

21   0   0

Nov 23, 2013

3,455

113

Hammond, LA

Magdump said:

Air bags and pumps with a crane assist I reckon...

Click to expand...

Yes, that seems to make the most sense. Not something ya see every day, a 400' ship laying on its side.....pretty damned embarrassing.

 

• Dec 6, 2016

• #5

Magdump

Don’t troll me bro!

Rating - 100%

163   0   0

Dec 31, 2013

9,484

113

Hammond, Louisiana

John_ said:

Yes, that seems to make the most sense. Not something ya see every day, a 400' ship laying on its side.....pretty damned embarrassing.

Click to expand...

Lol! No doubt!

 

• Dec 6, 2016

• #6

wcweir3

Well-Known Member

Rating - 100%

3   0   0

Apr 26, 2015

1,195

38

Gonzales, LA

Magdump said:

Air bags and pumps with a crane assist I reckon...

Click to expand...

They will have to also lower the dry dock back down. You can't right her like she is now.
Wingate

 

• Dec 6, 2016

• #7

L

LACamper

oldbie

Premium Member

Rating - 100%

4   0   0

Jun 3, 2007

8,634

48

Metairie, LA

A big enough lever and a lot of c4?

 

• Dec 6, 2016

• #8

wcweir3

Well-Known Member

Rating - 100%

3   0   0

Apr 26, 2015

1,195

38

Gonzales, LA

LACamper said:

A big enough lever and a lot of c4?

Click to expand...

You always want to try the shortcut

 

• Dec 6, 2016

• #9

TheMole68

Well-Known Member

Rating - 100%

4   0   0

Feb 12, 2015

328

18

Metairie, LA

Parbuckling gentlemen. The answer is parbuckling.

 

• Dec 6, 2016

• #10

Rebeldave

Well-Known Member

Rating - 100%

14   0   0

Jan 19, 2013

543

16

Springfield la

Yes what the Mole said only way

 

• Dec 7, 2016

• #11

John_

Shooter

Rating - 100%

21   0   0

Nov 23, 2013

3,455

113

Hammond, LA

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parbuckle_salvage

Interesting short read on parbuckling. How the battleship Oklahoma was uprighted and removed after the attack on Pearl 75 years ago today. Talk about a job! 583' long.

 

Last edited: Dec 7, 2016

• Dec 7, 2016

• #12

V

veus00

*Banned*

Rating - 0%

0   0   0

May 27, 2014

40

6

Iowa City, IA

yep, probably raised on dry ducks.

 

• Dec 7, 2016

• #13

John_

Shooter

Rating - 100%

21   0   0

Nov 23, 2013

3,455

113

Hammond, LA

veus00 said:

yep, probably raised on dry ducks.

Click to expand...

on dry ducks? as opposed to wet ducks?

 

• Dec 7, 2016

• #14

D

dougstump

Well-Known Member

Rating - 0%

0   0   0

Nov 22, 2010

702

16

x

Depends on how she slipped as she rolled to port. There might not be enough room to parbucke. They could seal every opening above the (normal) waterline and flood the dry dock. Hopefully she'll right herself, but if she tries to fully capsize then they have a bigger problem. They may have to break her up in place.

I'll have to dig out the books, but didn't they have to drege out the shore of Ford Island to make room to parbucke Oklahoma?

Correction:. Maryland was inboard of Oklahoma so there was room. Maybe it was Utah they had to drege.

 

Last edited: Dec 7, 2016

• Dec 7, 2016

• #15

TheMole68

Well-Known Member

Rating - 100%

4   0   0

Feb 12, 2015

328

18

Metairie, LA

You can use a barge moored next to the target. Depending on the strength of the dry dock you could use the wing wall to anchor the legs. If the damage is bade enough they'll just bring the dock the rest of the way up and break her right in the dock.