USS Cole (off topic)

[Steve Cook]

The link below has some sad but graphic photos of the USS Cole being loaded on the heavy lift ship and also the damage the was done.http://navysfo.org/cole.htmlSorry for being off topic but wow, awsome pictures!!!!Steve...

 

[Steve Dion]

Very interesting

Steve:I wondered how you could get a ship on a ship at sea. Looks like they just fill the mother ship with water and float the damaged vessel on-board. Then they blow their bilges and the mother ship floats again.Thanks.

 

[Jim Russell]

Very impressive

I've seen them hauling sailboats this way, but these pictures are very impressive.Jim

 

[Paul Akers]

Gaping

This is the first time I've actualy seen the damage (size) with a human body beside it for comparison. Imagine the magnitude of the blast.

 

[Steve Cook]

I don't think my 310 would handle such a blast!!!

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[Bryan C.]

Don't think the Cole was armored

Not sure what class the Cole is (escort? destroyer?) but I don't believe its armored. It was not hit by an armor piercing shell. If that blast had ocurred next to a WWII battleship, for example, probably would have hardly caused a dent.

 

[Bob England]

USS Cole home page

Lots of interesting information here.http://www.spear.navy.mil/ships/ddg67/

 

[Ralph McGraw]

Awesome

I just received the same pictures recently. It is totally amazing what mankind can come up with. Think of the dispacement that is required.

 

[Scott Davis]

USS Cole PIC's

I have a copy of the Pic's if anyone wants them.e-mail me at "wsdavis@iscports.uscg.mil"Scott

 

[David Foster]

Only on the web! Thanks, Steve

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