USS Mitscher (DDG-57)
USS Mitscher (DDG-57)
Ingalls Shipbuilding, 1992
Homeport: Norfolk, VA
Length: 505 ft (154 m)
Beam: 66 ft (20 m)
Draft: 31 ft (9.4 m)
Complement:
33 Officers
38 Chief Petty Officers
210 Enlisted Personnel
At Stapleton Pier / The Sullivans Pier, Fleet Week 2012. With the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in the background.
Chock-a-block of eye pads…unlike this unidentified ship, with a dearth of panama chocks.
Line handling these days must be damned bitter cold. Oof!
towmasters
tugster
Back in the day as a strapping US Navy Deck Seaman we would use those pad-eyes to hog our stage in so we could paint the side without having to reach so far – BIG pain in the ass to make happen; BIGGER advantage for accurate, efficient paint out.
Ship’s compliment: “That green really goes with your eyes.”
How much chafe would a wood chock check if a wood chock could check chafe?
Now I have to go look up why this particular ship has those tie downs. I’ve never seen them before. The links are great, thanks.