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Uncle Chô
07-11-2004, 01:02 PM
I came across a non military related private site with some very interesting pictures from a pair of Mk V Special Operations Crafts that came to the Ohio River at Louisville on April 7th, 2003 for a public display.

Impressive!


http://home.att.net/~river.photos6/pix6/a3d055.jpg

http://home.att.net/~river.photos6/pix6/a3d062.jpg

http://home.att.net/~river.photos6/pix6/a3d056.jpg

http://home.att.net/~river.photos6/pix6/a3d063.jpg

http://home.att.net/~river.photos6/pix6/a3d057.jpg

http://home.att.net/~river.photos6/pix6/a3d064.jpg

http://home.att.net/~river.photos6/pix6/a3d065.jpg

http://home.att.net/~river.photos6/pix6/a3d066.jpg

http://home.att.net/~river.photos6/pix6/a3d059.jpg

http://home.att.net/~river.photos6/pix6/a3d060.jpg

http://home.att.net/~river.photos6/pix6/a3d061.jpg

http://home.att.net/~river.photos6/pix6/a3d067.jpg
ZeroPositive
07-11-2004, 01:06 PM
sweet photos thanks mate.
Deuterium
07-11-2004, 01:07 PM
What no blank adapter for the MK-19?
Uncle Sam
07-11-2004, 01:10 PM
Great Find!
seventy6er
07-11-2004, 01:12 PM
Is this sexy craft protected against small-arms fire? Kinda looks like it is!

One hell of a vessel!!! woot
seventy6er
07-11-2004, 01:14 PM
Another question: who are the dudes on board? I doubt they are SEALS. Does the crew of such a vessel consist of a mix of crack SEAL-troops and "regular" sailors?

Thanks for the info...
Bombtrack
07-11-2004, 01:19 PM
That's one badass looking ship.
He219
07-11-2004, 01:22 PM
These boats are operated by SWCC crews, not SEALS.
(Special Warfare Combatant Craft)
;)

http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_030412-N-9824J-004.jpg
http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_030412-N-9824J-001.jpg

Louisville, Ky. (Apr. 11, 2003) – Louisville area residents lined the riverbanks of the Ohio River as two U.S. Navy Mark V (MK-V) Special Operations Crafts (SOC) departed their pier to get in place for their special operations demonstration as part of Thunder Over Louisville (TOL), the world’s largest fireworks and pyrotechnics show.
http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/webphoto/web_030411-N-8784P-002.jpg
Hi-Res (http://www.news.navy.mil/management/photodb/photos/030411-N-8784P-002.jpg)

Louisville, Ky. (Apr. 11, 2003) -- U.S. Army Rangers use a special insertion and extraction (SPIE) method to extract troops from two Navy Mark V (MK-V) Special Operations Crafts (SOC) assigned to Special Boat Team Twenty (SBT-20), stationed in Norfolk, Va. SBT-20’s two Mark Five (MK-V) Special Operations Crafts and Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) rehearsed their special operations demonstration for Thunder Over Louisville (TOL), the world’s largest fireworks and pyrotechnics show. This marked the first time Navy special operations boats participated in TOL.

Edit: Navy pic's of the event
ShotOver
07-11-2004, 01:25 PM
Thats alot of firepower, .50 cals and Mk19's..nice.
He219
07-11-2004, 01:28 PM
Another question: who are the dudes on board? I doubt they are SEALS. Does the crew of such a vessel consist of a mix of crack SEAL-troops and "regular" sailors?

Thanks for the info...

The Navy Caption above lists US ARMY Rangers. The SBTs operate the Insertion and Extraction Craft for a broad range of Special Operations missions to various service brances, primarily the NAVY SEAL's.




Nice detailed pic's, Uncle Chô
:D