where Carriers get a wash

[Chulo]

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/5040/selfcleaningga8.jpg
Test of a saltwater washdown system for Chemical/Biological/Radiological attacks. The system doubles as a fire suppression system.

[makavelli]

hiyaa....i wonder how much water to get it bling bling..:D

[Masai]

i wish i could do that to my lawn....

[Lov3ll]

What carrier is that :)?

[c62]

USS Harry Truman CVN-75

[aedmon640]

gives you a good idea of how much deck space there is

[Robsto]

All you need now is a length of plastic tarp, and uve got a fantastic waterslide.

Impressive pic.

[doomedllamaguy]

that would make a nice desktop.

[Blackburn]

...lolz, that looks like fun for me. Never been on a carrier, but how's the ground? Must be fvckin fun for skaterboarders...

[whutitdewboi713]

i dont think that gon work because the flight deck is actually kinda rough

[Rottweiler]

I have become very thirsty after viewing that pic.

[mas-36]

Where is all that water coming from? Is it stored on board for just this purpose? How often do they do this? It's a really neat pic.

[GilbertDK]

They pump it up from the sea. I can't belive you even asked!

[phoilme]

Where is all that water coming from? Is it stored on board for just this purpose? How often do they do this? It's a really neat pic.

It's just sea water. Do it every time they have a CBR drill.

[phoilme]

...lolz, that looks like fun for me. Never been on a carrier, but how's the ground? Must be fvckin fun for skaterboarders...

Complete non-skid. Looks sort of like the frosting on a cake. But gets worn pretty fast with all that activity. Decks are re-skidded before and after deployments. Plus there are hundreds of morring plates and deck drains. On every superstructure they have "Skateboarding IS a Crime" signs posted. You'll be in front of the man.

[nullterm]

Complete non-skid. Looks sort of like the frosting on a cake. But gets worn pretty fast with all that activity. Decks are re-skidded before and after deployments. Plus there are hundreds of morring plates and deck drains. On every superstructure they have "Skateboarding IS a Crime" signs posted. You'll be in front of the man.

Why not just use the catapult? Saves paperwork.

[signatory]

Cool :) I've never seen a French carrier do that...

[phoilme]

Cool :) I've never seen a French carrier do that...


French? Le Truman?

[DaGreatRV]

Cool :) I've never seen a French carrier do that...


It's a US carrier, read the topic.


(Oh I get it, your trying to be a smart ass. Well, hahahaha :fork:)

[signatory]

It's a US carrier, read the topic.


(Oh I get it, your trying to be a smart ass. Well, hahahaha :fork:)

rofl have a cookie

[DaGreatRV]

rofl have a cookie

Thank you I will.


/cookie eaten

mmmmm.... cookies! :p

[mas-36]

They pump it up from the sea. I can't belive you even asked!


Well, I asked because it doesn't seem to make sense to be washing salt spray with the ocean's salty seawater, which is why I was wondering if it was fresh water, hence my question.

[phoilme]

Legit. But for a CBR washdown the idea is to just make it difficult for say a chemical agent to coat. Fresh water wash downs do occur for cleaning purposes, but those are usually from the hoses. I would assume you can switch to fresh non-potable water through the water washdown system.

Since most super stuructures in the US Navy are aluminum, you have to do fresh water washes.

[Chulo]

im sure the dont use household paint on the ships...

[phoilme]

When I was in it was red and yellow lead primers(red for steel and yellow for aluminum) and then a lead based haze gray paint. I never knew why it was such a problem in American homes until I tasted it. It's delicious, but deadly.