Ahoy Shipmates!!!

MSW Crewmember Kostas Katseas [angeleyes] brings us along for a wild ride onboard the USS Enterprise, CVN-65.


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Thanks!

I've always loved this image, and now, seeing it in 3D form ala' Katseas, I love it even more!
Bravo Zulu!
~Gunny

Very cool dio. Nice job on the wake.

I talked with a friend of mine who was an officed on a carrier. He told me that the carriers had to do those turns as part of stability testing, or something like that. Anyway, apparently it takes the carrier a long time to get into a turn like that, and they're completely empty of aircraft. At least thats what I remember him telling me. He also told me that it was a fun ride!

Jim

Yes, all ships must execute a series of these moves from time to time for stability testing. The destroyer I was on did this right after we left the ship yard on our builder’s trials. We did a high speed run for a period of time then did a series of maximum turns.

Hard to port then hard to starboard. Since I was a new guy, I was stuck in the depths of the engine room cleaning lube oil filters. Even down there is was one heck of a ride.

When I received that feature I knew I had to use the Nimitz picture for comparison. Yes, that is one heck of a job.

I hope everyone enjoyed this weeks informal salute to the Big E. A very big THANK YOU to Kostas and Louis for sending us their work.

Wonderful work Kostas!

But you expect a destroyer to be able to do it!

Jim

My compliments Mr Katseas ....a brilliant idea and finely executed....well done
Best regards from Malta
Louis

I had understood that that photo was a fake, tricked up using Photoshop. Very interesting to find it is real. Great dio Kostas.

Truly gorgeous work. I'm always thrilled to see dramatic action with ship scenes!

--Karl

I had done some checking myself when I saw it the first time.

Photo credits: Edgar Dale Surber, via Fred Willshaw this from Navsource. It is odd to think a ship that big can turn like that. I saw USS America do a high speed turn off the Virginia Capes. We were on her tail playing air dog when she did it.

I will agree to one thing, Photoshop in the proper hands is a problem.

Hi everyone and thank you for your kind remarks.
As for the particular photo i can't tell you of it's real or not or any other details, but while i was half the way into this dio i discovered another picture from LIFE magazine with the actual Enterprise on a seemingly exact same maneuver but taken from a different angle .I cant upload the picture as i just moved and there is still no internet connection at home but soon as i get one will post it.One thing is for sure that back in the 60's there wouldn't be much of a chance of retouching digitally any of these pictures.

To me it the picture is real or not doesn't matter. Your depiction of it is really good!

very small photo.

Absolutely wonderful stuff again Kostas. Your work is an inspiration!