Aircraft Carriers III

Jeff Head

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As far as I know there is no such picture... maybe all 3 at Toulon naval base, but all 3 underway at sea no.
I have seen two Mistrals at sea together:

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I have also seen a Mistral with the Charles de Gaulle.

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You can also find pictures now of both completed Vladivostock LPDs in port:

Vladivostock-two-01.jpg

Really, until they dispose of them, you could say that the French have five Mistral class vessels!
 
some good news:
Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) Leaves Norfolk Shipyard After Two Year of Repairs
Nuclear carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) left Norfolk Naval Shipyard after a much longer than planned maintenance availability that began almost two years ago, the ship yard announced on Friday.

The dry dock maintenance availability — originally planned for 14 months — began in 2013 and was extended following the discovery of additional repair needs once the carrier arrived.

“We experienced the majority of our growth work in the propulsion plant,” said project superintendent Brian Bennett in the statement.
“Our [multi-ship/multi-option (MSMO)] contracting partner had major growth work in the area of underwater hull, freeboard area and ventilation plenums [which are structured compartments where replenishment air enters and exits the ship].”

The unexpected work extension caused the Navy to reshuffle its carrier deployment schedule and swapped the order of planned deployments of Eisenhower with USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75).

Truman will leave later this year to replace USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
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Eisenhower will in turn head out in 2016 and be the first carrier to deploy under U.S.
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that would extend carrier strike group (CSG) cycles from 32 to 36 months centered on an eight-month CSG deployment.

The carrier will now undergo a series of sea trials to prove the repairs before Eisenhower and its crew begins workups for the deployment next year.

“Coming out of this availability, as the second oldest carrier in the fleet, we have many lessons learned to pass on to the rest of the Nimitz-class carriers,” Bennett said.
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asif iqbal

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Great shots of the Mistral class

The white paper cancelled the 4th and 5th units a real shame also the second carrier

I mean if France adds the two from Russia to its own navy it would give french navy a formidable flat deck LHD fleet but we all know that's unlikely

RAN has two x LHD and if Spain's Canberra also joins the action we could see 3 x Canberra

Now we know that Turkey has selected a variant of the Camberra so in theory we have 4 x Canberra

A joint RAN-Spanish-Turkish excercise can see 4 x Canberra together

France has 3 x Mistral Class and two sitting in dock

JMSDF has the top of the line 3 x Osumi class, 2 x Hyuga Class and 2 x Izumo class

South Korea (only they know what they are doing) has a single LHD which is doing them injustice they need more

UK has a single HMS Ocean and Italy has two units

We are seeing a LHD and carrier frenzy right now !

I count around soon to be 20 x LHD around the world not including USN
 

Jeff Head

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:) Jeff, I think
SouthernSky didn't like...
Well, we'll have to let Southern Sky speak for himself.

But those pristine pictures were absolutely a photo op...and as I said, there is nothing untoward about saying so. I am sure that there will be other actual operational pictures later that we will all enjoy seeing.

Pretty much every major naval operation...RIMPAC, MALABAR, TALISMAN, BALTOPS, etc., does this. I like seeing those pics...along with the operational pics.
 

FORBIN

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I think the most I have ever seen...together...was two mistrals and the CDG docked side by side in Toulon.

Forbin, NavyReco?

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Great shots of the Mistral class

The white paper cancelled the 4th and 5th units a real shame also the second carrier
4th cancelled never planned 5. Which was to replace the Sirocco, unfortunately !

For the 2nd CV since 2008 and the beginning of the economic crisis in Europe I knew full well that it would not be acquired.
 
some good news:
Carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) Leaves Norfolk Shipyard After Two Year of Repairs

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Ike Ends Dry-Docking Period. Returns to Sea
The crew of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) returned to sea, Aug. 28, following a 23-month dry-docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY).

With 14 deployments to its credit, Ike commenced the availability period in Sept. 2013, to receive upgrades and maintenance required to sustain operational readiness for the next decade.

The ship’s force integrated with NNSY maintenance workers and contractors to complete more than 1.2 million man-days of work. The work forces collaborated to complete a workload, encompassed 50 percent growth from the original work package on ship systems, such as the shafts, rudders and distilling units that required more maintenance than anticipated.

The revitalization of the ship comprised of more than 117,000 square feet of spaces with 25 crew living compartments and 774 racks rehabilitated; 150,000 square feet of non-skid surface on the flight deck removed and replaced; and all four catapults overhauled.

Despite the extended yard period and lack of crew proficiency at sea, Capt. Steve Koehler, Ike’s commanding officer since July 2013, is certain everyone will rise to the occasion as they have during the shipyard period.

Since entering the DPIA, Ike earned the 2013 Commander, Naval Air Forces, Atlantic Yellow E Award; the 2013 and 2014 Ramage Awards; and the 2014 Retention Excellence Award which the crew proudly displays with its golden anchor. Additionally, Medical department earned consecutive “Blue M” awards and two consecutive CNO Health Promotion and Wellness “Blue H” awards with Gold Stars.

As the first ship to implement the optimized fleet readiness plan (OFRP), Ike begins the basic phase with sea trials off the coast of Virginia.

Koehler said:
"The crew will test a broad range of the ship’s capabilities, from basic surface operations and deck seamanship to adjusting to an underway schedule and running flight deck and damage control drills."

Upon completion of sea trials, Ike will return to its homeport at Naval Station Norfolk and begin a full work-up schedule to certify the flight deck and return to underway flight operations. This training cycle will culminate in a deployment next summer.
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