Comments on: What the heck is this ship? http://dethroner.com/2008/05/01/what-the-heck-is-this-ship/ Where every man is king. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:08:30 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: dotw http://dethroner.com/2008/05/01/what-the-heck-is-this-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-96421 dotw Sat, 03 May 2008 18:44:02 +0000 http://dethroner.com/?p=4155#comment-96421 Saw this while crossing the bridge. I thought that what it was, but hard to stare at a ship while driving. Thanks for catching it. Saw this while crossing the bridge. I thought that what it was, but hard to stare at a ship while driving. Thanks for catching it.

]]> By: Cap'n Salsalito http://dethroner.com/2008/05/01/what-the-heck-is-this-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-96330 Cap'n Salsalito Fri, 02 May 2008 02:00:02 +0000 http://dethroner.com/?p=4155#comment-96330 A ha, yes, Mark N is correct! I did some additional research. The ship is the <a href="http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2007/Nov/05/ln/hawaii711050346.html" rel="nofollow">USS Tripoli</a>, and was used for missile tests in Hawaii. I guess you caught it as it was headed back to Hawaii for more testing. A ha, yes, Mark N is correct!

I did some additional research. The ship is the USS Tripoli, and was used for missile tests in Hawaii. I guess you caught it as it was headed back to Hawaii for more testing.

]]> By: Mark N http://dethroner.com/2008/05/01/what-the-heck-is-this-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-96327 Mark N Fri, 02 May 2008 01:35:48 +0000 http://dethroner.com/?p=4155#comment-96327 http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&ct=4&tid=400 http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&ct=4&tid=400

]]> By: Cap'n Salsalito http://dethroner.com/2008/05/01/what-the-heck-is-this-ship/comment-page-1/#comment-96325 Cap'n Salsalito Fri, 02 May 2008 01:19:33 +0000 http://dethroner.com/?p=4155#comment-96325 I checked every vessel on that BoatingSF map. None match your photo. There is a tanker, the Washington Voyager, that's very close to the two TUGS-WITHOUT-TOW, but clearly, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pbo31/2438634115/" rel="nofollow">that's not it</a>. I checked every vessel on that BoatingSF map. None match your photo. There is a tanker, the Washington Voyager, that’s very close to the two TUGS-WITHOUT-TOW, but clearly, that’s not it.

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