[Scan-DC] USS FREEDOM VISITS NAVAL ACADEMY

[oldsdoug at hotmail.com]

Alan, thanks very much for posting this.

All, I happened to have the day off today so went out there to have a look at her... man, this ship is really something.  She's a diesel-electric jet boat, 377 feet long, throws a 30-foot rooster tail, can do over 45 knots and has a draft of less than 20 feet (I forget whether it's 16 or 18).  She carries a 57-mm gun that can fire over 200 rounds a minute, also 21 missiles that are either surface-to-air or-surface-to-surface, and a small unmanned helicopter that's used primarily for recon, but can be armed as well.  The interior of the ship can be pressurized against biological and chemical attacks... I hope they never have to use that!  Cost $500 million and built in Wisconsin.  The crew is really cool.

We were able to take pictures outside - let me see how they turned out and I'll post somewhere.

I'd like to have one to play with in my bath!


> From: alan at henney.com
> To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 23:09:47 -0500
> CC: 
> Subject: [Scan-DC] USS FREEDOM VISITS NAVAL ACADEMY
> 
> Media
> Advisory
>       United States
>    Naval Academy
> Public Affairs Office                 121 Blake Rd, Annapolis, MD
> 21402
>         #240-08
>         Dec. 8, 2008
> 
> Contacts:
> Jennifer M. Erickson
> Deborah Goode
> 
> USS FREEDOM VISITS NAVAL ACADEMY

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