U.S.S. Tulsa vs. U.S.S. Oklahoma City

[sportyart]

I found this to be interesting. Tulsa has not had a ship named after it sense the end of World War II. It was a Patrol Gunboat.

"The  USS Tulsa was built at the Charleston S.C. Navy yard, was launched in 1922, commissioned on December 3rd, 1923, and retired after World War II.  She was 241 feet from stem to stern, and had a beam of 41' 3", and a displacement of 1270 tons.  Her crew consisted of 157 enlisted men, and nine officers.  She was one of the last US ships to be outfitted with auxiliary sails."

You can read on from the Tulsa Historical Society at: //www.tulsahistory.org/learn/usstulsa.htm

I found it interesting that there was also a U.S.S. Oklahoma City that was a light cruiser Little Rock class. It was also decommissioned, but it looks like Oklahoma City got a new ship not too long ago, a sub.




So where is Tulsa's new ship?

[Snowman]

Looks like there will be a new USS Tulsa.

On June 6, 2013, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the construction of the USS Tulsa. USS Tulsa is an Independence-class littoral combat ship and is being built by Austal USA in Mobile, Ala. It will be 419 feet long and have a beam length of 103.7 feet and be capable of operating at speeds in excess of 40 knots.

This is what the Independence-class looks like

[Red Arrow]

Looks like there will be a new USS Tulsa.

This is what the Independence-class looks like

Getting a low radar profile makes for some strange looking ships. 

[Hoss]

Here's a view aft.

Very weird looking indeed.

[Gaspar]

Cool! It's a floating basketball court. Do you think they'll let us throw up a Thunder decal on it?

[Hoss]

Cool! It's a floating basketball court. Do you think they'll let us throw up a Thunder decal on it?

I'm guessing your sarcastic donkey knows that's a helo pad.   

[sauerkraut]

It's just a floating pad for choppers & Whirlly-Byrds.

[heironymouspasparagus]

Something like that would be perfect for Grand Lake!!  Talk about a party barge!!

40 knots my backside....I bet closer to 80!

[dbacksfan 2.0]

Something like that would be perfect for Grand Lake!!  Talk about a party barge!!

40 knots my backside....I bet closer to 80!

With that hull design, I bet it cuts across the water a pretty good rate. The tri-cat design is really cool. It also looks like a jet system instead of props, and it looks shallow in the water sitting still, so it could go almost anywhere.

[guido911]

Something like that would be perfect for Grand Lake!!  Talk about a party barge!!

40 knots my backside....I bet closer to 80!

My thoughts exactly. And if someone power doosh wants to ski too close...

[heironymouspasparagus]

With that hull design, I bet it cuts across the water a pretty good rate. The tri-cat design is really cool. It also looks like a jet system instead of props, and it looks shallow in the water sitting still, so it could go almost anywhere.

Beautiful boat!  Here are some pictures - some pretty good of the hull.  Found one earlier that I cannot find now - in dry dock.  Very cool stuff!!

And everyone knows how I feel about guns...I love the R2D2 gatling gun there...I want one!  Could use that to cover the back yard!

https://www.google.com/search?q=independence+class+hull&client=firefox-a&hs=8Fj&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=PJQmUsiAO8ii2AWEt4Ag&ved=0CFQQsAQ&biw=1440&bih=708

[dbacksfan 2.0]

I think this is the view....

http://defensetech.org/2008/05/02/uss-independence-lcs-2-launched/

Speaking of ships, I'm doing a tour on this one this weekend.........

http://www.uss-hornet.org/

[Hoss]

this source:

http://www.navsource.org/archives/15/1516.htm

Says these ships can do 47 kts on a sprint, and can top 50 kts.

Propulsion is two gas turbine engines, two diesel propulsion engines and two waterjet engines.

[heironymouspasparagus]

That's the view.  Nice.

I still bet it's closer to 80 knots...that thing is just too streamlined to only do 40.  And if the big carriers can do way more than that, this little tug has to be faster.  Gotta keep up with Mama Carrier, after all....

[Gaspar]

That's the view.  Nice.

I still bet it's closer to 80 knots...that thing is just too streamlined to only do 40.  And if the big carriers can do way more than that, this little tug has to be faster.  Gotta keep up with Mama Carrier, after all....

I don't think there has ever been a navel ship that can get even close to 80 knots.  The fastest is about 40 knots.  That's damn fast for a giant hunk of armor.

The appearance has more to do with reduced radar signature than streamlining. These new hull designs are created to reflect surface radar at angles that won't return to the receivers, what little signature that does return resembles a large wave or flock of seabirds.

Sorry, had to beat Griz to the punch.