While fishing for URBs Saturday on the Columbia, the curious looking all white US Navy Ship "Zeus" passed by on its way upstream to Portland. I Googled the Zeus and learned that it is a cable laying ship, the only one in the Navy. Interestingly, its crew consists of only 6 military personnel; 51 civilians and 32 scientists. Did anyone else see the Zeus this weekend?
Its parked next to my ship right now, they are loading cable. Its a MSC (Military sealift Command) one ship of many. It could use some paint. Who has noticed the Seafighter? She up in the parking lot now getting modded. That one is pretty cool
Yeah, I've been watching that big dog for months now..... What is it and where's it going/doing? Wild looking....maybe out of Water World? Where's Dennis Hopper when we need him?
The Seafighter? They are doing some mods to improve performance. Its designed for stealth, speed and shallow water (littoral) use. Basically a proof of concept machine. It has diesels for up to 20knts, and a pair of 30,000hp gas turbines for high speed (60 mph+) . It gets kinda thirsty when the mains kick in. Note the boat ramp in the stern.
US Navy Ship Zeus on the Columbia
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