{"id":3629,"date":"2017-07-14T02:28:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T17:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/?p=3629"},"modified":"2017-07-14T02:28:14","modified_gmt":"2017-07-13T17:28:14","slug":"fitzgerald-in-drydock","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balldiamondball.com\/blog\/fitzgerald-in-drydock\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitzgerald in Drydock"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photos have just been released showing the\u00a0patching<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\"YOKOSUKA,

YOKOSUKA, Japan (July 11, 2017) \u2013 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) sits in Dry Dock 4 at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka to continue repairs and assess damage sustained from its June 17 collision with a merchant vessel. FLEACT Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of U.S. 7th Fleet’s forward-deployed naval forces, 71 tenant commands and 26,000 military and civilian personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel A. Taylor\/Released by FLEACT Yokosuka Public Affairs Office)<\/p><\/div>\n

\"YOKOSUKA,

YOKOSUKA, Japan (July 11, 2017) \u2013 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald (DDG 62) sits in Dry Dock 4 at Fleet Activities (FLEACT) Yokosuka to continue repairs and assess damage sustained from its June 17 collision with a merchant vessel. FLEACT Yokosuka provides, maintains, and operates base facilities and services in support of U.S. 7th Fleet’s forward-deployed naval forces, 71 tenant commands and 26,000 military and civilian personnel. (U.S. Navy photo by Daniel A. Taylor\/NReleased by FLEACT Yokosuka Public Affairs Office)<\/p><\/div>\n

Note the work that would have gone into scribing and cutting the I-beams. Presumably, the beams or a proxy were scribed underwater, then the beams were cut above water and finally welded in place below.<\/p>\n

The article mentions that the hull is warped.\u00a0Perhaps, we may be writing it off rather than repairing.<\/p>\n

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Photos have just been released showing the\u00a0patching<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Note the work that would have gone into scribing and cutting the I-beams. Presumably, the beams or a proxy were scribed underwater, then the beams were cut above water and finally welded in place below.<\/p>\n

The article mentions that the hull is warped.\u00a0Perhaps, we may be writing it off rather than repairing.<\/p>\n

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