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U.S. Navy Ship Outruns Pursuing Pirates
UPI ^ | May 7, 2009

Posted on 05/07/2009 10:35:54 AM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: Lou L
They no doubt do have arms aboard - but probably have standing orders to evade rather than engage.

I'm curious why it had no combat escort.

61 posted on 05/07/2009 11:04:17 AM PDT by The Iguana
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To: nickcarraway

I damned sure don’t like the idea of a US Navy vessel running from the bastards! This is absolutely disgusting!


62 posted on 05/07/2009 11:04:23 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (THE SECOND AMENDMENT, A MATTER OF FACT, NOT A MATTER OF OPINION)
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To: Gaffer

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63 posted on 05/07/2009 11:04:27 AM PDT by MrB (Go Galt now, Bowman later)
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To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

See post 19. Ships of this class are run by the Military Sealift Command—they’re considered civilian vessels and are manned by mostly-civilian crews, with any military onboard in a support capacity. I have no clue what kind of small arms the military contingent might have onboard, but the ships themselves have no weapons.

}:-)4


64 posted on 05/07/2009 11:05:02 AM PDT by Moose4 (Hey RNC. Don't move toward the middle. MOVE THE MIDDLE TOWARD YOU.)
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To: GATOR NAVY

Understood and thanks for the explanation. They should go armed if in that area. Especially a munitions ship.....I would think.


65 posted on 05/07/2009 11:07:31 AM PDT by RC2 (Put Megan Kelly on the supreme court!)
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To: ETL
How - because the powers that be send them out that way - have for years.

Why, now that is a better question. The short version is that they can, in general, travel safely alone and unescorted. Actual countries (not Somali pirates, clearly) respect the sovereignty of vessels at sea, visual contact with another vessel is rare at sea, they don't carry the really fun ammunition, and most people in their right mind really don't want to piss off the U.S. Navy.

66 posted on 05/07/2009 11:08:28 AM PDT by BlueNgold (... Feed the tree!)
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To: Moose4

Do they carry ammunition, as indicated by a previous poster?


67 posted on 05/07/2009 11:08:36 AM PDT by Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears
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To: STD

When the range of the weapons you and the pirates have is roughly the same, the smart move is to stay out of range, and requisition a 5” deck gun be installed for your next passage. :)


68 posted on 05/07/2009 11:08:55 AM PDT by spodefly (This is my tag line. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
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To: river rat

This is NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT a combat vessel.
It is a cargo ship maintained by the MSC, owned by the government.
It’s designation is USNS, not USS.
No weapons to speak of...

Trust me, a combat vessel would have made matchsticks of the cute little pirate skiffs.


69 posted on 05/07/2009 11:10:36 AM PDT by BlueNgold (... Feed the tree!)
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To: river rat
Unlike you, I'm not into ass-kissing.

And yes, there is something wrong with that.

When, before 0bama, was a US Naval Ship (you do know what that means, right?) fired upon by pirates?

Take your racist claptrap back to DU, or whatever the heck sewer you crawled out of.

70 posted on 05/07/2009 11:11:57 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: BlueNgold

Mind your own business.


71 posted on 05/07/2009 11:12:59 AM PDT by pgkdan ( I miss Ronald Reagan!)
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To: Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears

Pay attention and you won’t ask such silly questions.

You people that are all upset are relying on the UPI to give you facts and you are reacting like a bunch of liberal voters - i.e. you react to the first thing you hear with emotion instead of making sure of the facts before you form an opinion.
- People reacting on emotion in the absence of supporting facts from unreliable liberal media outlets is how we got our current President.

Have a nice day.


72 posted on 05/07/2009 11:13:14 AM PDT by BlueNgold (... Feed the tree!)
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To: A CA Guy

They are, or they have an escort. Either this was political, or the Cap’n just wanted to have some fun and show off his skills.

But he should have then taken aggressive action, IMO.


73 posted on 05/07/2009 11:13:36 AM PDT by Retired Greyhound
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To: nickcarraway
Why does the upi even post such a short do nothing story?

upi UnAmerican Political Indoctrination.

74 posted on 05/07/2009 11:13:44 AM PDT by mountainlion (concerned conservative.)
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To: nickcarraway; All

The USNS Sacagawea (the second in the line of Lewis and Clark class ships) is armed with 2 to 6 12.7 mm or 7.62 machine guns.

Don’t see any armament listed for the USNS Lewis and Clark.

Correcting a design flaw maybe with the Sacagawea?


75 posted on 05/07/2009 11:15:02 AM PDT by Domandred (Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment.)
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Very neighborly of us to be sending over ships with ammo like that...


76 posted on 05/07/2009 11:15:54 AM PDT by novemberslady
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To: pgkdan

It is my business when people insult the United States Navy without knowing the facts.

You reacted - saying “What have we been reduced to?” - assuming incorrectly that this was a warship somehow capable of engaging an armed enemy.

Your outrage is misplaced in this instance. Trust me, President Obama and his lackeys will give you plenty to be upset about over the next couple of years - save your energy for the right time. This simply isn’t it.

Have a nice day.


77 posted on 05/07/2009 11:19:31 AM PDT by BlueNgold (... Feed the tree!)
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To: ArrogantBustard
Thank you, sir. I was quite speechless, so I am grateful to you.
78 posted on 05/07/2009 11:20:37 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Lou L
When I was in the Navy in the 70s and early 80s the dry cargo, ammunition ships that pulled along side, were owned by the Navy BUT the crews were civilian. I believe it is still that way.
79 posted on 05/07/2009 11:21:12 AM PDT by NavyCanDo
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To: Domandred

Very small military contingent - guns require maintenance - that means Gunners Mates and that means more military crew and that means more expense. The whole point of the USNS fleet is to provide logistical support to the combat fleet at a lesser cost than using regular Navy ships. Also, the USS fleet is limited in their deployment lengths - the USNS fleet has fewer restrictions on op-tempo.


80 posted on 05/07/2009 11:22:15 AM PDT by BlueNgold (... Feed the tree!)
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