A reminder whilst we're all laughing at the Truman losing yet another Super Hornet, at least it's at sea to lose things. AFAIK alleged Russian carrier Kuznetsov still hasn't emerged from its multiple catastrophic refits yet... - ThreadSky

dreadships.bsky.social • 17 days ago

A reminder whilst we're all laughing at the Truman losing yet another Super Hornet, at least it's at sea to lose things.

AFAIK alleged Russian carrier Kuznetsov still hasn't emerged from its multiple catastrophic refits yet...

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dreadships.bsky.social•17 days ago

To summarise the current situation, they're still repairing the damage caused by repairing the damage from the time it went on fire when repairing the damage from the time it fell over in the dry dock which sank underneath it when repairing the damage from its last refit.

Delivery date was 2020.

davidchance.bsky.social•4 days ago

Carry On Up The Kuznetsov.

chompmancobra.bsky.social•17 days ago

I did like that one picture with "look at the dirty smoke from that rusty outdated piece of crap vessel Russia has escorting the carrier" followed by "err that's a British ship shadowing her"

oisinmcgann.bsky.social•17 days ago

Give it a few more years and it’ll turn into a museum all by itself.

tenfeetoff.bsky.social•16 days ago

Kudos to your alt text, ignited a these days rare chuckle!

kon23uk.bsky.social•16 days ago

Perhaps it's not meant to be delivered as it has been repurposed as a sisphyean punishment detail?

dreadships.bsky.social•16 days ago

There were reports its nominal crew had been sent to Ukraine, if you're trying to figure the brass' current humours toward the situation...

crusaderproject.bsky.social•15 days ago

Some days you burn the carrier, some days brass burns you.

sanddorn.bsky.social•15 days ago

Perhaps a renaming would boost morale. Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin-Tauricheski, e.g.

(reads some more than intro... oh, wow, yeah)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigory_Potemkin

hush-ndb.bsky.social•15 days ago

Knyaz Potemkin is the name of a Borei class submarine due to be completed in 2028.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borei-class_submarine

sanddorn.bsky.social•15 days ago

"The Grigory Potemkin Republican Cadet Corps is a specialized institution in the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Transnistria"

Well, 😂

antarxella.bsky.social•16 days ago

They haven't been able to find the guy who keeps saying "Right, we're finally on track, nothing can go wrong now!"

philippe-gauthier.bsky.social•17 days ago

Not a working carrier, more like a "carry on the work" .

cassc.bsky.social•16 days ago

Delivery date was planned for 2020? So still closer to on time than a Scottish ferry...? Would it fit in Ardrossan? 😄

putdorianedown.bsky.social•17 days ago

Word is that they've encountered a major setback due a Ukrainian special forces unit walking by and giving it a funny look.

nutellaberliner.bsky.social•15 days ago

😍

ardua.bsky.social•17 days ago

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_MGmtPSZ_F/ Courtesy of @ryankellycomedy.bsky.social

theenormousroom.bsky.social•16 days ago

Gotta love the blue and yellow colour scheme of the various dry dock cranes and demountables (Pic 3)

ndutton13.bsky.social•16 days ago

Their new captain has high hopes she’ll be seaworthy soon.

highpoh.bsky.social•17 days ago

"That one burned down, fell over and then sank into the swamp"....

bigdaftdad.bsky.social•16 days ago

Came here to say this exact thing!

cptjackaubrey.bsky.social•17 days ago

What of the rumor that the Vatican wanted to use it to signal the new Pope?

fernmonkey.bsky.social•17 days ago

You will enjoy the alt-text.

magnificocleary.bsky.social•16 days ago

I still sometimes remember about this little guy and smile.
The drydock sank because of a power cut. It actually had generators on board to run the pumps that keep it afloat but they forgot to press the button

chromeguardsman.bsky.social•16 days ago

honestly i'm surprised they're even bothering to try and repair it (again) and haven't just scrapped it yet. you could build a lot of future ukrainian tanks with the metal in it..

jimkear.bsky.social•16 days ago

patter.bsky.social•16 days ago

First aircraft carrier to use "if we can't see them, they can't see us" for defence

uglesett.bsky.social•17 days ago

Strong "Now we have to go in to get the men who went in to get the men who went in to get the men" energy.

werkoderko.bsky.social•16 days ago

Rate they're going the Kuznetsov will provide jobs for decades to come - on land

substitute.bsky.social•16 days ago

The front fell off

hippomancer10.bsky.social•16 days ago

"Burned, fell over, *then* sank into a swamp."

mr-ceebs.bsky.social•16 days ago

Judging by the success of the refit, it'd surprise me if the Kuznetsov had managed to lose less

anniefitz12.bsky.social•17 days ago

Who's laughing? 😡

harry-is-human.bsky.social•17 days ago

I hear it's scheduled to return to service the same year as the Boeing 777X.

ninjamonkky.bsky.social•16 days ago

It's taking time off to be with family

funranium.bsky.social•17 days ago

The insightful & topical alt-text makes this.

stockfttp.bsky.social•17 days ago

Tbf there must be a chance someone has sold the flight deck, engines and all the copper pipe.

Its probably all cardboard fakes

spaller.bsky.social•17 days ago

I'm not laughing at a failed landing with two crewmens lives at stake.

dreadships.bsky.social•17 days ago

Rescued with minor injuries, I heard?

spaller.bsky.social•17 days ago

Just watched Ward Carroll and he didn't have info:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pueEvyNJRVs

amfisher.bsky.social•16 days ago

It's a polite modern warship that announces its location through smoke signals.

maggie-perhaps.bsky.social•17 days ago

You know there’s a Ukrainian tractor driver standing by with his waders and a long rope for when she does set sail

hush-ndb.bsky.social•15 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/ollibackstrom.bsky.social/post/3lnxisvfwbk2y

specter177.bsky.social•17 days ago

I think the Kuznetsov has lost more of its air wing while it's been docked than the Truman has at sea.

zeroisanumber.bsky.social•17 days ago

BURN THAT MAZUT, BABY! LOVE THE MAZUT!!!

tamslick.bsky.social•16 days ago

I mean, the Truman’s launched more sorties since the start of Operation Prosperity Guardian last December than the entire Russian navy has in the history of ever.

chrisnesselrode.bsky.social•16 days ago

The Russian Army is so 1990s

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