Oriskany sinking alternatives (in newspaper)

[truck1]

I had heard a few years ago,that it cost about 1 million dollars a day to operate a battleship.And they have half the amount of inservice time that Oriskany had.(Oriskany has about 40 years of continuos service versus about 10-15 years of actual service for the battleships.)So I would gather that it would probably be too expensive just to operate the ship let alone move trailers.That and the ships center of gravity would probably altered to the point of making her dangerously unstable.

actually, is it such a bad idea? someone mentioned the cost end of it, which might make it prohibitive, but it would ease the burden on the road ways.

 

[photohikedive]

I had heard a few years ago,that it cost about 1 million dollars a day to operate a battleship.

I would guess that the price incudes a battle ready battleship. Full crew salaries, as well as all costs of living. How much does it cost to run a cruise ship per day? I am sure, compared to a cargo container ship of equal size, it is much more expensive....

 

[SuPrBuGmAn]

I was just about to point out that container ships already exist No sense in wasting a perfectly good aircraft carrier to make another.

 

[DA Aquamaster]

The idea has precedent. Many of the "Jeep" carriers of WWII vintage served reasonably long lives as essentially container ships. The military even used them in that capacity.

Since you are eliminating flight deck operations, support of an airwing, defensive armament, and all of the personnel needed to support those personnel, the crew requirement gets whittled down to a reasonable number and a little automation would reduce the number of essential crew even further.

Operationally speaking you also don't need 30 kts of wind over the deck so you also don't need multiple boilers in operation. If you slow th ship from 30 kts to a much more sedate 10 kts, it gets a whole lot more fuel efficient.

 

[mike_s]

But the "jeep" carriers or other WWII transport ships, also known as "Liberty Ships" were "crane on/off" loading.

For this to be an effecient ferry system it would have to be a "ro-ro" (roll on / roll off). Truck ferries like this are very common in Europe to go between the UK and Ireleand, etc.

 

[ReefHound]

The idea has precedent. Many of the "Jeep" carriers of WWII vintage served reasonably long lives as essentially container ships. The military even used them in that capacity.

The military doesn't have to be cost-effective. That's why they buy $900 hammers.

No, it wouldn't have the same crew requirements or operating costs as a working aircraft carrier, but one reason the Navy has retired these ships is because they have aged to the point that maintenance to keep them going is cost prohibitive.

 

[Ber Rabbit]

I ran into a guy who served on the Oriskany and he said the ship was jinxed and was always in port for repairs. I think he said they spent 6 weeks in one port (Greece maybe) waiting for the thing to get fixed one time. That DEFINITELY would not be cost effective
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[Ber Rabbit]

BTW you would have to completely blind the youth, in some states (Ohio included) some of the legally blind can get driver's licenses.
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[kchFLA]

And these liberty ships have been sunk to make reefs.

 

[Rishidian]

There's an idiot born every minute.

With the population growth, I think we are reaching 2 idiots born every minute.

Trivia: In Top Gun, Maverick (Tom Cruise) was visiting the home of Viper (Tom Skerritt). What was the name of the craft that Viper served on with Maverick's father?

-Rishidian