Underway Refuel (Navy Pics)

Some pics I took the other day while we were doing an unrep (Underway Replenishment). It was bright as hell out so the pics are a little washed I guess. C&C welcome.

BTW I notice alot of members have a link on their posts that says it is ok to edit thier images. How does one enable that?

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nice pics. What kind of vessel are you on? Looks tiny! I used to b on a Carrier, so maybe that's why Also we called them "RAS" replenishment at sea. guess the terms are changing quick! Got any more shots of you vessel?

Ya since my last ship alot of the terminalogy changed heh. I am currently stationed onboard USS Bainbridge (DDG-96), which is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer. The ship we were refueling with is the USNS Supply (T-AOE 6).

Most of the pictures I have taken since i got my camera have been from my ship, so no, I dont really have any of the ship. Perhaps once we return from deployment I will get some

Gridlock wrote in post #5081635
BTW I notice alot of members have a link on their posts that says it is ok to edit thier images. How does one enable that?

Go to User CP .Go to your profile page and go down a little and its there

Livinthalife wrote in post #5081675
nice pics. What kind of vessel are you on? Looks tiny! I used to b on a Carrier, so maybe that's why Also we called them "RAS" replenishment at sea. guess the terms are changing quick! Got any more shots of you vessel?

RAS? During the 70s it was unrep. Helo'd supplies were vertrep.

Nice shots OP...brings back a few memories.

Shot a lot, those pictures will mean the world to you when you get old. I wish I had taken more!

Here's some shots of the same thing from the other side... From the USNS Rainer (T-AOE-7), sister ship of the Supply.

USS Gridley (DDG-101)

Nice light on the last one! Too bad about the hose.

PhotosGuy wrote in post #5084988
Nice light on the last one! Too bad about the hose.

I specifically put the hose in that shot because I wanted the context.
Here's one without the hose in the way of the ship...

the supply ships are operated by MSC civilians right?

rockabilly808 wrote in post #5089666
the supply ships are operated by MSC civilians right?

some are, some aren't. depends if they are usn or usns

rockabilly808 wrote in post #5089666
the supply ships are operated by MSC civilians right?

Gridlock wrote in post #5093615
some are, some aren't. depends if they are usn or usns

Most are. The Navy still has some because an oiler command is a traditional stepping stone to an aircraft carrier command.

It's much more cost effective for MSC to run the supply ships. The Rainier is a good example. When it was a Navy ship the crew was around 600, the civilians run it with 175 to 200 personnel.

JWright wrote in post #5095771
Most are. The Navy still has some because an oiler command is a traditional stepping stone to an aircraft carrier command.

It's much more cost effective for MSC to run the supply ships. The Rainier is a good example. When it was a Navy ship the crew was around 600, the civilians run it with 175 to 200 personnel.

wow, how'd they manage the huge cut in crew what was cut out?

unsung heroes, civilian or in the service...

no-one gets credit for carrying the gas, but it is a damned important job in the air or on the sea.