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Post by nighthawknz on Nov 1, 2018 17:58:02 GMT 12
  not sure about the Commodore comment... not sure if you could get that many working at the same time...  ;-) |
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Post by nighthawknz on Jan 14, 2019 15:56:51 GMT 12
End to end. In these latest progress photos from Korea, our new Maritime Sustainability Capability vessel Aotearoa now has both bow and stern components. Now it’s largely a matter of onwards and upwards with the superstructure, towards our anticipated launch date in April. Progress photos of new navy ship Aotearoa at Hyundai Heavy Industries, Ulsan, Korea, as at 8 January 2019. She coming along nicely...    |
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Post by Bruce on Jan 14, 2019 16:47:07 GMT 12
That is a really unorthodox bow design! not attractive at all, but probably really good for pushing ice floes and whales out of the way...
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Post by nighthawknz on Jan 14, 2019 18:59:11 GMT 12
That is a really unorthodox bow design! not attractive at all, but probably really good for pushing ice floes and whales out of the way... Its suppose to be based on the Rolls-Royce Environship leadge bow (or ax bow) which is suppose to reduce fuels costs some how??? I personally don't care what it looks like as long as if it does it's job...  |
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Post by tfly on Feb 16, 2019 23:01:53 GMT 12
That is a really unorthodox bow design! not attractive at all, but probably really good for pushing ice floes and whales out of the way... Its suppose to be based on the Rolls-Royce Environship leadge bow (or ax bow) which is suppose to reduce fuels costs some how??? I personally don't care what it looks like as long as if it does it's job...  Looks a bit like an old Dreadnaught class of ship |
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Post by steveh on Feb 17, 2019 16:47:17 GMT 12
That stern design looks the most unusual to me, I'm wondering if it has a steerable nozzle arrangement between that catamaran looking set up?
Steve.
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Post by nighthawknz on Feb 20, 2019 20:12:29 GMT 12
So Wikipedia says HMNZS Aotearoa is;Length: 166.2m Displacement: 24,000 tons The Navy website says;Length: 173.2m Displacement: 26,000t The can't be both right?... lol 
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Post by ErrolC on Feb 20, 2019 20:28:01 GMT 12
There are multiple meanings of both length and displacement, so yes they can!
The Wiki figures aren't directly referenced, but are close to ones quoted in the first reference listed in Wikipedia that I happened to look at. So they aren't made up, just incompletely specified.
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Post by nighthawknz on Feb 20, 2019 22:25:41 GMT 12
There are multiple meanings of both length and displacement, so yes they can! The Wiki figures aren't directly referenced, but are close to ones quoted in the first reference listed in Wikipedia that I happened to look at. So they aren't made up, just incompletely specified. I know there is differences in the tonnage and displacement... ie; The British ton is the long ton, which is 2240 pounds, and the U.S. ton is the short ton which is 2000 pounds. There is also a third type of ton called the metric ton, equal to 1000 kilograms, or approximately 2204 pounds although the metric ton is officially called tonne. |
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Post by nighthawknz on Feb 24, 2019 17:01:12 GMT 12
Stern complete. We’ve reached flight deck level (01Deck) for Aotearoa, with the stern section now well defined and the quarterdeck fit-out taking shape. We’re looking forward to the ship’s launch, planned for April.  twitter.com/nznavy |
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Post by machina on Feb 24, 2019 21:09:09 GMT 12
Great updates thanks Nighthawk. Can't wait for the launch, not far off at all.
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Post by mcmaster on Feb 24, 2019 21:17:48 GMT 12
She’s certainly a big ship. Same length as the new Aussie tankers being built in Spain but her displacement is considerably more and just shy of our LHDs! Will be great to see all these big new boats together.
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Post by nighthawknz on Mar 13, 2019 22:25:45 GMT 12
A very Forward Observation Point! The bridge of Aotearoa sits on the dry dock in front of the ship prior to being craned-on and installed. Not long to go now before the ship feels the waters of Ulsan Harbour at her launch ceremony.  |
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Post by mcmaster on Mar 14, 2019 11:04:09 GMT 12
A very Forward Observation Point! Yep, shes definitely getting ahead of herself. |
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Post by davidd on Mar 14, 2019 11:21:28 GMT 12
Yes,
And a good job that some Korean workers are incidentally included to give the necessary sense of scale. That will be a very heavy "aircraft" when it gets to take off in the near future. Would this part of a modern ship be fabricated from steel these days, or aluminium? Suppose it would be impossible to tell from a photograph like this.
David D
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Post by nighthawknz on Mar 14, 2019 15:48:26 GMT 12
Yes, And a good job that some Korean workers are incidentally included to give the necessary sense of scale. That will be a very heavy "aircraft" when it gets to take off in the near future. Would this part of a modern ship be fabricated from steel these days, or aluminium? Suppose it would be impossible to tell from a photograph like this. David D I think that because she has a polar class 5 or 6 (I not remember which) I would stab at saying steel...? A very Forward Observation Point! Yep, shes definitely getting ahead of herself. Oh dear thats bad... lol  |
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Post by errolmartyn on Mar 14, 2019 18:10:25 GMT 12
A very Forward Observation Point! The bridge of Aotearoa sits on the dry dock in front of the ship prior to being craned-on and installed. Not long to go now before the ship feels the waters of Ulsan Harbour at her launch ceremony. Join the Navy . . . and become a window washer! Errol |
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Post by womble47 on Mar 14, 2019 18:58:03 GMT 12
I am tired reading about other comments regarding the other services than the airforce .If the air force supported other branches of the armed forces maybe they the ACF would be still there
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Post by gibbo on Mar 14, 2019 19:42:55 GMT 12
Yes, And a good job that some Korean workers are incidentally included to give the necessary sense of scale. That will be a very heavy "aircraft" when it gets to take off in the near future. Would this part of a modern ship be fabricated from steel these days, or aluminium? Suppose it would be impossible to tell from a photograph like this. David D I think that because she has a polar class 5 or 6 (I not remember which) I would stab at saying steel...? Polar Class 6 - defined as 'Summer/autumn operation in medium first-year ice, which may include old ice inclusions'... ie: only 1 away from PC7 which is the lightest. She's not that overly ice-strengthened. |
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Post by nighthawknz on Mar 14, 2019 21:32:15 GMT 12
Polar Class 6 - defined as 'Summer/autumn operation in medium first-year ice, which may include old ice inclusions'... ie: only 1 away from PC7 which is the lightest. She's not that overly ice-strengthened. I thought as much ;-) |
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