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What ship?

Nah its the french navies lollipop frigate:icon_lol:. Although the sailor looks to be N.American from the uniform.
 
how bout this one? the gigantic '2' will probably give it away...
i took this photo while on vacation last month.
 
Very strange photo RedRiver...you even have a "Tomthumb" figure on the bow, plus the odd old paint work on the ship..

Any more?

regards Collin:ernae:
 
Silver Fox said:
That's LCS 2, USS Independence.
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yes it is

Very strange photo RedRiver...you even have a "Tomthumb" figure on the bow, plus the odd old paint work on the ship..

Any more?
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yep you can see where they painted over another figure like it a few feet above.

i don't know whats up with the white sheets over those areas of the stern...i took those photos the last day we were there (Mobile, Ala.). the first day when i saw it the sheets weren't there:isadizzy:
 
CG_1976 said:
Garden nome,:isadizzy: that looks like a Pelican
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hmmm..i don't know..there were pelicans around but they were mostly brown pelicans (state bird of La. btw)...

they are obviously some kind of bird tho....i looked through several other photos...
 
some photos i found of Independence on sea trials...she's capable of 40+ knots supposedly...
 
:icon_lol:My giuess is it's the bow of a sunken destroyer sticking up out of the water. WWII or shortly there after time frame.
 
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