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Megastructures is a documentary television series appearing on the national geographic. Uss west virginia, a 32,600ton colorado class battleship built at newport news, virginia, was commissioned in december 1923, the last battleship completed for the united states navy for nearly two decades. The 178mlong uss virginia cgn38 was a nuclearpowered guided missile cruiser of the us navy that was commissioned in 1976. West virginia was present at pearl harbor on december 7, 1941, when the japanese attacked. She is the tenth vessel of the navy to be named for the commonwealth of virginia, as well as the first us navy attack submarine to be named after a state, a pattern that is common throughout her class. Virginia ssn 7virginia ssn 774 is a virginiaclass attack submarine. National geographic inside supercar nissan gt r download info. Oct 21, 20 uss virginia ssn774 is a united states navy attack submarine, the lead boat of her class and the tenth vessel of the navy to be named for the commonwealth of virginia, as well as the first us.
Its first taste of combat was in 1983 when the ship fired approximately 300 fiveinch rounds into lebanon. Dec 31, 2018 the uss virginia is the lead ship of her class virginia class representing eighteen total boats some still under construction or on order as of 20. Megastructures uss virginia megastructures national geographic documentary megastructures. Virginiaclass submarine changes command in pearl harbor. Uss virginia ssn 774 is a nuclear powered cruise missile attack submarine and the lead ship of her class, currently serving in the united states navy usn. Science fiction futures workshop, 3 february 2016, quantico, va. Gary montalvo, commanding officer of north carolina, was relieved by cmdr. Wielkie konstrukcje uss virginia megastructures uss virginia 2005 dvbrip opis.
Jul 10, 2015 megastructures focuses on constructions that are extreme. The uss virginia is the us newest class of attack submarines. Commissioned in may 1906, she operated along the u. Virginia class design evolution virginia class submarine design evolution by block. Navy virginia ssn774 class attack submarine procurement. The virginiaclass attack submarine uss missouri ssn 780 exits the thames river as it departs naval submarine base new london, conn. The virginia class attack submarine uss missouri ssn 780 exits the thames river as it departs naval submarine base new london, conn. A historic and present look at hollands efforts to hold on to their precious land from floods as a result of rising sea levels and climate changes. The biggest issue with the virginia s was that the rof of the 12 inch guns had increased to the point that the 8 inch guns could no longer fire twice while the 12s reloaded.
Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. Megafactories uss virginia 2015 full movie download full. Uss virginia bb was a united states navy predreadnought battleship, the lead ship of her class. Isr in west virginia, he has developed a more refined strategy. Naval station norfolk is situated on the southeastern side of the commonwealth of virginia. Season 2, episode 18 ultimate casino october 18, 2005. Powered by two nuclear reactors, the 1,100 ft 340 m long vessel is equipped with all the necessary facilities to house 6,000 personnel and over 80 aircraft.
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Its 500 crew members also provided assistance after the bombing of the marine barracks in beirut. National geographic megastructures hdtv 720p x264 description. Uss virginia was a virginia class battleship commissioned in the united states navy. As an homage to the commissioning of the uss holland ss1 the first commissioned usn submarine in 1900 the uss virginia was taken into usn custody on october 12th, 2004, this after. The navys fy2020 budget submission had projected that the navy would request two virginiaclass boats in fy2021. Each successive virginia class ssn block incorporates additional capabilities and advanced technology while reducing costs. The supersub is equipped with a nuclear powered reactor, advanced spying abilities to see and hear better, autonavigation systems, various ballistic missiles and the uss virginia is the us newest class of attack. Virginia returned to cuban waters in march and april 1907, then took part in ceremonies marking the. Built as a more cost effective submarine than the old seawolf class, the new submarine is also faster to build. Virginia class ssn submarine industrial base council.
Virginia was delivered to the navy on 12 october 2004, the 104th anniversary of the commissioning of holland, the navys second submarine. The uss virginia is the lead ship of her class virginiaclass representing eighteen total boats some still under construction or on order as of 20. Megastructures is a documentary television series appearing on the national geographic channel in the united states and the united kingdom, channel 5 in the united kingdom, france 5 in france, and 7mate in australia. The final ship of the coloradoclass of battleship, uss west virginia bb 48 entered service in 1923. When herby assumed command of uss virginia base he also inherited kenns poc duties. The lead ship of the class, uss virginia bb was laid down at the newport news shipbuilding and drydock company on may 21, 1902. But firepower and enhanced stealth were not the only considerations facing the u. The sea launch is made up of 2 megastructures, a floating launch pad called the odyssey and a shipping vessel called the commander. The submarines in this class are the first us submarines designed for battlespace dominance across a broad spectrum of regional and littoral missions as well as openocean, blue water missions. References navy department, naval history division 1970 1959 appendix i in dictionary of american naval fighting ships, 1 corrected ed. With the awarding of the contract on april 28, the u. The virginia class, also known as the vaclass or 774class, is a class of nuclearpowered fast attack submarines in service with the u. Sep 30, 2010 megastructures season 3 and 4, national geographic.
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Virginia, a motor boat built in 1906 at city island, n. Aug 11, 2017 iirc, the virginia s were laid down before the kearsarge class ships were complete. Were going to ask all members to start using the link below instead of having a base poc position, which will relieve our new base commander of those additional duties and let him focus on being a bc without also having to worry about forwarding ussvi email to all members. Though built at newport news, va, it became a fixture in the pacific for the majority of its career. Wizyta na pokladzie atomowego okretu podwodnego, wyposazonego w.
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