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MV HOS Dominator docked approximately The return of MV C Tractor 7 at 10:15 AM.

where USNS Henry J. Kaiser was.

MV C Tractor 7 and USNS Yukon and

USS Ronald Reagan at 10:17 AM. MV C Tractor 9 at 10:19 AM.

MV C Tractor 7 and The Japanese destroyer JDS Ashigara

USS Ronald Reagan at 10:19 AM. at 10:21 AM.

JDS Ashigara https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JDS_Ashigara https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atago-class_destroyer

The previous Ashigara was a World War II cruiser. http://www.combinedfleet.com/ships/myoko

http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=C472 http://www.combinedfleet.com/ashigara_t.htm

http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=269 Like us, the Japanese like to reuse ship names.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force_ships

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Destroyers_of_the_Japan_Maritime_Self-Defense_Force

http://www.combinedfleet.com/kaigun.htm

JDS Ashigara at 10:23 AM. JDS Ashigara, USS George Washington,

USS Ronald Reagan, and USS Carl Vinson at 10:23 AM.

JDS Ashigara passing MV C Tractor 9 arriving

USS Carl Vinson at 10:26 AM on the scene at 10:36 AM.

In talking with several people on the Broadway Pier it was mentioned that while two tugs can undock a ship

such as USNS Henry J. Kaiser, it takes three to undock an aircraft carrier.

MV C Tractor 9 at the bow and MV C Tractor 7 at the stern MV C Tractor 9 at the bow and MV C Tractor 7

of USS Ronald Reagan at 10:36 AM. at the stern of USS Ronald Reagan at 10:38 AM.

These tugs would later trade places. Note the gate boats near MV C Tractor 9.

MV C Tractor 6 arriving on the scene at 10:38 AM. The gate being opened at 10:39 AM.

MV C-Tractor 6 http://www.tugboatinformation.com/tug.cfm?id=2757

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/details/ships/shipid:30612/mmsi:8875413/imo:8875413/vessel:C_TRACTOR_6

The bow of USS Midway, Japanese helicopter JDS Hyuga at 10:41 AM.

carrier JDS Hyuga, and

USS George Washington at 10:40 AM.

JDS Hyuga http://www.militaryfactory.com/ships/detail.asp?ship_id=CVH-Hyuga-DDH181

This ship, which in no way looks like a destroyer, is called a “helicopter destroyer”.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hy%C5%ABga-class_helicopter_destroyer

These are destroyers:

http://www.navsource.org/archives/05idx.htm http://www.combinedfleet.com/dd.htm

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatsuyuki-class_destroyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asagiri-class_destroyer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murasame-class_destroyer_(1994) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takanami-class_destroyer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruna-class_destroyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirane-class_destroyer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akizuki-class_destroyer_(2010) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatakaze-class_destroyer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kong%C5%8D-class_destroyer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atago-class_destroyer

Calling an aircraft carrier type ship a “destroyer” by the Japanese Bullshit FUBAR artists is like the FUBARS committed by the Beltway Bullshit

FUBAR artists. The Hyuga class ships are aircraft carriers, helicopter carriers, seacontrol ships, or amphibious assault ships (the Royal Navy

aircraft carriers HMS Illustrious and HMS Ark Royal both served as amphibious assault ships). All the Hyuga class aircraft carriers need are

some Lightning IIs. The deal for France to build two amphibious assault ships for Russia fell through.

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/ships/2015/08/09/mistral-dispute-russia-settled-france-eyes-exports/31278439/

Japan and Canada have a history of operating aircraft carriers.

http://www.combinedfleet.com/cv.htm http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/

http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/ww2/ http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/canada/postwar/

Note that wastrels threw away HMCS Bonaventure shortly after an overhaul. Why not sell both to Japan or Canada, or one to each?

Japan now has four helicopter carriers, and the newest has a proper aircraft carrier name.

http://news.usni.org/2015/08/27/japan-launches-second-helicopter-carrier

The original Kaga was laid down as a battleship, but like our Lexington class was converted to an aircraft carrier.

http://www.combinedfleet.com/ijnnames.htm http://www.combinedfleet.com/ships/kaga

Hyuga is yet another name which was used before. http://www.combinedfleet.com/ships/ise

http://ww2db.com/ship_spec.php?ship_id=B29

Another potential buyer would be Australia, another country with a history of operating aircraft carriers, which now has two amphibious assault

ships nearing completion. It is the practice of navies to have only a third of a type of ship on deployment, a third undertaking shakedown and

training, and a third undergoing overhaul.

http://www.navy.gov.au/fleet/ships-boats-craft/lhd

http://www.hazegray.org/navhist/carriers/uk_light.htm#inv-cl

http://www.thisiswesternmorningnews.co.uk/news/Navy-turns-civilians-resources-run-dry/article-529219-detail/article.html

http://www.thisisdevon.co.uk/Navy-turns-civilians-resources-run-dry/story-11406800-detail/story.html

http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htamph/articles/20121008.aspx

A third amphibious assault ship would be advantageous to Australia. The Brits made a mistake of only building two aircraft carriers. India

will have at least three, and it looks like China will build at least two more to go with Liaoning.

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/the-equipment/ships/future-ships/aircraft-carrier

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Indian_Navy_ships#Aircraft_carriers

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vikrant-class_aircraft_carrier

http://news.yahoo.com/china-building-two-aircraft-carriers-taiwan-defense-ministry-075031992.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_aircraft_carrier_Liaoning

It was a mistake for France to build amphibious assault ships for Russia, since these ships could be easily turned into seacontrol ships with

short takeoff aircraft (the Russian version of the Harrier) and ASW helicopters. If Russia became an enemy, these ships if they were Russian

these ships could easily sink French submarines.

Three aircraft carrier type ships, JDS Hyuga, USS George Washington, and USS Ronald Reagan at 10:41 AM.

USS George Washington, USS Ronald Reagan, and JDS Hyuga at 10:44 AM.

Continued with A Trip to San Diego (5 of 7). Mike McCullough