So I was minding my own business at the Old Port

[Carrier_Enterprise]

So I was minding my own business at the Old Port of Montreal and then I saw one of these:

 

They say it's a Littoral Combat Ship, but what in the world is it doing in Montreal?

 

EDIT: Pics are taken by me! :Smile_teethhappy:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[VioletZer0]

Did you take those pictures yourself?

[Carrier_Enterprise]

VioletZer0, on 03 October 2012 - 11:29 PM, said:

Did you take those pictures yourself?

Yes! :D

[VioletZer0]

Foreign spy!

 

*calls authorities*

[Jracule]

Excellent photos of the brand new USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) :Smile_great:

To answer your question, the vessels of the Freedom class are built in Marinette, Wisconsin. They do sea trials in Lake Michigan. You probably caught it while it was on its way out of the Great Lakes.

 

The Fort Worth is actually an improved design on the earlier Freedom. It is more stable and has a longer hull, increasing top speed and improving fuel economy by roughly 10%. IMHO, the Freedom class is showing to be much better than the Independence Class.

[Crag_r]

Any topic which starts with i was just minding my own business can only end well...

[Carrier_Enterprise]

Crag_r, on 03 October 2012 - 11:36 PM, said:

Any topic which starts with i was just minding my own business can only end well...

And it did! I went home and did nothing! :Smile_teethhappy:

[Appollosnos]

drybone12, on 03 October 2012 - 11:53 PM, said:

And it did! I went home and did nothing! :Smile_teethhappy:

really they did not arrest you for espianoge....interesting :Smile_hiding:

[Carrier_Enterprise]

Appollosnos, on 04 October 2012 - 12:34 AM, said:

really they did not arrest you for espianoge....interesting :Smile_hiding:

This was on Canadian ground and around a dozen other people was doing the same thing.

There was a police boat patrolling the area and 2 police officers guarding the dock, nothing happened.

[Jracule]

No, but now you are on a FBI or CIA watch list as a possible spy :Smile_teethhappy:

drybone12, on 04 October 2012 - 12:50 AM, said:

This was on Canadian ground and around a dozen other people was doing the same thing.

 

There was a police boat patrolling the area and 2 police officers guarding the dock, nothing happened.

[anonym_auUiRfWCi1jI]

USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) was commissioned at the Port of Galveston in Galveston, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012.

 

http://www.workboat....hite&scale=both

[VioletZer0]

t42592, on 04 October 2012 - 12:53 AM, said:

USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) was commissioned at the Port of Galveston in Galveston, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012.

Really? That was only a few weeks ago.

Damn ship builders are fast.

I remember back in WWII the U.S. could finish a Battleship in two weeks.

[_Jeremiah_Gottwald]

It's sleeping. SHHHHH!! I dunno what we had in Hamilton a while ago but about 2 years it was the HMCS Fredericton. I got a lift on her to Oshawa. It was such a fun trip.

[Carrier_Enterprise]

Jracule, on 04 October 2012 - 12:53 AM, said:

No, but now you are on a FBI or CIA watch list as a possible spy

Spying on the US in Canada?

[VioletZer0]

drybone12, on 04 October 2012 - 02:14 AM, said:

Spying on the US in Canada?

Taking all those pictures is awfully suspicious.

[Quaffer]

Very nice. Thank you.

[Carrier_Enterprise]

VioletZer0, on 04 October 2012 - 02:28 AM, said:

Taking all those pictures is awfully suspicious.

I wasn't the only one...

[MM2ss]

Come on, tell the truth folks, we all now hat the Navy is just invading Canada...  :)

[Lemelisk1]

andypandy1996, on 04 October 2012 - 01:54 AM, said:

It's sleeping. SHHHHH!! I dunno what we had in Hamilton a while ago but about 2 years it was the HMCS Fredericton. I got a lift on her to Oshawa. It was such a fun trip.

the HMCS Haida lives in Hamilton,i don't know what ships that still work have come here though lol

[VioletZer0]

drybone12, on 04 October 2012 - 02:45 AM, said:

I wasn't the only one...

And because of that, the terrorists win.

[MM2ss]

Reminds me of this...

 

http://www.reichslie...0800_allure.jpg

[Eyeless_Camper]

That thing look awefully big for a ship meant for Littoral combat :Smile-_tongue:

[Crag_r]

VioletZer0, on 04 October 2012 - 02:28 AM, said:

Taking all those pictures is awfully suspicious.

It would make it worse if i could see parts of the bush he was hiding in while he took the photo's

[Ariecho]

t42592, on 04 October 2012 - 12:53 AM, said:

USS Fort Worth (LCS 3) was commissioned at the Port of Galveston in Galveston, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012.

http://www.workboat....hite&scale=both

Wow, with all the colors, first I thought it was a giant cake!

[JeeWeeJ]

Ariecho, on 04 October 2012 - 02:47 PM, said:

Wow, with all the colors, first I thought it was a giant cake!

LOL! So i wasn't the only one! :Smile_teethhappy: