Lesson in Rust

[moon puppy]

Check Out How Rusty And Battered USS Stout Looks After Spending A Record 215 Days At Sea

Stout's sailors went from March to October without setting foot on land and performed maintenance usually done in port while at sea.

www.thedrive.com

Check this out! USS Stout at sea for 215 days. Can you imagine what the judges would say if this was on a show table?

 

[paddy]

United States:US Navy Criticized for Unpresentable Very Rust...

United States:The US Navy came under fire as the crew of the deployed USS FORT McHENRY LSD43 did not make their ship appear more presentable.

www.english.alahednews.com.lb

they say its to do with environmentally friendly paint and sailors not allowed to do maintenance as this is contracted out ?

 

[sharkman]

Why would they contract general maintenance out?

 

[jknaus]

Why would they contract general maintenance out?

Same reason we do, to "save" money.

 

[iambrb]

Why would they contract general maintenance out?

Pork - some politicians keeping thier cronies ‘fed’ to gain vites

that is neat but I bet even with this pic as reference it wouldn’t win a darn thing

 

[moon puppy]

Remember, we're talking rust and how quickly it attacks something.

 

[Heavens Eagle]

Remember, "salt water"! Never has one of my cars ever had rust like that. Even the ones that had been in the sun, rain, etc for years. (I am talking ancient VW beetles)

 

[SA Dave]

I told em use Humbrol but nooooooo they had to use Valejo!

 

[Barney]

We came back from a "walk in the woods" in 1978 and looked like shit. Some of the hand-wringing, States Department types commented that we should have cleaned up before returning. Our team leader (a USMC Captain with enlisted experience in Vietnam) went postal and reamed out several people. People who live in sheltered, environments and safe from daily life should keep their traps shut.

 

[Paulw]

Why would they contract general maintenance out?

Unlike when I was in 30 years ago they are aware about tossing things overboard. It is more environmentally friendly to have the paint done by a contractor who has a way to properly dispose of paints and primers as well as grease and oils. We had to be at least 150 miles off shore before we were allowed to dump trash. As for the rust and such what you are seeing is mostly surface rust and since there are more than one type of metal on deck you tend to get dissimilar metals corrosion.

 

[sharkman]

I know in my time with fisheries and going out with commercial fishermen, the things I've seen going over the side shocked me. It certainly has been reduced in the last 20 years but it is still surprising.

Salt water is an incredibly destructive force!

 

[moon puppy]

Well it's not like this old battle wagon.

USS Texas in sad shape. I've read they are worried about even moving it from where it is because the superstructure might collapse.