⚓️Cool & Unique U.S. Navy Ship Pecos departing under the Golden Gate Bridge
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- Watching the cool and unique looking United States Navy Ship Pecos departing under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, CA. This military ship is heading out to the Pacific Ocean.
About the Ship:
USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) is a Henry J. Kaiser-class underway replenishment oiler operated by the Military Sealift Command to support ships of the United States Navy, and the third such ship to be named after the Pecos River.
Pecos, the eleventh Henry J. Kaiser-class ship, was laid down on 17 February 1988 at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans, Louisiana, and launched on 23 September 1989. She was delivered to the Navy and placed in non-commissioned service with a primarily civilian crew under the control of the Military Sealift Command on 6 July 1990. The ship is equipped with a helicopter platform to allow for at-sea transfer of personnel and supplies.
Pecos is part of the MSC Naval Auxiliary Force, MSC Pacific, in the United States Pacific Fleet, and has received the National Defense Service Medal, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal twice, and the Southwest Asia Service Medal.
On 9 December 1999 a United States Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter crashed into Pecos and sank while participating in a training mission. Seven of the 18 personnel on board the helicopter were killed in the accident. As routine procedure following an accident, members of the crew were subjected to drug testing. Captain Mark LaRochelle, the ship's Master, failed the initial and secondary drug tests and was subsequently relieved of command and fired from the Military Sealift Command. Following his dismissal from MSC, his US Coast Guard license was revoked.
During Operation Tomodachi, Pecos rendezvoused with United States Seventh Fleet flagship USS Blue Ridge near Kyushu, Japan. Blue Ridge transferred 96 pallets of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief material to Pecos for delivery to the Essex Amphibious Group and Carrier Strike Group 5. Weighing as much as 1,000 pounds (450 kg) each, the pallets contained water containers and water purification tablets, first-aid products, tarpaulins, blankets, and other supplies. The ship arrived off Sendai on 25 March for more underway replenishment operations. During her support effort to Operation Tomodachi, Pecos completed nine underway replenishments and delivered more than 2.3 million U.S. gallons (8.7 million liters) of fuel to other supporting ships. Pecos helped refuel USS Harry S. Truman and HMS Defender in 2016.
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Mike jumped ship, er, snowmobile, for a sunny trip! You lucky dog!!!
Hey, I’m back in the blizzard forecasted for the next two days…Minnesota.
@@vibewithmike Gotta love her! One thing for sure. Just when you think we're gonna skip winter, it comes back with a vengeance! Then there's basketball in March...and so on and so on...welcome home!!!🥶🥶🥶💖💖💖💖🤣🤣🤣
Watched the vid in San Francisco seeing all the view of the area and seeing Alcatraz so great soon be watching again in Duluth thanks
I’m glad you liked it! I cannot wait until the ships in Duluth!
Hey, Mike. Awesome vessel!! She is moving at a good clip. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching, Karen.🚢
Awesome! Thanks!
Thanks for watching!🚢
Oh Mike, you are living in a dream. I can´t believe it. Greetings and cheers buddy : - )
Thanks, Michael! Cheers!🛳️
She’s apart of military sealift command (MSC). We used her multiple times for fuel, mail, and supplies while out transiting across the pacific.
Dan, that is so awesome. Here I just walked up on that awesome ship. To hear that she actually facilitated your vessel is so cool. Thank you for your service brother.🚢⛴️⛴️
@@vibewithmike thanks. I was on USS Somerset LPD 25 out of San Diego, CA. Most of the USNS (MSC) ships are ported in Alameda, CA. That used to be a Naval base back in the day, now the coast guard has control and shares it with MSC and the commercial industry.
Dan, that is awesome man. I’m assuming overtime a person gets used to the swells and doesn’t have seasickness? Am I correct with that? I know people that get sick anytime they go on a boat. Again, thank you for your service and awesome story.🚢⛴️🛳️🇺🇸
@@vibewithmike yea you get used to it for the most part.
I was a Radioman onboard her from '92-'95
Thank you for your service! It means a lot to me and many others. It’s people like you that served our country that allows me to make videos like this. Thank you!🙏🇺🇸
Hey Mike I didn’t see the US ship Pecos flying a flag of the United States, did you?
Hi Dennis. I didn't see any flags being flown. But it's possible we are just not able to see them. Pictures I saw on the Internet showed the flags are flown on the mast in front of the smoke stack. They always appear very small.
Do you know what, that is odd!
OK, maybe the video didn’t capture the correct side.
@@vibewithmike I say we all fly out to San Diego and try to catch the Pecos and see if they are, in fact, flying any flags!
Thanks for the reply Mike. Looking forward to see this season of shipping start, I miss my ships.