Posted on Jul 21, 2016
WATCH: Tough Old Warship Takes Bombardment During Sinking Exercise
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Check out this aerial footage of the decommissioned USS Thach (FFG-43) being bombarded by missiles and torpedoes during a live-fire sinking exercise as part of Navy’s Rim of the Pacific 2016 multi-nation training event near Hawaii.
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate was decommissioned in 2013 after nearly three decades of service, the service said in a release.
The live-fire sinking exercise, known as SINKEX in Navy parlance, is designed to practice gunnery, torpedo accuracy, and missile drills on decommissioned ships, providing sailors with the opportunity to practice on live targets, using real ammunition, and observe the result, the service said.
Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC, is taking place off the coasts of Hawaii and southern California through Aug. 4 and involves 45 ships, five submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel from 27 countries.
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The Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigate was decommissioned in 2013 after nearly three decades of service, the service said in a release.
The live-fire sinking exercise, known as SINKEX in Navy parlance, is designed to practice gunnery, torpedo accuracy, and missile drills on decommissioned ships, providing sailors with the opportunity to practice on live targets, using real ammunition, and observe the result, the service said.
Rim of the Pacific, or RIMPAC, is taking place off the coasts of Hawaii and southern California through Aug. 4 and involves 45 ships, five submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel from 27 countries.
@SMSgt Minister Gerald A. Thomas , Capt Christopher Mueller , CPT (Join to see) , COL Mikel J. Burroughs , Sgt Joe LaBranche , SSgt (Join to see), TSgt Hunter Logan Capt Seid Waddell SrA Christopher Wright LTC Stephen F. PO2 Ed C. PO2 Mark Saffell MSG Tom Earley PVT James Strait Alan K. @po1 william "chip" PO1 William "Chip" Nagel @SGT John McConnell SGT John " Mac " McConnell
WATCH: Tough Old Warship Takes Bombardment During Sinking Exercise
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Thanks SP5 Mark Kuzinski. Even though I am soldier and not a sailor it is hard to watch a distinguished naval vessel the "USS Thach (FFG-43) being bombarded by missiles and torpedoes during a live-fire sinking exercise as part of Navy’s Rim of the Pacific 2016 multi-nation training event near Hawaii."
SrA Christopher Wright PO1 John Miller PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO2 Ed C. PO3 Steven Sherrill
SrA Christopher Wright PO1 John Miller PO1 William "Chip" Nagel PO2 Ed C. PO3 Steven Sherrill
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Like a Timex Watch took a licking and kept on ticking. Not often that you see a Sub Chaser helping a Sub. The most impressive part was the Torpedo Hit. Wow!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
SP5 Mark Kuzinski - I thought after that Torpedo Hit Forward that She would sink like a rock but She was still sitting High in the Water and Proud.
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SP5 Mark Kuzinski - The Location of the Torpedo Hit is the Frame of the Ship where my Berthing was on both Cruisers I served on was.
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