Post by Sailor on Jul 2, 2016 5:29:18 GMT -8
US Has Another Close Call With Russian Ship in the Mediterranean
A Russian ship again made a close approach to a U.S. Navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea in an encounter that American officials are labeling "unprofessional."
On Thursday, the Russian frigate Yaroslav Mudryy came within 150 yards of the guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto -- two weeks after the same Russian ship came within 315 yards of the American destroyer USS Gravely.
The USS San Jacinto was operating near the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where it is conducting flight operations against ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria.
According to Captain Danny Hernandez, a spokesman for U.S. European Command, the Yaroslav Mudryy positioned itself about 650 yards from the American cruiser. "Then, Yaroslav Mudryy repeatedly informed San Jacinto over VHF radio of its intended course, as the Yaroslay Mudryy maneuvered towards and unnecessarily close to USS San Jacinto before turning away," said Hernandez.
According to a defense official, the Russian frigate came within 150 yards of the USS San Jacinto. The Yaroslav Mudryy then maneuvered within San Jacinto’s wake, though at much farther distance of approximately 3,000 yards behind the cruiser, the defense official said.
More here:
abcnews.go.com/International/us-close-call-russian-ship-mediterranean/story?id=40287236
We used to go through this frequently during the "Cold War," often Soviet warships and "trawlers" (Intelligence ships) would follow our carriers around so the Kremlin and commanders at sea would know where they were. Most times the Soviet skipper was very professional, one in particular that I recall in command of the frigate Lladney found himself a spot in our formation around the Saratoga and kept station like he was part of the formation.
However, I also recall a Kashin class destroyer who would deliberately cut right in front of the Coral Sea while that carrier was conducting launch and recovery ops, trying to get the carrier to turn unexpectedly and, maybe, dump a plane. He almost got run over doing that, a 6000 ton destroyer getting hit amidships by a 60,000 ton carrier wouldn't have been pretty to watch.
I'm expecting to see reports of Russians trying to cut the carrier off. I hope I don't see reports where one gets cut in two. These boys need to remember, aircraft carriers don't manuver worth a damn and one joke says they also have magnetic bows.
A Russian ship again made a close approach to a U.S. Navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea in an encounter that American officials are labeling "unprofessional."
On Thursday, the Russian frigate Yaroslav Mudryy came within 150 yards of the guided missile cruiser USS San Jacinto -- two weeks after the same Russian ship came within 315 yards of the American destroyer USS Gravely.
The USS San Jacinto was operating near the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, where it is conducting flight operations against ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria.
According to Captain Danny Hernandez, a spokesman for U.S. European Command, the Yaroslav Mudryy positioned itself about 650 yards from the American cruiser. "Then, Yaroslav Mudryy repeatedly informed San Jacinto over VHF radio of its intended course, as the Yaroslay Mudryy maneuvered towards and unnecessarily close to USS San Jacinto before turning away," said Hernandez.
According to a defense official, the Russian frigate came within 150 yards of the USS San Jacinto. The Yaroslav Mudryy then maneuvered within San Jacinto’s wake, though at much farther distance of approximately 3,000 yards behind the cruiser, the defense official said.
More here:
abcnews.go.com/International/us-close-call-russian-ship-mediterranean/story?id=40287236
We used to go through this frequently during the "Cold War," often Soviet warships and "trawlers" (Intelligence ships) would follow our carriers around so the Kremlin and commanders at sea would know where they were. Most times the Soviet skipper was very professional, one in particular that I recall in command of the frigate Lladney found himself a spot in our formation around the Saratoga and kept station like he was part of the formation.
However, I also recall a Kashin class destroyer who would deliberately cut right in front of the Coral Sea while that carrier was conducting launch and recovery ops, trying to get the carrier to turn unexpectedly and, maybe, dump a plane. He almost got run over doing that, a 6000 ton destroyer getting hit amidships by a 60,000 ton carrier wouldn't have been pretty to watch.
I'm expecting to see reports of Russians trying to cut the carrier off. I hope I don't see reports where one gets cut in two. These boys need to remember, aircraft carriers don't manuver worth a damn and one joke says they also have magnetic bows.
