RelykTerrah
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Ships can have friends too!
May 3, 2017 1:28 PM
RelykTerrah
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silm
Lunch the bombers, drop thr nukes, victory via.conquest yeaaahhh.
mahapatih
That one unit you forgot to upgrade in Civ
riggamorris
Senpai noticed *o*
JaceSpicer
What was that top comment on the same post I saw? Oh yes it was . " Looks like someone forgot to upgrade to battleships"
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
samc013
I'm shipping ships. I have transcended the mortal coil
Astrolobos
I ship it
carpebass
Love going to the tall ships in Boston
TheSilentOod
Should see Bermuda in a few weeks. Going to be absolutely mental with Americas cup.
MyBigMouth
????Could you be... the most beautiful ship in the world????
Whiteleyz
I see this and every time I want to know her reply, just some sort of closure or something, even if it's "I have a boyfriend d"
Qazwrty
I ship it.
ThesePipesAreClean
Italians need to up their tech level.
yourcommentisstupid
It's got motors as well
lickwidghost
pretty sure this is the most beautiful ship
CommanderWilliamTRiker
ol' Ironsides is the most beautiful ship in the world, in my biased opinion.
HoochIsCrazzy
With a name like that, I'd think you'd say the Enterprise
kyjoca
The problem with Enterprise, is there are too many to choose from (and none currently in service).
Jyoumon
My vote, we start producing NEW versions of these old wooden beauties.
scout48cav
But the Surprise is still the coolest.
knifeskills
"Mama Mia!"
iwashopingthatusernamewasnottaken
fake, this is a screenshot from Civilization
Glappo
Boats against catcalling
inflamedrodent
Catamaran calling? That's a monohull!
Dots77
KarlHungusssss
mannaggia
jamatastic
Come mai???
BjornisaLlama
/a/QSKzl
Racealistic
ma cosa vuoi
bellapadella
Ma che cazzo dicono?
Racealistic
Hahaha much better
lysomaru
Oh Maronn ..
Melondwarf
I wish this was in colour so you could see the Italian ship blush
ItchyItchyshake
Did it flop to sink at the slightest wind?
ichosethewrongcollegedegree
"Oh senpai~" Italian Ship
SamtheAtLeastanHourMan
Looked for this comment.
Idosss
That's just pasta sauce
HelpMyHairIsOnFire1
Thinkin like that is exactly why I married you
Whitetiger7654
Someone make it a doodle thing with eyes.
Salmonthegreat
I SHIP IT
Znayx
justino37
Found this in another comment: http://imgur.com/I06kE61
MyFetishIsLyingOnTheInternet
What a beaut
snarkface
But that one's not blushing.
thecheesedip
Well now I'm blushing.
abeardedblacksmith
That is a beautiful ship
someonefigureditout
Fuck all she's gorgeous
MisterLemons
That's pretty
iNeverCouldGetTheHangOfThursdays
I should buy a boat
TheDuke0fHazzard
What about a truck to pull it?
RoombaTheAssaultVacuum
Blushes in italian.
snarkface
http://imgur.com/zG48Fdz
KnightOfRuefulCountenance
an early draft for Kantai Collection
Dkminion95
You deserve all the up votes
fuckbeans
The Internet, ladies and gentlemen.
NobleGhost117
Doing the work of the Upvote Gods
isaydefy
First interracial marriage between two ships (-Mediterranean, 1962, partially colorized)
GrandMasterSassAndTheFuriousFive
I ship it
TurduckenMcNugget
Surely it should only be blushing on the port side
insan3guy
NinjasStoleMyMama
Fuckin snarkface
Melondwarf
Did that actually exist before or did you make that because
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snarkface
No idea if it existed before, but that's some fresh, high-quality work from yours truly.
yorribah
When senpai notices
TheWarHymn
It's the Vespucci like built in the 1800s, so would be the senior in this case?
TheCanadianNerd
Senpai always notices.
Opportunist
That is ridiculously cute!! +1
cbale2000
This picture made me remember that rule 34 is a thing that exists. I'm scared.
MrMan9999
MechaNinja
USS Independence is into cougars.
Nuttsy
Eh, only 27 years between launch dates. And now, the Vespucci is still chugging, while Independence is getting the blowtorch.
MechaNinja
Too lazy to look up the ship, I rolled the dice. Ah well.
nuclearboner
Did their Jolly Roger keelhaul the crownest.
OnceUponATimeInAzeroth
I understand some of those words. By some I mean three.
Crimlem
Well that was quite the mental image!
nuclearboner
Arrrrrrghh
Crimlem
Indeed!
xXpuzzipowndr6900Xx
Civ irl
thisisjunk
...and then they fucked?
ButterfaceTaintClown
Set a course for starboard. RAMMING SPEED.
JerseyDriver
LordKrondor9000
I can tell this was made by a British person.
TheBrickumentarian
I can ship it.
Opportunist
Oh you!
Gayforbae
Do it then.
Drasham
you deserve more points for this comment
Ryanator50
I've seen art of jetplanes fucking. Artists, get on this.
PandaPolice24
Docked*
LongoloidFartExplosion
*Focked.
fromosexual
deserves more up votes
80percentlegs
Metamire
And then the whole boat cheered
elyokiem
Their fully grown child http://imgur.com/0KsfbEO
malachitedragon
Daaamn
likeatallglassofguinness
shuttlecockinakumquat
Reminds me of what happened when Yannick Noah and his Super Model wife created offspring.
GrandNedgus
Those sails are vestigial.
Znayx
On second glance, yup.
Vectorman2
Vestigisails?
Ben1045
...No google images I did not mean vestigial tail.
swimbikerunrepeatswimbikerunrepeatswimbiwhatwasidoing
Windstar Cruises. A very nice ride.
XenomorphZZ
Dot.
ButterfaceTaintClown
Their buffet is fucking awful.
swimbikerunrepeatswimbikerunrepeatswimbiwhatwasidoing
Can't argue there. But we got to go to some cool ports that had awesome food, so it had that going for it. Which is nice.
GhillieTrollAskold
This was an encounter with the Italian Navy, not the Japanese Navy.
JollyJokzr
Astrangeimageeveryday
VigoTheCarpathian
That's how they make jet skis.
natabus
The jet skis would be like sperm... the impregnation event would look like an early 80's Bond action sequence.
112864
those are sea rats, as a real SAILor
Gayforbae
SAIL!(?)
112864
by opposition to motor-sailor
AKHammer
Something something tech difference in Civ
Fatherdoodle
Something something damn you took my comment
AKHammer
Sorry mate, I've seen it a few times so I thought I'd slide it in....
Vectorman2
Something something I think my cat is addicted to meth
Gayforbae
Something something there's a bomb on that schoolbus!
RulesOfImgur
Something something, see a vet
TheWhiteJonJones
Something something, the vet says the cat is addicted to meth
RulesOfImgur
something something, cant argue with him. he is a vet after all.
andydicktracymorganfairchild
I can knot fathom why reposts a-crew so many upvotes. I'd rudder post new stuff.Maybe someday everyone will come about to my way of sinking.
Vectorman2
Are you done?
andydicktracymorganfairchild
Whale sea about that.
CziltangBrone
Damnit, leave some puns for the johnny-come-lately, couldja?
andydicktracymorganfairchild
You're keeling me with this pressure, I'm barely a wake yet.
CziltangBrone
Son of a gun. Oh wheel, I mast try harder.
andydicktracymorganfairchild
I shoal also make a POINT of REACHing further, and I hope we can all get on board with this Endeavor.
angelkibby
I'm going to rePORT you for that one. These puns are ship.
LudeJaw
You're dumb. +1
andydicktracymorganfairchild
You're astern task mast-er.
LudeJaw
You're anchoragable.
andydicktracymorganfairchild
I BOW down before that comment. It is unaSAILable. You're sharp as a TACK.
PeterBartonfromSotonUK
I got a sinking feeling reading that lot so I'll up anchor and set sail into the sunset and listen to my pirate radio when I do.
PlbMak
Typical Yanks, chasing every thing female as soon as they leave their shores...
mikeatike
Well I assume it has something to do with the name of the ship.
derekjohn
Overpaid, oversexed and over here - the only 3 things wrong with american servicemen (according to my Mother).
Hybris51129
You Brits used to do it all the time and even made an empire out of it to justify the costs.
MacClay
Nah, it's the Navy. So that other ship must be male.
Merovean
Captain Kirk Taught us as children, Picard tried to class us up a bit, but Riker was more convincing. So tail chasing is a thing.
newworldtraveller
Is that a Yankee thing or a human thing?
Opportunist
Yes.
Vectorman2
Most Yankees ARE human
Opportunist
"most"
Vectorman2
Well technically we still count assault rifles wearing pants and a hat Yankees, it's in the constitution
Opportunist
As long as you don't forget the feather in the hat!
mikeatike
Sailor thing.
Ohashootystealy
What's the point in seeing other cultures if you can't have sex with them?
teoskenes
-Commander Shepard
Burritoheart
- Captain Zapp Brannigan
DarkUranium
Spoken like a true bard.
ItsMattyNotDaddy
DavidBrooker
- Captain James T. Kirk
YourWaifuIsTrash
– Wayne Gretzky
ViciousOtter
And it's still in use http://imgur.com/I06kE61 In france we have this one http://imgur.com/DbceZI4 built in 1896, impressive to see for real
spungee
In Norway we have Christian Radich http://goo.gl/XP4tcP
artimies7
.
svcAlex
Oh my god, all the beautiful ship. I want to favourite this comment and its replies!
fullbodysweater
*sea
Acc13
What is the practical application of navy training aboard these?
Meloncov
It's mostly a team building/leadership exercise.
SarcasticComment
Argentina had theirs repo-ed. It's an interesting story
Typhlosion130
honestly seems a tad bit counter productive all and all for a ship of that age to still be in service...
Abekrampe
http://www.familieaner.stamskoven.com/mediafiles/image/georg_stage.jpg The danish training ship Georg Stage
digitalist1
Why keep them around. There useless for combat.
StarGazer588
Because they're bloody gorgeous, that's why. Oh, and also - they're*
BavarianGuy
In Germany we still use them to teach ongoing Officers the teamwork a Sailing Ship requires plus old timey navigation in case of GPSblackout
digitalist1
Well that makes more sense.
Burritoheart
training
AnalSexInTheWoodsDontMakeBabies
I see a lot of maintenance in the future
ViciousOtter
In France those ships are counted as historic monuments so it's publicly founded, they are sometime lended to city to promote their ports
AnalSexInTheWoodsDontMakeBabies
The amount of man-hours that go into these are insane though. I have a 16ft catamaran, and that fucker needs cleaning every single day.
PacomeDeCardognac
Is that our good old "beautiful chicken"?
AnonOmis1000
In use for what, exactly? In the pic they say they are a training ship. What training do you do for a modern navy on a sail boat?
ViciousOtter
Also, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM9QneFnPX0
ViciousOtter
For a good oldschool sailing where everyone have to be synchronised to operate them ! They are history treasures.
AnonOmis1000
I mean, I get that, but why use a sail boat that I'm sure is a bigger hassle to maintain than a modern ship?
BronzeLeaguePro
A modern naval ship takes insane amounts of maintenance.
SgtCookie111
Why though? Just for training purposes?
ViciousOtter
training and to keep the history alive, it's kinda crazy they are still around, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM9QneFnPX0
BavarianGuy
Germanys Gorch Fock: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Gorch_Fock_%28ca._1967%29_%2821067825821%29.jpg
jiynxed
those were, interestingly, a class of training ship. the coast guard still uses one(taken as reparations). the original is a museum now.
eagleandy93
The Eagle right?
jiynxed
yup! she's still farting around the atlantic.
KingofSiberia
In the US in california at least, each harbor has a real working tall ship like these as its mascot, I've crewed on one for 6-8 week periods
appelelle
This is the Swedish Vasa ship, built 1626. It's a fine piece of history. http://kungcarlgustaf.se/files/2013/09/stockholmvatten.jpg
moneo
very good
TheManInBlackASicilianAndIocanePowderWalkIntoABar
What were/are they being used for. Obviously they have no real warfare benefit.
PoppinLochNessHopster
If you sink that ship it's a bomb you didn't fire at an actual warship
LogarthSheppy
Remember when the teacher forced you to do math without a calculator so you could do it in your head? This is the same thing but with ships.
ViciousOtter
One of the possible use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM9QneFnPX0
OnlyCaptainJackSparrowGifs
tex81024
My ex-stepfather served in the Gulf War on the independence
misho
Sweden reporting with Götheborg https://sv.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostindiefararen_Götheborg
gastyz
She is classy
asm80dfa8sdfj
What are those big paper things for?
cacher18
https://www.uscg.mil/community/img/eagle.JPG USCGC Eagle not as old as the others but still pretty nice, also it was taken from the Nazis.
Haackv2
Ayy I was looking for that
HoochIsCrazzy
http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/constitution/photos/130823-N-SU274-106.jpg. USS Constitution. Laid down 1794
BackRiverGhost
Another reason Boston is better than... air.
Rev787
'Murica.
butteredtoast789
Im sorry Independance; THAT is the most beautiful ship in the world
dandydust
http://imgur.com/5cuJwff Last flight of the USS constitution
MisterLemons
What a mess. What a pretty mess...
stackallision
I got my Navy commission on the same day as this ship, 219 years later. An auspicious day.
HoochIsCrazzy
Congratulations and thank you for your service. I have a number of friends who received their commisions onboard the USS Constitution.
MotherfuckingJesseEisenburg
Someone should strap rockets to it!
jiynxed
and she's a pier-queen. at least the frogs and italians are actually, you know, sailing theirs.
HoochIsCrazzy
Get back to me in 100 years if they are still commisioned
jiynxed
we could go into the english having warships that fought in wars for the entire 200+ years they were commissioned, if you like.
ViciousOtter
omg my canon is showing too
mikeatike
Canon Indeed.
darknessplis
Canon in d
BostonFan82
Yeah Boston!
slappyhamsalads
Username checks out
CommanderWilliamTRiker
Fun fact, I was on Good Morning America on that ship
chazez
I'm in that pic!
latinlightning
Where?!?!
chazez
In one of them thar Boston buildings
HoochIsCrazzy
LOL, good chance I am in one of those buildings too!
mbbqqw
I wonder if there is a single piece of wood from the original left or if everything got replaced over the years.
HoochIsCrazzy
Naval History and Heritage Command Detachment Boston, the unit charged with overseeing Constitution’s maintenance and repair, estimates(1/2
HoochIsCrazzy
10 to 15 percent of the ship’s fabric is composed of timber installed between 1795 and 1797. This “original” wood includes the ship’s (2/?)
HoochIsCrazzy
keel, lower futtocks, and the deadwood at the stem and stern.
ImAkuTheShapeShiftingMasterofDarkness
It's the only active US ship that has been in ship to ship combat.
TheWarHymn
When you play Civ, and neglect to upgrade your Elite frigate.
heeloo
Proud to say I've been on it..... on a tour. It's in Boston now
HoochIsCrazzy
I got to take my sons on it when they sailed it out past Castle Island in a Memorial Day celebration one time.
Counterfit
*Charlestown. Because they're fucky like that.
mikeatike
Holy shit that is awesome. http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/news/a17667/americas-only-ship-killer-is-over-200-years-old/
loismustdie
Schooled the Brits in war of 1812. Brits ruled with their line ships but few of their frigates could touch these American heavy frigates.
loismustdie
Brits heavier frigates were still softer built 32-38 gun frigs, and yanks ruled this heavy frig class with these solid-built 44 gun baddies.
lambaroo
apparently, uss constitution is oldest ship still afloat. 2nd oldest is hms trincomalee, whose plans were on hms java when captured 1/2
lambaroo
and sunk under tow by...you guessed it...uss constitution! hms trincomalee was eventually built in 1816