SINKEX Update
I’m still busy moving. Here’s what I helped take part in before hopping on the plane. Others had more fun and shot guns instead of sit around on the radio like I did.
“It always hurts to see beautiful ships sink, and my sympathy goes to all Sailors who sailed on them, but the important thing is that the weapons fired did their job. That’s the thing it’s all about in the end,” said Rear Adm. Leon Bruin, commander, Standing Naval Force Atlantic.
Upon completion of the firing exercises, Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2, Det. 26, assisted in sinking the ships through detonating positioned explosives along the hull.
Heh.
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November 26th, 2004 at 12:19 pm
CDS-9′s como, whose CSG we most recently mentored, commanded that ship in his CDR command. When the news came out, the CSG commander took great pleasure in relaying it, with many rhetorical flourishes, to the war council. Shoes…
March 1st, 2005 at 1:49 pm
There are so many rusting ships in reserve Why sink these
relativly newer ones? Unless torpedoed.. did they “all” remain
afloat???? TY
March 1st, 2005 at 8:10 pm
I’m guessing, but believe it’s a combination of the environmental flap that would ensue from sinking a Ghost Fleet ship, the different pots of money that such things come from, and perhaps even an urge to not make those ships available to another country for foreign sales. That last guess is a stretch but I’ve seen weirder things in my time.
April 27th, 2005 at 7:28 am
Anyone have any news on the sinking of ex-AMERICA (CV 66) during
Sinkex 2005? Happend within the last couple of days. Classified
operation but still looking for news of the sinking and photographs.
April 28th, 2005 at 4:02 pm
Senior,
Welcome aboard! I haven’t seen anything since the first pushback due to the name of the ship. Nothing on Google. If you’re really interested in it I recommend you grab a PAO over at CFFC, who can at least let you know where things stand…
June 7th, 2005 at 1:50 am
2 x USN vessels are going to be sunk at Talisman Saber 05 in Oz this month. Does anyone know which vessels are going to be sunk?
September 24th, 2005 at 9:28 pm
The two USN vessels sunk at Talisman Saber 2005 were the USS William H. Standley (CG-32) and the USS Elliot (DD-967).
One picture of the Standley under fire during the exercise can be found at this link: http://www.c7f.navy.mil/ts05/index.htm
Article on page 6 of the Jet Observer July 14, 2005 titled ” VFA-195 plays important role in ‘Sinkex’” confirms the two ships sunk
during the exercise. A PDF of the Jet Observer for this date with the article can be found here:
server.militarynews.com/jet/Jet_07.14.05.pdf
As a former sailor on the Standley I am very interested in the exact sinking location, any additional pictures of the sinking, etc.
If anyone has any additional information please email me.
Matty
October 15th, 2005 at 2:13 pm
Additional information about the ships sunk during TS05 can be found at this Q&A link:
http://www.c7f.navy.mil/TS05/Q&A.htm
Please send any additional pictures or info concerning the sinking of the Ex-USS W.H. Standleyto me at this address:
mcbuckle@hotmail.com
Matty
February 17th, 2007 at 2:05 am
I was stationed on the Comte De Grasse in the 1980s and was disappointed to hear of her sinking. I am also disappointed there were only three pictures published of the sinking. I am sure there are more. Does anyone have or know of more pictures of the sinking? I find it hard to understand how they would be classified.
December 28th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
Please look closely at the pictures published on the sinking of the Count! The hull number is not 974. This was another Spruance class that was sunk. I served as well on the USS Comte De Grasse DD974 from 1980-1985 with lots of fond memories.