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However, in a betrayal that is sure to play out over the upcoming Succession Season 3, Kendall goes out before the press to destroy his father, revealing all about his complicity in the cruise scandal and many other dark corners of Waystar Royco. more
In a canny move, Logan offers himself, knowing that will rule him out as his power hungry family and employees all go out of their way to flatter him. The family fight among themselves, before they seem to settle on Head of Cruises Tom (Matthew McFadyen), with even his wife Shiv (Sarah Snook) picking him.
What happened in the finale of Succession?
This comes after a talk Logan and Kendall have in which Logan says he trusts his son, but in doing this turns him against him and sets his course on destroying his father. more
Because scientists know the date of the ship’s sinking, they may observe the ecological succession of the reef, and document its progress year by year.
Wood may not last in sea water very long. Worms and borers carried by the sea can penetrate wood. Within several years, most of the wood in the Coolidge was gone.
Predators such as grouper, barracuda, and shark feed on the smaller reef fish. As the reef slowly covers the wreck and becomes established, such large predators become more common. [links]
Microscopic plankton teem in the waters surrounding the wreck. So organisms capable of growing quickly on the bare ship and harvesting the plankton had an advantage. here
The Raytheon SeaRAM CIWS takes the proven self contained and compact design of the Phalanx and ditches the 20mm Vulcan cannon for a box launcher packed with 11 RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM). The super agile RAM is now a staple on America's heavier surface combatant fleet and it hit extremely maneuverable and supersonic sea skimming targets at over six miles from its launching point. here
From automated cannons that literally shred their target to pieces, to extremely agile missile systems, Close-In Weapon Systems are a vessel's last line of defense against anything hostile above the waterline that is danger close. Lasers will eventually take on the majority of this duty , but in the meantime let's countdown the seven deadliest Close-In Weapon Systems (CIWS) ever put into operation on the high seas:
Turkish Sea Zenith — Its quartet of 25mm cannons and its ability to adjust rapidly to high inclines are a real plus, but its somewhat limited production kept it from making the top seven.
The Kashtan is really one hell of a CIWS package, albeit it has a much larger "footprint" than any of the western "plug and play" close in weapon systems. It seems that the US may have missed the opportunity to build their own super-CIWS, maybe one featuring the Goalkeeper's big ass GAU-8 Avenger cannon and an 11 round pack of "fire and forget" RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missiles, all tied into a modular Phalanx fire control unit. Wishful thinking aside, the Kashtan's heavy hitting, long range, redundant punch takes the cake for the world's most deadly CIWS.
The RIM-116 missiles, which cost hundreds of thousands of dollars each, home in on their target via an imaging infrared seeker, similar to what is found on the AIM-9X Sidewinder, as well as a passive seeker that sniffs out the missile's terminal guidance radar. This "dual mode" capability means that there is little escape for anti-ship missiles, even if they rely on passive guidance for the terminal portion of their attack profile. [links]
RICHARD HADLEY, of Seattle, planned to convert the vessel into seagoing time-share condominiums. After his financing collapsed, he had the ship’s interior fittings auctioned off in 1984. more
In 1978, the US Navy decided the ship was no longer relevant to their needs, and the ship was listed for sale. She then passed from owner to owner, each with big plans for her future: more
FRED MAYER, who bought the ship in 1992, sought to create a running mate for Cunard’s QE2. He had the ship towed to Turkey and then Ukraine for hazardous material removal, and then towed back to Philadelphia in 1996, where she has remained since. more
The SS United States’ withdrawal from service in 1969 stunned her officers and crew: some left their equipment and personal items on-board in anticipation of returning to work the next day, only to find the gangway doors sealed shut. Although the ship’s fate remained uncertain, her immediate future was secure. As a reserve ship for the US Navy, she was hermetically sealed at her berth in order to preserve her interiors and machinery. Until 1978, remained in stasis: always ready to be deployed should the situation arise.