In preparation for the docking of USS Chosin, Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard naval architects developed a method for stabilizing keel blocks using new steel pipe staging material. In the past, wood was used to hold blocks together in a process called “cribbing.” The steel pipes are reusable and will be more cost efficient overall. U.S. Navy dry-docking operations require that keel block builds be able to keep a ship stable in extreme weather conditions such as Category Two Hurricane winds and minor earthquakes. Chosin (CG 65) is the first of three cruisers homeported in Hawaii to undergo mid-life upgrades.
| Date Taken: | 12.06.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 04.27.2011 20:26 |
| Photo ID: | 394942 |
| VIRIN: | 111206-N-3944N-042 |
| Resolution: | 1944x2896 |
| Size: | 523.77 KB |
| Location: | PEARL HARBOR, HI, US |
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