USS VELLA GULF Emergency breakaway & Hard Right Rudder

This was taken a few years back. This is the USS VELLA GULF breaking away from the THE USNS SUPPLY!

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• U.S.
• NAVY
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• VELLA
• GULF
• SHIP
• sailing
• breakaway
• emergency
• ocean
• starboard
• port
• cruiser
• cg

[aerand]

How to do drift, at sea. The captain must be a rally car fan...

[wahiawabriank]

@aerand Yeah true! These types of ships are the best at this type of stuff! It is awesome to be on them when they maneuver like this!

[devildoc225]

There used to be a term many years back that some on here may remember "All ahead Bendix". Bendix was the company that used to make the engine telegraphs. The name "Bendix" used to be on the lower portion on the older surface combatants. When the order for "All ahead flank" was given,if you were able to push the telegraph over anymore, you would of hit the word "Bendix". Thats where the phrase came from. The Arleigh Burkes, Tico's, and Spru-Cans can go faster than that.

[Ilicium]

The Ticos were always top-heavy pigs.

[BenAliGtor]

"Gee Bullwinkle! We're listing to PORT!!"

"Better than MUSCATEL!!"

Okay, so it's an old joke..

[itr835]

@wahiawabriank

...especially on the mast! :)

served on CG-57 USS LKC and CG-67 USS SHILOH

[Dominicano34]

It happened while chassing an speed boat near the coast of southern Spain in 2006. I personally delivered the replacement rudder that came to Rota Spain onboard a C-17 cargo plane. It was quite a logistic achievement and it came during the night hours. The rudder actually went off into the sea, therefore you can see the ship drifting....it wasnt just maneuvering.

[swillmaster1]

She was our carrier bitch on the 04 GW cruise....always there

[Vogner938]

I bet Chuck Norris was at the helm. "Hey Guys Watch This!"

[TXGunner]

2002-2006 GM2 Salazar here:

USS Vella Gulf had the best crew while I was onboard. It was funny to see the hard working folks in the galley slip and slide all over the place. I remember talking to one of the cooks and the next thing I know he was upside down and I was talking to his boots because of this.

BAD ASS SHIP!

[AussieMusicRocks]

An entire building making a hard right. Looks awesome.

[Tinnesen89]

@mattmatt115 hmm, soo cool

[mattmatt115]

@Tinnesen89 It was a great anti-torpedo tactic back in the days of "point and shoot" torpedos... Now adays, this is mostly useful for breaking formation in an emergency situation, i cant see much other use as divebombers are slightly obsolete, along with the point and shoot torpedos... Not to mention supersonic sea skimming missiles can easily compensate for a 30 knot turn.. Although, such a turn would help in the case of bringing both Phalanx to bear on a certain trajectory..