USS Lincoln ‘Hit’ By Iran’s ‘Rustsheed’ Missile? Rusty Warship Fuels A Chilling New Claim

[flyingorca]

Dude seriously civilians use this tech on their boats

Crews would need to be lowered down to the waterline, sand off the rust, put on two coats of rust-preventative primer and then two coats of naval gray paint, according to Schuster.

“Based on what I am seeing, you are looking at about 30 days of preservation work to remove all the rust,” he said.

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[SolarWarden]

Crews would need to be lowered down to the waterline, sand off the rust, put on two coats of rust-preventative primer and then two coats of naval gray paint, according to Schuster.

“Based on what I am seeing, you are looking at about 30 days of preservation work to remove all the rust,” he said.

CNN

Lincoln isn't going back to sea/combat operations it was supposed to end its deployment months ago it will now come home to port for likely a year unless an emergency arises.

USS Vinson is deploying this year after it just did the longest deployment for a carrier, before Lincoln of course, and now it's going out to sea again likely combat operations.

 

[RealNapster]

I think Chinese Aircraft Carrier should come for a port call to Gwadar Pakistan. That would be a sight to watch and it will also give PLAN the exposure to long duration missions.

 

[KingQamaR]

If that rusty ship is in such bad condition, just imagine what bad shape that crew is in.

 

[Ali_Baba]

One of the major reasons why US navy ships have so much rust is because they moved away from lead-based paint.

NAVSEA Comments on Rusty U.S. Navy Ships and New Paint Coatings - Naval News

NAVSEA replied why U.S. Navy warships are rusty, an issue that has attracted the attention of the public, social media, and the media.

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This is normal, and expected alongside a long deployment. I do think people are making more of the rust look than they should.

Other navies like China may well still be using lead based paint, which is more effective against this type of rust look.