Some pics of the "Ronald Reagan"

[Steffo1]

The "Ronald Reagan" from a boat & from Moreton.

[edz]

Thought they might have give it a bit of a spruce up and got the Squidleys chipping and painting the rusty bits before getting into harbour ..
Sure would be a sight close up [ well as close as you can get ] .. Will never forget how sleek and low the WW2 Battleship USS New Jersey  looked when we got to see and crawl over it in the port of Brisbane ..

[Fizzie]

Nah, it's actually painted on that way to make it look like they've been doing it tough, so everybody feels sorry for them

Loved the shot on the News when they came in to Brissie, with a couple of Marines manning a .50 cal up the front - are they actually expecting to be attacked in the Brisbane River

Maybe someone needs to explain that the Battle of Brisbane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Brisbane happened a long time ago now & I don't think anyone's planning a re-match

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

You'd def. need a panoramic setting on your camera to get a photo, unless your a long way away.

[speewa158]

lf somebody points a 50 Cal at me , l would give up & call them " Sir "    lf that Ok with you  " Sir "                                     

[Alan Loy]

Loved the shot on the News when they came in to Brissie, with a couple of Marines manning a .50 cal up the front - are they actually expecting to be attacked in the Brisbane River

Of course they were suspicious.  Everyone knows that Austria is landlocked but here they are sailing to it.

[OldPaj]

I believe that as a result of the attack on Pearl Harbour, that ever since US war ships have been required to maintain some staff at action stations and able to defend the ship/boat.

I suppose with terrorism around it is probably nearly equally relevant now.

[speewa158]

There  Will be action stations in the Pubs/Bars / Sleazy Joints In Bris when the boys are let Louise           
          Over Paid  , Over  Sexed   ,   & Over Here    & lm Over it