Guam & Pacific Rim Trip Aboard the
TSV
Matt Hatley here, I work for Sun Microsystems out of the McLean, VA
office. I've been on assignment in Guam since 30 March, 2005
helping to install SNAP/CDSOS
for the US Army on their experimental
Theatre Support Vessel - aka TSV. I am part of a team
dispatched from the Special Projects Office (SPO) out of Ft. Monmouth,
NJ. Thought folks might enjoy some info & pictures detailing
the trip.
Here are a few introductory pictures of the TSV (it's approximately
320 feet from bow
to stern)...
The TSV-1X aka The Spearhead,
is
the Army's high speed catamaran manufactured by INCAT.
General Pics of the TSV
1st trip riding on the TSV On
Tuesday, 19 April, I got my 1st opportunity to ride the TSV into open
ocean. A team from the Naval Surface Weapons Center
(NSWC) Indiana installed experimental .50 caliber machines. What
made these guns unique was that they were unmanned, controlled from the
bridge, use radar & video tracking to zero in on
their target. Our 1st voyage was run about 200 miles south of
Guam
to a test range to test the
new machine guns. It was pretty exciting this trip, we ran into
12 foot seas. Many
people got seasick - not yours truly because I took my seasickness
pills!!!
Pics from
the Bridge of the TSV
A Change of Command Ceremony
Pics of People
Our Systems In the Battle Cmd Center
Getting our gear racked was a challenge
Misc pics in & around Guam
New Pics Posted on 9
June,
2005...
Our quarters on the TSV
Pics of Guam on our tour
around the island
1st time on a real journey onboard
the TSV was from Guam to Okinawa
Shots in & around Okinawa
More shots of the bridge
Approaching Townsville, Australia
Docking into Sydney, Australia
Tour of HMAS Success (Docked
right next to us in Sydney)
Shopping in Sydney
Shots of the Sydney Opera
House & Bridge
Australia Sun employees &
customers Tour of the TSV on 7 June, 2005
