Port visits 2010

[Vinny]

It was planned for Den Helder 1st.

greetings Vincent

[Richard from Rotterdam]

any news on a possible SeaHawk?

[Vinny]

there is 1 on deck as stated in an earlier mgs.
It is suposed to leave on the 28th at 9am LT.

greetings Vincent

[Rockville]

any news on a possible SeaHawk?

On entry there was one on the flightdeck.
Markings on the starboard side: tail: "BR"/fuselage: NAVY HSC-28/cargodoor: "COMSIXTHFLT".
I hope this helps a little bit.

[hansvandijkhuizen]

At the time of writing (Aug 26, 18h) the ship is still at the PTA and the helo can be seen on the deck.

[hendriks]

hi, the serial is 166322

gr.Arie

[K-9]

hi, the serial is 166322

gr.Arie

166322/BR-41

[Wrecks]

Saw the chopper this morning in the dark and rain.
It is clearly visible as they cannot hide it, the ship has no hangar.

Regards,

Otger

[frank kramer]

De Mount Whitney is het vlaggeschip/commandoschip van de Amerikaanse Zesde Vloot en hoort thuis in Italië... de helo zou dan dus een MH-60S Knighthawk moeten zijn...

[topgun1984]

Should be this bird... A nice one to catch if i may say so myself

http://www.airliners.net/photo/USA---Na ... 0eae54c183


Picture is from Tom Houquet - EricCoeckelberghs PhotoCrew

[Vinny]

Hello,
I can confirm its the MH-60S 166322/BR-41 but pictures are pretty much impossible.
Maybe ppl have more luck with its departure.
greetings Vincent

[Piet Luijken]

This afternoon I took a picture from the Java kade, opposite the ship and PTA.
The shot had some ship's fences on it, but further not too bad.
Taking shots from the PTA or Piet Hein kade proved impossible due to height of ship.
Even walking across the higher located railroad next to the Piet Hein kade proved no joy.

[Basman]

De Mount Whitney is het vlaggeschip/commandoschip van de Amerikaanse Zesde Vloot en hoort thuis in Italië... de helo zou dan dus een MH-60S Knighthawk moeten zijn...

To be precise, the home port of Mt Whitney is Gaeta, halfway between Rome and Naples. The MH-60 is based at Napoli-Capodichino and is the only US Navy chopper based in Europe. As my wife is from Naples, I am in that area a few times a year and I noted during my holiday, which ran from 7 till 22nd of august and just a little south of Gaeta, that Mt Whitney was not in port in those weeks. I also missed the MH-60 this year which during previous holidays could always be seen once or twice overflying the beach going Naples-Gaeta v.v. Fortunately several CL415's doing scoops right in front of us made up for that...

Bas van Oorschot

[Jaap]

The Mount Whitney is now halfway Amsterdam and IJmuiden

Jaap