The Sea-Based X-Band Radar being transported by ship
The Sea-Based X-Band Radar being transported by ship
The radar can detect airborne ICBM warheads up to 2500 miles away.
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How do they unload that? Do they kind of just tilt it into the water, or is there a giant crane freighter ship waiting at its destination?
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Blue Marlin is a semi-submersible ship, which means that it can lower itself partly underwater to allow its cargo to move on/off. The ship is designed primarily to move oil rigs around, with this being a special case. The radar itself is actually a converted oil rig.
Blue Marlin preparing to offload an oil rig:
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Oh sick, thanks!
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