Comments by "WALTERBROADDUS" (@WALTERBROADDUS) on "USS Niagara (III) - The Oddball bought by the press" video.

  1. Logistically, easier to do water purification on land. Rather than haul it from ship.
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  2.  @xaenon  Well... Fresh water is useful. Just perhaps in the wrong location. At US possession like Midway or Wake Island it could be really useful.
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  3. Yes! Naval ships then and now carry small arms. And actually ship boarding is back as a active activity. While most weapons are for ship security. Many are used in counter piracy and counter drug operations. This is called VBSS duty. https://youtu.be/0vXJFU4h7DM
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  4. You could do your own converting? This is a 5 min video. Now you want to complicate things..... Breakout your calculator. 😑
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  5. For info on the real boat. http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/05073.htm
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  6.  @77thTrombone  head scratch..... Why would I not kill microbes?
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  7.  @77thTrombone  Chlorine for water purification is normal. Okay then....
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