# USNS Big Horn Grounding **URL:** \ **Category:** Scuttlebutt\ **Created:** [September 23, 2024, 11:35pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-big-horn-grounding/70744 "2024-09-23T23:35:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![\_A465B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/e8c25b/32.png) [@\_A465B](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/_A465B)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 1:31am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-big-horn-grounding/70744/41 "2024-09-25T01:31:25Z")
Big dry docks there. Not sure how active… ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-big-horn-grounding/70744/42 "2024-09-25T12:29:10Z")
> [@troyanastasio](#): > > Duqm, Oman > **[DUQM Naval Dockyard](https://www.babcockinternational.com/case-study/duqm-naval-dockyard/)** > > Following the signing of a joint venture (JV) agreement with the Oman Drydock Company in June 2017, Babcock international has been preparing and developing our already extensive expertise in working with international navies around the globe to... > **[ASYAD | Asyad Dry Dock](https://asyad.om/maritime/drydock)** > > Asyad Drydock is based at the Port of Duqm and strategically located close to global shipping routes benefitting customers by reducing deviation time. Not much activity at the moment according to Marine traffic. ---
**Author:** ![john](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/john/32/5_2.png) [@john](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/john)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-big-horn-grounding/70744/43 "2024-09-25T14:02:04Z")
@Salvatore_Mercoglian reports The navy oiler USNS Big Horn is underway with tugboat assist likely heading to a dryock for repairs! > > > Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴‍☠️ @mercoglianos ---
**Author:** ![MSIL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/msil/32/51895_2.png) [@MSIL](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/MSIL)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-big-horn-grounding/70744/44 "2024-09-25T21:30:30Z")
![IMG_3586](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/f/9/f913613d77c1fcfda0cee87e6d7132f3fe7f6b62.jpeg) ![IMG_0462](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/b/4/b4758e3496b9d46531f2750af2d88830c2313ec2.jpeg) Duqm (Oman Drydock Company (ODC)) has two significant sized graving docks. Photos are from 2 years ago and the yard had a large backlog of work. ---
**Author:** ![leesea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ea924/32.png) [@leesea](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/leesea)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-big-horn-grounding/70744/45 "2024-09-25T21:36:16Z")
The WHOLE fleet oiler problem start with the USN NOT FUNDING MSC ships. Both in quantity and in operating costs. I saw that while at MSC HQS back in the 2000 time period. MSC was supposed to get new T-AO before the Kaisers started wearing out, but again that DID NOT HAPPEN. Navy being cheap and taking far too long to get the L&C into service. Did you know that the USN CUT two T-AO before they were finished at Tampa Ship. do you remember that one T-AO was sold to another Navy? So MSC has to fulfill MORE lift and UNREPs with LESS than the need oiler force. Do you remember the old MSDS which was supposed to to on tankers? I was cut and scrapped why? Cheapsters in OPNAV. and as noted MSC has to put an T-AO into ROS because of insufficient funding for enough crews As far a tankers and oilers is concern, they “are not a priority” former CNO ---
**Author:** ![50thState](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/a6a055/32.png) [@50thState](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/50thState)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-big-horn-grounding/70744/46 "2024-09-26T04:34:27Z")
All caps makes you look dumb. FWIW. ---
**Author:** ![squidly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@squidly](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/squidly)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-big-horn-grounding/70744/47 "2024-09-26T12:38:22Z")
I recall unrep speed was 13 knots. I think it had something to do with CPPs. We didn’t have those, but was set there to be consistent across the Navy. ---
**Author:** ![ocnslr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/54ee81/32.png) [@ocnslr](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ocnslr)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-big-horn-grounding/70744/48 "2024-09-26T13:28:11Z")
> [@squidly](#): > > I recall unrep speed was 13 knots. I think it had something to do with CPPs. We didn’t have those, but was set there to be consistent across the Navy. This was certainly the UNREP speed for DD-963 and CG-47 class, due to the CRP props. Allowed speed control by RPM, at 100% pitch, whereas lower speed was under pitch control. (Note: last sea billet as XO of DD-977). ---
**Author:** ![squidly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@squidly](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/squidly)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-big-horn-grounding/70744/49 "2024-09-26T14:03:50Z")
Glad to know my memory isn’t completely gone. It was 13 knots on Nimitz class. ---
**Author:** ![Seadog6726](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/838e76/32.png) [@Seadog6726](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Seadog6726)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2024, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-big-horn-grounding/70744/50 "2024-09-30T18:47:28Z")
And mine is just a shade off. I haven’t UNREPped since 1992. [Previous page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/usns-big-horn-grounding/70744.md?page=2)