https://www.jmcpdotcom.com/blog/enContents © 2022 <a href="mailto:blogadmin@jmcpdotcom.com">jmcp</a> Thu, 21 Apr 2022 02:58:34 GMTNikola (getnikola.com)http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rsshttps://www.jmcpdotcom.com/blog/posts/2017-03-26-when-a-navy-ship-does-a-handbrake-turn/jmcp<p>This is the <a class="reference external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Parramatta_%28FFH_154%29">HMAS Parramatta</a>, an ANZAC class frigate of the Royal Australian Navy. In 2014 we were on a short family holiday on board <a class="reference external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Dawn_%28ship%29">P&amp;O's Pacific Dawn</a>, from Brisbane to Airlie Beach and back.</p> <p>On the Friday afternoon we were chased by <a class="reference external" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAS_Parramatta_%28FFH_154%29">HMAS Parramatta</a> for a short while, and observed just how quickly a vessel of this class can do what amounts to a handbrake turn (several times):</p> <div id="gallery_container"></div> <div class="row"> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-3"> <a href="https://www.jmcpdotcom.com/blog/galleries/tourism/hmas_parramatta/20140801_090342_IMG_6137.jpg" class="thumbnail image-reference" title="090342 img 6137"> <img src="https://www.jmcpdotcom.com/blog/galleries/tourism/hmas_parramatta/20140801_090342_IMG_6137.thumbnail.jpg" alt="090342 img 6137"> </a> </div> <div class="col-xs-6 col-md-3"> <a 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