US Carriers

[romft1945]

Just a few shots I obtained
ROM:)

[The Sailor]

Nice pics Rom. That's great. But what happened to HMS Northern Gem?

[herakles]

Great Rom! Especially the 4th one.

[romft1945]

Northern Gem will be along soon trust me it is a rather comprehensive subject, she was a gem and all over the place,
ROM

[romft1945]

Seeing as you liked them here are a few more,
Rom

Doubled up on a few ,
Rom

[romft1945]

Just a few more for you Carrier buffs,
ROM

[romft1945]

Found a few more in my collection,
No 1 Abrham Lincoln ROM
No 4 Harry S Trueman

[herakles]

Hell! I like carriers.

[liza]

Hi,
May I know, how many PAOs onboard each USS carriers? Thanks.

[Harley]

If any, wouldn't there probably be one, and then on the staff of the Commander Carrier Task Group? I was under the impression PAOs proliferated at a Fleet level.

Harley

[romft1945]

Here we go for you Carrier buffs a few more.
ROM

Three of these are the Carl Winson Nos 2 - 3 - 4

[The Sailor]

Rom, I think you are getting 'carried' off.
Four stars for effort Sub

[romft1945]

Why thank you sir got a few more yet and more posters
ROM:p

[romft1945]

Here you go few more,
Rom:)

No 1 Enterprise
No 4 Harry S Trueman

[cissystar650]

Hey Rom...

Some of those pictures are wonderful... but... could you tell me some names of them? (At risk of being the one who knows nothing!!)

Cissy

[romft1945]

Cis cant promise but will do a bit of homework,
ROM:)

[cissystar650]

Thanks Rom.... :p

[TheDigger]

When I was in San Diego I took the following picture of the Aircraft Carrier Memorial listing the Fleet Carries since inception

[TheDigger]

Whilst on the Carrier Midway I took a picture of the pilot of the F4 Phantom inspecting her aircraft, by the way she is the one in the short shorts

[romft1945]

Thanks for that will try a decipher the photograps I have,
Cheers ROM

[romft1945]

Hey Rom...

Some of those pictures are wonderful... but... could you tell me some names of them? (At risk of being the one who knows nothing!!)

Cissy
Cis have done what I can with the deck markings have since emailed a frien in SanDeigo who son is in th USN hope he can help will keep you all posted now its TOT time Cheers ROM:)

[romft1945]

Here you go carrier buffs 6 more for you ,
ROM

Number six is USS Carl Vinson

[astraltrader]

To compliment Roms photo`s and return to a more historical dimension here are a few older American carriers.
1. USS Anietam CV36. Probably mid-1960`s.
2. USS Bennington CV20 at Gibraltar in 1954.
3. USS Bon Homme Richard CV31. 1970.
4. USS Essex CV9. 1957
5. USS Hornet CV12. 1968.
6. USS Kearsage CV33. 1963
7. USS Kitty Hawk CVA63. 1962.
8. USS Lexington CV2. 1937.
9. USS Oriskany CV34. 1969

[herakles]

Yet more wonderful pictures. Thank you both for them. All grist to the mill!

Terry, do you know where Lexington is in photo 8? There doesn't seem to be much space around her.

[astraltrader]

Sorry Herk - I should have mentioned that in my accompanying text. The old Lex is in a part of the Panama Canal known as the Culebra cutting. In fact if you look closely at the bottom left hand corner of the photo you can see it written in white...

[Harley]

Rom's picture of "Carl Vinson" looks like she's going under the Tacoma Narrows bridge. Is that right?

Harley

[astraltrader]

Hi Simon - although I did not post this picture I am sure it is not the Tacoma Narrows Bridge although I will concede it is quite similar. Obviously the first one was destroyed in the famous tragedy in 1940. The one you are thinking of which I think was built about ten years after that - I enclose a brief photo where you can see that the concrete pillars although similar are not the same...

[romft1945]

Here we go lads the last of my still have lots of posters left,
collection of US Carriers
ROM

1 to 3 USS Harry S Trueman
7 USS Franklin D Roosevelt

[herakles]

Excellent fodder!

I especially like the 5th and the 7th.

Can you put names to these mate?

[romft1945]

Excellent fodder!

I especially like the 5th and the 7th.

Can you put names to these mate?

I have done that, but not sure No5 ,think it is H.S.Trueman
ROM

[astraltrader]

It is definitely not the Harry S Truman, Rom.
Although your picture is not large enough to make identification very easy, I think it is the Enterprise. I enclose a larger photo which you can compare...

[astraltrader]

Herk - as you can see from the big 42 painted on the deck, the 7th is definitely CV 42 USS Franklin D. Roosevelt.

[herakles]

Thanks Terry. And here was I thinking that 42 was the meaning of life!

[romft1945]

It is definitely not the Harry S Truman, Rom.
Although your picture is not large enough to make identification very easy, I think it is the Enterprise. I enclose a larger photo which you can compare...

Thanks Terry got the original what a clown it is the Enterprise,
Rom::o

[bd popeye]

Why do you gents post only "thumbnails?" This forum is quite capeable of hosting full size photos. Just don't hotlink them. Use a photo hosting site and upload your pictures from there. Like below.

I served with the USN from 1971-1991. Strictly on carriers and Naval Air Stations.

USN aircraft carriers prior to WWII...Enjoy!

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USS Lexington (CV-2) leaving San Diego, California, 14 October 1941. Planes parked on her flight deck include F2A-1 fighters (parked forward), SBD scout-bombers (amidships) and TBD-1 torpedo planes (aft). Note the false bow wave (Measure 5 camouflage) painted on her hull, forward, and badly chalked condition of the hull's camouflage paint (Measure 1).
In this picture Lexington still retains her twin 8" mounts. Four 1.1" mounts have been installed, one on each quadrant, and a fifth mount between the bridge and the funnel. Atop each 8" mount is a gun tub containing two .50-cal mounts.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives. (# 80-G-416362).
(Thanks to Robert Hurst, who provided additional information).








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USS Yorktown (CV-5) tied up at Pier 7, Naval Operating Base Norfolk, Virginia, on 30 September 1937, with commissioning ceremonies underway on her flight deck. USS Jacob Jones (http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/130.htm) (DD-130) is on the opposite side of the pier.


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USS Yorktown (CV-5) tied up at Naval Operating Base, Norfolk, Virginia, in October 1937.
Note details of the ship's bow area, including the retractable navigation light mast on the flight deck.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph (# NH 50332).


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USS Hornet (CV-8) photographed circa late 1941, soon after completion,
probably at a U.S. east coast port. Note flight deck overhang and large crane stowed in the small boat area.
A ferry boat and "Eagle Boat" (http://www.navsource.org/archives/12/04idx.htm) (PE) are in the background.

[bd popeye]

The US Navy has a virtually endlesss supply of Carrier photos. Not to mention LHD & LHA photos. Ships which most other nations call Aircraft carriers. Here are some Hi-res photos of modern day USN carriers in action! If you would like to see more just let me know!


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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2008) Lt. Cmdr. Eric Hanks shoots an F/A-18A Super Hornet assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 off the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder (Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2008) An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the "Black Lions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder (Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2008) Flight deck personnel observe flight operations while standing behind one of eight shot lines marked on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is conducting a tailored ship's training availability and final evaluation problem to prepare for a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder (Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2008) An F/A-18A Super Hornet, assigned to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87, lands successfully aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder (Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 19, 2008) Aviation Boatswain's Mates (Handling) direct two F/A-18 Hornets into parking positions aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are conducting tailored ship's training availability and final evaluation problem (TSTA/FEP). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder (Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 18, 2008) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) directs an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the "Bear Aces" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 124 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 18, 2008) An FA-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Valions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 15, prepares to launch from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 are conducting tailored ship's training availability and final evaluation problem (TSTA/FEP). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Mason (Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (March 24, 2008) Cmdr. Donald Nisbett, commanding officer of the "Swordsmen" of Striker Fighter Squadron (VFA) 32, successfully completes his 800th carrier trap aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are deployed in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes (Released)

[bd popeye]

Some fine Hi-res pix by the Worlds Greatest Navy!

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Persian Gulf (June 30, 2005) – Two F/A-18C Hornets, assigned to the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Four Six (VFA-146), and two F/A-18F Super Hornets, assigned to the "Black Knights" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Five Four (VFA-154), perform a fly-by over USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) to mark the completion of the final combat missions flown over Iraq for Carrier Air Wing Nine (CVW-9).

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Newport News, Va. (Sept. 26, 2005) - A General George Washington impersonator, William A. Sommersfield, poses in front of the ship's band on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during a steel beach picnic.

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Norfolk, Va. (July 31, 2005) - A large crowd awaits the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during homecoming celebrations at Pier 14 on board Naval Station Norfolk. Carl Vinson completed a deployment to the Persian Gulf and a homeport shift from Naval Station Bremerton, at Naval Base Kitsap, Wash., to Norfolk, Va., where she is scheduled to undergo a 36-month Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at the Northrop Grumman Newport News Ship Yard. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Arlo Abrahamson (RELEASED)

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Pacific Ocean (July 28, 2005) - An F/A-18D Hornet assigned to the "Gladiators" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Six (VFA-106) lights its afterburners to maintain full power after making a successful arrested recovery aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is currently conducting carrier qualifications and sustainment operations off the East Coast. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson (RELEASED)

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Pacific Ocean (July 20, 2005) - Sailors assigned to the Air Department reinstall a nose gear launch on one of the four steam-powered catapults on the flight deck of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). Kitty Hawk's four steam-powered catapults are used to launch aircraft and must receive a thorough inspection after every 300 aircraft launches. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Apprentice Ralph Michael Zamora (RELEASED)

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Pacific Ocean (July 18, 2005) - An F/A-18 Hornet launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Reagan is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting Tailored Ships Training Availability (TSTA). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Kevin S. O'Brien (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (July 19, 2005) – An EA-6B Prowler, assigned to the "Zappers" of Electronic Attack Squadron One Three Zero (VAQ-130), prepares to be launched from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

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Persian Gulf (July 15, 2005) - An F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron Four One (VFA-41), goes to full afterburner prior to launching off the flight deck during night flight operations aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68).

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Sydney, Australia (July 3, 2005) - Sailors man the rails of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the ship pulls into Sydney harbor after completing combined exercise Talisman Sabre with the Australian Navy.

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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (May 26, 2005) - The amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) arrives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii for a brief port visit on its return leg of a six-month deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

[herakles]

Wow! You've taken my breath away.

These are amazing. The colour adds a great deal too.

Thanks popeye. Indeed thanx.

One point re posting: quite a few pix are of ships that were, so photo quality isn't always great. The pix often don't stand magnifying, esp. the ones from glass plates. Might explain something about using thumbnails.

[bd popeye]

Thanks for the kind words..:)

Here are some more pics from the US Navy..

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Santa Rita, Guam (June 18, 2005) - The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) underway near Orote Point, which marks the entrance to Apra Harbor, Guam. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is visiting Naval base Guam for a scheduled port visit. Nimitz is currently on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mae 2nd Class Mark Allen Leonesio (RELEASED)

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Pacific Ocean (June 15, 2005) - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) activates her countermeasures washdown system as part of a series of test and evaluations to certify the vessel in the event of a chemical, biological or radiological attack. The sprinkler system also provides protection against flight deck fires. Reagan is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting a Board of Inspection and Survey inspection. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 1st Class John S. Lill (RELEASED)

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Kitty Hawk has been in service since 1961 and is still serving the USN in the Pacific.
Coral Sea (June 14, 2005) - The USNs only active conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) prepares to receive fuel at sea from the Royal Australian Navy auxiliary oiler replenishment ship HMAS Success (AOR 304). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class William H. Ramsey (RELEASED)

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Atlantic Ocean (May 19, 2005) – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) underway off the coast of Virginia. Roosevelt is currently conducting carrier qualifications in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Eben Boothby (RELEASED)

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Pearl Harbor, Hawaii (May 18, 2005) – The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) pulls into Pearl Harbor for a scheduled port visit. The Nimitz is deploying in support of the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Dennis C. Cantrell (RELEASED)

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Yokosuka, Japan (May 17, 2005) – The conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) gets underway from Yokosuka, Japan to begin her post upkeep underway period in the western Pacific Ocean. Kitty Hawk is the U.S. Navy's oldest active aircraft carrier. Kitty Hawk demonstrates power projection and sea control as the U.S. Navy's only permanently forward-deployed aircraft carrier, operating from Yokosuka, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class William H. Ramsey (RELEASED)

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Naval Air Station North Island, San Diego (May 7, 2005) - Family members look on as the crew board the nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and prepare to deploy on a routine six-month deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Elisabeth Ann Saccotelli (RELEASED)

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ARABIAN SEA (May 22, 2007) - USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) (top) and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) transit through the Gulf of Oman. Stennis is part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group and Bonhomme Richard is part of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group are on regularly scheduled deployments in support of Maritime Operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Denny Cantrell (RELEASED)

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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 25, 2007) - As line handlers keep USS George Washington (CVN 73) centered in the dry dock, tugboats assist the carrier move from dry dock to wet slip. The Norfolk-based Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is currently undergoing Planned Incremental Availability and Docking (PIA+D). The availability will prepare George Washington to relieve USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the fleet's forward deployed carrier in 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter D. Blair (RELEASED)

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ARABIAN SEA (April 13, 2007) - A flight deck director motions an F/A-18C Hornet, from the "Blue Diamonds" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 146, onto catapult one aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) during flight operations. John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Denny Cantrell (RELEASED)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 1, 2007) – Flying F/A-18C Hornets above USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), Capt. Craig Williams, foreground, and Capt. Richard Butler look up for a photo during their airborne change of command ceremony. Butler, a University of Kentucky graduate with more than 21 years of experience as a naval aviator, relieved Williams as the commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 during an aerial change of command ceremony in the skies above Ronald Reagan. Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in support of operations in the western Pacific. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Tam Pham (RELEASED)

[bd popeye]

As I stated previously USN LHA & LHDs arre carriers in most other navies of the World..some more fine pics from the USN as posted today on navy.mil.

Be sure to click on the hi-res link to get the full effect of the photos!

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ARABIAN SEA (March 25, 2008) A CH-46 Sea Knight of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced (HMM) 166 (REIN) lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1) while another Sea Knight and an MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 21 wait for take off. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin (Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (March 25, 2008) A CH-46 Sea Knight of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced (HMM) 166 (REIN) descends aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin (Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (March 25, 2008) An AV-8B harrier of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced (HMM) 166 (REIN) launches from the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin (Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (March 25, 2008) Marines assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced (HMM) 166 (REIN) work on CH-53E Super Stallions and AV-8B Harriers aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin (Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (March 25, 2008) An AV-8B harrier of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced (HMM) 166 (REIN) lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa (LHA 1). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Richard Doolin (Released)

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PERSIAN GULF (March 26, 2008) Flight deck personnel prepare to launch the next aircraft in the launch cycle, March 26, 2008 after successfully catapulting an F/A-18 Hornet from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during flight operations in the Persian Gulf. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are deployed supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Matthew A. Lawson (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2008) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts a fueling-at-sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62). The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is conducting composite training unit exercise preparing for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher D. Blachly (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 25, 2008) Members of the flight deck crew aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) work as the sun sets on another day of flight operations. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is conducting Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) preparing for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Spike Call (Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 9, 2008) A shooter gives the signal to launch a T-45 Goshawk training aircraft from the bow catapult of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The T-45 is used for intermediate and advanced portions of the Navy and Marine Corps pilot training program for jet carrier aviation and tactical strike missions. The Roosevelt aircraft carrier is conducting carrier qualifications. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder


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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 24, 2008) Sailors assigned to "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 wash down an F/A-18C Hornet on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 24, 2008) On the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Regan (CVN 76) flight deck personnel prepare fixed-wing aircraft for flight operations. Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 are conducting routine carrier operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Chelsea Kennedy (Released)



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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 24, 2008) An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115 prepares for launch off catapult two on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 are conducting routine carrier operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby (Released)


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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 24, 2008) Landing signal officers(LSO) watch as an F/A-18 Hornet makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14 are conducting routine carrier operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Joseph M. Buliavac (Released)


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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 10, 2008) An FA-18D Hornets assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training (VMFAT) Squadron 101 taxis to a catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) during carrier qualifications. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin L. Wainscott (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 9, 2008) An FA-18D Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training (VMFAT) Squadron 101 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan CVN 76). VMFAT-101 is conducting carrier qualifications aboard Reagan. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Justin L Wainscott (Released)

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This is my last post because no one is responding to these fine photos I post..

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2008) Interior Communications Electrician Fireman Lindsay Ferguson looks over the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) while standing watch on the plat camera sponson. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2008) An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113, catches a wire on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is conducting a composite training unit exercise preparing for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kathleen Gorby (Released)


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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2008) Cargo pennants await retrieval by helicopters as Sailors assigned to Supply Department's S-6 division receive supplies aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). Lincoln, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CCVW) 2, and the rest of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9 are on a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2008) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), right, conducts a fueling at sea with the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher D. Blachly (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2008) Chief Storekeeper Michael Nunn directs Sailors assigned to Supply Department's S-6 division as they receive supplies aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2008) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class Christian Galman checks the propeller blades of an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 115 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63). The propeller blades are checked for cracks and anything else that may cause the aircraft to malfunction. Kitty Hawk and the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group are conducting combined training exercises in the western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2008) Sailors assigned to Supply Department's S-6 division park cargo netting and pennants for use aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a vertical replenishment with the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). Lincoln, embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, and the rest of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 9 are on a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 28, 2008) An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat (HSC) 23, transfers cargo during a vertical replenishment between the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and the Military Sealift Command fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Justin R. Blake (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2008) The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) steams through the western Pacific Ocean during a combined training exercise with the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). U.S. Navy photograph by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau (Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2008) The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), front, and the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steam in formation during combined training exercises in the western Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kyle D. Gahlau (Released)

[herakles]

Such clear and interesting photos popeye.

Thanks for posting them.

[John Brown]

A photo of the USS Essex.

After seeing Terry's earlier picture of the USS Oriskany I saw a bit of a TV programme showing her being deliberately sunk (off Florida I think) to form an artificial reef for habitation by marine life.

Not having seen the beginning of the programme.......I presume her fuel tanks would have been thoroughly cleaned out or even removed before the sinking?

John

[astraltrader]

JB - To reassure you that this area was covered - I quote part of the Q and A from the official USS Oriskany museum and reef site.

"Q. How did the Navy clean the vessel?

A. The new national cleanup guidance identifies materials of concern that may be found aboard vessels, likely areas where they may be found, and cleanup goals. Using survey information, the Navy removed oil and fuel, asbestos, certain paints, and loose debris as recommended by the guidance. We also identified and removed all liquid
Q. What sort of remediation has been done to the vessel?

A. The environmental remediation actions are defined in the EPA’s BMP document. The Navy’s contract with Resolve Marine Group/ESCO Marine Joint Venture, awarded in Sep 03, was based on the draft EPA BMP document. The scope of work to prepare ex-ORISKANY for sinking as an artificial reef included removal/disposal of liquid hydrocarbons (fuels and oils) throughout the ship so that the ship is essentially petroleum free; removal/disposal of any loose or detached friable asbestos containing material; removal/ disposal of all capacitors, transformers or other liquid PCB containing components; removal and disposal of all loose paint accumulated on deck surfaces, bulkheads and overhead areas; removal/disposal of trash, loose debris, cleaning materials, and any floatable materials not permanently attached to the ship or that could be transported in the water column during sinking; removal/disposal of batteries, halon, mercury, antifreeze, coolants, fire extinguishing agents, black and gray water, and chromated ballast water. Most of this work was completed in December 2004, with final cleaning completed in Beaumont, TX,
while the ship awaited tow in February and March 2006.

Hope that puts your mind at rest!

[John Brown]

Terry

Thanks for that. I'll sleep easier tonight now :D


Regards...John

[bd popeye]

Here's more info on the sinking of the Oriskany. Along with some thumbnails of the sinking. I served on a same class ship in '74 & '75 the USS Hancock CVA-19

From navy.mil...

Gulf of Mexico (May 17, 2006) - The ex-Oriskany, a decommissioned aircraft carrier, was sunk 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., on May 17 to form an artificial reef. The 888-foot ship took about 37 minutes to sink below the surface. After 25 years of service to the Navy in operations in Korea, Vietnam and the Mediterranean, ex-Oriskany will now benefit marine life, sport fishing and recreation diving off the coast of the Florida panhandle. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey P. Kraus (RELEASED)

[herakles]

I guess it would be no small job scuttling a carrier.

I note she took a long time to go down.

[bd popeye]

I guess it would be no small job scuttling a carrier.

I note she took a long time to go down.

No small job indeed. I saw a program on Tv about the sinking this past summer. I believe it was on the National Geographic channel in the US. Civillian technicians along with USN EOD personell set charges to sink the much love "O" Boat .

The USN also sank the USS America CV-66 in May of 2005..But no photos of the sinking have ever been released. Real weapons(bombs, missiles etc) not stratiglically placed explosives sank the America. Believe it or not I served on the America for one deployment in '81.

Later this year the USN plans to sink the Forrestal. Where and when has not been released.

[Wads]

Hi nice photo's. I'm new to all this. Found this photo of USS Enterprise in the Med 1962 amongst some of my Dads photo's.

[herakles]

Welcome to the Forum Wads. Good to have you join us.

I guess your Dad was in the navy. Were/are you? Why not go to New Members and tell us all a few things about yourself?

[Stan.J]

U.S.S.Kittyhawk. Pictured at Yokosuka March 2008(Photo US DoD)

[bd popeye]

In the photo below ...NORFOLK, Va. (April 7, 2008) Linehandlers assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) watch as tug boats escort the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) out to sea. George Washington is en route to Yokosuka, Japan where it will replace the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the United States' only forward deployed aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Lolita M. Lewis (Released)

[bd popeye]

On May 22 2008 a major fire struck the USS George Washingtion CVN-73 Here's the story..photos to follow.

http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=37377

George Washington Continues on to San Diego Following Fire
Story Number: NNS080523-15
Release Date: 5/23/2008 12:56:00 PM


From Naval Air Forces Public Affairs
ABOARD USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (NNS) -- At approximately 7:50 a.m. local time on May 22, a fire was detected in the vicinity of the aft air conditioning and refrigeration space and auxiliary boiler room aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).

The fire spread to several spaces via a cableway and caused extreme heat in some of the ship spaces, but it was contained and extinguished by the crew without any serious injuries to personnel. It took several hours to completely contain and extinguish the fire.

The ship had been conducting a routine replenishment at sea in the Pacific Ocean with USS Crommelin (FFG 37)when smoke was observed and an emergency breakaway was initiated.

There were no serious injuries. Twenty-three Sailors were treated for heat stress and one Sailor was treated for first degree burns. The ship's crew was at general quarters for approximately 12 hours.

"There's only one word for the effort this team made to combat the fire and that is heroic," said USS George Washington Commanding Officer Capt. Dave Dykhoff. "The effectiveness of the damage control effort also clearly demonstrated the quality of our training, procedures and systems."

The ship's propulsion plant was not damaged and there were no reactor safety issues as a result of the fire. The ship has full propulsion capability.

George Washington is continuing as scheduled to San Diego prior to relieving the USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the forward deployed aircraft carrier in the Western Pacific this summer.

Crew members of all U.S. Navy ships are highly trained in firefighting in order to be prepared to respond to this kind of incident. Fires at sea are taken very seriously.

An investigation into the cause and full assessment of damage caused by the fire is ongoing.

For more news from USS George Washington, visit www.navy.mil/local/cvn73/.

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Firefighting photos from the "GW" 22 May 2008.

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PACIFIC (May 22, 2008) Fire Team Leader, Machinery Repairman 2nd Class William Neault, guides his team into Hangar Bay 3(TOP photo). The comprehensive firefighting effort extinguished all fires while limiting shipboard damage and preventing any serious injuries for the crew. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are currently under investigation as the ship continues on course for San Diego. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Christopher Delano (Released)

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PACIFIC (May 22, 2008) Commander, Carrier Strike Group Eight, Rear Adm. Philip Hart Cullom speaks with crew members whom are recovering after having been trapped in a fuel pump room during a shipboard fire, aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The comprehensive firefighting effort extinguished all fires while limiting shipboard damage and preventing any serious injuries for the crew. The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are currently under investigation as the ship continues on course for San Diego. U.S. Navy photo (Released)

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PACIFIC (May 22, 2008) Crew members rest aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73) after conducting comprehensive firefighting efforts to extinguish a fire that spread to several spaces via cableways, creating extreme heat and smoke. these firefighters will return to the fire fighting efforts

[bd popeye]

The "GW" has now put into San Diego for repairs.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/m...28carrier.html

Carrier Washington docks early with fire damage.

By Steve Liewer
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

May 28, 2008

CORONADO – The fire-damaged aircraft carrier George Washington arrived yesterday in Coronado, five days after a blaze injured 24 sailors as the ship cruised off South America.

The vessel pulled into North Island Naval Air Station two days ahead of schedule because of the fire, said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown, a spokesman for the Naval Air Forces command. While the carrier is here, technicians will examine the damaged area to determine how soon the ship can return to action.


Flames broke out Thursday morning while the George Washington was conducting a resupply procedure with the frigate Crommelin. Smoke poured from an air-conditioning and refrigeration space and an auxiliary boiler room in the rear of the ship.

Among the injured, 22 experienced heat stress and two suffered burns. None was injured seriously enough to require leaving the carrier.

It took several hours to extinguish the blaze and sailors remained on alert for 12 hours. The cause of the fire hadn't been determined.
The George Washington left Norfolk, Va., on April 7 en route to Yokosuka, Japan, where it is scheduled to relieve the Kitty Hawk this summer as the only carrier based overseas.

A news release on the cause of the fire.



http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/m...m6carrier.html

Improperly stored materials blamed in carrier fire.

Navy urges caution after blaze on ship

By Steve Liewer
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

June 6, 2008


CORONADO CA – Flammable materials stowed improperly on the aircraft carrier George Washington worsened a fire that caused minor injuries to 24 sailors last month, Navy officials said this week.

The fire broke out May 22 in an auxiliary boiler room as the ship traveled off the western coast of South America, said Cmdr. Jeff Davis, a Navy spokesman. The vessel was en route from Norfolk, Va., to Yokosuka, Japan, where it was scheduled to replace the Kitty Hawk this month as the Navy's only overseas-based carrier.

After the fire was extinguished, the George Washington continued its scheduled course to Coronado and is docked at North Island Naval Air Station. Teams of investigators from Norfolk and Bremerton, Wash., have been inspecting the scorched boiler room and adjacent spaces, Davis said.

There has been no announcement of how much the repairs will cost or how long they will take.

The blaze prompted the Naval Sea Systems Command to circulate a memo cautioning sailors to store flammable and combustible materials correctly.

That advisory didn't specify which types of materials contributed to the fire, but it asked sailors to be careful in storing aerosols, lubricants and fluids. Davis said no new rules are being adopted because of the George Washington blaze.

“We're asking the ships to verify that they're following existing regulation,” he said.

The fire has created other ripple effects for the Navy's Pacific Fleet.

The George Washington and the Kitty Hawk had been scheduled to hold a handoff ceremony Sunday at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. That has been postponed indefinitely, said Lt. Cmdr. Charlie Brown, a spokesman for the San Diego-based Naval Air Forces command.

The Kitty Hawk left Yokosuka permanently last week and is operating near Guam, Brown said.

[bd popeye]

Sorry for not posting thumbnails ..but that's not what I do.:rolleyes:

HOT from navy.mil last evening..PIX of the fire damage on the USS George Washington... I will post more pics as they become available.

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SAN DIEGO (May 31, 2008) A fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) caused damage to the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration shop. George Washington is in San Diego for damage assessment and repairs following an at sea fire on May 22. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Phillip Pavlovich (Released)

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SAN DIEGO (May 25, 2008) A fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington damaged electrical equipment in a space near the ventilation trunk for the auxiliary boiler. George Washington is in San Diego for damage assessment and repairs following the at sea fire on May 22, 2008. U.S. Navy photo (Released)

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SAN DIEGO (May 25, 2008) A fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) caused cable damage in a shipboard training classroom. George Washington is in San Diego for damage assessment and repairs following an at sea fire on May 22. U.S. Navy photo (Released)

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SAN DIEGO (May 29, 2008) A fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) damaged cables near the exhaust and supply ventilation trunk for the auxiliary boiler. George Washington is in San Diego for damage assessment and repairs following an at sea fire on May 22. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ted Green (Released)

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SAN DIEGO (May 29, 2008) Mr. Bret Haskins assess fire damage aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is currently in San Diego for damage assessment and repairs following an at sea fire May 22, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Phillip Pavlovich (Released)

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SAN DIEGO (May 29, 2008) Mr. Curtis Wiles assess damage aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is currently in San Diego for damage assessment and repairs following an at sea fire May 22, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Phillip Pavlovich (Released)

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SAN DIEGO (May 29, 2008) Mr. Micheal Brown conducts an assessment of the fiber optic cable plan aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is currently in San Diego for damage assessment and repairs following an at sea fire May 22, 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Phillip Pavlovich (Released)

[herakles]

More great pictures Popeye! I've missed you here.

[John Odom]

Excelent post and Pix. The fire has caused political problems in Japan, fomented by anti-US groups.

[astraltrader]

Popeye - many thanks for the info and pictures. Please do not worry about using large pictures. I and some of the other main photo contributors here always encourage the use of as large a picture as we can get without sacrificing quality. We feel like yourself that it is pointless showing a picture of a ship on a computer screen few inches long - especially on a forum about Ships! Although we prefer to link the final image from a thumb -that is down to your preference.
Obviously as you are able to show larger pictures than us, as we are usually dealing with old black and white pictures between 40-120 years old. We do appreciate you sending yours, as we could do with more USN ships.
If you get the time have a quick look at our Photo-Gallery sections where you can see we have groups of Warships arranged in galleries by different types.
If you want to put together a large gallery of say Modern USN Carriers and/or Modern USN Cruisers and/or Modern USN Destroyers that would be of interest to some of our members I feel sure.
Of course if you could create one or some galleries of Older ships then even more people here would be interested!

There is no rush - but if you could help along the lines of this when you have the time - it would be appreciated my friend. Of course if you are posting about one particular ship or incident then carry on putting it where you have this one.

Whilst we do have members who really only want to see pictures/info of Royal Navy Ships, there are plenty of others who would appreciate the sort of high quality picture of USN ships that you have sent. We must not lose sight of the fact that we are World Navy Ships!
Finally - pictures that are exciting and different to just the usual glossy stereotypes are always welcome. You obviously get to see a good number of USN pictures - if you could send a selection of some of the best that you get to see:):) - it would be greatly appreciated!!!

[bd popeye]

Thanks to all for the kind words.:p

Excelent post and Pix. The fire has caused political problems in Japan, fomented by anti-US groups.

Yes it is. They filed suit, again, to stop the homeporting of the "GW". They fear a nuclear accident. By the way there has never been a serious nuclear accident on a USN surface ship.

If you get the time have a quick look at our Photo-Gallery sections where you can see we have groups of Warships arranged in galleries by different types.
If you want to put together a large gallery of say Modern USN Carriers and/or Modern USN Cruisers and/or Modern USN Destroyers that would be of interest to some of our members I feel sure.
Of course if you could create one or some galleries of Older ships then even more people here would be interested!


I will check it out when I have time. There are litteraly thousands of Hi-res photos of USN ships at navy.mil. Also navsourse & other sites has thousand more older photos.

Thanks again for the kind words.:D

[astraltrader]

Much appreciated Sir!:)

[bd popeye]

After reading this story below I feel the damage to CVN-73 due the the fire on 22 May 2008 was more extensive than I & others first thought. Why?? The turnover of CV-63 and CVN-73 will now take place in San Diego vice Pearl Harbor. The turnover will not take place until August...August?? Perhaps my Navy is not revealing the whole story about this major fire. I'd sure like to know the whole story.:confused:



http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=37945

USS Kitty Hawk, USS George Washington to Conduct Turnover in San Diego

Story Number: NNS080619-02
Release Date: 6/19/2008 7:05:00 AM

From Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs

PEARL HARBOR (NNS) -- The USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and USS George Washington (CVN 73) turnover originally planned for early June in Pearl Harbor will now take place in San Diego in August as a result of the fire that occurred aboard George Washington on May 22.

Kitty Hawk will then proceed to Bremerton, Wash., to complete her decommissioning on schedule. George Washington's schedule has not yet been determined.

The Chief of Naval Operations has directed a Manual of the Judge Advocate General investigation headed by the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, headquartered in Pearl Harbor, to determine the cause of the fire. Additionally, the Navy is conducting a Safety Investigation Board by the Naval Safety Center, Norfolk. The Navy is accumulating lessons learned on this incident to be shared with the fleet.

The U.S. Navy assessment of the mechanical, electrical, electronic and structural systems affected by the May 22 fire aboard George Washington is substantially complete. Damage to George Washington is primarily electrical in nature with limited structural and mechanical associated damage. Fire and heat affected electrical cabling and components in approximately 80 spaces of the more than 3,800 spaces on George Washington.

The repair work is being performed by U.S. Navy Shipyards and by private-sector shipyards in the San Diego area. An estimated completion date, as well as an estimated timeframe for George Washington's arrival in Japan, has yet to be determined.

The Navy is working with crewmembers from USS Kitty Hawk and USS George Washington and their families to minimize the impact of these events. This is the Pacific Fleet's top personnel priority.

[John Odom]

Thanks for keeping us up to date.

[sierra hotel]

Each US Navy Carrier has had its own Public Affairs Officer attached to the executive division, just below the XO. However, each AIRCRAFT SQUADRON on board has its own Public Affairs Officer. Over the years when I as a Canadian Visitor to San Diego, Norfolk, Alameda, Bremerton, I had to go through the channels of Shorebound PAOs and Shipboard PAOs, and if you wanted squadron memorabilia like patches and decals, you would have to write to the Squadron PAOs. It really has not changed that much. The Navy has always been Media Friendly, and friendly to Foreign Nationals who wish to come aboard for whatever reasons.

[CYLLA]

IWOJIMA getting a spot of assistance by a couple of mersey tugs

cylla

[bd popeye]

IWOJIMA getting a spot of assistance by a couple of mersey tugs

cylla

How old is that photo of the USS Iowa Jima LPH-2??? I see OV-10 Broncos on the "roof"(flight deck)..jeez..great photo.:)

Here's a photo of LPH-2 namesake...USS Iwo Jima LHD-7

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 23, 2007) - Amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) transits the Atlantic Ocean while conducting sea trials. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Christopher L. Clark (RELEASED)

[CYLLA]

How old is that photo of the USS Iowa Jima LPH-2??? I see OV-10 Broncos on the "roof"(flight deck)..jeez..great photo.:)

Here's a photo of LPH-2 namesake...USS Iwo Jima LHD-7

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I am sorry to say i dont know how old, i had the photo given to me with the photo of the "ark royal "at liverpool.

cylla

[astraltrader]

Looks like late 1960`s to me?

[romft1945]

Thanks Popeye thats was some very interesting reading will have to look up your source of info,
ROM:)

[astraltrader]

Great to see you back on here Peter [Rom].

[designeraccd]

Taken at Norfolk, 2005. DFO

[bd popeye]

I searched and searched..I flinally found some photos photos of OV-10 Broncos operating onboard the USS Nassau LHA-4 ..Date of the photos is unknown. Probaly some sort of experiment by the USN and USMC.

Sorry I had to delete them..too big for this forum. I will post them later.

..later..still too big! Here's a link to those photos mentioned above.

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?t=129481&highlight=Royal+Navy&page=13

[sierra hotel]

Sorry, thats an old shot of CV 64 Constellation outbound out of Vancouver, BC after port call visit.

[bd popeye]

I thought you mates would enjoy these photos of the USS Midway CV-41. I served on board her from August 1973 until August 1974.

Midway is now the second most visited maritime musuem in the World. Second only to the USS Arizona memorial in Hawaii.

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USS Midway (CVB-41) ready for christening at the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newport News, Va., 20 Mar. 1945 [photo # 80-G-K-3518].

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USS Midway (CVB-41) in Hampton Roads, Virginia, 10 September 1945.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97631).


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USS Midway (CVB-41) noses through scattered sea ice in March 1946, during her Arctic experimental cruise. Photographed looking forward from the carrier's island, with SB2C "Helldiver" and F4U "Corsair" planes parked on her flight deck. A "Gearing" class destroyer is steaming past in the background.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-K-10001).


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Late 1940's image, with air group on deck. Good image of Midway as designed/completed. She would look nothing like this at the end of her career, modified into a totally different ship. (Looks like Navy Day parade image)

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USS Midway (CVB-41) steaming off the Firth of Clyde, Scotland, prior to Operation "Mainbrace" exercises, September 1952. Aircraft on her flight deck include AD, F4U and F9F types.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-K-13223).


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Good image of Midway, showing her modifications from her 1957 SCB-110 overhaul. The most notable upgrades of SCB-110 were addition of her angled flight deck and increased beam, and heavy duty catapults to handle heavier aircraft.

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USS Midway (CVA-41) underway on 20 June 1963, with F-3 Demon, F-4B Phantom II and F-8 Crusader jet fighters on her flight deck. The two Crusaders parked furthest forward are from Fighter Squadron 24 (VF-24). Photographed by PH1 J.D. Osborne.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97632).


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Aerial view of the San Francisco Naval Shipyard at Hunters Point, sometime between April and July 1968. USS Coral Sea (http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/43.htm) (CVA-43) and USS ******* (http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/19.htm) (CVA-19) are easily identifiable. Also visible in this photo are Midway (CVA-41), undergoing her SCB-101.66 modernization(4 year over haul) in the drydock just aft of Coral Sea, and USS Oriskany (http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/34.htm) (CVA-34), undergoing an 8-month overhaul in the background.


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Good view of the aircraft lift added to her starboard side forward of her island. Circa 1970-72

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Midway entering Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines circa 1980s...Excellent b&w image of Midway, as she appeared near the end of her career (1980+). Note the 2 aircraft lifts added to her starboard side, forward and abaft the island.

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Naval Air Station North Island, Calif. (Jan 5, 2004) -- A tugboat tows the decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway into the San Diego bay. Midway will be moored temporarily at Naval Air Station North Island to take-on restored historical aircraft and will soon be home ported across the bay in San Diego, as the center piece for our nation's biggest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. When commissioned on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB 41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class David Levy. (RELEASED)

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San Diego, Calif (Jan 10th, 2004) -- The decommissioned aircraft carrier Midway makes its way across the San Diego bay to its final resting place at Navy pier where it will become the largest museum devoted to carriers and naval aviation. The ship was temporarily moored at Naval Air Station North Island this past week so that preparations could be made to formally present the aircraft carrier to the city of San Diego. When commissioned on September 10, 1945 as USS Midway (CVB 41) she was the largest carrier ever put to sea. For more information on her history with the U.S Navy go to the following link: http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/ships/carriers/histories/cv41-midway/cv41-midway.html. U.S. Navy photograph by Photographer's Mate 1st Class Arlo K. Abrahamson. (RELEASED)

[herakles]

Magnificent pictures! Especially of Midway. A fine ship indeed.

[doug.birch]

As I stated previously USN LHA & LHDs arre carriers in most other navies of the World..some more fine pics from the USN as posted today on navy.mil.

Be sure to click on the hi-res link to get the full effect of the photos!

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Chiefy, great action photos, makes my HMS FENCER look like a midgit, but it was built in the USA. Doug. Birch Ex Fencer. We picked her up in San Frans I had 11 months in New-York, New-jersey & San Fran (1942)

[bd popeye]

Magnificent pictures! Especially of Midway. A fine ship indeed.

It was a fine ship..It was Magic!..the Midway is now a floating musuem in San Diego CA...Last year I visited there with my second oldest son. He is a US Naval reserve..Yes I have photos..:)

The Midway is in an excellent location. Right in Downtown San Diego at the foot of Brodway. Over 1,000,000 visitors a year vist the Midway musuem. Making it the #2 tourist attraction in San Diego behind the San Diego Zoo.

The Midway Musuem is also the second most visited maritime musuem in the World . 2nd only to the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor Hawaii.

Going to san diego anytime soon? You have to visit the USS Midway..it's simply magic!

http://www.midway.org/site/pp.asp?c=...rGpF&b=3038957

1) Entrance is abrest deck edge elevator #1
2) My son,Alex, and myself in the Brig!
3) Popeye signing in because I was a crewmember of CVA-41.
4) Dauntless Dive Bomber on the hangar deck.
5) Popeye standing in front of his old work center.
6,7 & 8) Popeye on the flight deck of CV-41...& a pic of my son in the display cockpit of an E-2C.

[bd popeye]

A few more from the Midway musuem..Enjoy! These photos are very large!

[bd popeye]

More photos from the Midway musuem...These photos are very large..

[bd popeye]

These photos are some what smaller so I posted them full size. I did not take these but they were taken the same time I was visiting the Midway. Notice the quality of the exhibits on the Midway. Outstanding!

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[bd popeye]

The last batch..I promise!

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[alanbenn]

Popeye, this last set of photo's are they from a display of some sort, all those fellas look alike and a bit wooden to say the least, the last one in particular looks like a mannequin, take a close look at his hands they appear a bit rigid.

Is it a museum ship?

regards
Alan

[alanbenn]

Popeye, I'm having a blonde moment there! just seen the earlier thread to this, just as well, I thought I was seeing things.

Great photo's though.

Regards

Alan

[astraltrader]

Popeye - I liked the ones with you in them!

[bd popeye]

Thanks gents! ..More photos as I search them out! In this thread I think I will post the older CV's....:D

[astraltrader]

Good idea Popeye. I always find that the majority of our members tend to prefer the older ships my friend, but thanks to your kind efforts we have both.
I like to think that as long as ones interest is in Warships - there is always something for everyone in the forum...

[herakles]

Popeye, this last set of photo's are they from a display of some sort, all those fellas look alike and a bit wooden to say the least, the last one in particular looks like a mannequin, take a close look at his hands they appear a bit rigid.

Is it a museum ship?

regards
Alan

Now you mention it, I think the same way!

[bd popeye]

French Aircraft onboad the USS Theodore Roosevelt CVN-71 this past weekend.

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 19, 2008) A French F-2 Rafale fighter lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during combined French and American carrier qualifications. This event marks the first integrated U.S. and French carrier qualifications aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise "Operation Brimstone" off the Atlantic coast until the end of July. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew DeWitt/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 18, 2008) A French E-2C Hawkeye early warning aircraft, assigned to the 4th Squadron, lands during a historic joint French and American collaborated carrier qualification aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise "Operation Brimstone" off the Atlantic coast until the end of July. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 20, 2008) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate directs a French F-2 Rafale to a catapult during combined French and American carrier qualifications aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 20, 2008) Lt. Cmdr. Christopher Biggs shoots a French F-2 Rafale off the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during combined French and American carrier qualifications. This event marks the first integrated U.S. and French carrier qualifications aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Snyder (Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 19, 2008) An Aviation Boatswain's Mate directs a French E-2C Hawkeye during combined French and American carrier qualifications aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). This event marks the first integrated U.S. and French carrier qualifications aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Hall/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 20, 2008) A French F-2 Rafale fighter launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during combined French and American carrier qualifications. This event marks the first integrated U.S. and French carrier qualifications aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise "Operation Brimstone" off the Atlantic coast until the end of July. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John M. Stratton/Released)

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A French F-2 Rafale fighter makes a final loop before landing aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during combined French and American carrier qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John M. Stratton/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 19, 2008) A French F-2 Rafale fighter lands during combined French and American carrier qualifications aboard aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). This event marks the first integrated U.S. and French carrier qualifications aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier. The Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group is participating in Joint Task Force Exercise "Operation Brimstone" off the Atlantic coast until the end of July. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Christopher Hall/Released)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 21, 2008) A French Rafale M prepares to land aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) during combined French and American carrier qualifications

[herakles]

The pictures of the Frog plane are extraordinary. It's not just that they are big or even that they are in colour. The photographer is an artist.

[astraltrader]

As you can see I have had to move the post to this thread as although it features French aircraft it is from the USS Theodore Roosevelt.
Also the French Carriers thread is really historical.
It was either that or put it in Everything Else as part of an Aircraft thread.
I decided this course of action was the more appropriate - also the way Popeye loads the pictures without using thumbnails would also link it better to other posts in this thread already sent by him.

[bd popeye]

Gents the USS Midway is a musuem ship now in San Diego as I stated in my first post about her. There are excellent exhibits on board her.

I was not really sure where to post the photos of the F-2s. Thanks for moving them!:D

[astraltrader]

No sweat Popeye - that is what I am here for!

[bd popeye]

Thanks to all for the kind words! I truely enjoy posting full size photos for all to enjoy!:p

I shall continue with the Midway class..The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt CVA-42

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Commissioning, October 27 1945, New York Navy Yard

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Port oblique view of USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) at anchor, with Carrier Air Group 4 (CVG-4) aboard, 1948–1949.

Official US Navy Photograph #USN-467137 from the Chief of Information, Department of the Navy, Washington DC.


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USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) operating at sea during her second Mediterranean tour, 28 November 1948.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-467203).


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USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVB-42) underway, circa 1950-51 (FDR made her third Med deployment between January 10 and May 18, 1951).


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Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton WA. 10 August 1954. USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) getting her hurricane bow (Photo # NY8-11561).

Seattle Branch of the National Archives photo


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Underway, September 26, 1956 after her two-year SCB-110 modernization. FDR conducted Air Wing training and other CarQuals from Mayport, Fla., Aug 9-Oct 25, 1956.

SCB-110 included the installation of the angled flight deck and three type C-11 steam catapults (that fitted to the angled deck was later removed). Although the number of 5"/54 Mk.39 and 3"/50 guns was reduced, she retained a considerable gun battery. New SPS-8A and SPS-12 radars were carried on the new mast, and an old SC-2 was retained behind the funnel (see NS024214).

(Thanks to Robert Hurst, who provided additional info).


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Underway, early in her 1959 deployment to the Med, with CVG-1

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USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CVA-42) underway in the Gulf of Tonkin, during her Vietnam War combat deployment, 19 October 1966. A UH-2 "Seasprite" helicopter is in flight at left. Photographed by PH1 Hendricks.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph. (photo # USN 1120428).


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I love this photo..Reminds me of going on liberty in any Mediterranean port over 35 years ago..aaahhh the memories!..
In port, Naples Italy, mid-1970s, with Carrier Air Wing Six (CVW-6).


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Shown her in her final configuration on her last cruise in 1976-'77. Note the Sea Harriers on deck. She carried 6 USMC A/V-8

[bd popeye]

More "Old School" USN CV pix..today the USS Coral Sea CV-43. Know as "San Fanciscos Own" & "The Ageless Warrior"

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Underway in the Hampton Roads, Va., area Dec. 10, 1947

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Photographed in 1948. Coral Sea, as shown in this and the above photo, was completed with 14, rather than 18, 5"/54 guns: note the absence of two of the after mounts on each side, as compared to her sister ships Midway (http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/41.htm) and Franklin D. Roosevelt (http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/42.htm).
Official U.S. Navy photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (photo #: NH 97648).


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Vought F4U-5 Corsair fighter takes off from USS Coral Sea (CVB-43), while she was operating in the Mediterranean Sea, November 1950. This is a U.S. Marine Corps aircraft. Note radar antennas atop the island, and flag signal reading "085 turn".
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo # 80-G-423543).


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Maneuvers at high speed in the Mediterranean Sea, 28 July 1955.
Official U.S. Navy photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (photo #: 80-G-K-18394).


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Official US Navy Photograph, USN 1061345, dated January 12, 1962, officially released. US Naval Photographic Center. Caption on back reads: "USS Coral Sea (CVA 43) leaving Subic Bay, Phillipines. British ships in background."


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Photograph taken by Commander Jim Waldron in 1965, off the coast of Vietnam

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Passing USS Arizona (http://www.navsource.org/archives/01/39f.htm) Memorial BB-39, 1968

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Underway on 10 September 1977, during a WESTPAC cruise. Little altered since her SCB-110A refit, by this time she had only three 5"/54 guns left; within three years, all were gone.

Note UH-46 helicopter over the carrier's flight deck, amidships, with cargo suspended below. Two of the F-4 fighters visible (parked aft of the starboard after aircraft elevator) are wearing camouflage paint schemes.
Official U.S. Navy photograph by PH1 Don Hanson; Naval Historical Center photo #: NH 97650.


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At 1948 Thursday, April 11, 1985 USS Coral Sea (CV-43) collided with the Ecuadorean tanker Napo about 45 miles southeast of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The carrier had been in the area since April 3 on refresher training and was conducting flight operations when the collision occurred. Eleven aircraft airborne at the time of the accident were diverted to the Naval Air Station at Guantanamo Bay. There was a Soviet intelligence gathering ship shadowing Coral Sea, since her embarked Carrier Air Wing 13 (CVW-13) was equipped with the then new F/A-18A Hornet aircraft. There were no injuries to crew members of either ship, but the carrier's bow had a 30-foot hole punched in and some radar and communications equipment damaged, and had to return to Norfolk. The Napo was holed above the waterline and spilled 7,600 barrels of oil before reaching Guantanamo for repairs.


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USS Coral Sea (CV-43) silhouetted against a low sun, as she arrives at Palma, Spain, during her final Mediterranean deployment, June 1989. Photographed by PH2 Michael Skeens.

The ship was decomissioned 30 April 1990.

Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97653-KN).


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Upon striking from the Navy list, April 30, 1990, ex-USS Coral Sea was stripped out by the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, then towed to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard for final stripping and to await scrap sale.
In May 1993 the hulk was purchased for scrap by N.R. Metals of New York, and Seawitch Salvage was subcontracted to do the actual scrapping. In turn, Seawitch leased the site at Fairfield from Kurt Iron & Metal, which had a small scrap operation at the location. This is just off the southern entrance into the original Baltimore Harbor Tunnel on I-95, on the south side of the Patapsco River.

Sometime in 1995 the ship's owners announced the hulk would be sold for scrapping in India. The hulk was cleaned out and made ready for the tow and in October the Chinese ocean tug De Da arrived in Fairfield. The Navy protested because the terms of the sale contract forbade scrap operations outside the US; a Federal Court sided with the Navy in mid-January 1996, and the sale was cancelled. Scrapping work resumed in March 1996, only to stop again in August, when Seawitch was indicted on criminal charges related to the scrapping. Fires broke out aboard the hulk in November 1996 and May 1997. Scrapping work had resumed by mid-1997, but proceeded at a slow pace. Scrapping was finally completed on September 8, 2000.

popeyes note..Because of the fiasco of scrapping this carrier. I doubt if the USN will ever attempt again to sell a CV for scrap.

[bd popeye]

The USS Lexington CV-2


Named to commemorate the events of 19 April 1775: Minutemen fought a detachment of British troops at Lexington, Mass., opening the Revolutionary War with the "shot heard round the world." Three previous US warships had borne this name.
Ordered in the spring of 1917 and laid down as a Lexington-class Battle Cruiser (http://www.navsource.org/archives/04/1301/040301.htm). Designated CC-1.
Construction suspended on 8 February 1922.
Conversion to an aircraft carrier authorized on 1 July 1922. Redesignated CV-2.
Re-ordered as an aircraft carrier in the fall of 1922.
Sponsored by Mrs. Theodore D. Robinson, wife of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (1924–1929).Fate: Torpedoed and bombed by Japanese carrier-based aircraft, 8 May 1942 (Battle of the Coral Sea) (read War Damage Report No. 16 (http://www.dcfp.navy.mil/cgi-bin/WarGallery.cgi?category=16&cols=3&PgConst=6), located on the NAVSEA 05P4 web site). Scuttled by USS Phelps (http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/360.htm) (DD-360).
A number of her crew were lost with the ship and remain on active duty.

[astraltrader]

I like the picture slap bang in the middle of the ones you uploaded Gerry.
Here is one more...

[bd popeye]

Everytime I see these old ships I think about how uncomfortabe it must have been to try to sleep on one. They had no air conditiong. Just portholes and fans. :( All the carriers I served on were nicely air-conditioned.

They must have been sweltering hot in the Pacfic...

[astraltrader]

Sure Gerry it has to be said that the post WW2 USN led the way in raising the living conditions for everyone in ships. The rest of the worlds navies followed suite 20 and more years afterwards!

[bd popeye]

Terry, I served on the USS Hancock CVA-19 at the very end of her days in '74 & '75. The air conditionig in our berthing was so cold we had to stuff bed sheets in some of the vents to reduce the flow of cold air.

[bd popeye]

yes, I served on the USS Hancock CVA-19 for one short year. August '74 until August 1975.

Built by the Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Mass. Laid down as Ticonderoga 26 Jan 1943; renamed Hancock 1 May 1943; launched 24 Jan 1944 and commissioned 15 Apr 1944. Decommissioned to reserve 9 May 1947.

Reconstructed to SCB-27C design by the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Wash. Work began on 15 Dec 1951; redesignated as an "attack carrier" (CVA-19) on 1 Oct 1952 and recommissioned on 15 Feb 1954. Decommissioned again 13 Apr 1956 she received further modernization (project SCB-125) at the San Francisco Naval Shipyard, San Francisco, Cal., and was back in service on 15 Nov 1956.

Reclassified as a "Multi-Purpose Aircraft Carrier" (CV-19) on 30 June 1975. Decommissioned for the last time on 30 Jan 1976 and struck from the Navy list the following day, she was sold for scrap by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service (DRMS) on 1 Sep 1976.

Hancock was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and received four battle stars for service in World War II.

From 1965 through 1972, she was a regular Vietnam War participant, making seven combat deployments.

[John Odom]

Heat! I've never slept on a warship, but lots of civillian passenger ships, and not the first class ones, either.

The SS General W.H. Gordon was one of the worst. I was on her in her short civilian career with the American President lines. It was the Summer/fall of 1947 across the Pacific to Manila from San Francisco. Our compartment had 6 bunks in a space 5' X 6' and little more than 9' feet high. There was a steam pipe across the cieling. Bunks were 14" apart (clear space between). One porthole, no fan. I'll never forget how hot it was in bed.

The real excitement of the trip was that we encountered Typhoon Kathleen which devastated central Honshu after it passed us off Formosa. all decks except the top one were awash. Waves lifted the boats in their davits and washed one away. One seam in the plating split and flooded a compartment. Oh how good the cool of the typhoon felt, but I had never been so afraid in my life. There were footprints on the companionway walls! Passengers were confined to their compartments except for going to the head, which was pretty useless. There were many broken bones, and experienced and able passengers were drafted to help work the ship. As an ex USN destroyerman that included my Dad. I moved from the top bunk next to the steam pipe to his on the bottom. Men and women were segregated and we didn't hear from mom for days.

[sierra hotel]

Sir, I am a huge fan of the angled deck ESSEX class carriers and am building models of these or gathering data on these. These images are just GREAT, however, they just pixelate when I try to pull them up for better detail. Would it be possible please for you to scan much larger files of these and post them, or email them to me...these are USN pics, so not breaching any copyright laws, and I need to have MUCH closer looks at the catwalk details, the bridges and radars...if you have more in your collection please scan these too?
email me at stillmo@mts.net here in Canada. Thankyou so much.

[bd popeye]

Sir, I am a huge fan of the angled deck ESSEX class carriers and am building models of these or gathering data on these. These images are just GREAT, however, they just pixelate when I try to pull them up for better detail. Would it be possible please for you to scan much larger files of these and post them, or email them to me...these are USN pics, so not breaching any copyright laws, and I need to have MUCH closer looks at the catwalk details, the bridges and radars...if you have more in your collection please scan these too?
email me at stillmo@mts.net here in Canada. Thank you so much.

The reason they may pixelate is because they are not digital. Only the recent USN photos are digital.

I don't scan the images you see. I get these photos from this website below. And I don't store them on my computer. Other wise I would have about a "bazillion" photos.

http://www.navsource.org/archives/02idx.htm

Or try here;

http://navysite.de/carriers.htm

Or here;

http://www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/cv-list.asp

[bd popeye]

Sir, I am a huge fan of the angled deck ESSEX class carriers and am building models of these or gathering data on these. These images are just GREAT, however, they just pixelate when I try to pull them up for better detail

Here are some detailed photos of Essex class CV's. The best I can find on line.

1) CVA-14 STBD amidships refueling station.
2) CVA--14 conducting an UNREP.
3) CVA-14 bow.
4) CVA-14 manning the rail for Pres Nixon.
5) CVA-14 port side full view.
6) CVA-31 bow.
7) CVA-31 stern.
8) CVA-31 aft flight deck cat walk.
9) CVA-31 STBD side island.
10) CVA-34 STBD side aircraft elevator folded. Excellent detail.

[romft1945]

Nice ones popeye keep em coming,
Romft:cool:

[astraltrader]

Great pictures Gerry and well presented!!

[bd popeye]

Thanks gents..later today I will post some more photos like the ones in my last post!..Standby!

[bd popeye]

All of the photos below are from navsource.org and are released for public use.

1) CVA-12 during UNREP
2) CVA-12 port side view.
3) CVA-12 stern view.
4) CVA-18 island STBD view.
5) CVA-18 island port view.
6) CVS-20 island STBD view. Good mast shot.
7) CVS-33 bow view.
8) CVS-15 STBD catwalk gun mount.
9) CVS-15 Port catwalk gun mount.
10) CVS-11 STBD side bow.

[mike d]

Thanks to all posters for these GREAT carrier pics!!!! I hate to see these old gals go the way of the breakers.I feel a lump in my throat when I see pics like the one of Coral Sea. I know they can't all be saved,but the Essex and Midway class were witness to so much history......and speaking of history,I noticed a pic of a certain Sea King #66 (from Hornet,I believe).that is one FAMOUS aircraft!!
By the way....the young lady inspecting the Phantom (in the short shorts)...has one fine fantail!!

[bd popeye]

Thanks to all posters for these GREAT carrier pics!!!! I hate to see these old gals go the way of the breakers.I feel a lump in my throat when I see pics like the one of Coral Sea. I know they can't all be saved,but the Essex and Midway class were witness to so much history.

No Mike D they can't all be saved. The USN is not in the musuem ship business. Ship musuems are a private entity.

The Midway is a musuem. And so are Intrepid,Yorktown, Hornet & Lexington.

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

The USS Saratoga CV-60. Know as "Big Sixty..from Dixie"..and the "Super Sara" Saratoga served the US from 14 Apr 1956 until 20 Aug 1994.

1) USS Saratoga (CVA-60) as built, 1956. Sailing past the Statue Of Liberty. From Our Navy magazine, 15 October 1956.

2)A great and very interesting aerial view of USS Saratoga in the second half of 1956, possibly during her shakedown cruise. "Canted" flight deck early markings are clearly visible. Note that Forrestal (http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/59.htm) and Saratoga were built with a fore and a mainmast; Sara's mainmast was removed early in 1957. This was a period of change-over between aircraft paint schemes: both the "old," overall glossy sea blue, and the "new," light gull gray over glossy insignia white, schemes are represented; a few aircraft even appear to be in the "natural metal" finish experimented in 1952-1955.

3) ..Athens was a great liberty port..
Official U.S. Navy Photograph (# CVA-60-4186(L)) of USS Saratoga (CVA-60) in May 1958, during her first Mediterranean cruise. She is in Piraeus Harbor(Athens) and her crew is "manning the rail" for a visit of the King and Queen of Greece.

4) BuNo 146697, the 4th production North American A3J-1 Vigilante, conducted the type's initial carrier suitability tests aboard USS Saratoga (CVA-60) during the week of July 25, 1960. Piloted by NATC's CDR Carl Cruse, LCDR Ed Decker and LT Dick Wright, the Vigilante made 14 successful launches and arrested landings.
Official US Navy photo.

5) Underway at high speed, sometime in 1977, getting ready for flight operations. Like Forrestal (http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/59.htm), she had been fitted with two Sea Sparrow launchers and the appropriate SPS-58 radar.
Sara deployed to the Mediterranean, July 11-December 23, 1977 with Carrier Air Wing Three. CVW-3 included F-4J Phantoms, A-7E Corsairs, A-6E and KA-6D Intruders, EA-6B Prowlers, S-3A Vikings, E-2C Hawkeyes and SH-3H Sea Kings.

6) Aerial port quarter view of USS Saratoga (CV-60) underway in the Atlantic Ocean, October 22, 1982, conducting post-modernization trials. Saratoga underwent the most extensive industrial overhaul ever performed on any Navy ship, the Service Life Extension Program (SLEP), at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (October 1, 1980-February 2, 1983). Several problems were soon found, including improper welding of boiler tubes, and she was inoperative for several months. Newly nicknamed "Super Sara," she deployed again in April 1984.
US Navy photo by PH3 Kenneth J. Berkeihiser (DVIC id: DN-SC-83-04010).

7) A photo of USS Saratoga (CV-60) taken in April 1985 by an F-14 TARPS pod

[bd popeye]

The USS Ranger CV-61..known as "Top Gun of the Pacific Fleet...Bar none!"

Ranger was commissioned at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard 10 August 1957.

Ranger was decommissioned on 10 July 1993, and is at the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility, Bremerton, Wash.
Ranger earned 13 battle stars for service in Vietnam.

1) Aerial view of USS Ranger (CVA 61) 3/4 bow, high oblique. Official USN photograph, USN 1039396, dated October 26, 1957. Released. From US Naval Photographic Center, US Naval Station, Washington DC.

2) Ranger passing under a bridge..date and place unknown.

3) USS Ranger (CVA-61), circa June 1958, with Carrier Air Group 14 arriving in Yokosuka Japan.

4) USS Ranger (CVA-61) at sea during her third deployment to the western Pacific, 26 August 1961. Among the planes parked on her flight deck are eight A3D twin-engine jet bombers assigned to VAH-6 "Fleurs," based at NAS Whidbey Island.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97686).

5) USS Ranger (CVA-61) underway during her second WestPac/Vietnam cruise, December 10, 1965–August 25, 1966. Carrier Air Wing 14 (CVW-14) deployed with the ship.

6) USS Ranger (CVA-61) launches a bomb-laden A-7A "Corsair II" attack aircraft from one of her waist catapults, during operations in the Gulf of Tonkin in January 1968. Photographed by PH1 Donald F. Grantham.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph (# USN 1130916).

7) USS Ranger (CVA-61) underway in the Pacific Ocean, 1 May 1975. Photographed by PH2 Paul Burns. Note round helicopter spots painted on her flight deck.
Ranger was the last of the Forrestals to retain 5"/54 Mk.42 DP mounts. By the time this photo was taken there were only two of them, one on each of the aft sponsons. During a later period in dock (1977-1978) the 5" guns were replaced by three BPDMS launchers. Note that the number of arrester wires had been reduced to four.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97687).

8) A starboard quarter view of USS Ranger (CV-61). Sailors man the rails as the carrier enters Pearl Harbor, HI. Photo is dated March 1, 1982 but it might have been actually taken in April. US Navy photo (DVIC id: DN-SC-82-07170).

9) Marines and Sailors of the carrier's crew man the rails as she leaves Honolulu, Hawaii, on 10 March 1989, en route to the western Pacific. Photographed by PH3 Bos. Tug at left is Niantic (YTB-781).
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (# NH 97690-KN).

10) Her 24th and final deployment, August 1, 1992 through January 30, 1993 saw Ranger's planes (Carrier Air Wing Two, CVW-2) in action over Iraq (Operation Southern Watch, September-December) and Somalia (Operation Restore Hope, December).

[bd popeye]

USS Independence CV-62
Affectionally know as "Indy".
CLASS - FORRESTAL

Displacement 56,000 Tons, Dimensions, 1046' 6" (oa) x 129' 1" x 37' (Max)
Armament 8 x 5"/54, 100 Aircraft.
Armor, Unknown.
Machinery, 280,000 SHP; Geared Turbines, 4 screws
Speed, 34 Knots, Crew 3800 - 4280.

Operational and Building Data Built by New York Navy. Laid down 1 July 1955, launched 6 June 1958, commissioned 10 Jan 1959. Redesignated as a multimission carrier (CV 62) 28 February 1973. after being modified to operate ASW aircraft. SLEP at Philadelphia Navy Yard 4/1985 to mid-1988.
Replaced Midway (http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/41.htm) as forward-deployed carrier in Japan, 1991. Island was extensively enlarged during SLEP and other modernizations. Replaced by Kitty Hawk (http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/63.htm) in July 1998 and decommissioned to reserve on 30 September 1998. Struck from the Navy list on 8 March 2004.
Status: Stricken, to be disposed of (Maintenance Category X).
Berth: NAVSEA Inactive Ships On-site Maintenance Office, Bremerton, WA.
Planned disposition: In April 2004 Navy officials identified ex-Independence as one of 24 decommissioned ships available to be sunk as artificial reefs. As of February 2008, however, she was scheduled to be dismantled in the next five years.

1) Ships seal (badge)

2) Leaving Brooklyn Navy Yard, February 1959.
From the collection of Edmund H. Cokely, CWO2, USN (Retired) who was Electrical Ship Superintendent for USS Independence.

3) USS Independence (CVA-62) photographed in April 1959, during her shakedown cruise. Planes on deck include the following types: Douglas A3D Skywarrior (including Bu # 135420, an A3D-1); Douglas A4D-2 Skyhawk (including Bu #s 142708 and 142712); McDonnell F3H-2 Demon (including Bu #s 143434, 143447, 143448 and 143474); Vought F8U-1 Crusader (including Bu #s 145386 and 145429). Note paint pattern on the carrier's landing path.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph (# USN 1041841).

4) USS Independence (CVA 62) with Carrier Air Group 7 (CVG-7) aboard, headed for Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Official USN photograph, USN 1023567, dated April 1959. Released. From US Naval Photographic Center, US Naval Station, Washington DC.

5) "Indy" in port, Naples Italy, late May 1962

6) USS Independence (CVA-62) is welcomed to New York Harbor by a fire tug, 3 July 1964. The carrier, whose rails are manned in this photo, was en route to a 4th of July visit to the World's Fair. Photographed by PH1 R.C. Lister.
Note that Independence has three types of attack aircraft embarked: A-1, A-4 and A-6, as well as F-4 and F-8 fighters and E-1 early warning planes.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center. (# NH 97713).

7) An A-3B Skywarrior ("Whale"), BuNo 138974, assigned to VAH-11 "Checkertails" goes for #3 wire on USS Independence, probably in the second half of 1964. Good view of 5"/54 mounts.

8) Good detail of the ship's starboard side. Taken in January of 1974 on her return trip to the States from a 73-74 Med. cruise.

9) Pearl Harbor, Hawaii ~ August 22 ~ 28, 1991
Midway(Bottom) was relieved as the Navy's forward-based aircraft carrier by USS Independence, CV-62 in
what was known as The Great Carrier Swap-Out. Indy then proceeded to Japn and was homeported there until 1998.

10) Naval Station Pearl Harbor, July 17, 1998 — The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (http://www.navsource.org/archives/02/63.htm) (CV-63) (left) docks alongside the aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62). Following a turnover with the Independence, Kitty Hawk would take her place in Yokusuka, Japan, as the nation's only forward deployed carrier. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Mahlon K. Miller (# 980717-N-0226M-005).

[sierra hotel]

Lovely pics, please keep sending hi res pics so we can pull them up to a bigger size for ship modeling details...thats what I do and love.

The pic of the CV under the bridge, sorry to say, is NOT RANGER. RANGER carried all her forward sponsons with her right to decommissioning...that shot is either USS KITTY HAWK , OR CONSTELLATION, hard to ID those...
Again, to all of you posting pics, dont be afraid to go hi res...most everyone has hi speed now, and the files are big enough to handle it....

Keep posting these oldies and goodies... RDB

[JohnS]

Here's one of my favourite carrier pic's.

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts rudder checks as part of the ship's Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) following a six-month Planned Incremental Availability. All US naval vessels are periodically inspected by INSURV to check their material condition and battle readiness.

[astraltrader]

A fine picture John. Many thanks.

[designeraccd]

Pic of Reagan is awesome! DFO :D

[battlestar]

G'Day from Fremantle.

Gotta say, some great pictures of carriers on this site. I thought I'd contribute a couple of USN carriers that made it to Fremantle over the years.

The first one is of the USS Midway (CV-41) becoming the first USN carrier to enter the inner harbour of the port of Fremantle 10 November 1989, before this they anchored in Gage Roads between the mainland and Rottnest Island.

The second image is one I took of the USS Constellation (CV-64) coming into Fremantle Harbour on 16 April 2001. It was the ninth visit to Fremantle by Connie, and the last to have public tours (25 000 in one day) before the security restrictions brought on after 11 Sept 2001.

Hope you enjoy them.

Ian Johnson

[sierra hotel]

..of the Vietnam era, TICONDEROGA, HORNET, ORISKANY, INTREPID, KEARSARGE, BONHOMME RICHARD, SHANGRILA, TARAWA...HOPEFULLY images off the mainstream...and showing the island and masts to good details please??

[sierra hotel]

..I was hoping that others may upload some NON NAVSOURCE piccies of any of these carriers from their own shoebox collections...its amazing what can show up at times... and thanks for posting these great shot of the angled deck ESSEXs that we have here... :0)

[CGRET]

The Carrier Hancock late in her service life,

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Regards
CGRET

[astraltrader]

Hi Cgret - these are good pictures but too Low-Res for the special pictures thread, so I have moved them to this thread about American carriers where from memory there are other pictures of USS Hancock.

[CGRET]

Terry,

Thank You!

Regards
CGRET

[CGRET]

This CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Steaming.


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Regards
CGRET

[CGRET]

The USS Hornet CVS-12 in San Francisco as a museum.

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Regards
Charles

[designeraccd]

Here are some Essex class shots I dug out of various "obscure" sites.....enjoy! THe pic of BHR is the way I remember her coming into Long Beach Naval Station in 1968. She sure looked BIG! DFO :D

NOTE shot of Antietam with the first angled deck on a USN CV.

[designeraccd]

This sure-OWCH-relates to USN carriers............from a blog:


And Now For the Really Bad News...
Gene Taylor discussed EMALS last March in a hearing related to the proposed FY2009 budget.


“Another very risky program is the new aircraft carrier. Not that the Navy and Newport News Shipyard don’t know how to build aircraft carriers, they do. However, one of the major new technologies, the electro-magnetic launch system, or EMALS, has not even been tested in a shipboard configuration and the ship is already under construction. Just this last week the Navy requested an additional $40 million dollars for continued development of EMALS because, and I quote, ‘the contractor underestimated design and production cost.’ The cynic in me would say the contractor purposefully low-balled the bid to get the contract knowing full well the Navy would be forced to pay whatever the true costs of the system turned out to be. Perhaps we should have built another Nimitz class carrier until the research and design for EMALS was complete.”
He isn't going to be happy when he hears the latest from Newport News. EMALS is a failure, and nobody is really sure what to do. Build another Nimitz? Redesign the Ford class for steam? Throw even more money at the problem and hope they can fix it?

It is very easy for the new administration to not build a new class of super aircraft carriers when a key component, one the platform depends on, simply doesn't work.

Shipbuilding is still an interesting conversation. We have a LCS program of only 2 ships, with no more under contract. We have a DDG-1000 program of 2 ships, the third only partially funded. There is no clear picture for major surface combatants yet. The Navy tried to close the LPD-17 line last year, one of the only surface vessel programs actually working right now not named the T-AKE. Now we are hearing the Ford class CVN program is stuck between a rock and hard place, and it is going to take some time to figure out where to go with this problem.

Like I've been saying, FY 2010 is going to be a wild ride.

[CGRET]

DFO,

It sound like no one want's to fund the project. Or the lack of interest in EMALS and wether or not the system would work in a marine enviroment. Maybe they should use one of the inactive carriers to test the concept. It's a real leap to say the Navy and Newport News do not how to build carriers considering the length of time they have been building them.

The concept of the "low Bid" comes into play! The contractor knowingly placed a bid low and then turned around and said well, we need more money! That in it self should send up warning flag's!

Either way I would bet a very low possibility on this new class making to the sea trails with EMALS.

[designeraccd]

Based on this news...hard to argue with you. I wonder how long, and CO$T to redesign the new CV to handle steam cats?? OWCH...in our taxPAYERS wallet....AGAIN! DFO :(:mad:

[CGRET]

The Langley the US First Carrier,

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Regards
Charles

[CGRET]

Ranger,

Almost forgotten.

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Regards
Charles

[sierra hotel]

I attended the commissioning ceremony of GHW BUSH in January. I talked to a lot of four and five striper officers there, and head of shipbuilding at Northrop Grumman. The news is not good ....

The electromagnetic catapults will NOT BE INSTALLED in the GR Ford. She is in a new re designing stage as we speak, and will eventually have the old style steam cats as installed in all the other NIMI CVNs. Firm on that. Work has stalled in the empty graving dock at NG, only a few large sections were seen on the dock base.

[CGRET]

Not surprising considering it does not sound like to the power's to be want to put there money into it. Again, the testing phase for these new catapult's could tested on a decommissioned carrier the Navy has. Atleast that would verify if these new catapult's function as designed or even really work.

Regards
Charles

[CGRET]

More on the Langley,

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NOTE: The last picture is of the ship sinking in the Java Sea 1942.

Regards
Charles

[CGRET]

More photo's of the Ranger CV-4,

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Regards
Charles

[NASAAN101]

GUYS,
dumb question! Dose anyone know what going to become of USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65), when she's finally decommissioned in 2012-2014. she's are first nuclear-powered Aircraft carrier. i would like to see her turned in to a museum ship, but the only way they can do that is to take the reactors out. So i dont know yet.. she i cool carrier and well as USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71). One reason being is i had a consin on her. i dont remember what he did on her. and i visited USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), when she was in her home port of Norfolk, which is about 4-hours from me..
NIKKI

[CGRET]

Nikki,

I have seen the ship is up for a possible museum ship. There is talk of that very subject. As for the 4 Reactors, well the cutting into the side of hull is one option and removing just the reactors. Unknown as this date.

Regards
Charles

[designeraccd]

Here's the Harry Truman conducting high speed turn testing...HOLD ON!! Who needs a Corvette when you can carve curves like this with 100K tons worth of super-carrier??! DFO :eek:;):D:D

[Blaydon]

It probably took them hours to tie everything down before they did that. And i will bet that it did not go down well with the cooks.

[NASAAN101]

guys,
dumb question here, the Lexington class carriers: lady Lex and sister sarah as they were known right? Were they ever together as a team I know the Yorktowns sister was: now on that note i got this off Wiki: Yorktown and Wasp had been lost by the end of 1942, with Yorktown sunk at the Battle of Midway in June; smaller cousin Wasp sunk in September, and Hornet lost in October at the Battle of Santa Cruz. All three ships had been lost to torpedo strikes. Orphaned sister Enterprise, for a time the only operational carrier in the South Pacific, soldiered on, and participated in most of the principal actions of the Pacific War. I know for a time Enterprise was on her own right?
NIKKI

[CGRET]

Nikki,

For the most part you are correct. The Sara and the Enterprise were for a period the only operation carriers until the arrival of the Essex's and the CVE's.

Regards
Charles

[NASAAN101]

Guys:
do people actually call Enterprise, the 'Orphan sister'. Bill Halsey, was one of the people who openy said to keep her. and its sad she wa scrapped..
NIKKI

[CGRET]

Nikki,

She was after the lost of the Yorktown. The BIG E was scrapped after a fund raising drive to save her failed in 1958.

Regards
Charles

[NASAAN101]

ok guys,
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is three years younger then me , im 25-she's 23. but she was the one who went through the tests that the class ships should have gone through.. Namely, T.R. went through the "shock testing" and had four explosive charges at various depths, distances and amplitudes detonated underneath her hull. All critical components were videotaped and analyzed. The shock testing was in addition to the standard tests that all newly commissioned ships endure such as high speed runs and turns. But she is still a cool carrier. My consin Chris Givner was on her and i dont remember what he did on her! is there any books or DVDs on her yet?
Nikki

[mik43]

Oh to be 25 again...................!!!!
Mik

[NASAAN101]

Guys,
It cool having a carrier three years younder then me.. I know that sounds Dumb but it true..
NIKKI

[mik43]

Hi folks

Pic from tiscali website of the USS Theodore Roosevelt at anchor off Stokes Bay, Portsmouth, England yesterday 6th April

Mik

ps Only size pic available if it is a bit on the small side when seen on the forum thread!!

[Alan B]

And this morning about to leave.
Alan

[Alan B]

A few more

[Krieg1981]

American carrier scale drawings from a Russian publication. Not bad!

Independence class CVL
Essex class CV SCB-27a conversion
Midway class CV SCB-101 conversion
Kitty Hawk class CV
Nimitz class CVN
USS Ranger CV-4
Midway class original configuration
Forrestal class CV
USS Saratoga CV-3
USS Enterprise CVN-65
USS Enterprise CV-6

[Commodore Armiger]

Some good pictures of USS Theodore Roosevelt, including on board, from the Daily Telegraph:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/uknews/5115555/The-USS-Theodore-Roosevelt-anchors-in-Stokes-Bay-near-Portsmouth.html

[John Odom]

Very interesting, thanks for the link.

[designeraccd]

USN's newest-ALMOST-carrier..........

Problems with Bush carrier delay delivery again
BY PETER FROST | Daily Press
11:45 AM EDT, April 17, 2009
NEWPORT NEWS - Problems found on the George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier during its final round of sea trials will cause the ship's delivery to be delayed, the U.S. Navy said Friday.

Navy inspectors found a "foreign material" in the lube-oil system of two of the Newport News-built ship's four emergency diesel generators, leading the Navy to not accept delivery from Northrop Grumman Corp. this week, said Alan Baribeau, a Navy spokesman.

It's unclear what the foreign material was.

The emergency diesel generators provide power to the carrier when the ship's primary power is unavailable. The generators are used only when the ship's two nuclear reactors are idled or unable to function.



Northrop will be required to prove the generators are fixed until the Navy will take delivery, Baribeau said. The company will be responsible for the cost of the repair, he said.

The problems with the two generators "are the most noteworthy" of the "discrepancies" the Navy found on the sea trials, which were completed last Friday, Baribeau said.

"We're not going to take delivery until the discrepancies are corrected," he said.

The Navy is deferring to the shipyard on the schedule of repairs.

A shipyard spokeswoman did not immediately return a call for comment.


Infairness, given the massive complexity of this CVN....things could be far worse....DFO

[NASAAN101]

DFO,
i hope Shes ok, she the last and best of the Ten Nimitz class carriers. She also the baby of the class so, you have to wornder if that why..
NIKKI

[Blaydon]

Yeah the spokeswoman was probably trying to ascertain the facts before speaking to the press, impatient fellows that they are.

[NASAAN101]

Guys,
the Ten Nimitz class carriers are Nimitz, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Carl Vinson Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, John C. Stennis, Harry S. Truman, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush! GHWB, as shes know to me, is the baby in the class.. she a cool, sleek, fast from what i read, at 33.8 knots, if i read my stuff right.. TR the four carrier in the class i know a little about, i had a consin who served on her and i dont remeber, i know her got out before the gulfd war..
Nikki

[sierra hotel]

Sorry folks, thats CVA 64, Constellation. Carl Vinson number is 70, shes a nuke, the CONNIE is fossil fueled.

And the pic is as she is leaving English Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia. The bridge is the Lions Gate Bridge....looks quite similar to the Tacoma bridge.

RDB in Canada.

[kookaburra]

The sun rises from the East over USS Saratoga, CV-3, the famous WW11 carrier berthed at Woolloomooloo, Sydney.

But when?

The photo, which I picked up somewhere now forgotten, is only so-so clarity, but it's the only reference I've ever seen to her visit to Sydney.

I'm thinking it may have been late 1945-early 1946, when Saratoga was the star ship of 'Operation Magic Carpet,' repatriating American forces from the Pacific. She brought home more than 29,204 Pacific War veterans - more than any other ship. But her flight deck seems to be full of aircraft, so I'm not certain about this.

She had been in our smaller ports and vicinity at least once during the war. Through all of 1943 she was the nucleus of a Task Force operating from around Noumea in support of US forces on Guadalcanal and the Eastern Solomons, and in March 1944 she passed through both Hobart and Fremantle to join operations with the British Fleet in the Indian Ocean.

Anyway, we're honoured to have been able to add this one, another of the 20th Century's truly great warships, to the list of ships that went through our main port.

Laid down as battle cruiser #3 at the New York Shipbuilding Company's yard in Camden New Jersey on September 25, 1920, Saratoga's conversion to a carrier was brought about by the provisions of the Washington Naval Treaty. What a lucky break for the Allied cause later, when carriers were so scarce, that proved to be!

USS Saratoga, CV-3, 36,000 tons displacement (33,000 in some sources), was commissioned as the first of the fast carriers on November 16, 1927. She was in San Diego when Japan struck on December 7, 1941. She missed the Battle of Midway as a result of being struck by a deep-running torpedo fired by the Japanese submarine I-16, 500 miles southwest of Oahu on January 11, 1942, with the loss of six men killed.

Repaired at Bremerton, where her eight-inch guns were removed and a modern AA armament outfit installed,
after that she seems to have been in everything. On August 23, 1942, just after the disaster of Savo Island, her aircraft sank the Japanese carrier Ryujo. On November 5, 1943, in a brilliant strike, they disabled a force of Japanese cruisers at Rabaul, nuetralizing the naval threat to the hard-pushed forces on Guadalcanal.

In early 1944 she assisted the British Eastern Fleet on their strikes against Sumatra, her air crews imparting much experience for this kind of operation. But on February 21, 1945, back in the Pacific during the landings on Iwo Jima, Saratoga suffered a ferocious air attack out of low cloud that saw her struck by a total of six bombs or aircraft, and losing 123 men killed or missing - one of the many fierce kamikaze-style attacks focused on the US carriers in that period.

Saratoga earned seven battle stars during WW11. Superseded by the Essex Class, after the war and her Pacific repatriations, she was sacrificed as a test ship during one of the early Atomic Test series, 'Operation Crossroads,' at Bikini Atoll on July 1 and July 25, 1946. She was stricken from the USN lists in August that year.

USS Saratoga Wikipedia entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Saratoga_(CV-3)

She deserves a better photo than this one, but there are many - and this one has her in Sydney, a rare one for us as far as I can ascertain [the AWM Collections appears to have just the one of her in Hobart, March 15, 1944, which I can't do much with]. Anyway, it's the first photo here that started me out on all this:

[Don Boyer]

Boy, Terry, I had just run across the color photo of Bon Homme from astern. Brings back some memories! That one goes in the collection. As always, thanks!

[CGRET]

Don,

Here is some 8mm video footage of Air Ops onboard the USS Essex in 1958. It show's the wide selection of aircraft then used on the carrier.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VW1JN-qnEHI

Enjoy!

Regards
Charles

[NASAAN101]

guys,
how many of the Essex class carriers were in the Atlantic, in 1945?
Nikki

[Don Boyer]

In 1945 Nikki, only Essex class carriers under construction or on trials would be in the Atlantic. They were all being sent to the Pacific right up until the war ended. I can look it up, but do you mean all, or only those actually sailing in the Atlantic on trials?

Regards

[steve roberts]

Hi Don. What on Earth were Congress thinking aboutwhen they named the Carrier "George H.W. Bush"? Not I would have thought the most popular name on probably a long list produced to them? Regards Steve.:confused:

[Don Boyer]

I wonder the same, Steve. What were they thinking about when they named a nuclear submarine Jimmy Carter? I would just as soon they named it Jimmy Dean.

The Office of the Secretary of the Navy has a lot to answer for. Now we are faced with a Gerald R. Ford (let's not forget that middle initial!).

And he's one of America's leading patriots and movers and shakers like Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson for what? Banging his head on the hatch of a helicopter? Serving as both Vice-President and President without having been elected to either? Pardoning the venal scum that preceded him in office?

On the other hand, thinking about it, what great battle or person could be commemorated with a new carrier name? Bet the forum members will have some suggestions!! :)

Regards,

[NASAAN101]

Hey All,
Remember, I had said I had a cousin who served on the US Aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt or as she know to her crew and me as TR, well I found out what he did, and here it is..

IF any of you have any questions about it you can ask me and if I dont know the answer I'll ask him ok. What Chis did was build bombs and Missiles, He worked as a fireighter and also on the Damage Control center, Ships Protective Anymentation force, and Shore Patrols.. He is also part keel/plank owner.. he was with her when she was being built, which is cool..

He was on her for about 8-years and got out before she went in to the first gulf war in 1990.. My cousin, Chris, actually came to TR in Aug. of 86, TR was commissioned in Oct. of 86.. So if you guys have any questions, if i don't know i can ask him ok..
Nikki

[steve roberts]

Don,John,Barry and all our friends that side of the pond.Dumb question comming up.In the Film "I Am Legend",Will Smith is seen waiting for any other survivors on the Bow of a US Carrier in New York.Which Carrier is she? Regards Steve.:confused:

[Don Boyer]

Don,John,Barry and all our friends that side of the pond.Dumb question comming up.In the Film "I Am Legend",Will Smith is seen waiting for any other survivors on the Bow of a US Carrier in New York.Which Carrier is she? Regards Steve.:confused:

Only carrier in New York is the Essex-class Intrepid, now an "air and space museum"...

Regards,

[steve roberts]

Hi Don.Thank you for your answer! On the ball,as usual.Thanks Steve.:)

[INVINCIBLE]

Does anybody know anything about the USS LEXINGTON, which I think is in TEXAS somewhere?

[oldsalt]

At Sasebo, Japan in 53, we were invited aboard a USN aircraft carrier, I can't remember if it was the Valleyforge or Forestall, the thing I remember most was seeing sailors using emery cloth under their feet to shine-up the dining space deck. Do any of our transatlantic mates have any memories of these things.

[scjon]

Invincible,
The USS Lexington is moored as museum in Corpus Christi, Texas. The nuseum is called USS Lexington on the Bay Museum.
Link is here: http://www.usslexington.com/

You are in Texas too aren't you? I remember seeing it on another thread! You going to hit the Texas and the Lexington? Lucky dog! The USS Cavalla (submarine) and USS Stewart (destroyer escort) are in Galveston as well. They have had some rough times lately but they are supposed to be coming back around. Let us know which ones you get to see!

[INVINCIBLE]

SCJON,

Many thanks - most interesting. Somebody had mentioned that there was a destroyer and a submarine down here. Just off to visit the USS TEXAS. Also want to visit the Alamo as that seems to be worth visiting as well.

[steve roberts]

Hi Invincible.The Alamo is well worth a visit,but dont be suprised.Its in the middle of a busy street now!!! Steve.:D

[ChrisV71]

I was a crewmember of the Lexington in her last couple of years and personally, I have to say, I'm totally unimpressed with her presentation as a museum. I currently live in Austin, Tx and can be at the Lexington in a few hours. They have done her a disservice with some of the changes they have done, particularly putting AA guns back on her. The guns they have done are in every case wrong. There is a mix of twin and quad 40's where the 5" guns belong and they put those twin 5" mounts from the Des Moines on the deck (1 forward of the island and one aft) almost sinking the crane barge that put them up there because they used the weight of the original Essex class mounts in their calculations for the crane, while the mounts on the Des Moines weighed somewhat more. They even mounted a 3" gun on the former crane mount... I also disapprove of her current paint job, it's a 1950's style job which clashes with her 1940's weaponry and her 1980's innards. They need to pick one era and stick with it (it's impossible to return the ship to 1940's due to bulging, the angled deck and island modifications)

[ChrisV71]

Oh and as for current naming.

CVN-75 was originally supposed to be United States, Clinton's (Democrat) people had it changed to Truman. (Democrat)

CVN-77 was proposed to be Lexington (John Warner proposed it), Bush's (Republican) people named it after his father. (Republican)

There was a big push to name CVN-78, America, but with Bush still in office, they named it after Gerald Ford. (another Republican) Now America is going on LHA-6 (really? an Amphib carrying America...)

Frankly, the political names are terrible, they need to go back to traditional naming, but they can't seem to stop...

[INVINCIBLE]

Hi Invincible.The Alamo is well worth a visit,but dont be suprised.Its in the middle of a busy street now!!! Steve.:D

Steve,

Many thanks - we will visit the Alamo, adding it to our list with Oradur Sur Glan. Have just spent a good day crawling round the USS TEXAS and will be up loading some photos when I return to Portsmouth, UK. Note that you have not yet responded to my question on "Vice Commodores" unless I have mised it!

[Don Boyer]

I was a crewmember of the Lexington in her last couple of years and personally, I have to say, I'm totally unimpressed with her presentation as a museum. I currently live in Austin, Tx and can be at the Lexington in a few hours. They have done her a disservice with some of the changes they have done, particularly putting AA guns back on her. The guns they have done are in every case wrong. There is a mix of twin and quad 40's where the 5" guns belong and they put those twin 5" mounts from the Des Moines on the deck (1 forward of the island and one aft) almost sinking the crane barge that put them up there because they used the weight of the original Essex class mounts in their calculations for the crane, while the mounts on the Des Moines weighed somewhat more. They even mounted a 3" gun on the former crane mount... I also disapprove of her current paint job, it's a 1950's style job which clashes with her 1940's weaponry and her 1980's innards. They need to pick one era and stick with it (it's impossible to return the ship to 1940's due to bulging, the angled deck and island modifications)

Sorry to hear this. Lexington was the last operational Essex, and deserves better. Can't believe they didn't look up the mount weight for the twin 5" -- good thing they didn't pick up an old battleship mount with its 2" of plate!

Museum by committee again....how sad. Keep us up to date. We can always gripe at them about the dumb stuff while promoting the good, I guess.
Regards,

[bunraku]

Hi. Apologies if the wrong forum or thread to post on, but I'm trying to get the name of the radar type dome that appeared at the very top of Abraham Lincoln's main mast approx 2000. It was not spherical or dome shaped, but more button mushroom shaped. It's for a modelling project and much appreciated.
Thanx

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b205/osakajoe/6.jpg

[BILLFORD1]

Here you go carrier buffs 6 more for you ,
ROM

Number six is USS Carl Vinson No 5 is CV-64 USS Constellation (Connie), entering Sydney Harbour in 2001. (Have same photo in my own collection).

[Mitch Hinde]

HI

Not a big flattop but USS Nassau alongside in Malta 2001.

Mitch

[NASAAN101]

Guys,
Remember, I had said I had a cousin who served on the US Aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt or as she know to her crew and me as TR, well I found out what he did, and here it is..

IF any of you have any questions about it you can ask me and if I don't know the answer I'll ask him ok. What Chis did was build bombs and Missiles, He worked as a firefighter and also on the Damage Control center, Ships Protective Anymentation force, and Shore Patrols.. He is also part keel/plank owner.. he was with her when she was being built, which is cool..

He was with her for about 4-years and got out before she went in to the first gulf war in 1990.. her was in the Navy for 8-years. My cousin, Chris, actually came to TR in Aug. of 86, TR was commissioned in Oct. of 86! So she is like 3-years and 4-months younger then me.. So if you guys have any questions, if i don't know, I can ask him ok.. this little girl is 3-years younger then me!
Nikki

[Antipodean Andy]

Here's a few 10x8s from my collection. I have some signed ones as well but not sure about posting those (would appreciate some advice). All of these photos are of ships that were in service in the 1990s so some are now decommissioned (or in some cases, sunk as targets).

I'm a big fan of the modified Essex-class and anything (from any navy) that operated in the '60s and '70s so if anyone can recommend a shop (or good Ebay seller ;) ) that has a good stock of quality 10x8s, I'd be most grateful.

1. Anyway, first up, USS Independence:

2. One of my favourites and a regular visitor when I lived in Western Australia, USS Constellation.

3. Another regular visitor to Fremantle - USS Kitty Hawk.

4. The second photo was taken by a good friend I have since lost touch with, John Cleary, ex-RAN.

5. The third pic was taken by me on the same day.

6. USS America ... obviously ;)

7. A ship that needs no introduction: USS Nimitz

8. USS Carl Vinson

9. USS Constellation battle-group.

10.USS Nimitz and Pelelius.

[Antipodean Andy]

Here's some amphibs. I've got a heap of pics that I've taken but will have to scan the negs as some of the 6x4 prints are showing their age.

1. USS Peleliu

2. USS Nassau.

3. One of my favourites but now resting on the bottom after a SINKEX, USS Belleau Wood

4. Another John Cleary shot - USS Essex berthed in Fremantle.
.

[astraltrader]

Andy - thanks for posting those but in future please could you post any pictures as thumbnails.

Many thanks.

[Antipodean Andy]

Righto, Terry, will do.

[astraltrader]

Many thanks. :)

[Don Boyer]

Just to keep up, a photo of USS Enterprise, CVN-65, now the grand old lady of the carrier fleet. She just came out of upkeep and is in training cycle, preparing for her 21st sortie. Launched in September of 1960 and in service in November of 1961, she has been in service for 49 years, a record for aircraft carriers and possibly for any ship in the modern US Navy, but would have to check that out. Many of the USNs auxilliaries seem to have been around forever too. These are official USN photos from their website.

[astraltrader]

Thanks for those two excellent pictures Don.

I think it is amazing that the USN have managed to squeeze half a century of useage out of the old lady.

I think this is something the RN has singularly failed to do since WW2 - get a good mileage out of her best ships. Far too often ships have been sold or scrapped without getting very much use out of them.

Now of course with a lack of ships and no money available to get replacements it is all far too late. :(