We got to do a class trip to USS KEARSARGE on Friday and were treated to an excellent tour by one of the Marines on board. It brought me back to my days on ships - in good ways and bad. The whole time there was all kinds of cool Navy stuff going on. It felt like a Richard Scarry story. The photo above is of KEARSARGE's well deck, which will be crammed full of smaller vessels that can carry Marines ashore during a deployment and is flooded with several feet of water when the rear gate goes down so those vessels can float out.
We had the good fortune to see a SAN ANTONIO-class ship pull in right next to KEARSARGE while we were on the flight deck.
Three aircraft carriers were in port while we were there, including the one pictured, which is the newest carrier in the fleet - USS GERALD FORD.
Neat!! I think even I would have enjoyed watching all the boats.
ReplyDeleteReminds me of the tour you gave us on the Swanky Franky, I believe.
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