Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here is a diagram of the Mark 75 76mm/62-caliber gun layout. #mark75 #otomelara #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

This is a funny one, if you go on Google Maps, someone renamed Admiral Kuznetsov in Murmansk Russia, wonder if it has Yelp reviews… #russiannavy #admiralkuznetsov #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

Here are the guided missile frigates Klakring FFG-42, Curts FFG-38, and USS Underwood FFG-36 under construction in 1983. #perryclass #ffg #frigate #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

Check out the Mark 75 76mm/62-caliber gun mounted amidships on the guided missile frigate USS Rodney M. Davis FFG-60. It was located on the deck house amidships and a firing rate of 80 to 100 rounds a minute. #mark75 #otomelara #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Here is USS Harold E. Holt DE-1074 off of San Diego, California, conducting LAMPS trials with a Kaman SH-2D SeaSprite from HSL-31 in the early 1970’s. #ussharoldeholt #ff1074 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Admiral Kuznetsov underway in 1991 in the Mediterranean south of Italy. #russiannavy #admiralkuznetsov #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

And in Murmansk Russia is Admiral Kuznetsov, the only aircraft carrier for the Russian Navy. Who remembers when it sailed last? #russiannavy #admiralkuznetsov #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

Check out USS Saratoga CVA-60 just after commissioning in 1956, notice anything strange on #2 catapult? #usssaratoga #cv60 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

Here is USS Bronstein FF-1037 firing an ASROC, in the 1980’s. Lead ship of her class, she served from 1963 to 1991 and then went on serve in the Mexican Navy. #ussbronstein #ff1037 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari

Check out USS Brumby FF-1044 commissioned in 1965 as a Destroyer Escort, reclassified as a frigate in 1975 and served till 1989. #ussbrumby #ff1094 #frigate #boneyardsafari #navalsafari