USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 (1987)
USS Kitty Hawk CV-63 underway in 1987, note the Whale (A-3) aboard also almost every aircraft has a row bar. How many tow bars does a carrier have? #usskittyhawk #cv63 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari
USS Long Beach CGN-9 (1963)
USS Long Beach CGN-9 underway in 1969, the Talos missiles on the rear launcher were 31ft long. #usslongbeach #cgn9 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari
Returning home
USS Samuel B. Roberts FFG-58 secured on deck of Mighy Servant 2 returning to the United States after hitting a mine in the Persian Gulf in 1988. #usssamuelbroberts #ffg58 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari
Using a Standard Missile to sink a ship
How USS Simpson FFG-56 sunk a ship with missiles! #usssimpson #ffg56 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari
USS Tarawa LHA-1 (1992)
USS Tarawa LHA-1 anchored in Hong Kong in 1992, she still had her 5-inch/54 caliber Mk 45 guns. #usstarawa #lha1 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari
USS Ogden LPD-5 (1989)
A look back at USS Ogden LPD-5 (actually) underway near Long Beach, CA in 1989. #ussogden #lpd5 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari
Details
Ever noticed that the Burke Class have a lower super structure but higher mast than the Tico’s? #cg47 #ddg51 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari
Cruisers in the yard
A look back at USS Leyte Gulf CG-55 being moved to an outfitting pier at the Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard in 1986. The USS Antietam CG-54 is in the background. #ussantietam #ussleytegulf #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari
Now that’s speed!
Now that’s pushing some water! Here is USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 underway in 1986. #usscarlvinson #cvn70 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari
Vinson prior to commissioning
Here is USS Carl Vinson CVN-70 in Jan. of 1982 just prior to commissioning. #usscarlvinson #cvn70 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari
