Where Old Warships Go To Rust
Something I've noticed is that I've posted something every Wednesday this month, and might as well keep that up one more time, so once again, it's time to post a photograph. This one's a new subject for my journal, old warships. A few years ago, I was riding the ferry from Bremerton to Seattle, and while waiting for departure, I was able to get this shot at full zoom of some of the decommissioned warships at the Naval Inactive Ships Maintenance Facility at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton WA:
The aircraft carrier is the Ranger (CV-61). In front of her is the partially scrapped hulk of the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Long Beach (CGN-9), the world's first nuclear-powered surface ship. Of the multiple submarines visible, the one with the white markings visible on her sail is Drum (SSN-677), and the one closest to the camera is most likely Narwhal (SSN-671). The structure visible at the far right of the picture, protruding above Ranger's flight deck is most likely the 'island' of another carrier, the Independence (CV-62).
The aircraft carrier is the Ranger (CV-61). In front of her is the partially scrapped hulk of the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Long Beach (CGN-9), the world's first nuclear-powered surface ship. Of the multiple submarines visible, the one with the white markings visible on her sail is Drum (SSN-677), and the one closest to the camera is most likely Narwhal (SSN-671). The structure visible at the far right of the picture, protruding above Ranger's flight deck is most likely the 'island' of another carrier, the Independence (CV-62).