Photo Specials

All photos in this section were taken by me unless otherwise stated.

Photo Tours

This section contains photos of single US Navy ships. These photos were mainly taken during visitor tours on board and show the respective ships in detail.

Photo tour of USS HORNET (CV 12) - 60 Photos
Photo tour of the USS HORNET museum in Alameda, Calif. on July 18, 2006.

Photo tour of USS MIDWAY (CV 41) - 109 Photos
Photo tour of the USS MIDWAY museum in San Diego, Calif. on September 12, 2007. These photos were taken by Katja Bartz.

Photo tour of USS MISSOURI (BB 63) - 90 Photos
Photo tour of the USS MISSOURI museum in Pearl Harbor, HI., on July 27, 2006.

Photo tour of USS ANZIO (CG 68) - 32 Photos
Photo tour of USS ANZIO (CG 68) during a port visit to Kiel, Germany, in June 2001.

Photo tour of USS CAPE ST. GEORGE (CG 71) - 28 Photos
Photo tour of USS CAPE ST. GEORGE (CG 71) during a port visit to Kiel, Germany, in June 2001.

Photo tour of USS JOHN L. HALL (FFG 32) - 15 Photos
Photo tour of USS JOHN L. HALL (FFG 32) during a port visit to Kiel, Germany, in June 2001.

Photo tour of USS ROSS (DDG 71) - 18 Photos
Photo tour of USS ROSS (DDG 71) during a port visit to Kiel, Germany, in June 2000.

Photo tour of USS PETERSON (DD 969) - 14 Photos
Photo tour of USS PETERSON (DD 969) during a port visit to Kiel, Germany, in June 2000.

USS MISSOURI (BB 63) during a port visit to Phattaya Beach, Thailand. - 14 Photos
Photos of USS MISSOURI (BB 63) during a port visit to Phattaya Beach, Thailand, in December 1990. These photos were taken by Reiner Weigl.

Photo tour of FGS MÖLDERS (D 186) - 59 Photos
Photo tour of the FGS MÖLDERS (D 186) museum in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, on March 27, 2007. The MÖLDERS is a slightly modified CHARLES F. ADAMS - class guided missile destroyer built for the former West German Navy.

Exercises, Fleet Reviews and Ports

This section contains photos of US Navy ships as well as international naval forces. These photos were mainly taken in naval bases and show the participants of naval exercises, fleet reviews or celebrations, or just units in port at that time.

US Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) / Kiel Week
Photos of international warships which took part in US Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) and the Kiel Week ("Kieler Woche") celebrations during the last years.
Brownsville, Texas, Scrapyard Photos
Photos of US warships and auxiliary vessels being scrapped or waiting to be scrapped at Brownsville, Texas. These photos were taken by Michael Martin.

Special Events and other Photos

This section contains photos of US Navy ships taken during special events like commissionings, decommissiongs, SinkEx's etc.

USS O'BRIEN (DD 975) being sunk as a target on February 9, 2006. - 21 Photos
Photos of USS O'BRIEN (DD 975) being sunk as a target on February 9, 2006, off Hawaii. These photos were taken by Sam Burton.

USS SEATTLE (AOE 3) decommissioning ceremony on March 15, 2005, at Norfolk, Va. - 16 Photos
Photos of USS SEATTLE (AOE 3) during her decommissioning ceremony on March 15, 2005, at Norfolk, Va. These photos were taken by Charles Waddell.

Photos of USNS SIRIUS (T-AFS 8) after her take-over by the US Navy - 12 Photos
Photos of USNS SIRIUS (T-AFS 8) after her take-over by the US Navy prior to the AFS conversion. These photos were taken by TJ Tropea.

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