visibility Similar

The amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) returns to homeport at Naval Station Norfolk.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) returns home from nearly a ten-month deployment in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom

An aerial port bow view showing US Navy (USN) Sailors manning the rails with embarked US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit (24th MEU), onboard the USN Aircraft Carrier, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV 67), as the ship exits the harbor at Mayport, Florida (FL). A commericial tug boat maneuvers away from the carrier, in the lower right corner of the photo

A port bow quarter view of the US Navy (USN) Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS HARRY S TRUMAN (CVN 75) underway in the Persian Gulf providing Close Air Support (CAS) and conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions over Iraq (IRQ) during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT)

A starboard bow view of the Decommissioned US Navy (USN) Intrepid Class Aircraft Carrier USS ORISKANY (CV 34), resting at anchor after arriving at its final destination 22-miles south of Pensacola, Florida (FL) in approximately 212-ft. of water in the Gulf of Mexico, where it will become the largest ship ever intentionally sunk as an artificial reef. After ORISKANY reaches the bottom, ownership of the vessel will transfer from the USN to the State of Florida

F/A-18 Hornet aircraft are parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS MIDWAY (CV-41) as the ship is underway in rough seas

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits the Pacific Ocean.

A port quarter view of the aircraft carrier USS JOHN F. KENNEDY (CV-67) conducting high speed maneuvers

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis

code Related

A starboard bow view of the Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1) with crewmen manning the rails as the vessel approaches Naval Station, Norfolk for its commissioning ceremony. The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

A starboard bow view of the Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1) with crewmen manning the rails as the vessel approaches Naval Station, Norfolk for its commissioning ceremony. The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

An aerial port beam view of the Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1) with crewmen manning the rails as the vessel approaches Naval Station, Norfolk for its commissioning ceremony. The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

An aerial port quarter view of the Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1) with crewmen manning the rails as the vessel approaches Naval Station, Norfolk for its commissioning ceremony. The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

A starboard bow view of the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) with crewmen manning the rails as the vessel approaches Naval Station, Norfolk for its commissioning ceremony. The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

Crew members man the rails on the bow of the Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1) as the vessel approaches Naval Station, Norfolk for its commissioning ceremony. The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

A port quarter view of the Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1) with crewmen manning the rails as the vessel approaches Naval Station, Norfolk for its commissioning ceremony. The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

An aerial view of crewmen manning the rails aboard the amphibious assault ship USS WASP (LHD-1) as the vessel approaches Naval Station, Norfolk for its commissioning ceremony. The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

A starboard quarter view of the Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1) with crewmen manning the rails as the vessel approaches Naval Station, Norfolk for its commissioning ceremony. The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

A bow view of the Amphibious Assault Ship USS WASP (LHD 1) with crewmen manning the rails as the vessel approaches Naval Station, Norfolk for its commissioning ceremony. The first ship in its class, WASP combines flight deck and well deck capabilities with a state-of-the-art combat information center and several newly developed systems

description

Summary

The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Hampton Roads

State: Virginia (VA)

Country: United States Of America (USA)

Scene Camera Operator: PH1 (Sw) J. Alan Elliott, USN

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

label_outline

Tags

bow view ship amphibious assault ship uss wasp lhd crewmen rails vessel approaches vessel approaches naval station norfolk ceremony first ship flight deck capabilities deck capabilities combat information center combat information center systems virginia us navy ships united states ships amphibious assault ship naval station norfolk first class us navy high resolution hampton roads alan elliott uss wasp navy us national archives naval station
date_range

Date

20/07/1989
place

Location

Naval Base Post Office ,  36.94679, -76.31728
create

Source

The U.S. National Archives
link

Link

https://catalog.archives.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

No known copyright restrictions

label_outline Explore Vessel Approaches Naval Station, Deck Capabilities, Amphibious Assault Ship Uss Wasp

An aerial view of the stern section of the Soviet Kiev class VSTOL aircraft carrier BAKU (CVHG 103) with a Ka-27 Helix helicopter on the left. Crewmen are also visible behind the jet blast deflectors

A Soviet Mi-14 Haze helicopter and a Soviet Kashin class guided missile destroyer (583) shadow salvage operations for downed Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (KAL-007). The commercial jet was shot down by Soviet aircraft over Sakhalin Island on August 30, 1983 in the Sea of Japan. All 269 passengers and crewmen were killed

Two Iraqi navy sailors watch as the mine countermeasures ship USS Dextrous (MCM 13) approaches the Iraqi navy pier in Umm Qasr, Iraq.

An aerial bow view of exercise Unitas XX task force underway. From left to right are the guided missile destroyer USS DEWEY (DDG-45), the frigates USS TRIPPE (FF-1075) and USS JESSE L. BROWN (FF-1089)

The future USS Freedom (LCS 1), the first ship in the Navy's new Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) class, is underway Monday, July 28, 2008 to begin Builder's Trials in Lake Michigan.

Crewmen man the rails as the destroyer USS SPRUANCE (DD-963) returns to port after participating in Operation Desert Storm. The superstructure of the aircraft carrier USS SARATOGA (CV-60) is in the background

A U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds aerial demonstration

Hampton Roads, Virginia. Steamer FORT JACKSON

A starboard bow view of the battleship USS IOWA (BB-61) heading out to sea after a port visit during NATO exercise Baltic Operations '85

GERMAN SQUADRON VISIT TO U.S. GERMAN SQUADRON IN HAMPTON RD., JUNE 3, 1912

A port bow view of the replenishment oiler USS KALAMAZOO (AOR 6) underway off Hampton Roads

British Royal Navy Petty Officer Marine Engineer Elliott

Topics

bow view ship amphibious assault ship uss wasp lhd crewmen rails vessel approaches vessel approaches naval station norfolk ceremony first ship flight deck capabilities deck capabilities combat information center combat information center systems virginia us navy ships united states ships amphibious assault ship naval station norfolk first class us navy high resolution hampton roads alan elliott uss wasp navy us national archives naval station