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Ya' know google works real well...Originally Posted by chefjavier
Does anyone has pictures or diagrams of the new US Carrier would look like?Enjoy the PIX!
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Design work on the Gerald R. Ford class of aircraft carrier is underway at Northrop Grumman Newport News with the full construction contract anticipated in 2008. Newport News is designing the Ford class using a product model tool called CATIA, the most technologically advanced system in use today in the shipbuilding industry.
Innovations for the Ford class include an enhanced flight deck with increased sortie rates, improved weapons movement, a redesigned island, a new nuclear power plant, allowance for future technologies and reduced manning. These and many other evolutionary new designs are being developed by Newport News engineers to build the most capable aircraft carriers for the U.S. Navy.
Advance construction is beginning in 2005 for the first ship of the class, CVN 78. This advance work will allow shipbuilders to test the design-build strategy before overall construction begins in 2008. Each carrier of the class is valued at approximately $8 billion. On Aug. 11, 2005, Northrop Grumman Newport News hosted a ceremonial steel cut and grand opening ceremony for one of several new facilities that will support Ford class construction. The ceremony was held in the shipyard’s new Heavy Plate Bay.
The Ford class CVN will be slightly larger than a Nimitz class CVN.
I guess I better liven things up around here!
USS Lexington (CV-2) in the final states of fitting out, at the Bethlehem Steel Company shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts, in November 1927. (Merchant ship partially visible at right is the S.S. West Grama, which served as USS West Grama (ID # 3794) in 1919.)
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph (# NH 51323).
Ranger (CV-4) launching, at the Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia, 25 February 1933. Ranger was the first CV in the USN built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (# 80-G-1007392).
Hornet (CV-8) just before launch at Newport News Shipbuilding Co., December 14, 1940. National Archives photo.
USS Essex CV-9 Right after commissioning, Dec. 31st. 1942.
USS Yorktown (CV-10) as outfitted 22 August 1943.
Overhead plan and starboard profile meticulously drawn by John Robert Barrett.
USS Wasp CV-18
At sea in the western Pacific, 6 August 1945.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, now in the collections of the National Archives (Photo #: 80-G-261904).
Photographed in 1948. Coral Sea, as shown in this and the above photo, was completed with 14, rather than 18, 5"/54 guns: note the absence of two of the after mounts on each side, as compared to her sister ships Midway and Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Official U.S. Navy photograph, from the collections of the Naval Historical Center (photo #: NH 97648).
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2008) A NATO E-3A Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft flies over the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington is participating in Tailored Ships Training Availability and Final Evaluation Problem (TSTA/FEP) before a permanent homeport change in Yokosuka, Japan. The AWACS is used to provide airborne battle management, surveillance, and weapons control. This is the first time that an AWACS has done a low-approach fly-by over a U.S. naval vessel. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class Specialist Clifford L. H. Davis (Released)
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PERSIAN GULF (March 5, 2008) An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the "Ragin' Bulls" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 prepares to catapult off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are deployed supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes (Released)
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PERSIAN GULF (March 4, 2008) Airman Aaron Baber, a plane captain assigned to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, gives the thumbs-up, signaling the aircraft is ready to be taxied onto the catapult during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 are deployed supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Ricardo J. Reyes (Released)
Last edited by santana; 03-07-2008 at 12:32 AM. Reason: adding a pictures
Well, the Netherlands only ever had 1 (real) carrier and that one has gone 40 years ago.
And the US does have, by far, the most CV's (and LHD's). But I'm especially missing the following, since they are in service today with wealthy western countries:
Príncipe de Asturias (R-11)
Giuseppe Garibaldi (551)
Charles de Gaulle (R91)
But also:
Ins Varaat (R22)
Chakri Nareubet
Sao Paula (A12)
HMAS Melbourne (R21)
For pics of HMAS Melbourne (II) check out page 2 post #26 in this thread.Just clarifying, she was decomissioned in 1982 and sold for scrap. The current HMAS Melbourne is an Adelaide class FFG.
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Official file photo of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) while underway in the Persian Gulf.
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Note the adversary paint scheme.
An F/A-18C Hornet assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron One Zero One (VMFAT-101), prepare to be launched off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76).
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The Oriskany was sunk as a reef on 17 May 2006.
The 888-foot decommission aircraft carrier Oriskany arrives in Pensacola on Dec. 20, 2004 from Corpus Christi, Texas.
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Persian Gulf (Dec. 29, 2004) – Aircraft shooter, LT Lamar Bradley, quickly recovers after shooting an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the “Gunslingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Five (VFA-105) off the flight deck of USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
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Pacific Ocean (Dec. 16, 2004) - An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Flying Eagles" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Two Two (VFA-122) prepares to be lowered to the hangar deck aboard USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) for routine maintenance. Reagan is currently underway in the Pacific Ocean conducting carrier qualifications for the west coast Fleet Replacement Squadrons (FRS). U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Chad McNeeley (RELEASED)
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Persian Gulf (Dec. 10, 2004) - An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-105), launches from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Currently aircraft from Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) embarked aboard Truman are providing close air support and conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance missions in ongoing operations over Iraq.
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After a successful combat deployment to the Persian Gulf, thousands of friends and family members greeted the crew of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) when she returned to her homeport of Mayport, Fla.
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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transits the Elizabeth River after spending eleven months in the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for repairs. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Larry Hess (RELEASED)
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The conventional aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) is relieved by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).
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The superstructure aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is reduced to a silhouette during a sunset in the Arabian Sea. Truman and embarked Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) are currently on a scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman Kristopher Wilson (RELEASED)
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USS Nimitz (CVN 68) underway in the early morning hours off the California coast.
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The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) sails out of Souda harbor in Crete, Greece, following a four-day port visit to Greece's largest island.
What are the "antena like" things we see in this photo, hanging horizontaly above the water?
I see them in almost all carrier pics but I didn't figure out their use.
BD can help for sure
They are indeed antennas..It's that simple. Thanks for the kind words!
That's why I uncluded pennant number R21 and not FFG 05 and didn't list it under "in service today with wealthy countries".For pics of HMAS Melbourne (II) check out page 2 post #26 in this thread.
But I was hoping someone had colour pics of her.
For the dutch Karel Doorman those are not easy to find, since in 1968 black&white was still the norm. At least in the Netherlands.
uss lexington cv16[the blue ghost]
my granfather served on cv16 during ww2
Great! The Lady Lex is now a musuem ship in Corpus Christi TX.
http://www.usslexington.com/
Bow view, starboard side, Puget Sound Navy Yard, 16 February 1944 (just a year after she was commissioned.) Lexington had been under repair for torpedo damage (see NS021618) and addition of more quad 40mm mounts to upgrade her AA capability.
PSNY photo # 577-44; BuShips photo # 60820.
USS Lexington (AVT-16) arriving in Pensacola, near the end of her career as a training carrier. Circa 1990
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PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Sept. 22, 2007) - Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) sits pierside in Pearl Harbor. Nimitz Strike Group and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 are returning home after a scheduled deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel P. Lapierre (RELEASED)
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INDIAN OCEAN (Sept. 4, 2007) - A Sea Harrier takes off from the flight deck of Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Viraat (R 22) during Malabar 2007. Malabar is a multilateral exercise that includes naval forces from India, Australia, Japan, Singapore, and the United States. It is designed to increase interoperability among the navies and to develop common procedures for maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Dustin Q. Diaz (RELEASED)
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SAN DIEGO (Aug. 27, 2007) - The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits Coronado Bay as she arrives at Naval Air Station North Island. Stennis will disembark Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 before continuing on to her homeport of Bremerton, Wash. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group returned after a 7.5-month deployment promoting peace, regional cooperation and supporting the global war on terrorism. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Paul J. Perkins (RELEASED)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 6, 2007) - The Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) connects span wires and fuel hoses from the Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10) during a replenishment-at-sea (RAS). Bridge is part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group on a scheduled deployment to promote peace, regional cooperation and stability. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark Logico (RELEASED)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 29, 2007) - The Royal Navy Invincible-class aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R 06), and Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) transit in formation during a multi-ship maneuvering exercise in the Atlantic Ocean. The three carriers are currently participating in Operation Bold Step where more than 15,000 service members from three countries partake in the Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFX). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jay C. Pugh (RELEASED)
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The JFK was popeyes favorite ship....
MAYPORT, Fla. (July 26, 2007) - Decommissioned aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CV 67) departs Naval Station Mayport en route to Norfolk, Va. Homeported at Naval Station Mayport since 1995, the ship will be towed to Hampton Roads until the ship can be transferred to the Navy Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility in Philadelphia. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Susan Cornell (RELEASED)
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (July 10, 2007) – An MV-22 Osprey prepares to land aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R 06). This was first time that an Osprey has embarked in a non-U.S. ship. U.S. Navy photo by Darby Allen (RELEASED)
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 9, 2007) - Tugboats assist USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) as she transits down the James River while moving from dry dock to a nearby pier at Northop Grumman Newport News shipyard. Carl Vinson is currently undergoing her scheduled refueling complex overhaul (RCOH) at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard. The RCOH is an extensive yard period that all Nimitz-class aircraft carriers go through near the mid-point of their 50-year life cycle. During RCOH Carl Vinson’s nuclear fuel will be replenished and the ship’s services and infrastructure will be upgraded to make her the most state-of-the-art aircraft carrier in the fleet and prepared for another 25 years of service. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Campbell (RELEASED)
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BAYONNE, N.J. (May 28, 2007) - Decommissioned aircraft carrier Intrepid (CV 11) sits at Bayonne Dry Dock and Repair Corp. to have her hull water blasted, primed and repainted. Intrepid is scheduled to return to a brand-new, state-of-the-art Pier 86 on Manhattan's west side in the fall of 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kenneth R. Hendrix (RELEASED)
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (April 25, 2007) - As line handlers keep USS George Washington (CVN 73) centered in the dry dock, tugboats assist the carrier move from dry dock to wet slip. The Norfolk-based Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is currently undergoing Planned Incremental Availability and Docking (PIA+D). The availability will prepare George Washington to relieve USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) as the fleet's forward deployed carrier in 2008. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Peter D. Blair (RELEASED)
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San Francisco (Oct. 7, 2006) - The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) enters San Francisco Bay during the Parade of Ship, a key event during San Francisco Fleet Week 2006. Since 1981, San Francisco Fleet Week has been an annual opportunity for northern Californians to honor the men and women serving in the United States Navy, Coast Guard and Marines. This year approximately 9,000 crew members on visiting ships will arrive in the city to participate in Fleet Week. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Roland Franklin (RELEASED)
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Newport News, Va. (Sept. 10, 2006) – Pre Commissioning Unit (PCU) George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) shown in dry dock. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is under construction at Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard. CVN 77 is the tenth and last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier and is scheduled for christening on Oct. 7, 2006 with delivery to the U.S. Navy in 2008. Photo by Mr. Chris Oxley courtesy Northrop Grumman Ship Building (RELEASED)
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I can state with absoulte certainty that no other nation on Earth can do what is depicted in the above photo. No one.
Philippine Sea (June 18, 2006) – Aircraft Carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sail in formation at the start of Exercise Valiant Shield 2006. Valiant Shield 2006 is the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area June 19-23, the exercise includes 28 naval vessels. Nearly 300 aircraft and approximately 22,000 service members from the Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard are participating in the exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Spike Call (RELEASED)
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Gulf of Mexico (May 17, 2006) - The ex-Oriskany, a decommissioned aircraft carrier, was sunk 24 miles off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., on May 17 to form an artificial reef. The 888-foot ship took about 37 minutes to sink below the surface. After 25 years of service to the Navy in operations in Korea, Vietnam and the Mediterranean, ex-Oriskany will now benefit marine life, sport fishing and recreation diving off the coast of the Florida panhandle. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jeffrey P. Kraus (RELEASED)
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ARABIAN SEA (March 9, 2007) - Sailors assigned to supply department aboard USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) work diligently to transfer supplies from the flight deck to the hangar bay during a replenishment at sea with Military Sealift Command (MSC) fast combat support ship USNS Bridge (T-AOE 10). Stennis Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jon Hyde (RELEASED)
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NORFOLK, Va. (March 7, 2007) - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) makes her transit down the Elizabeth River from Naval Station Norfolk to Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Roosevelt is undergoing a Planned Incremental Availability period for maintenance. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan Laird (RELEASED)
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 24, 2007) - Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) arrives in Sasebo, Japan, for a scheduled port visit. While in port, the Sailors will have a chance to participate in friendship-building and goodwill-generating activities, as well as cultural exchanges. Reagan is currently in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) as part of a deployment to promote peace, cooperation and stability in the region. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sarah Foster (RELEASED)
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Atlantic Ocean (Feb. 8, 2007) - An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Two Six (HSC-26) transfers ordnance from the flight deck of USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) while another Seahawk approaches for its lift during an ammunition cross-deck with USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Truman is currently underway conducting operations in the Atlantic Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristopher Wilson (RELEASED)
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San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 27, 2007) – Sailors arrive in the early morning hours to board the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as the ship prepares to depart on deployment. Ronald Reagan and attached ships of the Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) surge deployed to the 7th Fleet Area of Operations from Naval Station North Island on Jan. 27. 2007
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An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Golden Hawks of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Two (VAW-112) performs a "touch and go" maneuver on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74
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An aircraft flight deck director guides an E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Golden Hawks of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One One Two (VAW-112) onto a steam propelled catapult for launch off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74).
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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) steams through the Atlantic Ocean.
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Naval Historical File Photo 80-G-290628: (Nov. 24, 1944) – The 11,000-ton fast aircraft carrier USS Monterey (CVL 26) at anchor in the Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, with a group of F-6F fighter aircraft on deck. Lt. Gerald R. Ford Jr., who later became the 38th President of the United States (1974-1977) served as ship’s navigator, athletic officer, and antiaircraft battery officer during several actions in the Pacific until Dec. 1944. He later earned the rank of Lieutenant Commander, and was eventually released from active duty under honorable conditions in Feb. 1946. President Ford, 93, passed away on Dec. 26, 2006 at his home in Rancho Mirage, Calif. U.S. Navy photo
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E-2C Hawkeyes and C-2A Greyhounds from Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron One Two Zero (VAW-120), and an F-18C Hornet from Test Squadron Twenty Three (VX-23), prepare to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69).
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An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the “Dragon Whalers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Eight (HSC-28), transfers ordnance to the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) during a vertical replenishment (VERTREP) at sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Miguel Angel Contreras (RELEASED)
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Everett, Wash. – Senior Chief Navy Counselor Stephen Rogers is embraced by his son after returning from deployment aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72).
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U.S. Navy aircraft carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sail in a 15-ship formation.
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Families and friends greet Sailors aboard USS George Washington (CVN 73). The George Washington Carrier Strike Group (GWCSG) returned from a deployment to the Caribbean Sea, supporting exercise Partnership of the Americas
All pictures (on board) of HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81), except the last one.
Grumman Avenger on it's way to the catapult (photo:Arnold Faber)
Grumman Avenger landing (Photo: Arnold Faber)
Landing of a Sikorsky S-55 (Photo: Arnold Faber)
Getting the Hawker Seahawks ready for take-off (Photo: Arnold Faber)
Hawker Seahawk ready for take-off (Photo: Arnold Faber)
A bolter of a Hawker Seahawk (Photo: Arnold Faber)
Arrival in Fremantle in 1960 (Photo: Arnold Faber)
With the Grumman Avengers in Biak in 1960 (Photo: Arnold Faber)
Hawker Hunters in the hangar. They are being transported to the air force of Netherlands New Guinea in 1960 (Photo: IMH)
Hawker Hunters being off loaded in Biak (Photo: Arnold Faber)
Papuan people doing a dance in Manokwari in 1960 (Photo: Arnold Faber)
Festivities in Manokwari (Photo: Arnold Faber)
Crash of a Grumman Avenger in 1954 (Photo: Geert Haas)
With the Sikorsky S-58's in Tenerife in 1964 (Photo: www.vlaggeschipsmaldeel5.nl)
With the Grumman Trackers in Tenerife (Photo: www.vlaggeschipsmaldeel5.nl)
The Hawker Seahawk on deck (Photo: Stichting Neptune Association, Prudent Staal)
Testing the catapult in Portsmouth (Photo: www.vlaggeschipsmaldeel5.nl)
With HNLMS Amsterdam (D819) in Curacao (Photo: Roel van Hoorn)
In 1961 she went to Stockholm (Photo: A.C. Dekker)
Arriving in Las Palmas (Photo: Piet Admiraal)
Arrival in Port of Spain (Photo: Piet Admiraal)
In 1952 in Casablanca (Photo: Herman ter Stege)
Alls pics: www.vlaggeschipsmaldeel5.nlThe French aircraft carrier Foch (R99) in 1963 as seen from HNLMS Karel Doorman (R81) (Photo: Joep Fraats)
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