| NAVAL IMAGERY ARCHIVES |
| Aircraft Carriers The backbone of the American Navy Page 2 |
| USS JOHN C. STENNIS CVN 74 -Nimitz Class- |
| USS John C. Stennis in port Naval Air Station North Island, CA. 11 Feb. 2001 |
| USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER CVN 69 -Nimitz Class- |
| USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, in port Naval Station Norfolk, VA. 29 Apr 2001 |
| USS CONSTELLATION CV 64 -Kitty Hawk Class- Decommissioned in 2003 |
| USS Constellation fantail, seen from the bow of the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) in port, Naval Air Station North Island, CA. 11 Feb 2001 |
| USS GEORGE WASHINGTON CVN 73 -Nimitz Class- |
| USS George Washington, in port Naval Station Norfolk, VA, as seen from Ft. Monroe, VA. 300 mm zoom at about 5 miles. 25 May 2002 |
| USS FORRESTAL CV 59 -Forrestal Class- Decommissioned Sep, 1993 These images were shot five years before I enlisted in the U.S. Navy. These were taken on the occaision of the Forrestal's arrival at Naval Air Station Pensacola, FL, to take over as training carrier from the USS Lexington (AVT 16). Briefly the Forrestal held the hull designation "AVT 59". However, midway though an overhaul in 1993, the Navy decided to retire the ship. After dredging Pensacola Bay to accomodate the massive vessel, renovating Allegheny Pier at the NAS, and moving all the Forrestal families to the Pensacola area, this decommissioning was suppose to save money. Go figure. |
USS Forrestal at NAS Pensacola, FL. 4 February and 15 March 1992
| USS YORKTOWN CV 10 -Essex Class- Decommissioned in 1970 On display as a permanent musuem at Patriot's Point, South Carolina |
| USS Yorktown, Patriot's Point, South Carolina. 20 March 1993 |
