Boat tour of Norfolk

Today we drove into Norfolk to a 2 hour boat tour of Norfolk port and the naval base, it was a great 2 hours. One goof we made was not discovering that several museums we wanted to visit are closed on Monday and some on Tuesday also. Win some, lose some.

The above 4 pictures are of the USS George W Bush, CVN77, the final super carrier of the Nimitz class. We were fortunate to see 5 helicopters land while we were passing by.

Above is the USS Mahan, DDG 72 another guided missile destroyer. Below that is the stern of the USS New York, LPD 21, an amphibious transport dock made with almost 8 tone of steel from the World Trade Center.




USS Anzio, CG68, guided missile cruiser.

To the right is the USS Arleigh Burke DDG51, lead ship of it's class of guided missile destroyers.



An AWAC landing at the Navy base.

A NOAA ship heading out.

An Israeli container ship.

The USS Wisconsin, last of the BIG battleships capable of shooting a 16" shell weight 2300 pounds (the weight of a VW) 23 miles.

A small cruise ship that put into Norfolk for repairs on her way out to sea.