Straight deck USS Coral Sea CVB-43
Can you imagine in the jet age landing aboard a straight deck carrier? Here is USS Coral Sea CVB-43 #navycarriercentennial #cv-43...
USS Forrestal CV-59
Flashback to Dec. 11th 1954 with the launch of CVA-59 USS Forrestal at Newport News, VA. She was the first super carrier for the US...
USS Coral Sea CV-43
#navycarriercentennial continues with a flashback to USS Coral Sea CV-43 in 1983 off the coast of Southern California with three A-7’s...
Tomcat Tuesday
Anyone see an Aircraft Carrier around here? Here is an F-14A from VF-33 returning to USS America CV-66 during Operation Desert Shield...
Landing Ship Dock Class
So between the Tarawa Class and America Class is the Wasp Class, designated LHD vs LHA. Vast improvements from the Tarawa’s with lessons...
#phrogfriday
It’s #phrogfriday and here is a gaggle of #Phrogs lifting off USS Saipan LHA-2 back in the 1980’s #ch46 #usssaipan #lha2...
USS Tarawa LHA-1 (1980’s)
Here is USS Tarawa LHA-1 back in the 1980’s with her 5in/54 guns still aboard. Here she is returning to San Diego, also note the upper...
USS Tarawa LHA-1 in Reserve
Follow up to our earlier post on USS Tarawa LHA-1, here she is now moored in Pearl Harbor along with USS Peleliu LHA-5 part of the...
USS Tarawa LHA-1
Flashback to 1997 and USS Tarawa LHA-1, you can see the 5in guns have been removed from either side of bow mount locations just below the...
AV-8B coming back aboard USS Tarawa LHA-1
Hats off to harrier drivers, here is one coming back aboard USS Tarawa LHA-1 #marineaviation #av8b #usstarawa #lha1...
