Fleet Week caught me off gaurd (as usual), but Sandi was studying all weekend so it wasn't that big of a deal to drop everying (or nothing) and head to the waterfront Saturday morning. I'm kind of a kid in a candy store when it comes to big things that go boom so I arrived early to tour a navel destroyer.
A destroyer is essentially an aircraft carrier's side-arm. They seem well-equiped for such a task.
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| 50-cal machine gun in the aft |
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| missle launchers |
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| 5-inch main gun |
The coast guard ships were also interesting.
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| The red thing is a large buoy. |
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| This is a cutter based out of Port Angeles. It does most things you woudl think the coast guard does: safety inspections, search and rescue, drug interceptions, etc. |
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