A glimpse into the past. The self-guided tour affords you the opportunity to feel what life was like in time past. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
There would be over 600 of these on the ship, each weighing 70 pounds. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Let freedom reign, an American Bald Eagle shares the same air space with the Forrest Sherman Class Destroyer, the USS Turner Joy. March 2012. Photos by Michael Stitt.
A life boat hangs in the balance, ready to be used in a moments notice. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
The combat information center (CIC), the nerve center of the ship. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
A look through a porthole in the officers mess hall. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
An interior look from inside one of the gum mounts. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
Close up view of the exterior of one of the gun mounts. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
A classic view of a historic Destroyer. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
A Pacific Gull glides in the breeze over the Sherman Class Destroyer. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
Grey skies frame a grey ship in the Sinclair Inlet; Bremerton Washington, March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
A life boat hangs in waiting, camouflaged in a sea of steel and ropes. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
Just a hint of sunlight reflects off of the cold, grey steel of the USS TurnerJoy. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
Guns at the ready. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
Another view; one begins to realize just how massive this ship really is. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
The USS Turner Joy as viewed from across the bay by the Manette Bridge. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt.
A large boat secured to the side of a massive ship. March 2012. Photo by Michael Stitt
