Victory Rover |
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Cruise ship |
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Our ride |
American Rover |
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Three-masted schooner |
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Both Rovers are berthed near the Nauticus Museum. |
CMA CGM Coral |
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Container ship |
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Elizabeth River Ferry II |
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Paddle wheel passenger ferry |
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Hampton Roads Transit runs three of these. |
Fakarava |
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Bulk carrier |
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At Lambert's Point Pier 6 - the largest coal loading facility in the northern hemisphere. |
MV Cape Race |
T-AKR-9960 |
Roll-on/roll-off and container ship |
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These three "Capes" are in the US Ready Reserve fleet. The T in the code indicates that they are part of Military Sealift Command and have a civilian crew. |
MV Cape Ray |
T-AKR-9679 |
Roll-on/roll-off and container ship |
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The aft of this ship, notorious for the destruction of Syrian chemical weapons in 2014. |
MV Cape Rise |
T-AKR-9678 |
Roll-on/roll-off and container ship |
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These three were all built by Kawasaki, originally for civilian use. |
NOAAS Thomas Jefferson |
S 222 |
Hydrographic survey vessel |
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NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. |
SS Cape May |
T-AKR-5063 |
SeaBee heavylift barge carrier |
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Military Sealift Command Ready Reserve Force. |
USNS Lewis B Puller |
T-ESB-3 |
Expeditionary Mobile Base |
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Was commissioned in Bahrain 3 months later, becoming USS Lewis B Puller ESB-3. |
USNS Patuxent |
T-AO-201 |
Underway replenishment oiler |
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Henry J Kaiser-class double-hulled tanker. USNS = US Naval Ship: non-commissioned unarmed auxiliary support vessel. |
USNS Wally Schirra |
T-AKE-8 |
Dry cargo ship |
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Lewis and Clark-class transport of the Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force. The E in the code means it can carry explosives. |
USNS Zeus |
T-ARC-7 |
Cable ship |
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The first and only cable ship built for the US Navy. |
USS Abraham Lincoln |
CVN-72 |
Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier |
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Only 5 days earlier, this had been returned to the Navy after a 4-year refuelling and refit. |
USS Arlington |
LPD-24 |
Amphibious transport dock |
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San Antonio-class |
USS Bainbridge & USS James E Williams |
DDG-96 & DDG-95 |
Guided missile destroyer |
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Arleigh Burke-class, with the Aegis combat system. |
USS Bulkeley |
DDG-84 |
Guided missile destroyer |
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Arleigh Burke-class, with the Aegis combat system. |
USS George Washington |
CVN-73 |
Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier |
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Being prepared to enter dry dock for a 4-year refuelling and refit. |
USS Gerald R Ford |
CVN-78 |
Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier |
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The Navy's newest carrier, delivered exactly 2 weeks after our visit, and commissioned by President Trump 3 weeks after that. |
USS Gonzalez |
DDG-66 |
Guided missile destroyer |
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Arleigh Burke-class, with the Aegis combat system, wrapped up in dry dock. |
USS Gravely |
DDG-107 |
Guided missile destroyer |
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Arleigh Burke-class, with the Aegis combat system. |
USS McFaul |
DDG-74 |
Guided missile destroyer |
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Arleigh Burke-class, with the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System. |
USS Rafael Peralta |
DDG-115 |
Guided missile destroyer |
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Arleigh Burke-class, with the latest version of the Aegis system. Was commissioned in July 2017. |
USS San Antonio |
LPD-17 |
Amphibious transport dock (landing platform dock) |
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Class-lead ship - has a history of mechanical problems, and in dry dock. |
USS Stout |
DDG-55 |
Guided missile destroyer |
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Arleigh Burke-class, with the Aegis combat system. |
USS Tortuga |
LSD-46 |
Dock landing ship |
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Whidbey Island-class. |
USS Wasp |
LHD-1 |
Amphibious assault ship |
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Class-lead ship. Involved in numerous operations since her launch in 1987. |
USS Winston Churchill |
DDG-81 |
Guided missile destroyer |
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Arleigh Burke-class, with the Aegis combat system. Apparently a Royal Navy officer is always assigned, and a White Ensign is flown on special occasions. |
USS Wisconsin |
BB-64 |
Battleship |
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Iowa-class. Launched 1943, arrived at the Nauticus Museum in 2000, but not formally transferred to it until 2010. |
Anne Jarrett |
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Tug |
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Aries |
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Tug |
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Brendan J Bouchard |
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Tug |
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Bunny C |
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Tug |
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Jeanie Clay |
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Tug |
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Mary Hope II |
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Tug |
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Robert A Eby |
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Tug |
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Unknown |
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Tug |
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