USS Somerset, San Francisco

USS Somerset (LPD-25), moored at Pier 38 in San Francisco for the 2015 Fleet Week, is a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock. With a crew of 699 she can simultaneously launch or recover four CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters or two MV-22 tilt rotor aircraft.

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Retired Tug Boat Engine Compartment, San Francisco

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USS Nimitz Departs San Francisco under Bay Bridge

The nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz departs San Francisco after spending a long weekend celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge. This shot was taken from Treasure Island where Admiral Chester Nimitz spent his final years. After taking this photo, we drove by his former mansion on the east side of the island.

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USS Nimitz arrives in San Francisco to celebrate 75th Anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge

This shot was taken from Treasure Island where Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, a native of Texas, spent his final years.

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USS Nimitz enters San Francisco Bay

This is what it is like to see the largest nuclear powered warship in the world coming straight at you.

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MSC Fabiola in The San Francisco Bay

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Beached in Inverness, CA

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South Beach Marina, San Francisco

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