Fleet Week - Naval Base San Diego
Ship Tours
November 2, 2024

The US Navy Fleet Week event in San Diego
was a little different this year.

Usually there are a couple of tours
over the weekend of Navy Ships
docked at the Broadway pier.

  In addition to these, this year
the Navy had four additional tours
of ships docked at Naval Base San Diego
on the first Saturday of Fleet Week.

Since Bill has never been on the Navy Base,
He couldn't pass up this opportunity
to check out the ships.

The first ship toured was the
USS Montgomery (LCS-8).

 

Rigid hull inflatable boat in Mission Module Bay.

 

3 Axis Crane in Mission Module Bay



View of Point Loma from the
Helicopter Deck & Hanger

 

Helicopter Hanger



There were quite a few ships docked at NBSD.

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The next ship toured was
the USS Pickney (DDG-91)
 


View while waiting in line for the tour.

 

The anchor chain

 

One big gun!



Munitions storage



Catwalk used to transfer supplies
to another ship.


 

View of the ship from The USS Tripoli.

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The final ship toured was the
USS Tripoli (LHA-7)



 

The Hanger Deck was hugh!



These guys direct all hanger deck activity.

 

Elevator doors on the hanger deck.

 

I have no idea of what this is,
but it looks serious.


 
Nice view of Point Loma from the end
of the flight deck!



Forklifts to move pallets.

 

You don't want to mess with this guy!


                  
Top of the ramp between flight deck
and the hanger deck.

 




The appendage sticking out from the side
of the ship at the middle of this picture
is the elevator between the hanger deck
and the flight deck.




 

 


This is the ramp between the hanger deck
and the flight deck.  It is extremely
steep!

All in all, it was a great day!


That's All Folks!!!