Sonar dome2 by danapommet

ShareShot • Military • posted on Mar 05, 2011

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Due to some site mails and Emails a second look at a sonar dome. This is the USS Essex, an aircraft carrier, modernized from her original World War II design. This photo taken while see was in dry dock, for upgrading in 1966. She was 872 feet (266 meters) long, 147.5 feet (45 meters) wide, had a crew of 2,600 officers/enlisted men and carried 90 to 100 aircraft and helicopters. She was decommissioned on June 30, 1969. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on June 1, 1973, and sold by the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service for scrapping on June 1, 1975. Once again I am using a US Navy camera, as was everybody else that day, and all cameras were returned to the ships photo department, I can not be 100% sure that I actually took this specific shot, thus the snapshot label. Thanks for stopping by, taking a look and for all your previous favs and comments. They are very much appreciated. Dana

Comments (23)

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Faemike55

6:12PM | Sat, 05 March 2011

Cool capture, Dana!

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npauling

7:13PM | Sat, 05 March 2011

What a super angle to capture this large ship. Excellent.

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MagikUnicorn

8:40PM | Sat, 05 March 2011

Thats a spectacular view and we can't see this view normaly :) Giant Sea Monster ;-)

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jocko500

8:51PM | Sat, 05 March 2011

hope you too this as the design the ship makes on the image is wonderful

KnightWolverine

8:54PM | Sat, 05 March 2011

Impressive just at the scale of proportions this gives...Nice Dana!..Thanks!

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alessimarco

9:39PM | Sat, 05 March 2011

~Awesome capture and great info!~

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kbrog

9:52PM | Sat, 05 March 2011

Excellent capture! That's a view you don't often see. :)

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mgtcs

10:28PM | Sat, 05 March 2011

WOW....Gorgeous capture Dana, fabulous POV! Well done!

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jayfar

1:33AM | Sun, 06 March 2011

Great shot and colour toning Dana.

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durleybeachbum

3:31AM | Sun, 06 March 2011

So very interesting! She was elegant even in her underparts!

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SSoffia

5:45AM | Sun, 06 March 2011

Fantastic capture & info:)

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flavia49

12:19PM | Sun, 06 March 2011

impressive shot!

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jendellas

1:46PM | Sun, 06 March 2011

Thanks Dana, understand it a bit better now :o)

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psyoshida

4:36PM | Sun, 06 March 2011

It looks like a space ship sitting there in drydock. Great shot. An incredible machine and I love the old photo look too. It adds to the beauty greatly.

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