Seafair Fleet Week 2012

Each summer Seattle holds the Seafair festival that culminates in a big air show and hyperboat races. Leading up to that final weekend they always hold Fleet Week and the Parade of Ships (starts August 1st). This year ships from the US Navy, US Coast Guard and Canadian Navy participated in Fleet Week (many of which you could also tour aboard).

US Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52)

USS Bunker Hill

US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97)

USS Halsey

US Navy amphibious transport dock ship USS New Orleans (LPD 18)

USS New Orleans

Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Stratton (WMSL-752)

USCGC Stratton

Canadian Navy coastal patrol boats HMCS Nanaimo (MM 702) and Edmonton (MM 703)

HMCS Nanaimo

HMCS Edmonton

HMCS Edmonton & Nanaimo

Canadian Navy sailing training yacht HMCS Oriole

HMCS Nanaimo

Also along with other ships a fire fighting tug boat too!

Fire fighting tug boat

 

Ship Tours

USS Bunker Hill

Aft deck

Helo Deck

Those hatches hold cruise missiles

Close In Weapon System (CIWS)”Sea-whiz”

View from the bridge

Bridge Deck

Aft Deck Gun

Seattle Waterfront from the USS Bunker Hill

USS New Orleans

Welcome aboard!

Storage Hold – there is room on board to land 700 Marines and all their equipment and necessary vehicles

Landing Craft & Hovercraft launching bay (doors open and ramp lowers at sea to launch them)

Storage Hold Deck Ramps

US Marines on the helo deck

US Marine Grenade Launcher

A fully equipped Operating Theatre and Emergency Room is onboard

Intensive Care Unit

Boats used by the US Navy Seals

Way to the Officers Mess

Officers Mess

Enlisted Crew Mess

Foredeck

RIM-116 Rolling Airframe Missile launcher for air defense & missile defense (the ship is equipped with 2 of these along with 2 x 30mm guns for surface threats)