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Kawishiwi
Crew Tour - August 26, 2005
Alameda Point, California
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 Above
is our first view of USS Hornet CVA-12.
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We then
drove around to the starboard on pier 3.
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Most photos have
links to larger image
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 We
enterered the museum on this gangway
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Auxiliary
Fleet
 The first ships
that you probably will see are a number of
gray auxiliary ships with names like Admiral Wm. M. Callaghan, Cape
Orlando, and Comet. These merchant ships are part of
the U.S. Ready Reserve Fleet, ready to be activated for tasking by the
Military Sealift Command on four days' notice. In fact, some of
the ships moored at Alameda were only recently deployed in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom
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Bow
Structure
 Hornet (CV-12/CVA-12/CVS-12), Essex-class fleet
aircraft carrier, eighth United States ship to bear the name.
She served in three wars and supported two Apollo moon landing missions
between 1943 and 1970. She is located
on Alameda Point, on the grounds of the former Naval Air Station
Alameda, California, on the east side of the Bay. Alameda itself
is an island that sits just outside Oakland, California, and is at the
geographical center of the San Francisco Bay.
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CONTROL
ISLAND - Aft
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| The island is home to many of the critical operations spaces of the ship. Forward is the navigation bridge, pilothouse and auxiliary conn. Aft is primary flight control (Pri-Fly) with Vulture's Row located just below Pri-Fly. Click images to view space images. | |
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Mess
Hall - MEETING ROOM for Kawishiwi crew
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Bomb
Room
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MUSEUM
- Hanger Deck
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