Photos tagged as museums

Day_111_-_Tybee Island Museum, Lt Morgan

This photo was one of the displays in the Tybee Island Museum. 2nd Lt. Morgan had just graduated from the Engineering school on the island and was drowned attempting to rescue the crew of a ship wrecked nearby around 1900.

Date: 21 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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Day_111_-_Tybee Island Museum, Martello_Tower

This tower fort was constructed on Tybee Island in 1815 and was used as a lookout station when this picture was taken.

Date: 21 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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Day_111_-_Tybee Isl Museum, Punt_Gun

We saw one of these further north. They are used for killing water fowl (ducks, etc.)

Date: 21 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Savannah, USA: gallery
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Day_108_-_Vietnam Bass, Mess_Hall

This is what a chow hall might have looked like at a typical US Army base in Vietnam during the war.

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
Tags: museums military vietnam patriots_point
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Day_108_-_Vietnam Base, Huts

The huts on the right were constructed out of plywood, on the left were metal containers painted green and used as huts

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
Tags: museums military patriots_point vietnam_war
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Day_108_-_Vietnam Base, Entrance

Patriots Point contains a full mock up of a typical US Army Base in Vietnam as it might have looked during the Vietnam War

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
Tags: museums military vietnam patriots_point
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Day_108_-_Vietnam Base, Ammo_Bunker

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
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Day_108_-_USS Yorktown, Flight_Deck1

This is just a small sample of the military airpcraft on display on the USS Yorktown.

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
Tags: museums military ships aircraft yorktown patriots_point
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Day_108_-_USS Yorktown, Plane on Flight_Deck

I think this is a Corsair?

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
Tags: museums military ships patriots_point
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Day_108_-_USS Yorktown, Pilot Briefing_Room1

This room is set up as it might have looked during the Yorktown's active deployment, complete with PFD's (Life Jackets), Plane Numbers, etc.

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
Tags: museums military ships patriots_point
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Day_108_-_USS Yorktown, Flight Deck_F14

This was through a hatch (door) on the Bridge.

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
Tags: museums military ships patriots_point
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Day_108_-_USS Yorktown, Flight Deck F14 from Bridge

A view of the F14 from the Bridge as the Captain would have seen it.

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
Tags: museums military ships patriots_point
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Day_108_-_USS Yorktown, Elevator

This is now used as the main entrance to the hanger deck, where the museum is located.

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
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Day_108_-_USS Yorktown, Bridge_View

This was from the Captains Chair on the main Bridge

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
Tags: museums ships yorktown patriots_landing
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Day_108_-_USS Yorktown, Bridge Closeup

The bridge is open to tour at your own pace. You can sit in the Captains Chair, turn the wheel, etc.

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
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Day_108_-_USS Yorktown, Captains_Chair

This is where the Captain would normally sit when on the bridge (or officer of the day)

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
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Day_108_-_USS Yorktown,_Bridge1

This is the view of the bridge from the dock. The bow is to the right.

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
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Day_108_-_USS Yorktown__Bow

The ship isn't actually floating, but sits in the mud in some shallow water, so the effect is good.

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
Tags: museums ships yorktown patriots_landing
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Day_108_-_USS Yorktown, Ravenel Bridge

I liked this view of the bow, the bridge and some wetlands.

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
Tags: museums ships yorktown patriots_landing
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Day_108_-_USS Yorktown

The State of South Carolina maintains this retired naval aircraft carrier as part of it's Patriots Landing park. Several sections of the ship are open for self paced touring.

Date: 18 December 2007
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Charleston, USA: gallery
Tags: museums ships yorktown patriots_landing
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Day_108_-_USS Clamagore, XO_Qtrs1

The Executive Officer was the second in command on a ship, a very high ranking officer for a ship. Yet on a submarine, even the XO has crampted quarters.