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This is just a small sample of the military airpcraft on display on the USS Yorktown.
This was from the Captains Chair on the main Bridge
The bridge is open to tour at your own pace. You can sit in the Captains Chair, turn the wheel, etc.
This is where the Captain would normally sit when on the bridge (or officer of the day)
This is the view of the bridge from the dock. The bow is to the right.
The ship isn't actually floating, but sits in the mud in some shallow water, so the effect is good.
I liked this view of the bow, the bridge and some wetlands.
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.
These levers controled the submarines batteries and motors.
If you want to tour this submarine, you must climb through several of these hatches, like others we've toured.
This ship is now a SC State Park and moored off of Patriots Point across from Charleston.
As we walked down the path to the museum, the rail was a running timeline
This is me pretending to write a letter with a quill pen. This is an officer's tent from the Revolutionary War re-enactment village.
The largest tent in a Revolutionary War army was for the commander. Most staff meetings and conferences would be held here, as well as meals.
Behind the museum at the Yorktown Victory Center is a re-enactment of a Revolutionary War army encampment.
Re-enactor's portraying continental soldiers demonstrated how to fire a revolutionary war era cannon
This re-enactor is playing a doctor for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
This is the entrance to the State of Virginia's living history museum called "Yorktown Victory Center". This is a separate facility than the National Park Service Yorktown Battlefield, which is close by.
There is a typical 1790's era family farm set up at Yorktown Victory Center. This lady is demonstrating the type of barrel used to ship tobacco to England, called a 'Hogs Head'.
We were standing on the top of the British defenses, looking about 800 yards across the field where the American lines were.
The British selected this location to wait for reinforcements since it was very defensible and had a commanding view of Chesapeake Bay.
The visitor center at Yorktown National Battlefield is by the British earthworks. There are several Revolutionary War era cannon positioned around the center.
The British position was entrenched and well positioned against direct attack - but vulnerable against siege. The continental army set up two lines against them, moving closer on the second line to make their artillery more effective.
This is a view of the bay from the main British position. You can see the headlands on the other side from here. The French fleet arrived and defeated the British resupply fleet, which essentially sealed the fate for Cornwallis.
Cannon with this green coloration are all original from the Revolutionary War.